South Africa v England 4th Test

England tour of South Africa - 1922 (1922/23) · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg · 9 February 1923

Match drawn

Match drawn. Frank Woolley top-scored with 115* for England. Alf Hall took 6/82.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 1922 (1922/23)
Ground: Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Dates: 9 February 1923 to 13 February 1923
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Frank Mann (England), Herbie Taylor (South Africa)
Debuts: Doug Meintjes (South Africa), Doodles Tapscott (South Africa)
Umpires: AG Laver and SL Harris

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Doug Meintjes and Doodles Tapscott played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 244 all out. Arthur Carr top-scored with 63, and Percy Fender made 44. Alf Hall took 6 for 82 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 295 all out. Tommy Ward top-scored with 64, and Dave Nourse made 51. Vallance Jupp took 3 for 36 for England. South Africa led by 51 on first innings.

England made 376 for 6 in their second innings. Frank Woolley top-scored with 115 not out, and Jack Russell made 96. Doug Meintjes took 3 for 38 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 153-run stand for the first wicket between Jack Russell and Andy Sandham, 41% of the total.

Set 326 to win, South Africa made 247 for 4. Herbie Taylor top-scored with 101, and Dave Nourse made 63. Alex Kennedy took 3 for 70 for England. The innings was built on a 134-run stand for the third wicket between Dave Nourse and Herbie Taylor, 54% of the total.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 244 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Russell	bowled	8
Andy Sandham	c Tommy Ward	6
Frank Woolley	c Dave Nourse	15
Arthur Carr	lbw	63
Phil Mead	bowled	38
Percy Fender	c Alf Hall	44
Frank Mann	c Bob Catterall	34
Vallance Jupp	c Dave Nourse	7
Alex Kennedy	c Dave Nourse	16
George Brown	bowled	0
George Macaulay	not out	1

Extras 12 · Total 244 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Doug Meintjes	8	1	31	1
Tip Snooke	3	0	10	0
Alf Hall	36.4	11	82	6
Jimmy Blanckenberg	30	10	46	2
Buster Nupen	16	4	50	1
Cyril Francois	10	6	13	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-9 (Andy Sandham), 2-19 (Jack Russell), 3-35 (Frank Woolley), 4-108 (Phil Mead), 5-177 (Arthur Carr), 6-192 (Percy Fender), 7-207 (Vallance Jupp), 8-237 (Alex Kennedy), 9-243 (Frank Mann), 10-244 (George Brown)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Russell and Andy Sandham	9
second	Frank Woolley and Jack Russell	10
third	Frank Woolley and Arthur Carr	16
fourth	Phil Mead and Arthur Carr	73
fifth	Percy Fender and Arthur Carr	69
sixth	Percy Fender and Frank Mann	15
seventh	Vallance Jupp and Frank Mann	15
eighth	Alex Kennedy and Frank Mann	30
ninth	George Brown and Frank Mann	6
tenth	George Brown and George Macaulay	1

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 295 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Doug Meintjes	c Jack Russell	3
Tommy Ward	bowled	64
Bob Catterall	bowled	31
Herbie Taylor	c Jack Russell	11
Dave Nourse	c Frank Woolley	51
Tip Snooke	lbw	2
Cyril Francois	c George Brown	41
Doodles Tapscott	not out	50
Jimmy Blanckenberg	c Jack Russell	7
Buster Nupen	c Frank Mann	12
Alf Hall	c Alex Kennedy	0

Extras 23 · Total 295 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alex Kennedy	24	5	68	3
George Macaulay	27	5	80	2
Frank Woolley	6	3	10	0
Percy Fender	20	4	78	2
Vallance Jupp	15	5	36	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-16 (Doug Meintjes), 2-78 (Bob Catterall), 3-116 (Herbie Taylor), 4-139 (Tommy Ward), 5-157 (Tip Snooke), 6-212 (Dave Nourse), 7-220 (Cyril Francois), 8-230 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 9-293 (Buster Nupen), 10-295 (Alf Hall)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Tommy Ward and Doug Meintjes	16
second	Tommy Ward and Bob Catterall	62
third	Herbie Taylor and Tommy Ward	38
fourth	Dave Nourse and Tommy Ward	23
fifth	Dave Nourse and Tip Snooke	18
sixth	Dave Nourse and Cyril Francois	55
seventh	Cyril Francois and Doodles Tapscott	8
eighth	Jimmy Blanckenberg and Doodles Tapscott	10
ninth	Buster Nupen and Doodles Tapscott	63
tenth	Alf Hall and Doodles Tapscott	2

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 376 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R
Jack Russell	c Alf Hall	96
Andy Sandham	lbw	58
Frank Woolley	not out	115
Arthur Carr	c Tommy Ward	6
Phil Mead	c Doug Meintjes	0
Percy Fender	bowled	9
Frank Mann	c Doug Meintjes	59
Vallance Jupp	not out	10

Did not bat: Alex Kennedy, George Brown, George Macaulay

Extras 23 · Total 376 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Doug Meintjes	11	3	38	3
Tip Snooke	6	3	11	0
Alf Hall	44	8	114	1
Jimmy Blanckenberg	29	6	78	1
Buster Nupen	28	4	88	1
Cyril Francois	9	3	17	0
Dave Nourse	5	3	7	0
Herbie Taylor	2	2	0	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-153 (Andy Sandham), 2-189 (Jack Russell), 3-203 (Arthur Carr), 4-209 (Phil Mead), 5-221 (Percy Fender), 6-345 (Frank Mann)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Russell and Andy Sandham	153
second	Frank Woolley and Jack Russell	36
third	Frank Woolley and Arthur Carr	14
fourth	Frank Woolley and Phil Mead	6
fifth	Frank Woolley and Percy Fender	12
sixth	Frank Woolley and Frank Mann	124
seventh	Frank Woolley and Vallance Jupp	31

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 247 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R
Bob Catterall	c George Brown	8
Herbie Taylor	c Jack Russell	101
Tommy Ward	c George Macaulay	8
Dave Nourse	c Percy Fender	63
Tip Snooke	not out	39
Cyril Francois	not out	3

Did not bat: Doug Meintjes, Doodles Tapscott, Jimmy Blanckenberg, Buster Nupen, Alf Hall

Extras 25 · Total 247 for 4

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alex Kennedy	27.5	7	70	3
George Macaulay	17	6	27	1
Frank Woolley	6	2	26	0
Percy Fender	17	2	60	0
Vallance Jupp	12	3	39	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Bob Catterall), 2-32 (Tommy Ward), 3-166 (Dave Nourse), 4-238 (Herbie Taylor)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Herbie Taylor and Bob Catterall	19
second	Herbie Taylor and Tommy Ward	13
third	Dave Nourse and Herbie Taylor	134
fourth	Tip Snooke and Herbie Taylor	72
fifth	Tip Snooke and Cyril Francois	9

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