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England v South Africa @ Kennington Oval, London
16, 17, 18 August 1951 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, D Davies
Match Result: England won by 4 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Len Hutton b Freddie Brown | 55 | - | 165 | - | - |
| +2. Russell Endean | c Freddie Brown b Jim Laker | 31 | - | 115 | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | st Don Brennan b Jim Laker | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Freddie Brown | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | lbw b Jim Laker | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Peter May b Jim Laker | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Percy Mansell | b Roy Tattersall | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | c Jim Laker b Alec Bedser | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Chubb | b Alec Bedser | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Michael Melle | b Derek Shackleton | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-66 (Russell Endean), 2-106 (Eric Rowan), 3-106 (Clive van Ryneveld), 4-106 (Jack Cheetham), 5-126 (Roy McLean), 6-131 (Dudley Nourse), 7-146 (Percy Mansell), 8-175 (Geoff Chubb), 9-186 (Michael Melle), 202 (Athol Rowan). |
| Extras | 11b, 8lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 106.3 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 19.3 | 6 | 36 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Shackleton | 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 14 | 7 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 37 | 12 | 64 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 20 | 10 | 31 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | lbw b Athol Rowan | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Frank Lowson | c Russell Endean b Michael Melle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Peter May | b Geoff Chubb | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | b Cuan McCarthy | 73 | - | 220 | 4 | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | run out ( > > ) | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | c Clive van Ryneveld b Athol Rowan | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Jim Laker | b Geoff Chubb | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Derek Shackleton | c Clive van Ryneveld b Michael Melle | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | c Russell Endean b Michael Melle | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Don Brennan | lbw b Michael Melle | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Roy Tattersall | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Frank Lowson), 2-51 (Len Hutton), 3-79 (Peter May), 4-128 (Willie Watson), 5-134 (Freddie Brown), 6-145 (Jim Laker), 7-173 (Derek Shackleton), 8-189 (Alec Bedser), 9-190 (Don Brennan), 194 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 87 ovs) 194 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 17 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Melle | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 27 | 9 | 44 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 30 | 5 | 70 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | lbw b Jim Laker | 45 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. Russell Endean | lbw b Alec Bedser | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Jim Laker | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | b Jim Laker | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | c Len Hutton b Roy Tattersall | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | c Frank Lowson b Jim Laker | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Percy Mansell | lbw b Jim Laker | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | not out | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Chubb | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Michael Melle | b Jim Laker | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-15 (Russell Endean), 2-35 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-57 (Dudley Nourse), 4-84 (Eric Rowan), 5-106 (Jack Cheetham), 6-111 (Percy Mansell), 7-116 (Roy McLean), 8-130 (Geoff Chubb), 9-153 (Michael Melle), 154 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 11b, 7lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.5 ovs) 154 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 19.5 | 6 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Derek Shackleton | 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 28 | 8 | 55 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 13 | 5 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | obstructing the field | 27 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 2. Frank Lowson | c Clive van Ryneveld b Athol Rowan | 37 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Peter May | c Eric Rowan b Athol Rowan | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Clive van Ryneveld b Geoff Chubb | 18 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | c Russell Endean b Geoff Chubb | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | lbw b Geoff Chubb | 40 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 7. Jim Laker | not out | 13 | - | - | 2 | - |
| 8. Derek Shackleton | not out | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| +10. Don Brennan | ||||||
| 11. Roy Tattersall |
| FOW | 1-53 (Len Hutton), 2-53 (Peter May), 3-84 (Denis Compton), 4-90 (Frank Lowson), 5-132 (Willie Watson), 6-151 (Freddie Brown). |
| Extras | 5b, 3lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 6 wickets, 62.1 ovs) 164 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Michael Melle | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 24.1 | 2 | 77 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 28 | 10 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Frank Lowson, Peter May, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Freddie Brown, Jim Laker, Derek Shackleton, Alec Bedser, Don Brennan, Roy Tattersall