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South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
31 December 1938, 2, 3, 4 January 1939 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Norman Gordon | 17 | - | 30 | - | 1 |
| 2. Paul Gibb | c Billy Wade b Norman Gordon | 58 | - | 162 | - | - |
| 3. Eddie Paynter | lbw b Arthur Langton | 1 | - | 10 | - | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | b Eric Davies | 181 | - | 336 | 16 | - |
| +5. Les Ames | b Norman Gordon | 115 | - | 145 | 13 | - |
| 6. Bill Edrich | b Norman Gordon | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 7. Bryan Valentine | lbw b Norman Gordon | 112 | - | 159 | 12 | 1 |
| 8. Hedley Verity | b Arthur Langton | 29 | - | 78 | - | - |
| 9. Doug Wright | c Dudley Nourse b Arthur Langton | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ken Farnes | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Tom Goddard |
| FOW | 1-29 (Len Hutton), 2-30 (Eddie Paynter), 3-139 (Paul Gibb), 4-336 (Les Ames), 5-338 (Bill Edrich), 6-410 (Wally Hammond), 7-504 (Hedley Verity), 8-537 (Bryan Valentine), 9-559 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 0b, 9lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 130.7 ovs) 559 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Eric Davies | 16 | 1 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 30.7 | 3 | 117 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gordon | 40 | 3 | 157 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Xen Balaskas | 24 | 0 | 115 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 20 | 0 | 81 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | b Doug Wright | 42 | - | 220 | - | - |
| 2. Pieter van der Bijl | c Bryan Valentine b Hedley Verity | 37 | - | 112 | 3 | - |
| 3. Eric Rowan | b Doug Wright | 6 | - | 35 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Hedley Verity | 120 | - | 268 | 12 | 1 |
| 5. Dooley Briscoe | lbw b Tom Goddard | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Billy Wade | c Bill Edrich b Hedley Verity | 10 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7. Arthur Langton | lbw b Tom Goddard | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 8. Xen Balaskas | c Eddie Paynter b Hedley Verity | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Alan Melville | b Hedley Verity | 23 | - | 104 | 2 | - |
| 10. Norman Gordon | st Les Ames b Tom Goddard | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Eric Davies | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 8nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.6 ovs) 286 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 13 | 3 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Goddard | 38 | 15 | 64 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 26 | 3 | 83 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 36.6 | 13 | 70 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Les Ames b Ken Farnes | 1 | - | 9 | - | - |
| 2. Pieter van der Bijl | hit wicket b Tom Goddard | 87 | - | 137 | 9 | 1 |
| 3. Eric Rowan | not out | 89 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | not out | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Dooley Briscoe | ||||||
| +6. Billy Wade | ||||||
| 7. Arthur Langton | ||||||
| 8. Xen Balaskas | ||||||
| *9. Alan Melville | ||||||
| 10. Norman Gordon | ||||||
| 11. Eric Davies |
| FOW | 1-2 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-149 (Pieter van der Bijl). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 53 ovs) 201 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 8 | 1 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Goddard | 11 | 1 | 68 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 12 | 0 | 62 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 10 | 5 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 9 | 0 | 25 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Bruce Mitchell, Pieter van der Bijl, Eric Rowan, Dudley Nourse, Dooley Briscoe, Billy Wade, Arthur Langton, Xen Balaskas, Alan Melville, Norman Gordon, Eric Davies