South Africa v England 4th Test
England tour of South Africa - 1927 (1927/28) · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg · 28 January 1928 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bowl
South Africa won by 4 wickets
South Africa won by 4 wickets. Herbie Taylor top-scored with 101 for South Africa.
England, 258 (10 wkts)
| Percy Holmes | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | lbw | 37 | 0 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | lbw | 42 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Jock Cameron) | 28 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | caught (Jock Cameron) | 58 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | caught (Cyril Vincent) | 14 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | caught (Alf Hall) | 3 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | caught (Nummy Deane) | 26 | 0 |
| Sam Staples | bowled | 39 | 0 |
| Rony Stanyforth | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Tich Freeman | not out | 9 | 0 |
George Bissett 23.00-5-43-4Alf Hall 42.40-9-100-6Buster Nupen 38.00-8-52-0Cyril Vincent 20.00-2-54-0Jacobus Duminy 2.00-0-9-0
South Africa, 317 (10 wkts)
| Herbie Taylor | bowled | 101 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | caught (Greville Stevens) | 7 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| John Nicolson | bowled | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Catterall | caught (Rony Stanyforth) | 39 | 0 |
| Jock Cameron | caught (Ewart Astill) | 64 | 0 |
| Nummy Deane | caught (Bob Wyatt) | 39 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | caught (Rony Stanyforth) | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | not out | 26 | 0 |
| George Bissett | caught (Greville Stevens) | 23 | 0 |
| Alf Hall | caught (Rony Stanyforth) | 5 | 0 |
Wally Hammond 22.00-4-62-3Bob Wyatt 11.00-0-44-1Sam Staples 32.30-7-81-3Ian Peebles 12.00-0-48-0Tich Freeman 3.00-0-18-1Ewart Astill 11.00-0-55-2Greville Stevens 1.00-0-9-0
England, 198 (10 wkts)
| Percy Holmes | bowled | 63 | 0 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | caught (Cyril Vincent) | 3 | 0 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | caught (Denys Morkel) | 8 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | lbw | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | lbw | 39 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | caught (Nummy Deane) | 20 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | caught (Jacobus Duminy) | 17 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | lbw | 7 | 0 |
| Sam Staples | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Rony Stanyforth | not out | 6 | 0 |
| Tich Freeman | lbw | 4 | 0 |
George Bissett 17.00-1-70-4Alf Hall 26.00-6-67-3Buster Nupen 19.00-4-39-1Cyril Vincent 10.00-5-22-2
South Africa, 137 (6 wkts)
| Herbie Taylor | caught (Rony Stanyforth) | 6 | 0 |
| John Nicolson | caught (Wally Hammond) | 28 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | lbw | 45 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Catterall | lbw | 23 | 0 |
| Jock Cameron | caught (Bob Wyatt) | 18 | 0 |
| Nummy Deane | not out | 8 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | not out | 4 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| George Bissett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Alf Hall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Wally Hammond 9.00-3-20-1Bob Wyatt 2.00-0-6-0Sam Staples 21.00-1-67-3Tich Freeman 13.00-2-34-1Ewart Astill 3.20-1-10-1Greville Stevens 1.00-1-0-0
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