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England v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of England - 1924 (1924) · Headingley, Leeds · 12 July 1924

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Patsy Hendren top-scored with 132 for England. Maurice Tate took 6/42.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
South Africa tour of England - 1924 (1924)
Ground
Headingley, Leeds
Dates
12 July 1924 to 15 July 1924
Toss
England, chose to bat
Result
England won by 9 wickets
Captains
Arthur Gilligan (England), Herbie Taylor (South Africa)
Umpires
AE Street and W Reeves

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 396 all out. Patsy Hendren top-scored with 132, and Herbert Sutcliffe made 83. Sid Pegler took 4 for 116 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 132 all out. Herbie Taylor top-scored with 59 not out. Maurice Tate took 6 for 42 for England. From 6 for 1 they lost 4 wickets for 28 runs, to 34 for 5. England led by 264 on first innings. South Africa followed on.

South Africa made 323 all out in their second innings. Herbie Taylor top-scored with 56, and Bob Catterall made 56. Dick Tyldesley took 3 for 63 for England.

Set 60 to win, England made 60 for 1. Herbert Sutcliffe top-scored with 29 not out.

England won by 9 wickets.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 396 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Jack Hobbsc Sid Pegler31
Herbert Sutcliffec Buster Nupen83
'Young Jack' Hearnelbw20
Frank Woolleybowled0
Patsy Hendrenc Nummy Deane132
Ernest Tyldesleyrun out15
Maurice Tatec Herbie Taylor29
Arthur Gilliganc Bob Catterall28
Dick Tyldesleyc Claude Carter29
George Woodrun out6
George Macaulaynot out0

Extras 23 · Total 396 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Buster Nupen308851
Sid Pegler3561164
Dave Nourse247671
Jimmy Blanckenberg120581
Claude Carter152471

FALL OF WICKETS

1-72 (Jack Hobbs), 2-130 ('Young Jack' Hearne), 3-130 (Frank Woolley), 4-201 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 5-248 (Ernest Tyldesley), 6-305 (Maurice Tate), 7-350 (Arthur Gilligan), 8-365 (Patsy Hendren), 9-386 (Dick Tyldesley), 10-396 (George Wood)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe72
second'Young Jack' Hearne and Herbert Sutcliffe58
thirdFrank Woolley and Herbert Sutcliffe0
fourthPatsy Hendren and Herbert Sutcliffe71
fifthPatsy Hendren and Ernest Tyldesley47
sixthPatsy Hendren and Maurice Tate57
seventhPatsy Hendren and Arthur Gilligan45
eighthPatsy Hendren and Dick Tyldesley15
ninthGeorge Wood and Dick Tyldesley21
tenthGeorge Macaulay and George Wood10
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 132 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Mick Commaillerun out4
Nummy Deanec Maurice Tate2
Tommy Wardbowled17
Fred Susskindbowled4
Dave Nourserun out3
Herbie Taylornot out59
Bob Catterallc George Wood29
Buster Nupenc George Wood0
Sid Peglerlbw0
Jimmy Blanckenbergbowled0
Claude Carterc Patsy Hendren11

Extras 3 · Total 132 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Arthur Gilligan103271
Maurice Tate174426
George Macaulay11.32231
Dick Tyldesley134370

FALL OF WICKETS

1-6 (Nummy Deane), 2-10 (Mick Commaille), 3-16 (Fred Susskind), 4-30 (Tommy Ward), 5-34 (Dave Nourse), 6-88 (Bob Catterall), 7-88 (Buster Nupen), 8-90 (Sid Pegler), 9-90 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 10-132 (Claude Carter)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMick Commaille and Nummy Deane6
secondMick Commaille and Tommy Ward4
thirdTommy Ward and Fred Susskind6
fourthDave Nourse and Tommy Ward14
fifthDave Nourse and Herbie Taylor4
sixthHerbie Taylor and Bob Catterall54
seventhHerbie Taylor and Buster Nupen0
eighthSid Pegler and Herbie Taylor2
ninthHerbie Taylor and Jimmy Blanckenberg0
tenthHerbie Taylor and Claude Carter42
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 323 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Mick Commaillest George Wood31
Tommy Wardlbw25
Fred Susskindlbw23
Dave Noursec George Wood30
Herbie Taylorrun out56
Bob Catterallbowled56
Nummy Deanenot out47
Jimmy Blanckenbergbowled6
Buster Nupenbowled11
Sid Peglerrun out14
Claude Carterbowled0

Extras 24 · Total 323 all out

Bowler (England)OMRW
Arthur Gilligan187370
Maurice Tate306643
George Macaulay278601
Dick Tyldesley248633
'Young Jack' Hearne193541
Frank Woolley92210

FALL OF WICKETS

1-35 (Tommy Ward), 2-81 (Mick Commaille), 3-82 (Fred Susskind), 4-135 (Dave Nourse), 5-234 (Herbie Taylor), 6-238 (Bob Catterall), 7-244 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 8-276 (Buster Nupen), 9-318 (Sid Pegler), 10-323 (Claude Carter, 127.0 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstMick Commaille and Tommy Ward35
secondMick Commaille and Fred Susskind46
thirdDave Nourse and Fred Susskind1
fourthDave Nourse and Herbie Taylor53
fifthHerbie Taylor and Bob Catterall99
sixthBob Catterall and Nummy Deane4
seventhJimmy Blanckenberg and Nummy Deane6
eighthBuster Nupen and Nummy Deane32
ninthSid Pegler and Nummy Deane42
tenthClaude Carter and Nummy Deane5
ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 60 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Jack Hobbsbowled7
Herbert Sutcliffenot out29
'Young Jack' Hearnenot out23

Did not bat: Frank Woolley, Patsy Hendren, Ernest Tyldesley, Maurice Tate, Arthur Gilligan, Dick Tyldesley, George Wood, George Macaulay

Extras 1 · Total 60 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Sid Pegler11.23300
Jimmy Blanckenberg102231
Buster Nupen1060

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Jack Hobbs)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe17
second'Young Jack' Hearne and Herbert Sutcliffe43
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