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England v South Africa @ Lord's, London
21, 22, 23 June 1951 (five-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: H Elliott, FS Lee
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | lbw b Cuan McCarthy | 12 | - | 20 | 2 | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | b Tufty Mann | 51 | - | 77 | 6 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | lbw b Cuan McCarthy | 26 | - | 98 | - | 1 |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Cuan McCarthy | 79 | - | 149 | 7 | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Cuan McCarthy b Geoff Chubb | 79 | - | 175 | 9 | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c George Fullerton b Cuan McCarthy | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | lbw b Geoff Chubb | 18 | - | 71 | 2 | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | not out | 26 | - | 68 | 3 | - |
| 10. Brian Statham | b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 11. Roy Tattersall | b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-20 (Len Hutton), 2-89 (Jack Ikin), 3-103 (Reg Simpson), 4-225 (Denis Compton), 5-226 (Freddie Brown), 6-231 (Godfrey Evans), 7-265 (Willie Watson), 8-299 (Johnny Wardle), 9-301 (Brian Statham), 311 (Roy Tattersall). |
| Extras | 8b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 107.4 ovs) 311 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 23 | 2 | 76 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 34.4 | 9 | 77 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 13 | 1 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 32 | 12 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 5 | 0 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Jack Ikin b Roy Tattersall | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Len Hutton b Johnny Wardle | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jackie McGlew | c Godfrey Evans b Roy Tattersall | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Willie Watson b Roy Tattersall | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | c Len Hutton b Roy Tattersall | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Fullerton | b Roy Tattersall | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | c Jack Ikin b Roy Tattersall | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Freddie Brown b Roy Tattersall | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | c Roy Tattersall b Johnny Wardle | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (John Waite), 2-38 (Jackie McGlew), 3-47 (Eric Rowan), 4-72 (Dudley Nourse), 5-88 (George Fullerton), 6-91 (Jack Cheetham), 7-91 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-103 (Athol Rowan), 9-112 (Tufty Mann), 115 (Geoff Chubb). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.5 ovs) 115 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 28 | 10 | 52 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 22.5 | 10 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Jack Ikin b Brian Statham | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Denis Compton b Roy Tattersall | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jackie McGlew | b Roy Tattersall | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | b Brian Statham | 54 | - | 135 | 7 | - |
| 6. George Fullerton | lbw b Alec Bedser | 60 | - | 130 | 5 | - |
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | c Jack Ikin b Roy Tattersall | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | c Freddie Brown b Alec Bedser | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Freddie Brown b Roy Tattersall | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | b Roy Tattersall | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Eric Rowan), 2-29 (John Waite), 3-32 (Jackie McGlew), 4-58 (Dudley Nourse), 5-152 (George Fullerton), 6-160 (Jack Cheetham), 7-178 (Athol Rowan), 8-196 (Clive van Ryneveld), 9-200 (Geoff Chubb), 211 (Tufty Mann). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs) 211 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 24 | 8 | 53 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 18 | 6 | 33 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 32.2 | 14 | 49 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 20 | 5 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 12 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | not out | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | ||||||
| 4. Denis Compton | ||||||
| 5. Willie Watson | ||||||
| *6. Freddie Brown | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Johnny Wardle | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Brian Statham | ||||||
| 11. Roy Tattersall |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 3.5 ovs) 16 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Dudley Nourse | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Rowan | 1.5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Jack Ikin, Reg Simpson, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Alec Bedser, Brian Statham, Roy Tattersall