Test Match #271 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1938-1939 South Africa v England - 5th Test
Kingsmead, Durban
3rd March, 1939
 
South Africa 530 & 481
England 316 & 654/5
Match drawn

 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Alan Melville* hit wicket b Wright 78    5  0   14.72%
Pieter van der Bijl b Perks 125    11  1   23.58%
Eric Rowan lbw b Perks 33    0  0   6.23%
Bruce Mitchell b Wright 11    0  0   2.08%
Dudley Nourse b Perks 103    6  0   19.43%
Kenneth Viljoen c †Ames b Perks 0    0  0  
Eric Dalton c †Ames b Farnes 57    0  0   10.75%
Ronald Grieveson b Perks 75    3  0   14.15%
Arthur Langton c Paynter b Verity 27    0  0   5.09%
Edward Newson c & b Verity 1    0  0   0.19%
Norman Gordon not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 12, nb 6) 20  
Total All Out   (203.0 overs @ 2.61 rpo) 530
Fall of Wickets
 
1-131 Melville, 2-219 Rowan, 3-236 Mitchell, 4-274 van der Bijl, 5-278 Viljoen, 6-368 Dalton,
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7-475 Nourse, 8-522 Grieveson, 9-523 Newson, 10-530 Langton
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Kenneth Farnes 46.0 9 108 1 2.35 10.00
Reginald Perks 41.0 5 100 5 2.44 50.00
Douglas Wright 37.0 6 142 2 3.84 20.00
Hedley Verity 55.6 14 97 2 1.73 20.00
Wally Hammond 14.0 4 34 0 2.43
William Edrich 9.0 2 29 0 3.22
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton run out 38    0  0   12.03%
Paul Gibb c †Grieveson b Newson 4    0  0   1.27%
Edward Paynter lbw b Langton 62    3  0   19.62%
Wally Hammond* st †Grieveson b Dalton 24    0  0   7.59%
Leslie Ames c Dalton b Langton 84    7  0   26.58%
William Edrich c Rowan b Langton 1    0  0   0.32%
Brian Valentine st †Grieveson b Dalton 26    0  0   8.23%
Hedley Verity b Dalton 3    0  0   0.95%
Douglas Wright c Langton b Dalton 26    0  0   8.23%
Kenneth Farnes b Newson 20    0  0   6.33%
Reginald Perks not out 2    0  0   0.63%
Extras (b 7, lb 17, w 1, nb 1) 26  
Total All Out   (117.6 overs @ 2.68 rpo) 316
Fall of Wickets
 
1-9 Gibb, 2-64 Hutton, 3-125 Hammond, 4-169 Paynter, 5-171 Edrich, 6-229 Valentine,
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7-245 Verity, 8-276 Ames, 9-305 Wright, 10-316 Farnes
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Edward Newson 25.6 5 58 2 2.23 20.00
Arthur Langton 35.0 12 71 3 2.03 30.00
Norman Gordon 37.0 7 82 0 2.22
Bruce Mitchell 7.0 0 20 0 2.86
Eric Dalton 13.0 1 59 4 4.54 40.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell hit wicket b Verity 89    6  0   18.50%
Pieter van der Bijl c Paynter b Wright 97    7  0   20.17%
Eric Rowan c Edrich b Verity 0    0  0  
Dudley Nourse c Hutton b Farnes 25    3  0   5.20%
Kenneth Viljoen b Perks 74    7  0   15.38%
Alan Melville* b Farnes 103    10  0   21.41%
Eric Dalton c & b Wright 21    3  1   4.37%
Ronald Grieveson b Farnes 39    0  0   8.11%
Arthur Langton c Hammond b Farnes 6    0  0   1.25%
Edward Newson b Wright 3    0  0   0.62%
Norman Gordon not out 7    0  0   1.46%
Extras (b 5, lb 8, nb 4) 17  
Total All Out   (142.5 overs @ 3.37 rpo) 481
Fall of Wickets
 
1-191 Mitchell, 2-191 Rowan, 3-191 van der Bijl, 4-242 Nourse, 5-346 Viljoen,
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6-382 Dalton, 7-434 Melville, 8-450 Langton, 9-462 Newson, 10-481 Grieveson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Kenneth Farnes 22.1 2 74 4 3.34 40.00
Reginald Perks 32.0 6 99 1 3.09 10.00
Douglas Wright 32.0 7 146 3 4.56 30.00
Hedley Verity 40.0 9 87 2 2.18 20.00
Wally Hammond 9.0 1 30 0 3.33
William Edrich 6.0 1 18 0 3.00
Leonard Hutton 1.0 0 10 0 10.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 696)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Mitchell 55    0  0   8.41%
Paul Gibb b Dalton 120    2  0   18.35%
William Edrich c Gordon b Langton 219    25  0   33.49%
Wally Hammond* st †Grieveson b Dalton 140    7  0   21.41%
Edward Paynter c †Grieveson b Gordon 75    5  0   11.47%
Leslie Ames not out 17    0  0   2.60%
Brian Valentine not out 4    0  0   0.61%
Extras (b 8, lb 12, w 1, nb 3) 24  
Total 5 wickets   (218.2 overs @ 3.00 rpo) 654
 
Did not Bat
 
Hedley Verity, Douglas Wright, Kenneth Farnes, Reginald Perks
Fall of Wickets
 
1-78 Hutton, 2-358 Gibb, 3-447 Edrich, 4-611 Paynter, 5-650 Hammond
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Edward Newson 43.0 4 91 0 2.12
Arthur Langton 56.0 12 132 1 2.36 10.00
Norman Gordon 55.2 10 174 1 3.14 10.00
Bruce Mitchell 37.0 4 133 1 3.59 10.00
Eric Dalton 27.0 3 100 2 3.70 20.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Kingsmead, Durban
Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1938-1939 South Africa v England - 5th Test
Match No. Test #271
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 229/2 (PGV van der Bijl 105*, B Mitchell 4*)
Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 423/6 (AD Nourse 77*, RE Grieveson 26*)
Day 3 - England 1st innings 35/1 (L Hutton 24*, E Paynter 6*)
Day 4 - England 1st innings 268/7 (LEG Ames 82*, DVP Wright 5*)
Day 5 - South Africa 2nd innings 193/3 (AD Nourse 1*, KG Viljoen 1*)
Day 6 - England 2nd innings 0/0 (L Hutton 0*, PA Gibb 0*)
Day 7 - England 2nd innings 253/1 (PA Gibb 78*, WJ Edrich 107*)
Day 8 - No play
Day 9 - England 2nd innings 496/3 (WR Hammond 58*, E Paynter 24*)
Day 10 - England 2nd innings 654/5 (218.2 overs) - end of match

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