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South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
25, 26 March 1889 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JAE Hickson, RG Warton
Match Result: England won by an innings and 202 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bobby Abel | b Gobo Ashley | 120 | - | 300 | 10 | - |
| 2. George Ulyett | b Gobo Ashley | 22 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 3. Johnny Briggs | b Charles Vintcent | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Maurice Read | c Philip Hutchinson b Gobo Ashley | 12 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 5. Frank Hearne | b Charles Vintcent | 20 | - | - | 2 | - |
| +6. Henry Wood | c Albert Rose-Innes b Charles Vintcent | 59 | - | - | 11 | - |
| *7. Monty Bowden | c Philip Hutchinson b Gobo Ashley | 25 | - | - | 5 | - |
| 8. Basil Grieve | c Bernard Tancred b Gobo Ashley | 14 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 9. Joseph McMaster | c Albert Rose-Innes b Gobo Ashley | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Charles Coventry | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Arnold Fothergill | b Gobo Ashley | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-54 (George Ulyett), 2-62 (Johnny Briggs), 3-79 (Maurice Read), 4-110 (Frank Hearne), 5-215 (Henry Wood), 6-257 (Monty Bowden), 7-287 (Bobby Abel), 8-287 (Joseph McMaster), 9-288 (Basil Grieve), 292 (Arnold Fothergill). |
| Extras | 12b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 123.1 ovs) 292 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Nicolaas Theunissen | 20 | 5 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Rose-Innes | 12 | 3 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Gobo Ashley | 43.1 | 18 | 95 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Vintcent | 42 | 9 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Milton | 6 | 2 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bernard Tancred | not out | 26 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 2. Albert Rose-Innes | lbw b Arnold Fothergill | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Arthur Ochse | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Philip Hutchinson | b Johnny Briggs | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Owen Dunell | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. William Milton | b Johnny Briggs | 7 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 7. Dicky Richards | c Bobby Abel b Arnold Fothergill | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charles Vintcent | b Johnny Briggs | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| +9. Fred Smith | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Nicolaas Theunissen | lbw b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Gobo Ashley | b Johnny Briggs | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-3 (Arthur Ochse), 3-11 (Philip Hutchinson), 4-19 (Owen Dunell), 5-31 (William Milton), 6-32 (Dicky Richards), 7-41 (Charles Vintcent), 8-41 (Fred Smith), 9-41 (Nicolaas Theunissen), 47 (Gobo Ashley). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 47.1 ovs) 47 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Arnold Fothergill | 24 | 12 | 26 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 19.1 | 11 | 17 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bernard Tancred | b Johnny Briggs | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Albert Rose-Innes | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 3. Arthur Ochse | b Johnny Briggs | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Philip Hutchinson | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Owen Dunell | b Arnold Fothergill | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
| *6. William Milton | b Johnny Briggs | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Dicky Richards | b Johnny Briggs | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charles Vintcent | b Johnny Briggs | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Fred Smith | b Johnny Briggs | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Nicolaas Theunissen | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Gobo Ashley | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-4 (Arthur Ochse), 3-6 (Philip Hutchinson), 4-12 (Bernard Tancred), 5-16 (Owen Dunell), 6-20 (William Milton), 7-20 (Dicky Richards), 8-37 (Charles Vintcent), 9-43 (Fred Smith), 43 (Gobo Ashley). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 28.2 ovs) 43 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Arnold Fothergill | 14 | 4 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Briggs | 14.2 | 5 | 11 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Bernard Tancred, Albert Rose-Innes, Arthur Ochse, Philip Hutchinson, Owen Dunell, William Milton, Dicky Richards, Charles Vintcent, Fred Smith, Nicolaas Theunissen, Gobo Ashley