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South Africa v England @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
5, 7, 8, 9 March 1949 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, D Collins
Match Result: England won by 3 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Billy Griffith b Alec Bedser | 99 | - | 397 | - | - |
| 2. Eric Rowan | c Allan Watkins b Cliff Gladwin | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | b Alec Bedser | 73 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | c Denis Compton b Roly Jenkins | 125 | 0 | 350 | - | - |
| 6. Jack Cheetham | c & b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ossie Dawson | c Cliff Gladwin b Roly Jenkins | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | not out | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | b Roly Jenkins | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tufty Mann | c Denis Compton b Cliff Gladwin | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | b Cliff Gladwin | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Eric Rowan), 2-13 (Ken Viljoen), 3-114 (Dudley Nourse), 4-264 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-282 (Jack Cheetham), 6-330 (Billy Wade), 7-336 (Ossie Dawson), 8-338 (Lindsay Tuckett), 9-375 (Tufty Mann), 379 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 2b, 5lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 143.5 ovs) 379 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 38 | 9 | 61 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 30.5 | 6 | 70 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 15 | 2 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 48 | 9 | 122 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 7 | 0 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Ossie Dawson b Athol Rowan | 46 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Ossie Dawson b Athol Rowan | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Crapp | b Cuan McCarthy | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Billy Wade b Tufty Mann | 49 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | c Athol Rowan b Tufty Mann | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. George Mann | not out | 136 | - | 230 | 12 | 1 |
| 7. Roly Jenkins | lbw b Tufty Mann | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | c Bruce Mitchell b Athol Rowan | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | c Ossie Dawson b Athol Rowan | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Billy Griffith | c Eric Rowan b Athol Rowan | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Young | c Billy Wade b Cuan McCarthy | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-78 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-82 (Jack Crapp), 3-96 (Len Hutton), 4-149 (Allan Watkins), 5-168 (Denis Compton), 6-268 (Roly Jenkins), 7-341 (Alec Bedser), 8-362 (Cliff Gladwin), 9-390 (Billy Griffith), 395 (Jack Young). |
| Extras | 11b, 18lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 33 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 141.4 ovs) 395 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 17.4 | 1 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 60 | 9 | 167 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 51 | 18 | 95 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Billy Griffith b Alec Bedser | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Eric Rowan | c Roly Jenkins b Jack Young | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Cheetham | c Denis Compton b Jack Young | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | not out | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | not out | 34 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Ken Viljoen | ||||||
| 7. Ossie Dawson | ||||||
| 8. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | ||||||
| 10. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| 11. Cuan McCarthy |
| FOW | 1-101 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-101 (Eric Rowan), 3-127 (Jack Cheetham). |
| Extras | 6b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 58 ovs) 187 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 16 | 3 | 43 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 6 | 2 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 23 | 9 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 9 | 0 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | st Billy Wade b Athol Rowan | 32 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Athol Rowan b Tufty Mann | 40 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3. Denis Compton | c Jack Cheetham b Athol Rowan | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. George Mann | c Ossie Dawson b Tufty Mann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Alec Bedser | c Dudley Nourse b Athol Rowan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Jack Crapp | not out | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Cliff Gladwin | c Lindsay Tuckett b Tufty Mann | 15 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +8. Billy Griffith | b Tufty Mann | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 9. Allan Watkins | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Roly Jenkins | ||||||
| 11. Jack Young |
| FOW | 1-58 (Len Hutton), 2-104 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-124 (George Mann), 4-125 (Denis Compton), 5-125 (Alec Bedser), 6-152 (Cliff Gladwin), 7-153 (Billy Griffith). |
| Extras | 3b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 23.7 ovs) 174 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 10 | 0 | 65 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 9.7 | 0 | 65 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Bruce Mitchell, Eric Rowan, Jack Cheetham, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Ken Viljoen, Ossie Dawson, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Tufty Mann, Cuan McCarthy