First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND Played at Kingsmead, Durban, December 16, 17, 18, 20, 1948. England won by two wickets. SOUTH AFRICA 1 E.A.B.Rowan c Evans b Jenkins 7 c Compton b Jenkins 16 2 O.E.Wynne c Compton b Bedser 5 c Watkins b Wright 4 3 B.Mitchell c Evans b Bedser 27 b Wright 19 4 *A.D.Nourse c Watkins b Wright 37 c and b Bedser 32 5 †W.W.Wade run out 8 b Jenkins 63 6 D.W.Begbie c Compton b Bedser 37 c Mann b Bedser 48 7 O.C.Dawson b Gladwin 24 c Compton b Wright 3 8 A.M.B.Rowan not out 5 b Wright 15 9 L.Tuckett lbw b Gladwin 1 not out 3 10 N.B.F.Mann c Evans b Gladwin 4 c Mann b Compton 10 11 C.N.McCarthy b Bedser 0 b Jenkins 0 Extras b 3, lb 2, nb 1 6 b 1, lb 5 6 —— —— 161 219 FoW (1): 1-9 (2), 2-18 (1), 3-69 (4), 4-80 (3), 5-99 (5), 6-148 (6), 7-150 (7), 8-152 (9), 9-160 (10), 10-161 (11) FoW (2): 1-22 (2), 2-22 (1), 3-67 (4), 4-89 (3), 5-174 (6), 6-179 (7), 7-199 (5), 8-208 (8), 9-219 (10), 10-219 (11) ENGLAND 1 L.Hutton c McCarthy b A.M.B.Rowan 83 c Dawson b Tuckett 5 2 C.Washbrook c Wade b Mann 35 lbw b Mann 25 3 R.T.Simpson c Begbie b Mann 5 (6) c E.A.B.Rowan b McCarthy 0 4 D.C.S.Compton c Wade b Mann 72 b McCarthy 28 5 A.J.Watkins c Nourse b A.M.B.Rowan 9 b McCarthy 4 6 *F.G.Mann c E.A.B.Rowan b A.M.B.Rowan 19 (3) c Mitchell b McCarthy 13 7 †T.G.Evans c Wynne b A.M.B.Rowan 0 b McCarthy 4 8 R.O.Jenkins c Mitchell b Mann 5 c Wade b McCarthy 22 9 A.V.Bedser c Tuckett b Mann 11 not out 1 10 C.Gladwin not out 0 not out 7 11 D.V.P.Wright c Tuckett b Mann 0 Extras b 2, lb 12 14 b 9, lb 10 19 —— —— 253 (8 wickets) 128 FoW (1): 1-84 (2), 2-104 (3), 3-146 (1), 4-172 (5), 5-212 (6), 6-212 (7), 7-221 (8), 8-247 (9), 9-253 (4), 10-253 (11) FoW (2): 1-25 (1), 2-49 (2), 3-52 (3), 4-64 (5), 5-64 (6), 6-70 (7), 7-115 (4), 8-116 (8) England Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 13.5 2 39 4 18 5 51 2 Gladwin 12 3 21 3 7 3 15 0 Jenkins 14 3 50 1 22.3 6 64 3 Wright 9 3 29 1 26 3 72 4 Compton 2 0 5 0 16 11 11 1 Watkins 3 0 11 0 South Africa Bowling O M R W O M R W McCarthy 9 2 20 0 12 2 43 6 Dawson 3 0 16 0 Tuckett 6 0 36 0 (2) 10 0 38 1 A.M.B.Rowan 44 8 108 4 4 0 15 0 Mann 37.4 14 59 6 (3) 2 0 13 1 Umpires: R.G.A.Ashman and G.L.Sickler. Toss: South Africa Close of Play: 1st day: England (1) 1-0 (Hutton 1*, Washbrook 0*); 2nd day: England (1) 144-2 (Hutton 81*, Compton 17*); 3rd day: South Africa (2) 90-4 (Wade 17*, Begbie 0*). 30