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South Africa v England @ Kingsmead, Durban
16, 17, 18, 20 December 1948 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler
Match Result: England won by 2 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Godfrey Evans b Roly Jenkins | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Allan Watkins b Doug Wright | 37 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +5. Billy Wade | run out ( > > ) | 8 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Denis Begbie | c Denis Compton b Alec Bedser | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ossie Dawson | b Cliff Gladwin | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | lbw b Cliff Gladwin | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tufty Mann | c Godfrey Evans b Cliff Gladwin | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | b Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Owen Wynne), 2-18 (Eric Rowan), 3-69 (Dudley Nourse), 4-80 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-99 (Billy Wade), 6-148 (Denis Begbie), 7-150 (Ossie Dawson), 8-152 (Lindsay Tuckett), 9-160 (Tufty Mann), 161 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 3b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 53.5 ovs) 161 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 13.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 12 | 3 | 21 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 14 | 3 | 50 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 3 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Cuan McCarthy b Athol Rowan | 83 | - | 189 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Billy Wade b Tufty Mann | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | c Denis Begbie b Tufty Mann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Billy Wade b Tufty Mann | 72 | - | 212 | 4 | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | c Dudley Nourse b Athol Rowan | 9 | - | 39 | - | - |
| *6. George Mann | c Eric Rowan b Athol Rowan | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Owen Wynne b Athol Rowan | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8. Roly Jenkins | c Bruce Mitchell b Tufty Mann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | c Lindsay Tuckett b Tufty Mann | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cliff Gladwin | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | c Lindsay Tuckett b Tufty Mann | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-84 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-104 (Reg Simpson), 3-146 (Len Hutton), 4-172 (Allan Watkins), 5-212 (George Mann), 6-212 (Godfrey Evans), 7-221 (Roly Jenkins), 8-247 (Alec Bedser), 9-253 (Denis Compton), 253 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 99.4 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 9 | 2 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 44 | 8 | 108 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 37.4 | 14 | 59 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Denis Compton b Roly Jenkins | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | c Allan Watkins b Doug Wright | 4 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b Doug Wright | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c & b Alec Bedser | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | b Roly Jenkins | 63 | 0 | 180 | - | - |
| 6. Denis Begbie | c George Mann b Alec Bedser | 48 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Ossie Dawson | c Denis Compton b Doug Wright | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Doug Wright | 15 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 3 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 10. Tufty Mann | c George Mann b Denis Compton | 10 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | b Roly Jenkins | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Owen Wynne), 2-22 (Eric Rowan), 3-67 (Dudley Nourse), 4-89 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-174 (Denis Begbie), 6-179 (Ossie Dawson), 7-208 (Billy Wade), 8-208 (Athol Rowan), 9-219 (Tufty Mann), 219 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 1b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 89.3 ovs) 219 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 18 | 5 | 51 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 22.3 | 6 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 26 | 3 | 72 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Ossie Dawson b Lindsay Tuckett | 5 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Tufty Mann | 25 | - | 30 | - | - |
| *3. George Mann | c Bruce Mitchell b Cuan McCarthy | 13 | - | 25 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Cuan McCarthy | 28 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | b Cuan McCarthy | 4 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 6. Reg Simpson | c Eric Rowan b Cuan McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b Cuan McCarthy | 4 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Roly Jenkins | c Billy Wade b Cuan McCarthy | 22 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | not out | 1 | - | 18 | - | - |
| 10. Cliff Gladwin | not out | 7 | - | 10 | 1 | - |
| 11. Doug Wright |
| FOW | 1-25 (Len Hutton), 2-49 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-52 (George Mann), 4-64 (Allan Watkins), 5-64 (Reg Simpson), 6-70 (Godfrey Evans), 7-115 (Denis Compton), 8-116 (Roly Jenkins). |
| Extras | 9b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 28 ovs) 128 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 12 | 2 | 43 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 10 | 0 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Eric Rowan, Owen Wynne, Bruce Mitchell, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Denis Begbie, Ossie Dawson, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Tufty Mann, Cuan McCarthy