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South Africa v England @ New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
15, 16, 18, 19, 20 February 1957 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: JH McMenamin, BV Malan
Match Result: South Africa won by 17 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tony Pithey | c Johnny Wardle b Trevor Bailey | 10 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | b Trevor Bailey | 67 | - | 251 | 6 | - |
| +3. John Waite | c Godfrey Evans b Brian Statham | 61 | - | 190 | 7 | - |
| 4. Ken Funston | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 20 | - | 56 | 4 | - |
| 5. Roy McLean | run out ( > > ) | 93 | - | 274 | 13 | 1 |
| 6. Chris Duckworth | c Johnny Wardle b Peter Loader | 13 | - | 87 | 2 | - |
| 7. Russell Endean | b Brian Statham | 13 | - | 17 | 1 | - |
| *8. Clive van Ryneveld | c Colin Cowdrey b Jim Laker | 36 | - | 132 | 2 | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | c Trevor Bailey b Johnny Wardle | 10 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | not out | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | lbw b Johnny Wardle | 6 | - | 4 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-22 (Tony Pithey), 2-134 (John Waite), 3-151 (Trevor Goddard), 4-172 (Ken Funston), 5-238 (Chris Duckworth), 6-251 (Russell Endean), 7-309 (Roy McLean), 8-328 (Hugh Tayfield), 9-333 (Clive van Ryneveld), 340 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 0b, 8lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.6 ovs) 340 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 23 | 5 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 23 | 3 | 78 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 21 | 3 | 54 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 19.6 | 4 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 15 | 3 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | c Hugh Tayfield b Peter Heine | 11 | - | 69 | - | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c John Waite b Neil Adcock | 13 | - | 102 | 1 | - |
| 3. Doug Insole | run out ( > > ) | 47 | - | 192 | 3 | - |
| *4. Peter May | b Neil Adcock | 61 | - | 189 | 7 | 1 |
| 5. Denis Compton | c Tony Pithey b Peter Heine | 42 | - | 205 | 4 | - |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | 48 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 7 | - | 29 | 1 | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 16 | - | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 9. Jim Laker | lbw b Hugh Tayfield | 17 | - | 67 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Loader | c Russell Endean b Trevor Goddard | 13 | - | 62 | 1 | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 12 | - | 50 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-25 (Peter Richardson), 2-40 (Trevor Bailey), 3-131 (Doug Insole), 4-135 (Peter May), 5-152 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-160 (Godfrey Evans), 7-176 (Johnny Wardle), 8-213 (Jim Laker), 9-227 (Denis Compton), 251 (Peter Loader). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 114.2 ovs) 251 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 21 | 5 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Heine | 23 | 6 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 25.2 | 15 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 15 | 79 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tony Pithey | b Jim Laker | 18 | - | 145 | 1 | - |
| 2. Trevor Goddard | c Godfrey Evans b Trevor Bailey | 49 | - | 193 | 2 | - |
| 3. Ken Funston | run out ( > > ) | 23 | - | 63 | 1 | 1 |
| 4. Roy McLean | c Colin Cowdrey b Brian Statham | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - |
| 5. Russell Endean | c Doug Insole b Trevor Bailey | 2 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 6. Chris Duckworth | b Johnny Wardle | 3 | - | 43 | - | - |
| +7. John Waite | c Colin Cowdrey b Brian Statham | 17 | - | 77 | 1 | - |
| *8. Clive van Ryneveld | c & b Brian Statham | 12 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| 9. Hugh Tayfield | not out | 12 | - | 16 | 2 | - |
| 10. Peter Heine | c Doug Insole b Johnny Wardle | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Neil Adcock | run out ( > > ) | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-62 (Tony Pithey), 2-91 (Trevor Goddard), 3-94 (Roy McLean), 4-95 (Ken Funston), 5-97 (Russell Endean), 6-104 (Chris Duckworth), 7-129 (Clive van Ryneveld), 8-130 (John Waite), 9-131 (Peter Heine), 142 (Neil Adcock). |
| Extras | 4b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 60 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 13 | 1 | 37 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Loader | 13 | 3 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 13 | 4 | 12 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 14 | 4 | 29 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 7 | 1 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Peter Richardson | b Hugh Tayfield | 39 | - | 104 | 6 | - |
| 2. Trevor Bailey | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 1 | - | 32 | - | - |
| 3. Doug Insole | c Hugh Tayfield b Trevor Goddard | 68 | - | 173 | 7 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c & b Hugh Tayfield | 55 | - | 200 | 4 | 1 |
| *5. Peter May | c Russell Endean b Hugh Tayfield | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - |
| 6. Denis Compton | c Trevor Goddard b Hugh Tayfield | 1 | - | 23 | - | - |
| 7. Johnny Wardle | c John Waite b Hugh Tayfield | 22 | - | 36 | 1 | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Hugh Tayfield | 8 | - | 21 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jim Laker | c Chris Duckworth b Hugh Tayfield | 5 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Loader | c sub b Hugh Tayfield | 7 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | not out | 4 | - | 9 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-10 (Trevor Bailey), 2-65 (Peter Richardson), 3-147 (Doug Insole), 4-148 (Peter May), 5-156 (Denis Compton), 6-186 (Johnny Wardle), 7-196 (Godfrey Evans), 8-199 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-208 (Jim Laker), 214 (Peter Loader). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78 ovs) 214 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Neil Adcock | 8 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Peter Heine | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Goddard | 25 | 5 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Tayfield | 37 | 11 | 113 | 9 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Tony Pithey, Trevor Goddard, Ken Funston, Roy McLean, Russell Endean, Chris Duckworth, John Waite, Clive van Ryneveld, Hugh Tayfield, Peter Heine, Neil Adcock