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South Africa v England @ Ellis Park, Johannesburg
12, 14, 15, 16 February 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 | b Lindsay Tuckett | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Eric Rowan b Cuan McCarthy | 97 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 3. Jack Crapp | b Athol Rowan | 51 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Athol Rowan b Lindsay Tuckett | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Allan Watkins | hit wicket b Cuan McCarthy | 111 | - | - | 15 | - |
| *6. George Mann | c Billy Wade b Cuan McCarthy | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Roly Jenkins | lbw b Bruce Mitchell | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | lbw b Lindsay Tuckett | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | b Cuan McCarthy | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Billy Griffith | c Bruce Mitchell b Cuan McCarthy | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Jack Young | not out | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-3 (Len Hutton), 2-123 (Jack Crapp), 3-172 (Denis Compton), 4-180 (Cyril Washbrook), 5-213 (George Mann), 6-282 (Roly Jenkins), 7-287 (Alec Bedser), 8-316 (Cliff Gladwin), 9-346 (Billy Griffith), 379 (Allan Watkins). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 105.7 ovs) 379 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 35.7 | 3 | 114 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 29 | 2 | 109 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 23 | 1 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fish Markham | 5 | 1 | 38 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 10 | 3 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Billy Griffith b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Eric Rowan | run out ( > > ) | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | not out | 129 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | lbw b Jack Young | 54 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tony Harris | b Alec Bedser | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | b Cliff Gladwin | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | b Jack Young | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Fish Markham | c Billy Griffith b Roly Jenkins | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tufty Mann | c Billy Griffith b Cliff Gladwin | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-4 (Ken Viljoen), 3-19 (Eric Rowan), 4-125 (Billy Wade), 5-137 (Tony Harris), 6-156 (Athol Rowan), 7-161 (Lindsay Tuckett), 8-192 (Fish Markham), 9-236 (Tufty Mann). |
| Extras | 4b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 85 ovs) 257 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 24 | 3 | 81 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 24 | 7 | 43 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 23 | 6 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Athol Rowan | 123 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Athol Rowan | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Denis Compton | b Fish Markham | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. George Mann | lbw b Athol Rowan | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Crapp | hit wicket b Cuan McCarthy | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Allan Watkins | b Athol Rowan | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Alec Bedser | b Cuan McCarthy | 19 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Cliff Gladwin | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Roly Jenkins | ||||||
| +10. Billy Griffith | ||||||
| 11. Jack Young |
| FOW | 1-77 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-151 (Denis Compton), 3-186 (George Mann), 4-204 (Jack Crapp), 5-222 (Len Hutton), 6-237 (Allan Watkins), 7-253 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 5b, 11lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 78.2 ovs) 253 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 12.2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 10 | 0 | 43 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 34 | 10 | 69 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fish Markham | 8 | 0 | 34 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Denis Compton b Cliff Gladwin | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Eric Rowan | not out | 86 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | b Allan Watkins | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | b Allan Watkins | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Billy Wade | lbw b Alec Bedser | 27 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 6. Tony Harris | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | ||||||
| 9. Fish Markham | ||||||
| 10. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| 11. Cuan McCarthy |
| FOW | 1-23 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-136 (Ken Viljoen), 3-140 (Dudley Nourse), 4-182 (Billy Wade). |
| Extras | 7b, 1lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 65 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 17 | 0 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 6 | 39 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roly Jenkins | 9 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 11 | 6 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Allan Watkins | 3 | 0 | 16 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 9 | 2 | 35 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Bruce Mitchell, Eric Rowan, Ken Viljoen, Dudley Nourse, Billy Wade, Tony Harris, Athol Rowan, Lindsay Tuckett, Fish Markham, Tufty Mann, Cuan McCarthy