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South Africa v England @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
13, 14 February 1896 (three-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: ,
Match Result: England won by 288 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Tim O'Brien | c Robert Gleeson b Joseph Willoughby | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. George Lohmann | c Thomas Routledge b Joseph Willoughby | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tom Hayward | c Jimmy Sinclair b Bonnor Middleton | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. C.B. Fry | b Bonnor Middleton | 43 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Arthur Hill | run out ( > > ) | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Sammy Woods | b Charles Hime | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Hugh Bromley-Davenport | c Charles Fichardt b Bonnor Middleton | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Martin Hawke | b Bonnor Middleton | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Charles Wright | b Jimmy Sinclair | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Audley Miller | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Harry Butt | c Ernest Halliwell b Bonnor Middleton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (George Lohmann), 2-25 (Tim O'Brien), 3-68 (Tom Hayward), 4-120 (Arthur Hill), 5-125 (C.B. Fry), 6-131 (Sammy Woods), 7-140 (Martin Hawke), 8-165 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport), 9-184 (Charles Wright), 185 (Harry Butt). |
| Extras | 13b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 70.4 ovs) 185 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 16 | 5 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joseph Willoughby | 22 | 6 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bonnor Middleton | 25.4 | 6 | 64 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Hime | 7 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Thomas Routledge | b Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Frank Hearne | c Tim O'Brien b Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Robert Poore | b George Lohmann | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Jimmy Sinclair | b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Charles Hime | b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *+6. Ernest Halliwell | b George Lohmann | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Charles Fichardt | b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Robert Gleeson | c George Lohmann b Tom Hayward | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Frederick Cook | b George Lohmann | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bonnor Middleton | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Joseph Willoughby | b George Lohmann | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-29 (Thomas Routledge), 2-58 (Robert Poore), 3-58 (Frank Hearne), 4-62 (Jimmy Sinclair), 5-62 (Charles Hime), 6-77 (Charles Fichardt), 7-80 (Robert Gleeson), 8-80 (Ernest Halliwell), 9-92 (Frederick Cook), 93 (Joseph Willoughby). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 30.4 ovs) 93 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 15.4 | 6 | 38 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 12 | 2 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Charles Wright | b Jimmy Sinclair | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. Harry Butt | b Bonnor Middleton | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *3. Tim O'Brien | b Jimmy Sinclair | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Tom Hayward | c Ernest Halliwell b Joseph Willoughby | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. C.B. Fry | c Ernest Halliwell b Bonnor Middleton | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Lohmann | b Joseph Willoughby | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Arthur Hill | b Bonnor Middleton | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Sammy Woods | c Robert Poore b Jimmy Sinclair | 53 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Bromley-Davenport | c Robert Poore b Bonnor Middleton | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Martin Hawke | c Robert Gleeson b Robert Poore | 30 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Audley Miller | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Harry Butt), 2-39 (Tim O'Brien), 3-52 (Tom Hayward), 4-68 (Charles Wright), 5-68 (George Lohmann), 6-72 (C.B. Fry), 7-161 (Sammy Woods), 8-169 (Arthur Hill), 9-184 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport), 226 (Martin Hawke). |
| Extras | 9b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80.4 ovs) 226 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 20 | 2 | 68 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Joseph Willoughby | 19 | 4 | 68 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bonnor Middleton | 36 | 12 | 66 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Hime | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Robert Poore | 1.4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Thomas Routledge | b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Frank Hearne | b George Lohmann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Robert Poore | c Tim O'Brien b George Lohmann | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Jimmy Sinclair | b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Charles Fichardt | lbw b Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Charles Hime | b Tom Hayward | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| *+7. Ernest Halliwell | c Tom Hayward b George Lohmann | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Robert Gleeson | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Frederick Cook | b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Bonnor Middleton | b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Joseph Willoughby | c Tom Hayward b George Lohmann | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Thomas Routledge), 2-11 (Frank Hearne), 3-11 (Jimmy Sinclair), 4-18 (Charles Fichardt), 5-18 (Robert Poore), 6-28 (Ernest Halliwell), 7-29 (Charles Hime), 8-30 (Frederick Cook), 9-30 (Bonnor Middleton), 30 (Joseph Willoughby). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 18.4 ovs) 30 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 9.4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 7 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Thomas Routledge, Frank Hearne, Robert Poore, Jimmy Sinclair, Charles Fichardt, Charles Hime, Ernest Halliwell, Robert Gleeson, Frederick Cook, Bonnor Middleton, Joseph Willoughby