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England v South Africa

1939-01-20 · Test · Men · Kingsmead

England won by inns & 13 runs

MATCH CHARTS

Runs by over, wickets and phases

Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Norman Gordon
2/127 · 3.28
Eric Davies
1/106 · 5.30
Chud Langton
1/107 · 3.39
Bruce Mitchell
0/45 · 4.21
Eric Dalton
0/74 · 4.26
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Ken Farnes
4/29 · 1.67
Len Wilkinson
2/12 · 1.35
Doug Wright
2/37 · 2.31
Bill Edrich
1/9 · 1.68
Wally Hammond
0/2 · 0.75
Hedley Verity
0/9 · 0.84
Bowling spells · wickets, with economy
Hedley Verity
3/71 · 1.52
Ken Farnes
3/80 · 2.12
Len Wilkinson
2/103 · 2.97
Wally Hammond
1/11 · 2.75
Bill Edrich
1/16 · 1.71
Doug Wright
0/56 · 2.80
INNINGS 1

England

88.5 overs · run rate 5.29 · declared
469/4d
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Leonard Huttonlbw31--00.00
Paul Gibbcaught Billy Wade38-200.00
Eddie Payntercaught Alan Melville243-2400.00
Wally Hammondcaught Bruce Mitchell120-1600.00
Les Amesnot out27*--00.00
Extras 10 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 10)Total 469/4d (88.5 ov)Run rate 5.29

Did not bat: Bill Edrich, Bryan Valentine, Hedley Verity, Doug Wright, Ken Farnes, Len Wilkinson

Fall of wickets1-38 (Leonard Hutton)2-153 (Paul Gibb)3-395 (Wally Hammond)4-469 (Eddie Paynter)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Eric Davies15010615.3000
Chud Langton23.5010713.3900
Norman Gordon29012723.2800
Bruce Mitchell804504.2100
Eric Dalton1307404.2600
Partnerships · England
1st wicket · Leonard Hutton & Paul Gibb
38
2nd wicket · Paul Gibb & Eddie Paynter
115
3rd wicket · Eddie Paynter & Wally Hammond
242
4th wicket · Eddie Paynter & Les Ames
74
INNINGS 2

South Africa

45.5 overs · run rate 2.25 · all out
103
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Bruce Mitchellcaught Les Ames30--00.00
Pieter van der Bijlrun out28--00.00
Eric Rowanlbw4--00.00
Dudley Noursecaught Wally Hammond0-000.00
Ken Viljoencaught Wally Hammond2-000.00
Eric Daltonbowled12--00.00
Billy Wadecaught Wally Hammond14--00.00
Alan Melvillenot out5*--00.00
Chud Langtoncaught Leonard Hutton01000.00
Norman Gordonbowled1-000.00
Eric Davieslbw2-000.00
Extras 5 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 5)Total 103 (45.5 ov)Run rate 2.25

Fall of wickets1-60 (Bruce Mitchell)2-61 (Pieter van der Bijl)3-65 (Dudley Nourse)4-65 (Eric Rowan)5-79 (Eric Dalton)6-87 (Ken Viljoen)7-98 (Billy Wade)8-98 (Chud Langton)9-100 (Norman Gordon)10-103 (Eric Davies)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Ken Farnes1312941.6700
Wally Hammond21200.7500
Doug Wright1213722.3100
Hedley Verity84900.8400
Bill Edrich40911.6800
Len Wilkinson6.521221.3500
Partnerships · South Africa
1st wicket · Bruce Mitchell & Pieter van der Bijl
60
2nd wicket · Pieter van der Bijl & Eric Rowan
1
3rd wicket · Eric Rowan & Dudley Nourse
4
4th wicket · Eric Rowan & Ken Viljoen
0
5th wicket · Ken Viljoen & Eric Dalton
14
6th wicket · Ken Viljoen & Billy Wade
8
7th wicket · Billy Wade & Alan Melville
11
8th wicket · Alan Melville & Chud Langton
0
9th wicket · Alan Melville & Norman Gordon
2
10th wicket · Alan Melville & Eric Davies
3
INNINGS 3

South Africa

114.2 overs · run rate 3.08 · all out
353
Batting scorecard
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Bruce Mitchellcaught Les Ames109-1400.00
Pieter van der Bijlbowled13--00.00
Eric Rowancaught Les Ames67-000.00
Dudley Noursecaught Les Ames27--00.00
Ken Viljoencaught Wally Hammond61-900.00
Alan Melvillebowled10--00.00
Eric Daltoncaught Wally Hammond8--00.00
Billy Wadelbw28--00.00
Chud Langtonbowled12--00.00
Norman Gordoncaught Bill Edrich0-000.00
Eric Daviesnot out2*-000.00
Extras 16 (w 0, nb 0, b/lb 16)Total 353 (114.2 ov)Run rate 3.08

Fall of wickets1-46 (Pieter van der Bijl)2-165 (Bruce Mitchell)3-223 (Eric Rowan)4-247 (Dudley Nourse)5-282 (Alan Melville)6-306 (Ken Viljoen)7-308 (Eric Dalton)8-345 (Chud Langton)9-346 (Norman Gordon)10-353 (Billy Wade)

Bowling scorecard
BowlerOMRWEconWDNB
Ken Farnes28.288032.1200
Wally Hammond301112.7500
Doug Wright1525602.8000
Hedley Verity35107131.5200
Bill Edrich721611.7100
Len Wilkinson26410322.9700
Partnerships · South Africa
1st wicket · Bruce Mitchell & Pieter van der Bijl
46
2nd wicket · Bruce Mitchell & Eric Rowan
119
3rd wicket · Eric Rowan & Dudley Nourse
58
4th wicket · Dudley Nourse & Ken Viljoen
24
5th wicket · Ken Viljoen & Alan Melville
35
6th wicket · Ken Viljoen & Eric Dalton
24
7th wicket · Eric Dalton & Billy Wade
2
8th wicket · Billy Wade & Chud Langton
37
9th wicket · Billy Wade & Norman Gordon
1
10th wicket · Billy Wade & Eric Davies
7

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