South Africa v England 4th Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa - 1948 (1948/49) · Ellis Park, Johannesburg · 12 February 1949 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Dudley Nourse top-scored with 129* for South Africa.
England, 365 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Eric Rowan) | 97 | 0 |
| Jack Crapp | bowled | 51 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Athol Rowan) | 24 | 0 |
| Allan Watkins | hitwicket | 111 | 0 |
| George Mann | caught (Billy Wade) | 17 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | lbw | 25 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | lbw | 1 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | bowled | 19 | 0 |
| Billy Griffith | caught (Bruce Mitchell) | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Young | not out | 10 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 35.70-3-114-5Lindsay Tuckett 29.00-2-109-3Athol Rowan 23.00-1-70-1Fish Markham 5.00-1-38-0Tufty Mann 10.00-3-26-0Bruce Mitchell 3.00-0-8-1
South Africa, 243 (9 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Billy Griffith) | 2 | 0 |
| Eric Rowan | run out | 6 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | run out | 0 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | not out | 129 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | lbw | 54 | 0 |
| Tony Harris | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | bowled | 12 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Fish Markham | caught (Billy Griffith) | 20 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Billy Griffith) | 14 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 24.00-3-81-2Cliff Gladwin 24.00-7-43-2Roly Jenkins 8.00-1-39-1Jack Young 23.00-6-52-2Allan Watkins 2.00-0-9-0Denis Compton 4.00-0-19-0
England, 236 (7 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 123 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 31 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | bowled | 25 | 0 |
| George Mann | lbw | 16 | 0 |
| Jack Crapp | hitwicket | 5 | 0 |
| Allan Watkins | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 19 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | not out | 7 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Griffith | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Young | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 12.20-2-50-2Lindsay Tuckett 10.00-0-43-0Athol Rowan 34.00-10-69-4Fish Markham 8.00-0-34-1Tufty Mann 7.00-0-20-0Bruce Mitchell 7.00-1-20-0
South Africa, 184 (4 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Denis Compton) | 6 | 0 |
| Eric Rowan | not out | 86 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | bowled | 63 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | lbw | 27 | 0 |
| Tony Harris | not out | 1 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Fish Markham | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 17.00-0-54-1Cliff Gladwin 16.00-6-39-1Roly Jenkins 9.00-2-26-0Jack Young 11.00-6-14-0Allan Watkins 3.00-0-16-2Denis Compton 9.00-2-35-0
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