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South Africa v England @ Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
24, 26, 27 December 1927 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: AG Laver, GB Treadwell
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | c & b Greville Stevens | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jacobus Duminy | b George Geary | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Mick Commaille | lbw b Greville Stevens | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bob Catterall | c & b George Geary | 86 | - | 130 | - | - |
| *5. Nummy Deane | b George Geary | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Denijs Morkel | lbw b George Geary | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Shunter Coen | b George Geary | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Jock Cameron | lbw b Greville Stevens | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Buster Nupen | b George Geary | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cyril Vincent | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Louis Promnitz | b George Geary | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Jacobus Duminy), 2-53 (Herbie Taylor), 3-58 (Mick Commaille), 4-89 (Nummy Deane), 5-93 (Denijs Morkel), 6-120 (Shunter Coen), 7-170 (Jock Cameron), 8-185 (Buster Nupen), 9-190 (Bob Catterall), 196 (Louis Promnitz). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.3 ovs) 196 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Geary | 27.3 | 7 | 70 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 8 | 2 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 19 | 3 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 12 | 5 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 8 | 4 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | lbw b Denijs Morkel | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Cyril Vincent b Louis Promnitz | 102 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | lbw b Jacobus Duminy | 122 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | c Louis Promnitz b Cyril Vincent | 51 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | lbw b Louis Promnitz | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | c Buster Nupen b Louis Promnitz | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Geoffrey Legge | c & b Buster Nupen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ewart Astill | c Jock Cameron b Louis Promnitz | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *+9. Ronald Stanyforth | c Jock Cameron b Louis Promnitz | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. George Geary | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Ian Peebles | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Percy Holmes), 2-230 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-252 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-252 (Bob Wyatt), 5-254 (Greville Stevens), 6-263 (Geoffrey Legge), 7-280 (Ewart Astill), 8-292 (Ronald Stanyforth), 9-308 (George Geary), 313 (Wally Hammond). |
| Extras | 11b, 10lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 25 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 137.3 ovs) 313 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Denijs Morkel | 14 | 3 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 49 | 12 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 31.3 | 5 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Louis Promnitz | 37 | 14 | 58 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Shunter Coen | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacobus Duminy | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Mick Commaille | c Ronald Stanyforth b George Geary | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jacobus Duminy | b Wally Hammond | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Herbie Taylor | b Wally Hammond | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Bob Catterall | b Wally Hammond | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Nummy Deane | b George Geary | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Jock Cameron | lbw b George Geary | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Denijs Morkel | lbw b George Geary | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Buster Nupen | b George Geary | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | lbw b Wally Hammond | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Shunter Coen | not out | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Louis Promnitz | b Wally Hammond | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Jacobus Duminy), 2-10 (Mick Commaille), 3-11 (Bob Catterall), 4-20 (Herbie Taylor), 5-20 (Nummy Deane), 6-26 (Jock Cameron), 7-38 (Buster Nupen), 8-78 (Denijs Morkel), 9-158 (Cyril Vincent), 170 (Louis Promnitz). |
| Extras | 5b, 13lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 69.2 ovs) 170 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Geary | 27 | 9 | 60 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 21.2 | 9 | 36 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 8 | 3 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 7 | 1 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | not out | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | ||||||
| 4. Wally Hammond | ||||||
| 5. Bob Wyatt | ||||||
| 6. Greville Stevens | ||||||
| 7. Geoffrey Legge | ||||||
| 8. Ewart Astill | ||||||
| *+9. Ronald Stanyforth | ||||||
| 10. George Geary | ||||||
| 11. Ian Peebles |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 21 ovs) 57 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Buster Nupen | 11 | 1 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Louis Promnitz | 6 | 1 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacobus Duminy | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Mick Commaille, Jacobus Duminy, Herbie Taylor, Bob Catterall, Nummy Deane, Jock Cameron, Denijs Morkel, Buster Nupen, Cyril Vincent, Shunter Coen, Louis Promnitz