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South Africans v Essex Men's First-Class Records

Number of Matches 12 From: 23 May 1907 To: 31 July 1998
South Africans won 6
Essex won 1
Draws 5
Ties 0

South Africans

Highest Team Total 503 for 4 declared Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1955
Lowest All-Out Team Total 155 County Ground, Leyton 1907
Most Runs in innings 167 GM Fullerton Valentine's Park, Ilford 1951
Best Bowling in innings 7-47 JB Plimsoll Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
Best Bowling in match 10-133 JB Plimsoll Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
1st Wkt 137 DJ McGlew (118) WR Endean (64) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1955
2nd Wkt 217 GFJ Liebenberg (96) DJ Cullinan (157) County Ground, Chelmsford 1998
3rd Wkt 110 HJ Keith (94) PNF Mansell (99) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1955
4th Wkt 125 PNF Mansell (99) RA McLean (101*) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1955
5th Wkt 164 IJ Siedle (69) EL Dalton (117) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1935
6th Wkt 94 JHB Waite (128) AMB Rowan (40) Valentine's Park, Ilford 1951
7th Wkt 118 DW Begbie (132) DM Ovenstone (36) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
8th Wkt 73 DW Begbie (132) AMB Rowan (58*) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
9th Wkt 92* GA Faulkner (101*) SD Snooke (38*) County Ground, Leyton 1907
10th Wkt 60 GC White (76) SD Snooke (18*) County Ground, Leyton 1907
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
HW Taylor 3 6 0 350 126 58.33
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
GA Faulkner 3 522 17 200 14 14.28 5/65
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
AW Nourse 4 7
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
PW Sherwell 2 2
EA van der Merwe 1 2

Essex

Highest Team Total 380 Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
Lowest All-Out Team Total 89 County Ground, Leyton 1907
Most Runs in innings 147 R Smith Valentine's Park, Ilford 1951
Best Bowling in innings 7-66 JWA Stephenson Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1935
Best Bowling in match 10-110 JWA Stephenson Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1935
1st Wkt 106 CAG Russell (108) FWH Nicholas (50) Garrison A Cricket Ground, Colchester 1924
2nd Wkt 182 R Horsfall (47) R Smith (147) Valentine's Park, Ilford 1951
3rd Wkt 100 JA Cutmore (59*) MS Nichols (70) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1935
100 GJ Smith (50) DJ Insole (105) Valentine's Park, Ilford 1960
4th Wkt 88 TC Dodds (138) DJ Insole (60) Valentine's Park, Ilford 1951
5th Wkt 184 DJ Insole (129) TE Bailey (107) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1955
6th Wkt 181 HP Crabtree (117) DR Wilcox (73) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1947
7th Wkt 87 TE Bailey (77) BEA Edmeades (59) Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester 1965
8th Wkt 68 W Reeves (46) HD Keigwin (20) County Ground, Leyton 1907
9th Wkt 33 WT Greensmith (16) LHR Ralph (21*) Valentine's Park, Ilford 1960
10th Wkt 44 R Smith (43) VJ Evans (7*) Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea 1935
Most Runs
Name Matches Innings Not Outs Runs HS Average
DJ Insole 4 8 2 355 129 59.16
Most Wickets
Name Matches Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average BB
TE Bailey 5 1176 46 466 16 29.12 7/81
Most Catches
Name Matches Catches
JR Sheffield 1 5
Most Stumpings
Name Matches Stumpings
B Taylor 2 2

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