England v South Africa 4th Test

South Africa tour of England - 1935 (1935) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 27 July 1935

Match drawn

Match drawn. Ken Viljoen top-scored with 124 for South Africa. Bob Crisp took 5/99.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 1935 (1935)
Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates: 27 July 1935 to 30 July 1935
Toss: England, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Bob Wyatt (England), Herby Wade (South Africa)
Umpires: FI Walden and F Chester

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to bat.

England batted first and made 357 all out. Walter Robins top-scored with 108, and Fred Bakewell made 63. Bob Crisp took 5 for 99 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 105-run stand for the sixth wicket between Maurice Leyland and Walter Robins.

South Africa replied with 318 all out. Ken Viljoen top-scored with 124, and Jock Cameron made 53. Bill Bowes took 5 for 100 for England. England led by 39 on first innings.

England made 231 for 6 in their second innings. Wally Hammond top-scored with 63 not out, and Fred Bakewell made 54. Cyril Vincent took 4 for 78 for South Africa.

Set 271 to win, South Africa made 169 for 2. Dudley Nourse top-scored with 53 not out, and Eric Rowan made 49.

Match drawn.

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 357 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Denis Smith	c Bruce Mitchell	35
Fred Bakewell	bowled	63
Wilf Barber	c Chud Langton	1
Wally Hammond	bowled	29
Bob Wyatt	lbw	3
Maurice Leyland	c Bruce Mitchell	53
Walter Robins	bowled	108
Hedley Verity	lbw	16
Maurice Tate	c Ken Viljoen	34
George Duckworth	c Dudley Nourse	2
Bill Bowes	not out	0

Extras 13 · Total 357 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bob Crisp	26.1	1	99	5
Sandy Bell	26	3	90	3
Cyril Vincent	28	4	85	1
Chud Langton	11	0	59	1
Bruce Mitchell	1	0	11	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-71 (Denis Smith), 2-77 (Wilf Barber), 3-123 (Wally Hammond), 4-132 (Fred Bakewell), 5-141 (Bob Wyatt), 6-246 (Maurice Leyland), 7-302 (Hedley Verity), 8-338 (Walter Robins), 9-357 (Maurice Tate), 10-357 (George Duckworth)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Fred Bakewell and Denis Smith	71
second	Fred Bakewell and Wilf Barber	6
third	Wally Hammond and Fred Bakewell	46
fourth	Bob Wyatt and Fred Bakewell	9
fifth	Bob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland	9
sixth	Maurice Leyland and Walter Robins	105
seventh	Walter Robins and Hedley Verity	56
eighth	Maurice Tate and Walter Robins	36
ninth	Maurice Tate and George Duckworth	19
tenth	George Duckworth and Bill Bowes	0

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 318 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Bruce Mitchell	c George Duckworth	10
Eric Rowan	bowled	13
Ken Viljoen	c Hedley Verity	124
Dudley Nourse	lbw	29
Herby Wade	lbw	16
Jock Cameron	c Bill Bowes	53
Eric Dalton	lbw	47
Cyril Vincent	not out	14
Chud Langton	c Fred Bakewell	0
Bob Crisp	c Hedley Verity	3
Sandy Bell	lbw	1

Extras 8 · Total 318 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bill Bowes	36	7	100	5
Maurice Tate	22.3	5	67	2
Wally Hammond	17	2	49	1
Hedley Verity	20	4	48	1
Walter Robins	10	0	34	1
Bob Wyatt	4	1	12	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-21 (Eric Rowan), 2-41 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-91 (Dudley Nourse), 4-124 (Herby Wade), 5-223 (Jock Cameron), 6-288 (Eric Dalton), 7-311 (Ken Viljoen), 8-311 (Chud Langton), 9-315 (Bob Crisp), 10-318 (Sandy Bell)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bruce Mitchell and Eric Rowan	21
second	Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen	20
third	Ken Viljoen and Dudley Nourse	50
fourth	Ken Viljoen and Herby Wade	33
fifth	Jock Cameron and Ken Viljoen	99
sixth	Eric Dalton and Ken Viljoen	65
seventh	Cyril Vincent and Ken Viljoen	23
eighth	Cyril Vincent and Chud Langton	0
ninth	Cyril Vincent and Bob Crisp	4
tenth	Cyril Vincent and Sandy Bell	3

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 231 FOR 6

Batter	How out	R	B
Denis Smith	lbw	0	–
Fred Bakewell	bowled	54	–
Wilf Barber	bowled	44	–
Wally Hammond	not out	63	–
Maurice Leyland	c Bruce Mitchell	37	–
Walter Robins	c Herby Wade	14	–
Maurice Tate	bowled	0	1
Bob Wyatt	not out	15	–

Did not bat: Hedley Verity, George Duckworth, Bill Bowes

Extras 4 · Total 231 for 6

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bob Crisp	11	0	43	1
Sandy Bell	1	0	3	0
Cyril Vincent	26	6	78	4
Chud Langton	25	2	80	1
Eric Dalton	4	0	23	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Denis Smith), 2-90 (Wilf Barber), 3-110 (Fred Bakewell), 4-172 (Maurice Leyland), 5-200 (Walter Robins), 6-200 (Maurice Tate)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Fred Bakewell and Denis Smith	1
second	Fred Bakewell and Wilf Barber	89
third	Wally Hammond and Fred Bakewell	20
fourth	Wally Hammond and Maurice Leyland	62
fifth	Wally Hammond and Walter Robins	28
sixth	Maurice Tate and Wally Hammond	0
seventh	Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt	31

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 169 FOR 2

Batter	How out	R
Bruce Mitchell	not out	48
Eric Rowan	hit wicket	49
Ken Viljoen	lbw	10
Dudley Nourse	not out	53

Did not bat: Herby Wade, Jock Cameron, Eric Dalton, Cyril Vincent, Chud Langton, Bob Crisp, Sandy Bell

Extras 9 · Total 169 for 2

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Bill Bowes	15	1	34	0
Maurice Tate	9	2	20	0
Wally Hammond	5	0	15	0
Hedley Verity	20	10	24	0
Walter Robins	19	8	31	2
Maurice Leyland	12	4	28	0
Fred Bakewell	3	0	8	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-67 (Eric Rowan), 2-103 (Ken Viljoen)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Bruce Mitchell and Eric Rowan	67
second	Bruce Mitchell and Ken Viljoen	36
third	Bruce Mitchell and Dudley Nourse	66

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