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South Africa v England 5th Test

England tour of South Africa - 1910 (1909/10) · Newlands, Cape Town · 11 March 1910

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 187 for England. Colin Blythe took 7/46.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
England tour of South Africa - 1910 (1909/10)
Ground
Newlands, Cape Town
Dates
11 March 1910 to 14 March 1910
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Captains
Frederick Fane (England), Tip Snooke (South Africa)
Debuts
Neville Tufnell (England), Pompey Norton (South Africa), Sivert Samuelson (South Africa)
Umpires
AJ Atfield and SL Harris

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Neville Tufnell, Pompey Norton and Sivert Samuelson played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 417 all out. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 187, and Wilfred Rhodes made 77. Pompey Norton took 4 for 47 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 221-run stand for the first wicket between Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs, 53% of the total.

South Africa replied with 103 all out. Billy Zulch top-scored with 43 not out. Colin Blythe took 7 for 46 for England. From 23 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 25 runs, to 48 for 7. England led by 314 on first innings. South Africa followed on.

South Africa made 327 all out in their second innings. Aubrey Faulkner top-scored with 99, and Tip Snooke made 47. Frank Woolley took 3 for 47 for England. The innings was built on a 120-run stand for the fourth wicket between Aubrey Faulkner and Tip Snooke.

Set 14 to win, England made 16 for 1. Lucky Denton top-scored with 16 not out.

England won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 417 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Jack Hobbshit wicket187
Wilfred Rhodesbowled77
Lucky Dentonc Sivert Samuelson26
Frederick Fanebowled6
Frank Woolleybowled0
George Thompsonc Jimmy Sinclair51
Morice Birdbowled0
George Simpson-Haywardc Tip Snooke19
Neville Tufnellc Bert Vogler14
Bert Strudwickc Billy Zulch2
Colin Blythenot out2

Extras 33 · Total 417 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Tip Snooke50170
Bert Vogler2621031
Aubrey Faulkner25.26723
Sivert Samuelson182640
Pompey Norton154474
Jimmy Sinclair81360
Dave Nourse81352
Reggie Schwarz30100

FALL OF WICKETS

1-221 (Wilfred Rhodes), 2-265 (Lucky Denton), 3-286 (Frederick Fane), 4-286 (Frank Woolley), 5-327 (Jack Hobbs), 6-327 (Morice Bird), 7-381 (George Simpson-Hayward), 8-408 (Neville Tufnell), 9-411 (Bert Strudwick), 10-417 (George Thompson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstWilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs221
secondLucky Denton and Jack Hobbs44
thirdFrederick Fane and Jack Hobbs21
fourthJack Hobbs and Frank Woolley0
fifthJack Hobbs and George Thompson41
sixthGeorge Thompson and Morice Bird0
seventhGeorge Thompson and George Simpson-Hayward54
eighthGeorge Thompson and Neville Tufnell27
ninthGeorge Thompson and Bert Strudwick3
tenthColin Blythe and George Thompson6
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 103 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Billy Zulchnot out43
Mick Commaillebowled4
Tip Snookebowled0
Dave Nourselbw8
Aubrey Faulknerc Wilfred Rhodes10
Jimmy Sinclairc Lucky Denton1
Murray Bissetc Wilfred Rhodes4
Bert Voglerbowled0
Reggie Schwarzc Lucky Denton13
Pompey Nortonbowled2
Sivert Samuelsonbowled15

Extras 3 · Total 103 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Jack Hobbs40110
Colin Blythe185467
George Thompson126282
George Simpson-Hayward4.50151

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (Mick Commaille), 2-4 (Tip Snooke), 3-23 (Dave Nourse), 4-38 (Aubrey Faulkner), 5-41 (Jimmy Sinclair), 6-48 (Murray Bisset), 7-48 (Bert Vogler), 8-83 (Reggie Schwarz), 9-86 (Pompey Norton), 10-103 (Sivert Samuelson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMick Commaille and Billy Zulch4
secondTip Snooke and Billy Zulch0
thirdDave Nourse and Billy Zulch19
fourthAubrey Faulkner and Billy Zulch15
fifthJimmy Sinclair and Billy Zulch3
sixthMurray Bisset and Billy Zulch7
seventhBert Vogler and Billy Zulch0
eighthReggie Schwarz and Billy Zulch35
ninthBilly Zulch and Pompey Norton3
tenthBilly Zulch and Sivert Samuelson17
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 327 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Billy Zulchbowled14
Mick Commaillelbw5
Tip Snookebowled47
Dave Noursec George Simpson-Hayward0
Aubrey Faulknerc Frank Woolley99
Jimmy Sinclairst Neville Tufnell37
Murray Bissetnot out27
Bert Voglerbowled2
Reggie Schwarzc Morice Bird44
Pompey Nortonc Frederick Fane7
Sivert Samuelsonbowled7

Extras 38 · Total 327 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Jack Hobbs83191
Colin Blythe3013583
George Thompson305963
George Simpson-Hayward81350
Frank Woolley133473
Morice Bird30120
Wilfred Rhodes70220

FALL OF WICKETS

1-25 (Mick Commaille), 2-29 (Billy Zulch), 3-31 (Dave Nourse), 4-151 (Tip Snooke), 5-199 (Jimmy Sinclair), 6-226 (Aubrey Faulkner), 7-229 (Bert Vogler), 8-296 (Reggie Schwarz), 9-307 (Pompey Norton), 10-327 (Sivert Samuelson)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMick Commaille and Billy Zulch25
secondTip Snooke and Billy Zulch4
thirdDave Nourse and Tip Snooke2
fourthAubrey Faulkner and Tip Snooke120
fifthJimmy Sinclair and Aubrey Faulkner48
sixthMurray Bisset and Aubrey Faulkner27
seventhMurray Bisset and Bert Vogler3
eighthMurray Bisset and Reggie Schwarz67
ninthMurray Bisset and Pompey Norton11
tenthMurray Bisset and Sivert Samuelson20
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 16 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Morice Birdc Murray Bisset0
Wilfred Rhodesnot out0
Lucky Dentonnot out16

Did not bat: Jack Hobbs, Frederick Fane, Frank Woolley, George Thompson, George Simpson-Hayward, Neville Tufnell, Bert Strudwick, Colin Blythe

Extras 0 · Total 16 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Bert Vogler2.11161
Tip Snooke2200

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Morice Bird)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstWilfred Rhodes and Morice Bird0
secondWilfred Rhodes and Lucky Denton16
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