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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 271 (271/64)
South Africa v England, 1938/39, 5th Test
Kingsmead, Durban
3,4,6,7,8,9,10,11,13,14 March 1939 (timeless match)

Result: Match drawn (by agreement)
England wins the 5-Test series 1-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: RGA Ashman and GL Sickler
Test Debuts: RTD Perks (Eng).

Balls per over: 8

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 229/2 (van der Bijl 105*, Mitchell 4*)
  • Day 2: South Africa 423/6 (Nourse 77*, Grieveson 26*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 530, England 35/1 (Hutton 24*, Paynter 6*)
  • Day 4: England 268/7 (Ames 82*, Wright 5*)
  • Day 5: England 316, South Africa 193/3 (Nourse 1*, Viljoen 1*)
  • Day 6: South Africa 481, England 0/0 (Hutton 0*, Gibb 0*)
  • Day 7: England 253/1 (Gibb 78*, Edrich 107*)
  • Day 8: No play
  • Day 9: England 496/3 (Hammond 58*, Paynter 24*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    *A Melville           hit wicket         b Wright              78 200   5  0
    PGV van der Bijl                         b Perks              125 428  11  1
    EAB Rowan             lbw                b Perks               33  90      0
    B Mitchell                               b Wright              11          0
    AD Nourse                                b Perks              103 364   6  0
    KG Viljoen            c Ames             b Perks                0       0  0
    EL Dalton             c Ames             b Farnes              57          1
    +RE Grieveson                            b Perks               75 205   3  0
    ACB Langton           c Paynter          b Verity              27          1
    ES Newson                            c & b Verity               1       0  0
    N Gordon              not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 12, nb 6)                       20
    Total                 (all out, 202.6 overs)                  530
    
    FoW: 1-131 (Melville), 2-219 (Rowan), 3-236 (Mitchell),
         4-274 (van der Bijl), 5-278 (Viljoen), 6-368 (Dalton),
         7-475 (Nourse), 8-522 (Grieveson), 9-523 (Newson),
         10-530 (Langton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Farnes                      46      9    108      1
    Perks                       41      5    100      5
    Wright                      37      6    142      2
    Verity                      55.6   14     97      2
    Hammond                     14      4     34      0
    Edrich                       9      2     29      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              run out                                  38 144      0
    PA Gibb               c Grieveson        b Newson               4  30      0
    E Paynter             lbw                b Langton             62 260   3  0
    *WR Hammond           st Grieveson       b Dalton              24  90   0  0
    +LEG Ames             c Dalton           b Langton             84 172   7  0
    WJ Edrich             c Rowan            b Langton              1       0  0
    BH Valentine          st Grieveson       b Dalton              26          0
    H Verity                                 b Dalton               3       0  0
    DVP Wright            c Langton          b Dalton              26          0
    K Farnes                                 b Newson              20          0
    RTD Perks             not out                                   2       0  0
    Extras                (b 7, lb 17, w 1, nb 1)                  26
    Total                 (all out, 117.6 overs)                  316
    
    FoW: 1-9 (Gibb), 2-64 (Hutton), 3-125 (Hammond), 4-169 (Paynter),
         5-171 (Edrich), 6-229 (Valentine), 7-245 (Verity),
         8-276 (Ames), 9-305 (Wright), 10-316 (Farnes).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Newson                      25.6    5     58      2
    Langton                     35     12     71      3
    Gordon                      37      7     82      0
    Mitchell                     7      0     20      0
    Dalton                      13      1     59      4
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   4  6
    B Mitchell            hit wicket         b Verity              89 222   6  0
    PGV van der Bijl      c Paynter          b Wright              97 230   7  0
    EAB Rowan             c Edrich           b Verity               0       0  0
    AD Nourse             c Hutton           b Farnes              25       3  0
    KG Viljoen                               b Perks               74 183   7  0
    *A Melville                              b Farnes             103 199  10  0
    EL Dalton                            c & b Wright              21       3  1
    +RE Grieveson                            b Farnes              39          0
    ACB Langton           c Hammond          b Farnes               6          0
    ES Newson                                b Wright               3       0  0
    N Gordon              not out                                   7          0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 8, nb 4)                        17
    Total                 (all out, 142.1 overs)                  481
    
    FoW: 1-191 (Mitchell), 2-191 (Rowan), 3-191 (van der Bijl),
         4-242 (Nourse), 5-346 (Viljoen), 6-382 (Dalton),
         7-434 (Melville), 8-450 (Langton), 9-462 (Newson),
         10-481 (Grieveson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Farnes                      22.1    2     74      4
    Perks                       32      6     99      1
    Wright                      32      7    146      3
    Verity                      40      9     87      2
    Hammond                      9      1     30      0
    Edrich                       6      1     18      0
    Hutton                       1      0     10      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 696 runs)                          R   M   4  6
    L Hutton                                 b Mitchell            55          0
    PA Gibb                                  b Dalton             120 451   2  0
    WJ Edrich             c Gordon           b Langton            219 460  25  0
    *WR Hammond           st Grieveson       b Dalton             140 349   7  0
    E Paynter             c Grieveson        b Gordon              75 213   5  0
    +LEG Ames             not out                                  17          0
    BH Valentine          not out                                   4          0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 12, w 1, nb 3)                  24
    Total                 (5 wickets, 218.2 overs)                654
    
    DNB: H Verity, DVP Wright, K Farnes, RTD Perks.
    
    FoW: 1-78 (Hutton), 2-358 (Gibb), 3-447 (Edrich),
         4-611 (Paynter), 5-650 (Hammond).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Newson                      43      4     91      0
    Langton                     56     12    132      1
    Gordon                      55.2   10    174      1
    Mitchell                    37      4    133      1
    Dalton                      27      3    100      2
    


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    Team Pages: South Africa, England.

    Ground Page: Kingsmead, Durban

    South Africa Player Pages: A Melville, PGV van der Bijl, EAB Rowan, B Mitchell, AD Nourse, KG Viljoen, EL Dalton, RE Grieveson, ACB Langton, ES Newson, N Gordon.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, PA Gibb, E Paynter, WR Hammond, LEG Ames, WJ Edrich, BH Valentine, H Verity, DVP Wright, K Farnes, RTD Perks.

    Match Officials' Pages: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler.

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