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South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
31 December 1927, 2, 3, 4 January 1928 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: HV Adams, GB Treadwell
Match Result: England won by 87 runs
1st Innings
England
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Percy Holmes | b George Bissett | 9 | - | - | - | - |
2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Buster Nupen b George Bissett | 29 | - | - | - | - |
3. Ernest Tyldesley | b George Bissett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
4. Wally Hammond | lbw b Denijs Morkel | 43 | - | - | - | - |
5. Greville Stevens | c Jock Cameron b George Bissett | 0 | - | - | - | - |
6. Bob Wyatt | lbw b George Bissett | 2 | - | - | - | - |
7. Ewart Astill | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 25 | - | - | - | - |
*+8. Ronald Stanyforth | b Cyril Vincent | 4 | - | - | - | - |
9. George Geary | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 0 | - | - | - | - |
10. Ian Peebles | not out | 3 | - | - | - | - |
11. Tich Freeman | st Jock Cameron b Cyril Vincent | 7 | - | - | - | - |
FOW | 1-14 (Percy Holmes), 2-14 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-50 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-59 (Greville Stevens), 5-66 (Bob Wyatt), 6-97 (Wally Hammond), 7-106 (Ronald Stanyforth), 8-106 (George Geary), 9-123 (Ewart Astill), 133 (Tich Freeman). |
Extras | 5b, 1lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 11 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 59.1 ovs) 133 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
George Bissett | 17 | 5 | 37 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
Denijs Morkel | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Cyril Vincent | 15.1 | 4 | 22 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Buster Nupen | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Louis Promnitz | 15 | 5 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Herbie Taylor | hit wicket b Tich Freeman | 68 | - | - | - | - |
2. Mick Commaille | lbw b Tich Freeman | 13 | - | - | - | - |
+3. Jock Cameron | c George Geary b Greville Stevens | 19 | - | - | - | - |
4. Bob Catterall | b Wally Hammond | 9 | - | - | - | - |
5. Denijs Morkel | b Tich Freeman | 36 | - | - | - | - |
6. Archibald Palm | c Greville Stevens b Tich Freeman | 2 | - | - | - | - |
*7. Nummy Deane | c Ronald Stanyforth b Wally Hammond | 41 | - | - | - | - |
8. Cyril Vincent | b Ewart Astill | 13 | - | - | - | - |
9. Buster Nupen | not out | 39 | - | - | - | - |
10. George Bissett | b Wally Hammond | 3 | - | - | - | - |
11. Louis Promnitz | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | - | - | - |
FOW | 1-32 (Mick Commaille), 2-72 (Jock Cameron), 3-99 (Bob Catterall), 4-128 (Herbie Taylor), 5-140 (Archibald Palm), 6-153 (Denijs Morkel), 7-197 (Cyril Vincent), 8-211 (Nummy Deane), 9-221 (George Bissett), 250 (Louis Promnitz). |
Extras | 2b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 101 ovs) 250 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
George Geary | 23 | 2 | 50 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Wally Hammond | 17 | 4 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Tich Freeman | 29 | 12 | 58 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Ian Peebles | 14 | 3 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Greville Stevens | 10 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Ewart Astill | 8 | 0 | 32 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Percy Holmes | c Cyril Vincent b Buster Nupen | 88 | - | - | - | - |
2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b George Bissett | 99 | - | - | - | - |
3. Ernest Tyldesley | lbw b Louis Promnitz | 87 | - | - | - | - |
4. Wally Hammond | c Archibald Palm b Louis Promnitz | 14 | - | - | - | - |
5. Greville Stevens | c Denijs Morkel b George Bissett | 2 | - | - | - | - |
6. Bob Wyatt | c Louis Promnitz b George Bissett | 91 | - | - | - | - |
7. Ewart Astill | c Jock Cameron b Cyril Vincent | 9 | - | - | - | - |
*+8. Ronald Stanyforth | b Cyril Vincent | 1 | - | - | - | - |
9. George Geary | b Cyril Vincent | 1 | - | - | - | - |
10. Ian Peebles | c Cyril Vincent b Louis Promnitz | 6 | - | - | - | - |
11. Tich Freeman | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
FOW | 1-140 (Percy Holmes), 2-233 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 3-278 (Wally Hammond), 4-282 (Greville Stevens), 5-326 (Ernest Tyldesley), 6-348 (Ewart Astill), 7-350 (Ronald Stanyforth), 8-360 (George Geary), 9-415 (Ian Peebles), 428 (Bob Wyatt). |
Extras | 19b, 5lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 30 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 158.5 ovs) 428 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
George Bissett | 31.5 | 5 | 99 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Denijs Morkel | 21 | 4 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Cyril Vincent | 40 | 10 | 93 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Buster Nupen | 36 | 8 | 90 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Louis Promnitz | 30 | 10 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
1. Herbie Taylor | run out ( > > ) | 71 | - | - | - | - |
2. Mick Commaille | c Ewart Astill b Wally Hammond | 47 | - | - | - | - |
+3. Jock Cameron | b Wally Hammond | 19 | - | - | - | - |
4. Bob Catterall | lbw b Ewart Astill | 10 | - | - | - | - |
5. Denijs Morkel | c Percy Holmes b Ewart Astill | 23 | - | - | - | - |
*6. Nummy Deane | c Wally Hammond b Tich Freeman | 4 | - | - | - | - |
7. Archibald Palm | c Wally Hammond b Tich Freeman | 13 | - | - | - | - |
8. Cyril Vincent | c Wally Hammond b Tich Freeman | 11 | - | - | - | - |
9. Buster Nupen | b Ewart Astill | 1 | - | - | - | - |
10. George Bissett | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
11. Louis Promnitz | b Ian Peebles | 2 | - | - | - | - |
FOW | 1-115 (Mick Commaille), 2-126 (Herbie Taylor), 3-147 (Jock Cameron), 4-161 (Bob Catterall), 5-166 (Nummy Deane), 6-190 (Archibald Palm), 7-197 (Denijs Morkel), 8-206 (Buster Nupen), 9-210 (Cyril Vincent), 224 (Louis Promnitz). |
Extras | 6b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 12 |
Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.1 ovs) 224 |
Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
Wally Hammond | 30 | 13 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Tich Freeman | 22 | 7 | 66 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Ian Peebles | 12.1 | 4 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Greville Stevens | 5 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Ewart Astill | 29 | 11 | 48 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Bob Wyatt | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Herbie Taylor, Mick Commaille, Jock Cameron, Bob Catterall, Denijs Morkel, Nummy Deane, Archibald Palm, Cyril Vincent, Buster Nupen, George Bissett, Louis Promnitz