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South Africa v England @ Kingsmead, Durban
21, 23, 24, 25 January 1928 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: AG Laver, C Saunders
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | b Bob Wyatt | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Siedle | lbw b Sam Staples | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| +3. Jock Cameron | b Ian Peebles | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Nicolson | c Ewart Astill b Sam Staples | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Catterall | b Sam Staples | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Denijs Morkel | b Ian Peebles | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Nummy Deane | st Ronald Stanyforth b Bob Wyatt | 77 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8. Cyril Vincent | c Greville Stevens b Ian Peebles | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Buster Nupen | lbw b Bob Wyatt | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Arthur Ochse | b Tich Freeman | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Bissett | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-13 (Herbie Taylor), 2-22 (Jack Siedle), 3-55 (Jock Cameron), 4-93 (Bob Catterall), 5-98 (John Nicolson), 6-135 (Denijs Morkel), 7-146 (Cyril Vincent), 8-241 (Buster Nupen), 9-242 (Nummy Deane), 246 (Arthur Ochse). |
| Extras | 1b, 1lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.3 ovs) 246 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 3 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 16.3 | 3 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 36 | 17 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 16 | 3 | 69 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | c Bob Catterall b Buster Nupen | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Cyril Vincent | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | c Jack Siedle b Cyril Vincent | 78 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | b Cyril Vincent | 90 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | b Cyril Vincent | 69 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ewart Astill | c Arthur Ochse b Cyril Vincent | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| *+8. Ronald Stanyforth | c Cyril Vincent b Buster Nupen | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sam Staples | b Buster Nupen | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ian Peebles | not out | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tich Freeman | b Buster Nupen | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-67 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-131 (Percy Holmes), 3-258 (Ernest Tyldesley), 4-260 (Bob Wyatt), 5-303 (Wally Hammond), 6-365 (Ewart Astill), 7-365 (Ronald Stanyforth), 8-379 (Sam Staples), 9-421 (Greville Stevens), 430 (Tich Freeman). |
| Extras | 15b, 9lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 139.3 ovs) 430 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 30 | 4 | 89 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Ochse | 11 | 1 | 45 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 45 | 10 | 131 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 44.3 | 9 | 94 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Nicolson | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Catterall | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Herbie Taylor | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | c Ewart Astill b Ian Peebles | 60 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Siedle | st Ronald Stanyforth b Tich Freeman | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| +3. Jock Cameron | c Ronald Stanyforth b Tich Freeman | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Nicolson | c Wally Hammond b Ewart Astill | 78 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Catterall | b Sam Staples | 76 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Denijs Morkel | b Tich Freeman | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Nummy Deane | lbw b Ewart Astill | 73 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Buster Nupen | b Sam Staples | 69 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | not out | 8 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Arthur Ochse | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Bissett |
| FOW | 1-30 (Jack Siedle), 2-50 (Jock Cameron), 3-118 (Herbie Taylor), 4-225 (Bob Catterall), 5-284 (Denijs Morkel), 6-307 (John Nicolson), 7-430 (Buster Nupen), 8-454 (Nummy Deane). |
| Extras | 22b, 12lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 35 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 157 ovs) 464 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 16 | 2 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 15 | 6 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 33 | 3 | 122 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 47 | 9 | 111 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 11 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 11 | 0 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 24 | 6 | 41 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | c Bob Catterall b Cyril Vincent | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Denijs Morkel b Buster Nupen | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | not out | 62 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | ||||||
| 6. Greville Stevens | ||||||
| 7. Ewart Astill | ||||||
| *+8. Ronald Stanyforth | ||||||
| 9. Sam Staples | ||||||
| 10. Ian Peebles | ||||||
| 11. Tich Freeman |
| FOW | 1-25 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-127 (Percy Holmes). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 42.2 ovs) 132 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 11 | 2 | 41 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 13 | 0 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 10.2 | 2 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denijs Morkel | 8 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Herbie Taylor, Jack Siedle, Jock Cameron, John Nicolson, Bob Catterall, Denijs Morkel, Nummy Deane, Buster Nupen, Cyril Vincent, Arthur Ochse, George Bissett