Test Match #268 Standard Scorecard     
1938-1939 South Africa v England - 2nd Test
Newlands, Cape Town
31st December, 1938
 
 South Africa 286 & 201/2
England 559/9 dec
Match drawn

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Gordon 17    0  0   3.04%
Paul Gibb c †Wade b Gordon 58    0  0   10.38%
Edward Paynter lbw b Langton 1    0  0   0.18%
Wally Hammond* b Davies 181    16  0   32.38%
Leslie Ames† b Gordon 115    13  0   20.57%
William Edrich b Gordon 0    0  0  
Brian Valentine lbw b Gordon 112    12  1   20.04%
Hedley Verity b Langton 29    0  0   5.19%
Douglas Wright c Nourse b Langton 33    0  0   5.90%
Kenneth Farnes not out 1    0  0   0.18%
Extras (lb 9, nb 3) 12  
Total 9 wickets declared   (130.7 overs @ 4.26 rpo) 559
 
Did not Bat
 
Thomas Goddard
Fall of Wickets
 
1-29 Hutton, 2-30 Paynter, 3-139 Gibb, 4-336 Ames, 5-338 Edrich, 6-410 Hammond,
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7-504 Verity, 8-537 Valentine, 9-559 Wright
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Eric Davies 16.0 1 77 1 4.81 10.00
Arthur Langton 30.7 3 117 3 3.75 30.00
Norman Gordon 40.0 3 157 5 3.93 50.00
Xenophon Balaskas 24.0 0 115 0 4.79
Bruce Mitchell 20.0 0 81 0 4.05
 
 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell b Wright 42    0  0   14.69%
Pieter van der Bijl c Valentine b Verity 37    3  0   12.94%
Eric Rowan b Wright 6    0  0   2.10%
Dudley Nourse lbw b Verity 120    12  1   41.96%
Arthur Briscoe lbw b Goddard 2    0  0   0.70%
Walter Wade† c Edrich b Verity 10    0  0   3.50%
Arthur Langton lbw b Goddard 0    0  0  
Xenophon Balaskas c Paynter b Verity 29    0  0   10.14%
Alan Melville* b Verity 23    2  0   8.04%
Norman Gordon st †Ames b Goddard 0    0  0  
Eric Davies not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 7, nb 8) 17  
Total All Out   (118.6 overs @ 2.40 rpo) 286
Fall of Wickets
 
1-66 van der Bijl, 2-79 Rowan, 3-151 Mitchell, 4-160 Briscoe, 5-176 Wade, 6-177 Langton,
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7-214 Balaskas, 8-283 Nourse, 9-286 Gordon, 10-286 Melville
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Kenneth Farnes 13.0 3 37 0 2.85
William Edrich 5.0 1 15 0 3.00
Thomas Goddard 38.0 15 64 3 1.68 30.00
Douglas Wright 26.0 3 83 2 3.19 20.00
Hedley Verity 36.6 13 70 5 1.89 50.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell c †Ames b Farnes 1    0  0   0.50%
Pieter van der Bijl hit wicket b Goddard 87    9  1   43.28%
Eric Rowan not out 89    0  0   44.28%
Dudley Nourse not out 19    0  0   9.45%
Extras (b 1, lb 3, nb 1) 5  
Total 2 wickets   (53.0 overs @ 3.79 rpo) 201
 
Did not Bat
 
Arthur Briscoe, Walter Wade†, Arthur Langton, Xenophon Balaskas, Alan Melville*,
 
Norman Gordon, Eric Davies
Fall of Wickets
 
1-2 Mitchell, 2-149 van der Bijl
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Kenneth Farnes 8.0 1 23 1 2.88 10.00
William Edrich 3.0 1 5 0 1.67
Thomas Goddard 11.0 1 68 1 6.18 10.00
Douglas Wright 12.0 0 62 0 5.17
Hedley Verity 10.0 5 13 0 1.30
Wally Hammond 9.0 0 25 0 2.78
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Newlands, Cape Town
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1938-1939 South Africa v England - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #268
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 131/2 (PA Gibb 56*, WR Hammond 54*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 553/8 (DVP Wright 27*, K Farnes 1*)
Day 3 - South Africa 1st innings 213/6 (AD Nourse 74*, XC Balaskas 28*)
Day 4 - South Africa 2nd Innings 201/2, 53.0 overs - end of match