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South Africa v England @ Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
28, 30, 31 January, 1 February 1928 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (field)
Umpires: ES Page, GA Verheyen
Match Result: South Africa won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | b George Bissett | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw b Alf Hall | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | lbw b George Bissett | 42 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | c Jock Cameron b Alf Hall | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | c Jock Cameron b Alf Hall | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | c Cyril Vincent b Alf Hall | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ewart Astill | c Alf Hall b George Bissett | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ian Peebles | c Nummy Deane b Alf Hall | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sam Staples | b George Bissett | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| *+10. Ronald Stanyforth | b Alf Hall | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tich Freeman | not out | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Percy Holmes), 2-83 (Ernest Tyldesley), 3-83 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 4-136 (Wally Hammond), 5-167 (Greville Stevens), 6-174 (Ewart Astill), 7-198 (Bob Wyatt), 8-253 (Sam Staples), 9-254 (Ronald Stanyforth), 265 (Ian Peebles). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 125.4 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 23 | 5 | 43 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alf Hall | 42.4 | 9 | 100 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 38 | 8 | 52 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 20 | 2 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jacobus Duminy | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | b Wally Hammond | 101 | - | 145 | - | - |
| 2. Jacobus Duminy | c Greville Stevens b Wally Hammond | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denijs Morkel | b Wally Hammond | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. John Nicolson | b Sam Staples | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Catterall | c Ronald Stanyforth b Ewart Astill | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Jock Cameron | c & b Ewart Astill | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Nummy Deane | c & b Bob Wyatt | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Buster Nupen | c Ronald Stanyforth b Sam Staples | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | not out | 26 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. George Bissett | c Greville Stevens b Tich Freeman | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Alf Hall | c Ronald Stanyforth b Sam Staples | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-33 (Jacobus Duminy), 2-33 (Denijs Morkel), 3-62 (John Nicolson), 4-152 (Bob Catterall), 5-170 (Herbie Taylor), 6-259 (Nummy Deane), 7-268 (Buster Nupen), 8-268 (Jock Cameron), 9-313 (George Bissett), 328 (Alf Hall). |
| Extras | 8b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 92.3 ovs) 328 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 22 | 4 | 62 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 11 | 0 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 32.3 | 7 | 81 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Peebles | 12 | 0 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 11 | 0 | 55 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Percy Holmes | b Cyril Vincent | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Herbert Sutcliffe | c Cyril Vincent b George Bissett | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ernest Tyldesley | c Denijs Morkel b Buster Nupen | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Wally Hammond | lbw b Cyril Vincent | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Wyatt | lbw b George Bissett | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Greville Stevens | c Nummy Deane b George Bissett | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ewart Astill | c Jacobus Duminy b George Bissett | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Ian Peebles | lbw b Alf Hall | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Sam Staples | b Alf Hall | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| *+10. Ronald Stanyforth | not out | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tich Freeman | lbw b Alf Hall | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-83 (Percy Holmes), 3-83 (Ernest Tyldesley), 4-141 (Wally Hammond), 5-172 (Greville Stevens), 6-185 (Bob Wyatt), 7-192 (Ewart Astill), 8-198 (Ian Peebles), 9-209 (Sam Staples), 215 (Tich Freeman). |
| Extras | 16b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 72 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Bissett | 17 | 1 | 70 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alf Hall | 26 | 6 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Buster Nupen | 19 | 4 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 10 | 5 | 22 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbie Taylor | c Ronald Stanyforth b Wally Hammond | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. John Nicolson | c Wally Hammond b Sam Staples | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denijs Morkel | lbw b Sam Staples | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Jacobus Duminy | b Tich Freeman | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bob Catterall | lbw b Sam Staples | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Jock Cameron | c Bob Wyatt b Ewart Astill | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Nummy Deane | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Buster Nupen | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | ||||||
| 10. George Bissett | ||||||
| 11. Alf Hall |
| FOW | 1-14 (Herbie Taylor), 2-85 (John Nicolson), 3-98 (Denijs Morkel), 4-124 (Bob Catterall), 5-126 (Jacobus Duminy), 6-151 (Jock Cameron). |
| Extras | 16b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 49.2 ovs) 156 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Wally Hammond | 9 | 3 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Staples | 21 | 1 | 67 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 13 | 2 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ewart Astill | 3.2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Greville Stevens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Herbie Taylor, John Nicolson, Denijs Morkel, Jacobus Duminy, Bob Catterall, Jock Cameron, Nummy Deane, Buster Nupen, Cyril Vincent, George Bissett, Alf Hall