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South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
1, 3, 4, 5 January 1949 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, JV Hart-Davis
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | run out ( > > ) | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Athol Rowan | 74 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Crapp | c Owen Wynne b Bruce Mitchell | 35 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Athol Rowan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | c Alan Melville b Ossie Dawson | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. George Mann | c Bruce Mitchell b Martin Hanley | 44 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b Athol Rowan | 27 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Roly Jenkins | c Owen Wynne b Athol Rowan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Cuan McCarthy | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cliff Gladwin | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Doug Wright | c Ossie Dawson b Athol Rowan | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-88 (Len Hutton), 2-149 (Jack Crapp), 3-151 (Denis Compton), 4-152 (Cyril Washbrook), 5-203 (Allan Watkins), 6-249 (Godfrey Evans), 7-251 (Roly Jenkins), 8-263 (George Mann), 9-281 (Alec Bedser), 308 (Doug Wright). |
| Extras | 7b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 91.2 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 26 | 2 | 95 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 7 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 31.2 | 3 | 80 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Hanley | 18 | 4 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 6 | 0 | 9 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Owen Wynne | c Jack Crapp b Allan Watkins | 50 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alan Melville | b Roly Jenkins | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b Denis Compton | 120 | - | 345 | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c & b Denis Compton | 112 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | c Allan Watkins b Denis Compton | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Denis Begbie | run out ( > > ) | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Ossie Dawson | c George Mann b Denis Compton | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | c Len Hutton b Cliff Gladwin | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Martin Hanley | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | st Godfrey Evans b Denis Compton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-30 (Alan Melville), 2-108 (Owen Wynne), 3-298 (Dudley Nourse), 4-298 (Billy Wade), 5-303 (Bruce Mitchell), 6-342 (Ossie Dawson), 7-344 (Athol Rowan), 8-349 (Denis Begbie), 9-349 (Martin Hanley), 356 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 119.2 ovs) 356 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 34 | 5 | 92 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 30 | 7 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 0 | 58 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 11 | 1 | 46 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 10 | 0 | 36 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 25.2 | 3 | 70 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Athol Rowan | 87 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Bruce Mitchell b Cuan McCarthy | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jack Crapp | c Billy Wade b Cuan McCarthy | 54 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | not out | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | not out | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. George Mann | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Roly Jenkins | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Cliff Gladwin | ||||||
| 11. Doug Wright |
| FOW | 1-11 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-145 (Len Hutton), 3-165 (Jack Crapp). |
| Extras | 8b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 96 ovs) 276 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 20 | 2 | 75 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 13 | 3 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 30 | 5 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 15 | 5 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Martin Hanley | 11 | 3 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 7 | 1 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Owen Wynne | c Alec Bedser b Roly Jenkins | 46 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Alan Melville | st Godfrey Evans b Roly Jenkins | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| +3. Billy Wade | c Godfrey Evans b Roly Jenkins | 11 | 0 | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | st Godfrey Evans b Roly Jenkins | 34 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Bruce Mitchell | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Denis Begbie | ||||||
| 8. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 9. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| 10. Martin Hanley | ||||||
| 11. Cuan McCarthy |
| FOW | 1-58 (Alan Melville), 2-83 (Owen Wynne), 3-83 (Billy Wade), 4-132 (Dudley Nourse). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 31 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 10 | 2 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 9 | 0 | 48 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Owen Wynne, Alan Melville, Billy Wade, Dudley Nourse, Bruce Mitchell, Ossie Dawson, Denis Begbie, Athol Rowan, Tufty Mann, Martin Hanley, Cuan McCarthy