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1938-1939 South Africa v England - 5th Test
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Kingsmead, Durban
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3rd March, 1939
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South Africa
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530 & 481
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England
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316 & 654/5
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Match drawn
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South Africa 1st Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Alan Melville*
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hit wicket b Wright
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78
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5
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0
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14.72%
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Pieter van der Bijl
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b Perks
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125
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11
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1
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23.58%
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Eric Rowan
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lbw b Perks
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33
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0
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0
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6.23%
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Bruce Mitchell
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b Wright
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11
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0
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0
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2.08%
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Dudley Nourse
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b Perks
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103
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6
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0
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19.43%
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Kenneth Viljoen
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c †Ames b Perks
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0
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0
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0
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Eric Dalton
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c †Ames b Farnes
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57
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0
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0
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10.75%
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Ronald Grieveson†
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b Perks
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75
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3
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0
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14.15%
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Arthur Langton
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c Paynter b Verity
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27
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0
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0
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5.09%
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Edward Newson
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c & b Verity
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1
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0
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0
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0.19%
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Norman Gordon
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not out
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0
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0
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0
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Extras
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(b 2, lb 12, nb 6)
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20
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Total
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All Out
(203.0 overs @ 2.61 rpo)
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530
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Fall of Wickets
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| 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 |
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England 1st Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Leonard Hutton
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run out
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38
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0
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0
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12.03%
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Paul Gibb
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c †Grieveson b Newson
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4
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0
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0
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1.27%
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Edward Paynter
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lbw b Langton
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62
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3
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0
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19.62%
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Wally Hammond*
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st †Grieveson b Dalton
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24
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0
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0
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7.59%
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Leslie Ames†
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c Dalton b Langton
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84
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7
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0
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26.58%
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William Edrich
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c Rowan b Langton
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1
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0
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0
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0.32%
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Brian Valentine
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st †Grieveson b Dalton
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26
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0
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0
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8.23%
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Hedley Verity
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b Dalton
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3
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0
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0
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0.95%
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Douglas Wright
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c Langton b Dalton
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26
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0
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0
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8.23%
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Kenneth Farnes
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b Newson
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20
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0
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0
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6.33%
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Reginald Perks
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not out
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2
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0
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0
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0.63%
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Extras
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(b 7, lb 17, w 1, nb 1)
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26
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Total
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All Out
(117.6 overs @ 2.68 rpo)
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316
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Fall of Wickets
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| 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 |
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South Africa 2nd Innings
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Bruce Mitchell
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hit wicket b Verity
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89
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6
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0
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18.50%
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Pieter van der Bijl
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c Paynter b Wright
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97
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7
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0
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20.17%
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Eric Rowan
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c Edrich b Verity
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0
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0
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0
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Dudley Nourse
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c Hutton b Farnes
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25
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3
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0
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5.20%
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Kenneth Viljoen
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b Perks
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74
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7
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0
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15.38%
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Alan Melville*
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b Farnes
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103
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10
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0
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21.41%
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Eric Dalton
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c & b Wright
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21
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3
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1
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4.37%
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Ronald Grieveson†
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b Farnes
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39
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0
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0
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8.11%
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Arthur Langton
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c Hammond b Farnes
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6
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0
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0
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1.25%
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Edward Newson
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b Wright
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3
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0
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0
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0.62%
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Norman Gordon
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not out
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7
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0
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0
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1.46%
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Extras
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(b 5, lb 8, nb 4)
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17
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Total
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All Out
(142.5 overs @ 3.37 rpo)
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481
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Fall of Wickets
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| 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 |
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England 2nd Innings (target 696)
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R
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BF
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4s
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6s
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SR
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% of Total
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Leonard Hutton
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b Mitchell
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55
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0
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0
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8.41%
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Paul Gibb
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b Dalton
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120
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2
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0
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18.35%
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William Edrich
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c Gordon b Langton
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219
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25
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0
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33.49%
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Wally Hammond*
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st †Grieveson b Dalton
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140
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7
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0
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21.41%
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Edward Paynter
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c †Grieveson b Gordon
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75
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5
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0
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11.47%
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Leslie Ames†
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not out
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17
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0
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0
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2.60%
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Brian Valentine
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not out
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4
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0
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0
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0.61%
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Hedley Verity
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Douglas Wright
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Kenneth Farnes
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Reginald Perks
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Extras
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(b 8, lb 12, w 1, nb 3)
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24
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Total
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5 wickets
(218.2 overs @ 3.00 rpo)
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654
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Fall of Wickets
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| 1-78 Hutton | 2-358 Gibb | 3-447 Edrich | 4-611 Paynter | | 5-650 Hammond |
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MATCH INFORMATION
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Venue
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Kingsmead, Durban
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Toss
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South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
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Series
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1938-1939 South Africa v England
- 5th Test
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Match No.
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Test #271
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Match Conditions
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Day Match
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Player of Match
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No Award
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Partnerships
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View
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
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Day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 229/2 (PGV van der Bijl 105*, B Mitchell 4*)
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Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 423/6 (AD Nourse 77*, RE Grieveson 26*)
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Day 3 - England 1st innings 35/1 (L Hutton 24*, E Paynter 6*)
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Day 4 - England 1st innings 268/7 (LEG Ames 82*, DVP Wright 5*)
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Day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 193/3 (AD Nourse 1*, KG Viljoen 1*)
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Day 6 - England 2nd innings 0/0 (L Hutton 0*, PA Gibb 0*)
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Day 7 - England 2nd innings 253/1 (PA Gibb 78*, WJ Edrich 107*)
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Day 8 - No play
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Day 9 - England 2nd innings 496/3 (WR Hammond 58*, E Paynter 24*)
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Day 10 - England 2nd innings 654/5 (218.2 overs) - end of match
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