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South Africa v England @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg
27, 28, 29, 30 December 1948 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: JV Hart-Davis, GL Sickler
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Billy Wade b Cuan McCarthy | 158 | - | 290 | 16 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Denis Begbie b Cuan McCarthy | 195 | - | 295 | 18 | - |
| 3. Jack Crapp | c & b Bruce Mitchell | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Bruce Mitchell b Tufty Mann | 114 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | c Billy Wade b Tufty Mann | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. George Mann | c Cuan McCarthy b Tufty Mann | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | run out ( > > ) | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Roly Jenkins | c Billy Wade b Athol Rowan | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Cuan McCarthy | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cliff Gladwin | lbw b Ossie Dawson | 23 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 11. Doug Wright | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-359 (Len Hutton), 2-366 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-516 (Jack Crapp), 4-540 (Denis Compton), 5-549 (Allan Watkins), 6-550 (George Mann), 7-570 (Godfrey Evans), 8-576 (Roly Jenkins), 9-602 (Alec Bedser), 608 (Cliff Gladwin). |
| Extras | 3b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 149.5 ovs) 608 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 26 | 1 | 102 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 16.5 | 3 | 59 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 41 | 4 | 155 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 12 | 0 | 55 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 30 | 2 | 107 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Begbie | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 18 | 1 | 79 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | lbw b Alec Bedser | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | lbw b Doug Wright | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b Cliff Gladwin | 86 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Doug Wright | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | c Godfrey Evans b Denis Compton | 85 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| 6. Denis Begbie | c Allan Watkins b Roly Jenkins | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ossie Dawson | c Allan Watkins b Roly Jenkins | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Doug Wright | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | st Godfrey Evans b Allan Watkins | 38 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tufty Mann | st Godfrey Evans b Roly Jenkins | 23 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Eric Rowan), 2-17 (Owen Wynne), 3-96 (Dudley Nourse), 4-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-204 (Denis Begbie), 6-220 (Ossie Dawson), 7-235 (Athol Rowan), 8-273 (Billy Wade), 9-313 (Lindsay Tuckett), 315 (Tufty Mann). |
| Extras | 4b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 13 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 104.4 ovs) 315 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 22 | 6 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 20 | 6 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 21.4 | 3 | 88 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 26 | 2 | 104 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | not out | 156 | - | 370 | - | - |
| 2. Owen Wynne | lbw b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | c Len Hutton b Doug Wright | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | not out | 56 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | ||||||
| 6. Denis Begbie | ||||||
| 7. Ossie Dawson | ||||||
| 8. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 9. Lindsay Tuckett | ||||||
| 10. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| 11. Cuan McCarthy |
| FOW | 1-15 (Owen Wynne), 2-108 (Bruce Mitchell). |
| Extras | 9b, 4lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 91 ovs) 270 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 17 | 4 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 19 | 3 | 54 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 14 | 3 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 12 | 2 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Eric Rowan, Owen Wynne, Bruce Mitchell, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Denis Begbie, Ossie Dawson, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Tufty Mann, Cuan McCarthy