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England v South Africa @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
5, 6, 7, 9 August 1965 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: JF Crapp, CS Elliott
Match Result: South Africa won by 94 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eddie Barlow | c Colin Cowdrey b Tom Cartwright | 19 | - | 85 | 3 | - |
| 2. Tiger Lance | lbw b Tom Cartwright | 7 | - | 46 | - | - |
| +3. Denis Lindsay | c Jim Parks b Tom Cartwright | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | c Colin Cowdrey b Tom Cartwright | 125 | 0 | 139 | 21 | - |
| 5. Colin Bland | st Jim Parks b Fred Titmus | 1 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 6. Ali Bacher | b John Snow | 12 | - | 32 | 2 | - |
| *7. Peter van der Merwe | run out ( > > ) | 38 | - | 107 | 5 | - |
| 8. Richard Dumbrill | c Peter Parfitt b Tom Cartwright | 30 | - | 106 | 2 | - |
| 9. Jackie Botten | c Jim Parks b David Larter | 10 | - | 37 | 1 | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | c David Larter b Tom Cartwright | 15 | - | 41 | 2 | - |
| 11. Atholl McKinnon | not out | 8 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Tiger Lance), 2-16 (Denis Lindsay), 3-42 (Eddie Barlow), 4-43 (Colin Bland), 5-80 (Ali Bacher), 6-178 (Graeme Pollock), 7-221 (Peter van der Merwe), 8-242 (Jackie Botten), 9-252 (Richard Dumbrill), 269 (Peter Pollock). |
| Extras | 0b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.3 ovs) 269 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Larter | 17 | 6 | 25 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 22 | 6 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Cartwright | 31.3 | 9 | 94 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 22 | 8 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 9 | 3 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | c Tiger Lance b Peter Pollock | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 2. Bob Barber | c Ali Bacher b Richard Dumbrill | 41 | - | 105 | 4 | - |
| 3. Ken Barrington | b Peter Pollock | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 4. Fred Titmus | c Graeme Pollock b Atholl McKinnon | 20 | - | 92 | 2 | - |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | c Denis Lindsay b Jackie Botten | 105 | - | 188 | 11 | - |
| 6. Peter Parfitt | c Richard Dumbrill b Peter Pollock | 18 | - | 80 | 2 | - |
| *7. Mike Smith | b Peter Pollock | 32 | - | 106 | 2 | - |
| +8. Jim Parks | c & b Jackie Botten | 6 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 9. John Snow | run out ( > > ) | 3 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 10. David Larter | b Peter Pollock | 2 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 11. Tom Cartwright | not out | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Geoff Boycott), 2-8 (Ken Barrington), 3-63 (Bob Barber), 4-67 (Fred Titmus), 5-133 (Peter Parfitt), 6-225 (Colin Cowdrey), 7-229 (Mike Smith), 8-236 (Jim Parks), 9-238 (John Snow), 240 (David Larter). |
| Extras | 1b, 3lb, 1w, 6nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 93.5 ovs) 240 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 23.5 | 8 | 53 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie Botten | 23 | 5 | 60 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Atholl McKinnon | 28 | 11 | 54 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Dumbrill | 18 | 3 | 60 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Pollock | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| +1. Denis Lindsay | c Colin Cowdrey b David Larter | 9 | - | 68 | - | - |
| 2. Tiger Lance | c Bob Barber b John Snow | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Ali Bacher | lbw b David Larter | 67 | - | 197 | 6 | - |
| 4. Eddie Barlow | b Fred Titmus | 76 | - | 192 | 8 | - |
| 5. Graeme Pollock | c Fred Titmus b David Larter | 59 | - | 83 | 8 | - |
| 6. Colin Bland | b John Snow | 10 | - | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| *7. Peter van der Merwe | c Peter Parfitt b David Larter | 4 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 8. Richard Dumbrill | b John Snow | 13 | - | 40 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jackie Botten | b David Larter | 18 | - | 23 | 2 | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | not out | 12 | - | 42 | 1 | - |
| 11. Atholl McKinnon | b Fred Titmus | 9 | - | 25 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Tiger Lance), 2-35 (Denis Lindsay), 3-134 (Ali Bacher), 4-193 (Eddie Barlow), 5-228 (Colin Bland), 6-232 (Graeme Pollock), 7-243 (Peter van der Merwe), 8-265 (Richard Dumbrill), 9-269 (Jackie Botten), 289 (Atholl McKinnon). |
| Extras | 4b, 5lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 110.4 ovs) 289 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| David Larter | 29 | 7 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| John Snow | 33 | 6 | 83 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 19.4 | 5 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Boycott | 26 | 10 | 60 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Geoff Boycott | b Atholl McKinnon | 16 | - | 110 | 1 | - |
| 2. Bob Barber | c Denis Lindsay b Peter Pollock | 1 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 3. Fred Titmus | c Denis Lindsay b Atholl McKinnon | 4 | - | 20 | 1 | - |
| 4. John Snow | b Jackie Botten | 0 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Barrington | c Denis Lindsay b Peter Pollock | 1 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 6. Colin Cowdrey | st Denis Lindsay b Atholl McKinnon | 20 | - | 35 | 3 | - |
| 7. Peter Parfitt | b Peter Pollock | 86 | - | 255 | 9 | - |
| *8. Mike Smith | lbw b Graeme Pollock | 24 | - | 83 | 3 | - |
| +9. Jim Parks | not out | 44 | - | 148 | 3 | - |
| 10. Tom Cartwright | lbw b Peter Pollock | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. David Larter | c Peter van der Merwe b Peter Pollock | 10 | - | 15 | 1 | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bob Barber), 2-10 (Fred Titmus), 3-10 (John Snow), 4-13 (Ken Barrington), 5-41 (Colin Cowdrey), 6-59 (Geoff Boycott), 7-114 (Mike Smith), 8-207 (Peter Parfitt), 9-207 (Tom Cartwright), 224 (David Larter). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 2w, 11nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98 ovs) 224 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 24 | 15 | 34 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie Botten | 19 | 5 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Atholl McKinnon | 27 | 12 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Dumbrill | 16 | 4 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 7 | 1 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Graeme Pollock | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Geoff Boycott, Bob Barber, Fred Titmus, John Snow, Ken Barrington, Colin Cowdrey, Peter Parfitt, Mike Smith, Jim Parks, Tom Cartwright, David Larter