South Africa vs England, 2nd Test at Johannesburg, , Dec 27 1948 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
2nd Test, Johannesburg, December 27 - 30, 1948, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Wade b McCarthy | 158 | - | 290 | 16 | 0 | - | |||
| c Begbie b McCarthy | 195 | - | 295 | 18 | 0 | - | |||
| c & b Mitchell | 56 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Mitchell b Mann | 114 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Wade b Mann | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c McCarthy b Mann | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Wade b AMB Rowan | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b McCarthy | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Dawson | 23 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 10) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 149.5 Ov (RR: 4.06) | 608 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-359 (Leonard Hutton), 2-366 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-516 (Jack Crapp), 4-540 (Denis Compton), 5-549 (Allan Watkins), 6-550 (George Mann), 7-570 (Godfrey Evans), 8-576 (Roly Jenkins), 9-602 (Alec Bedser), 10-608 (Cliff Gladwin) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 102 | 3 | 2.94 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16.5 | 3 | 59 | 1 | 2.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 4 | 155 | 1 | 2.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 3.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 2 | 107 | 3 | 2.67 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 4.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | 1 | 79 | 1 | 3.29 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Bedser | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Wright | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Gladwin | 86 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Wright | 32 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Evans b Compton | 85 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Jenkins | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Watkins b Jenkins | 12 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Wright | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Evans b Watkins | 38 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Evans b Jenkins | 23 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 7, nb 2) | 13 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 104.4 Ov (RR: 3.01) | 315 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Eric Rowan), 2-17 (Owen Wynne), 3-96 (Dudley Nourse), 4-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-204 (Denis Begbie), 6-220 (Ossie Dawson), 7-235 (Athol Rowan), 8-273 (Billy Wade), 9-313 (Lindsay Tuckett), 10-315 (Tufty Mann) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 6 | 42 | 1 | 1.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 6 | 29 | 1 | 1.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21.4 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 3.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | 2 | 104 | 3 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 2.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (Following on)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not out | 156 | - | 370 | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Bedser | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Wright | 40 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 56 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 9, lb 4, nb 1) | 14 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 91 Ov (RR: 2.96) | 270/2 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Owen Wynne), 2-108 (Bruce Mitchell) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 4 | 51 | 1 | 2.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 37 | 0 | 1.73 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 3 | 54 | 0 | 2.13 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 3 | 35 | 1 | 1.87 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 1.78 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Mon, 27 Dec - day 1 - England 1st innings 387/2 (Jack Crapp 14*, Denis Compton 10*)
Tue, 28 Dec - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 95/2 (Bruce Mitchell 47*, Dudley Nourse 32*)
Wed, 29 Dec - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 28/1 (Eric Rowan 17*, Bruce Mitchell 7*)
Thu, 30 Dec - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 270/2 (91 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
| Ellis Park, Johannesburg | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1948/49 |
| Series result | England led the 5-match series 1-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 307 |
| Match days | day (4-day match) |
| Umpires | |
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