England v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of England - 1935 (1935) · Headingley, Leeds · 13 July 1935

Match drawn

Match drawn. Wally Hammond top-scored with 87* for England. Cyril Vincent took 4/45.

England ARCHIVE South Africa ARCHIVE 1935 TESTS Headingley ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 1935 (1935)
Ground: Headingley, Leeds
Dates: 13 July 1935 to 16 July 1935
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Bob Wyatt (England), Herby Wade (South Africa)
Debuts: Denis Smith (England), Wilf Barber (England), Joe Hardstaff (England), Jim Sims (England)
Umpires: JW Hitch and F Chester

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat. Denis Smith, Wilf Barber, Joe Hardstaff and Jim Sims played their first Tests.

England batted first and made 216 all out. Wally Hammond top-scored with 63, and Arthur Mitchell made 58. Cyril Vincent took 4 for 45 for South Africa.

South Africa replied with 171 all out. Eric Rowan top-scored with 62. Stan Nichols took 3 for 58 for England. From 120 for 3 they lost 6 wickets for 30 runs, to 150 for 9. England led by 45 on first innings.

England made 294 for 7 in their second innings. Wally Hammond top-scored with 87 not out, and Arthur Mitchell made 72. Cyril Vincent took 4 for 104 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the fourth wicket between Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt, 44% of the total.

Set 340 to win, South Africa made 194 for 5. Bruce Mitchell top-scored with 58, and Jock Cameron made 49.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 216 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Bob Wyatt	c Jock Cameron	0	3
Denis Smith	c Jock Cameron	36	–
Wilf Barber	c Sandy Bell	24	–
Wally Hammond	lbw	63	–
Arthur Mitchell	c Bruce Mitchell	58	–
Joe Hardstaff	c Cyril Vincent	10	–
Les Ames	bowled	0	–
Stan Nichols	lbw	4	–
Jim Sims	bowled	12	–
Hedley Verity	c Jock Cameron	1	–
Bill Bowes	not out	0	–

Extras 8 · Total 216 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bob Crisp	13.5	3	26	2
Sandy Bell	16	3	48	0
Chud Langton	26	5	59	4
Cyril Vincent	32	12	45	4
Bruce Mitchell	6	0	30	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Bob Wyatt), 2-52 (Wilf Barber), 3-78 (Denis Smith), 4-147 (Wally Hammond), 5-177 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-177 (Les Ames), 7-188 (Stan Nichols), 8-215 (Arthur Mitchell), 9-216 (Jim Sims), 10-216 (Hedley Verity)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bob Wyatt and Denis Smith	0
second	Wilf Barber and Denis Smith	52
third	Wally Hammond and Denis Smith	26
fourth	Wally Hammond and Arthur Mitchell	69
fifth	Arthur Mitchell and Joe Hardstaff	30
sixth	Les Ames and Arthur Mitchell	0
seventh	Stan Nichols and Arthur Mitchell	11
eighth	Arthur Mitchell and Jim Sims	27
ninth	Hedley Verity and Jim Sims	1
tenth	Hedley Verity and Bill Bowes	0

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 171 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Siedle	run out	33
Bruce Mitchell	lbw	8
Eric Rowan	c Wally Hammond	62
Ken Viljoen	c Denis Smith	19
Herby Wade	c Arthur Mitchell	3
Jock Cameron	lbw	9
Eric Dalton	bowled	4
Cyril Vincent	c Wilf Barber	0
Chud Langton	bowled	0
Bob Crisp	c Wally Hammond	18
Sandy Bell	not out	3

Extras 12 · Total 171 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bill Bowes	29	5	62	2
Stan Nichols	21.4	4	58	3
Wally Hammond	12	6	13	1
Jim Sims	9	4	20	0
Hedley Verity	12	9	5	2
Bob Wyatt	4	3	1	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-65 (Jack Siedle), 3-120 (Ken Viljoen), 4-123 (Herby Wade), 5-141 (Jock Cameron), 6-149 (Eric Dalton), 7-150 (Cyril Vincent), 8-150 (Eric Rowan), 9-150 (Chud Langton), 10-171 (Bob Crisp)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell	21
second	Jack Siedle and Eric Rowan	44
third	Ken Viljoen and Eric Rowan	55
fourth	Eric Rowan and Herby Wade	3
fifth	Jock Cameron and Eric Rowan	18
sixth	Eric Dalton and Eric Rowan	8
seventh	Cyril Vincent and Eric Rowan	1
eighth	Chud Langton and Eric Rowan	0
ninth	Bob Crisp and Chud Langton	0
tenth	Sandy Bell and Bob Crisp	21

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 294 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R
Arthur Mitchell	c Ken Viljoen	72
Denis Smith	bowled	57
Wilf Barber	c Eric Dalton	14
Wally Hammond	not out	87
Bob Wyatt	c Cyril Vincent	44
Joe Hardstaff	bowled	0
Les Ames	bowled	13
Stan Nichols	bowled	2

Did not bat: Jim Sims, Hedley Verity, Bill Bowes

Extras 5 · Total 294 for 7

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bob Crisp	11	1	52	0
Sandy Bell	14	4	38	3
Chud Langton	31	8	95	0
Cyril Vincent	23.3	3	104	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-128 (Arthur Mitchell), 2-139 (Denis Smith), 3-148 (Wilf Barber), 4-277 (Bob Wyatt), 5-277 (Joe Hardstaff), 6-291 (Les Ames), 7-294 (Stan Nichols)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Arthur Mitchell and Denis Smith	128
second	Wilf Barber and Denis Smith	11
third	Wally Hammond and Wilf Barber	9
fourth	Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt	129
fifth	Wally Hammond and Joe Hardstaff	0
sixth	Wally Hammond and Les Ames	14
seventh	Wally Hammond and Stan Nichols	3

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 194 FOR 5

Batter	How out	R
Jack Siedle	c Wally Hammond	21
Bruce Mitchell	bowled	58
Eric Rowan	bowled	5
Ken Viljoen	bowled	9
Herby Wade	not out	32
Jock Cameron	st Les Ames	49

Did not bat: Eric Dalton, Cyril Vincent, Chud Langton, Bob Crisp, Sandy Bell

Extras 20 · Total 194 for 5

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bill Bowes	19	9	31	2
Stan Nichols	22	5	65	0
Wally Hammond	7	4	10	1
Jim Sims	27	13	48	1
Hedley Verity	13	11	4	0
Bob Wyatt	6	2	12	0
Arthur Mitchell	1	0	4	0
Wilf Barber	0.2	0	0	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-53 (Jack Siedle), 2-61 (Eric Rowan), 3-91 (Ken Viljoen), 4-111 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-194 (Jock Cameron)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell	53
second	Bruce Mitchell and Eric Rowan	8
third	Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen	30
fourth	Bruce Mitchell and Herby Wade	20
fifth	Jock Cameron and Herby Wade	83

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