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Test Match #270 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard       
1938-1939 South Africa v England - 4th Test
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
18th February, 1939
 
 South Africa 349/8 dec
England 215 & 203/4
 
Match drawn

England 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Leonard Hutton b Mitchell 92    7  0    42.79%
Paul Gibb c Mitchell b Langton 9    0  0    4.19%
Edward Paynter c Newson b Langton 40    2  0    18.60%
Wally Hammond* c Newson b Gordon 1    0  0    0.47%
Leslie Ames† b Langton 34    0  0    15.81%
Brian Valentine c †Grieveson b Gordon 11    0  0    5.12%
William Edrich lbw b Langton 6    0  0    2.79%
Hedley Verity c Rowan b Mitchell 8    0  0    3.72%
Kenneth Farnes c †Grieveson b Newson 4    1  0    1.86%
Thomas Goddard c van der Bijl b Langton 8    0  0    3.72%
Leonard Wilkinson not out 1    0  0    0.47%
Extras (w 1) 1  
Total All Out   (64.2 overs @ 3.34 rpo) 215  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-18  Gibb   2-96  Paynter   3-99  Hammond   4-159  Ames   
5-187  Valentine   6-187  Hutton   7-197  Verity   8-201  Edrich   
9-205  Farnes   10-215  Goddard   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Edward Newson 13.0 0 53 1 4.08  10.00%
Arthur Langton 19.2 1 58 5 3.00  50.00%
Norman Gordon 15.0 1 47 2 3.13  20.00%
Bruce Mitchell 12.0 3 37 2 3.08  20.00%
Eric Dalton 5.0 0 19 0 3.80
 
South Africa 1st Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Pieter van der Bijl lbw b Goddard 31    0  0    8.88%
Alan Melville* c Verity b Wilkinson 67    10  0    19.20%
Eric Rowan b Farnes 85    0  0    24.36%
Bruce Mitchell c †Ames b Farnes 63    7  0    18.05%
Dudley Nourse hit wicket b Verity 38    4  0    10.89%
Arthur Langton c Hutton b Verity 6    0  0    1.72%
Eric Dalton not out 20    0  0    5.73%
Edward Newson b Hammond 16    0  0    4.58%
Kenneth Viljoen lbw b Verity 5    0  0    1.43%
Ronald Grieveson†              
Norman Gordon              
Extras (b 5, lb 12, nb 1) 18  
Total 8 wickets declared   (101.5 overs @ 3.43 rpo) 349  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-108  Melville   2-108  van der Bijl   3-224  Mitchell   4-280  Nourse   
5-294  Langton   6-311  Rowan   7-340  Newson   8-349  Viljoen   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Kenneth Farnes 26.0 7 64 2 2.46  20.00%
William Edrich 4.0 0 11 0 2.75
Hedley Verity 37.5 10 127 3 3.36  30.00%
Thomas Goddard 18.0 2 65 1 3.61  10.00%
Leonard Wilkinson 9.0 0 45 1 5.00  10.00%
Wally Hammond 7.0 1 19 1 2.71  10.00%
 
England 2nd Innings R BF 4s 6s SR      % of Total
Leonard Hutton c †Grieveson b Gordon 32    0  0    15.76%
Paul Gibb c †Grieveson b Gordon 45    0  0    22.17%
Edward Paynter c †Grieveson b Newson 15    0  0    7.39%
Wally Hammond* not out 61    0  0    30.05%
Leslie Ames† b Gordon 17    0  0    8.37%
Brian Valentine not out 25    0  0    12.32%
William Edrich              
Hedley Verity              
Kenneth Farnes              
Thomas Goddard              
Leonard Wilkinson              
Extras (b 2, lb 6) 8  
Total 4 wickets   (60.0 overs @ 3.38 rpo) 203  
 
Fall of Wickets
1-64  Hutton   2-91  Paynter   3-103  Gibb   4-145  Ames   
 
Bowling O M R W ER      % of Wickets
Edward Newson 11.0 2 22 1 2.00  10.00%
Arthur Langton 12.0 1 49 0 4.08
Norman Gordon 22.0 4 58 3 2.64  30.00%
Bruce Mitchell 12.0 1 42 0 3.50
Eric Dalton 3.0 0 24 0 8.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to field
Series 1938-1939 South Africa v England - 4th Test
Match No. Test #270
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 11/0 (PGV van der Bijl 2*, A Melville 9*)
Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 249/3 (EAB Rowan 53*, AD Nourse 20*)
Day 3 - No play
Day 4 - England 2nd Innings 203/4, 60.0 overs - end of match

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