Famous Cricketers No 59 - Aubrey Faulkner

team playing the other three times. The experiment was not a success, the wet summer, the withdrawal of several leading Australians from the team and the inability of the South Africans to adapt to the conditions, leading to the home side winning easily. For South Africa it was little short of a disaster, five Tests being lost and one drawn. Faulkner, after starting with 122 not out against Australia at Old Trafford, managed only 72 runs in his subsequent ten innings to average 19.40 for his 194 runs. He was more successful with the ball, taking 17 wickets at 26.70, six wickets (2/50 and 4/50) coming against England at the scene of his previous triumph, Headingley. However, his best effort was 7/84 at The Oval in a ten-wicket loss to England. Overall, the tour was a triumph for Faulkner, who became the first, and only, South African to complete the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs in an English summer, his total of 1075 runs (23.88) and 163 wickets (15.42) earning him his place in history. In addition to his century against Australia he hit 145 not out against Scotland. His best bowling performances were match figures of 11/59 against Leicestershire (his career-best), 11/67 against Scotland, 10/101 against Cambridge University and 10/153 against Lancashire. Before joining the South Africans for the first match of the tour, Faulkner played for MCC against Nottinghamshire at Lord’s and scored 131 in his side’s victory by an innings and 56 runs. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 71. MCC v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, May 1, 2, 3 (MCC won by an innings and 56 runs) c W.R.D.Payton b J.Iremonger 131 472 - - - - 220 - - - - 196 72. South Africans v Derbyshire, Derby, May (4), 6, 7, 8 (South Africans won by seven wickets) lbw A.Morton 0 136 13 1 40 2 C.J.Corbett lbw 143 1 J.Humphries lbw c C.J.Corbett b A.G.Slater 46 138-3 19.1 3 46 5 L.Oliver b 129 A.Morton c C.P.Carter A.G.Slater c T.Campbell T.Forrester lbw A.Warren c L.J.Tancred 73. South Africans v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 9, 10, 11 (South Africans won by 52 runs) c H.Strudwick b E.G.Hayes 17 252 - - - - 163 absent ill - 175 - - - - 212 74. South Africans v Oxford University, Magdalen Ground, Oxford, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) b A.J.Evans 16 179 19 3 52 3 R.H.Twining c C. P. Carter 278 1 G.R.R.Colman c C.P.Carter G.E.V.Crutchley c and b c G.R.R.Colman b F.C.G.Naumann 12 138-3 14 1 58 2 I.P.F.Campbell b 244-5d F.H.Knott c C.P.Carter 75. South Africans v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 23, 24, 25 (South Africans won by innings and 42 runs) c E.W.Bale b J.A.Cuffe 9 298 20 11 19 3 F.L.Bowley c T.A.Ward 50 1 F.A.Pearson c S.J.Pegler W.B.Burns lbw 14 4 22 2 F.A.Pearson c R.O.Schwarz 206 1 E.G.Arnold lbw 76. SOUTH AFRICA v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, May 27, 28 (Australia won by innings and 88 runs) not out 122 265 16 2 55 0 448 b C.Kelleway 0 95 77. South Africans v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) lbw b W.Wells 8 428 15 4 46 1 J.S.Denton c C.P.Carter 156 1 37 10 95 4 W.East c C.P.Carter 286 1 S.G.Smith c L.A.Stricker L.E.Holland lbw J.S.Denton b 78. South Africans v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, June 3, 4, 5 (South Africans won by ten wickets) c N.J.Holloway b H.G.H.Mulholland 6 260 32 9 53 5 H.G.H.Mulholland c A.W.Nourse 130 C.C.Pattison lbw W.N.Riley b J.H.B.Sullivan b E.L.Kidd b 19