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England v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of England - 1907 (1907) · Kennington Oval, London · 19 August 1907

Match drawn

Match drawn. C.B. Fry top-scored with 129 for England. Colin Blythe took 5/61.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
South Africa tour of England - 1907 (1907)
Ground
Kennington Oval, London
Dates
19 August 1907 to 21 August 1907
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
Match drawn
Captains
Tip Foster (England), Percy Sherwell (South Africa)
Debut
Stanley Snooke (South Africa)
Umpires
W Richards and WAJ West

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. It was Stanley Snooke's first Test.

England batted first and made 295 all out. C.B. Fry top-scored with 129, and Tip Foster made 51. Reggie Schwarz took 3 for 45 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 178 all out. Tip Snooke top-scored with 63. Colin Blythe took 5 for 61 for England. From 149 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 29 runs, to 178 for 10. England led by 117 on first innings.

England made 138 all out in their second innings. Tip Foster top-scored with 35. Bert Vogler took 4 for 49 for South Africa.

Set 256 to win, South Africa made 159 for 5. Aubrey Faulkner top-scored with 42. George Hirst took 3 for 42 for England.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Tom Haywardlbw01
C.B. Fryc Aubrey Faulkner129–
Johnny Tyldesleybowled8–
Tip Fosterlbw51–
Len Braundbowled18–
George Hirstc Tip Snooke4–
Gilbert Jessopc Stanley Snooke2–
Jack Crawfordc Stanley Snooke2–
Dick Lilleybowled42–
Colin Blythebowled10–
Neville Knoxnot out8–

Extras 21 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Bert Vogler317862
Aubrey Faulkner272782
Reggie Schwarz278453
Gordon White92280
Jimmy Sinclair144271
Dave Nourse41102

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Tom Hayward), 2-19 (Johnny Tyldesley), 3-105 (Tip Foster), 4-154 (Len Braund), 5-170 (George Hirst), 6-177 (Gilbert Jessop), 7-181 (Jack Crawford), 8-271 (C.B. Fry), 9-274 (Dick Lilley), 10-295 (Colin Blythe)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstC.B. Fry and Tom Hayward0
secondC.B. Fry and Johnny Tyldesley19
thirdC.B. Fry and Tip Foster86
fourthC.B. Fry and Len Braund49
fifthC.B. Fry and George Hirst16
sixthC.B. Fry and Gilbert Jessop7
seventhC.B. Fry and Jack Crawford4
eighthC.B. Fry and Dick Lilley90
ninthDick Lilley and Colin Blythe3
tenthColin Blythe and Neville Knox21
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 178 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Percy Sherwellbowled6
Aubrey Faulknerc George Hirst2
Tip Snookec Gilbert Jessop63
Dave Noursec Dick Lilley34
Jimmy Sinclairc Jack Crawford22
William Shaldersc Gilbert Jessop31
Bert Voglerbowled5
Reggie Schwarzc Colin Blythe2
Gordon Whitest Dick Lilley4
Maitland Hathornnot out3
Stanley Snookec Tip Foster0

Extras 6 · Total 178 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Colin Blythe20.35615
George Hirst227393
Jack Crawford112330
Neville Knox102392

FALL OF WICKETS

1-8 (Aubrey Faulkner), 2-8 (Percy Sherwell), 3-69 (Dave Nourse), 4-105 (Jimmy Sinclair), 5-149 (Tip Snooke), 6-160 (Bert Vogler), 7-163 (Reggie Schwarz), 8-174 (William Shalders), 9-175 (Gordon White), 10-178 (Stanley Snooke)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstAubrey Faulkner and Percy Sherwell8
secondPercy Sherwell and Tip Snooke0
thirdDave Nourse and Tip Snooke61
fourthJimmy Sinclair and Tip Snooke36
fifthWilliam Shalders and Tip Snooke44
sixthWilliam Shalders and Bert Vogler11
seventhWilliam Shalders and Reggie Schwarz3
eighthWilliam Shalders and Gordon White11
ninthMaitland Hathorn and Gordon White1
tenthMaitland Hathorn and Stanley Snooke3
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 138 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Tom Haywardc Percy Sherwell3
C.B. Frybowled3
Johnny Tyldesleyc Gordon White11
Tip Fosterc Tip Snooke35
Len Braundc Reggie Schwarz34
Gilbert Jessopst Percy Sherwell11
George Hirsthit wicket16
Jack Crawfordc Dave Nourse2
Dick Lilleynot out9
Colin Blythebowled0
Neville Knoxbowled3

Extras 11 · Total 138 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Bert Vogler14.32494
Aubrey Faulkner3160
Reggie Schwarz147213
Dave Nourse186432
Tip Snooke5381

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Tom Hayward), 2-6 (C.B. Fry), 3-20 (Johnny Tyldesley), 4-89 (Tip Foster), 5-100 (Gilbert Jessop), 6-108 (Len Braund), 7-118 (Jack Crawford), 8-131 (George Hirst), 9-131 (Colin Blythe), 10-138 (Neville Knox)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstC.B. Fry and Tom Hayward6
secondC.B. Fry and Johnny Tyldesley0
thirdJohnny Tyldesley and Tip Foster14
fourthLen Braund and Tip Foster69
fifthGilbert Jessop and Len Braund11
sixthGeorge Hirst and Len Braund8
seventhGeorge Hirst and Jack Crawford10
eighthDick Lilley and George Hirst13
ninthDick Lilley and Colin Blythe0
tenthDick Lilley and Neville Knox7
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 159 FOR 5
BatterHow outR
Jimmy Sinclairbowled28
Aubrey Faulknerbowled42
Tip Snookec Tip Foster36
Gordon Whitebowled1
Bert Voglerbowled19
William Shaldersnot out24
Dave Noursenot out0

Did not bat: Percy Sherwell, Reggie Schwarz, Maitland Hathorn, Stanley Snooke

Extras 9 · Total 159 for 5

Bowler (England)OMRW
Colin Blythe12.33362
George Hirst131423
Jack Crawford63140
Neville Knox80530
Len Braund1050

FALL OF WICKETS

1-61 (Jimmy Sinclair), 2-72 (Aubrey Faulkner), 3-76 (Gordon White), 4-110 (Bert Vogler), 5-159 (Tip Snooke)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJimmy Sinclair and Aubrey Faulkner61
secondAubrey Faulkner and Tip Snooke11
thirdTip Snooke and Gordon White4
fourthTip Snooke and Bert Vogler34
fifthWilliam Shalders and Tip Snooke49
sixthWilliam Shalders and Dave Nourse0
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