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South Africa v Australia 1st Test

Australia tour of South Africa - 1935 (1935/36) · Kingsmead, Durban · 14 December 1935

Australia won by 9 wickets

Australia won by 9 wickets. Stan McCabe top-scored with 149 for Australia. Bill O'Reilly took 5/49.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
Australia tour of South Africa - 1935 (1935/36)
Ground
Kingsmead, Durban
Dates
14 December 1935 to 18 December 1935
Toss
South Africa, chose to bat
Result
Australia won by 9 wickets
Captains
Herby Wade (South Africa), Vic Richardson (Australia)
Debuts
Nipper Nicholson (South Africa), Jack Robertson (South Africa), Ernie McCormick (Australia), Chuck Fleetwood-Smith (Australia)
Umpires
JC Collings and WG Routledge

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Nipper Nicholson, Jack Robertson, Ernie McCormick and Chuck Fleetwood-Smith played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 248 all out. Eric Rowan top-scored with 66. Chuck Fleetwood-Smith took 4 for 64 for Australia. That was well below the 1930s average first-innings total at Kingsmead, 316 across 6 Tests.

Australia replied with 429 all out. Stan McCabe top-scored with 149, and Arthur Chipperfield made 109. Chud Langton took 4 for 113 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 161-run stand for the second wicket between Stan McCabe and Bill Brown. Australia led by 181 on first innings.

South Africa made 282 all out in their second innings. Dudley Nourse top-scored with 91, and Jack Siedle made 59. Bill O'Reilly took 5 for 49 for Australia. The innings was built on a 118-run stand for the fourth wicket between Dudley Nourse and Eric Rowan, 42% of the total.

Set 102 to win, Australia made 102 for 1. Bill Brown top-scored with 55.

Australia won by 9 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 248 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Ken Viljoenbowled4
Bruce Mitchellbowled19
Jack Siedlelbw31
Eric Rowanc Clarrie Grimmett66
Dudley Noursebowled30
Herby Wadebowled31
Eric Daltonst Bert Oldfield4
Chud Langtonbowled0
Nipper Nicholsonnot out16
Bob Crispbowled35
Jack Robertsonbowled9

Extras 3 · Total 248 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick154501
Stan McCabe101280
Clarrie Grimmett2810482
Bill O'Reilly33.217553
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith286644

FALL OF WICKETS

1-45 (Jack Siedle), 2-59 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-71 (Ken Viljoen), 4-108 (Dudley Nourse), 5-168 (Herby Wade), 6-185 (Eric Dalton), 7-186 (Chud Langton), 8-187 (Eric Rowan), 9-234 (Bob Crisp), 10-248 (Jack Robertson, 114.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell45
secondBruce Mitchell and Eric Rowan14
thirdKen Viljoen and Eric Rowan12
fourthDudley Nourse and Eric Rowan37
fifthEric Rowan and Herby Wade60
sixthEric Dalton and Eric Rowan17
seventhChud Langton and Eric Rowan1
eighthEric Rowan and Nipper Nicholson1
ninthBob Crisp and Nipper Nicholson47
tenthNipper Nicholson and Jack Robertson14
AUSTRALIA, FIRST INNINGS: 429 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Jack Fingletonc Nipper Nicholson2
Bill Brownc Chud Langton66
Stan McCabec Eric Rowan149
Len Darlingc Ken Viljoen60
Vic Richardsonbowled2
Arthur Chipperfieldbowled109
Bert Oldfieldlbw0
Bill O'Reillyc Eric Rowan11
Clarrie Grimmettc Nipper Nicholson15
Ernie McCormicknot out2
Chuck Fleetwood-Smithbowled1

Extras 12 · Total 429 all out

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Bob Crisp367873
Chud Langton48.2101134
Jack Robertson55111433
Eric Dalton60250
Bruce Mitchell172490

FALL OF WICKETS

1-12 (Jack Fingleton), 2-173 (Bill Brown), 3-269 (Stan McCabe), 4-277 (Vic Richardson), 5-299 (Len Darling), 6-299 (Bert Oldfield), 7-329 (Bill O'Reilly), 8-412 (Clarrie Grimmett), 9-428 (Arthur Chipperfield), 10-429 (Chuck Fleetwood-Smith, 162.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown12
secondStan McCabe and Bill Brown161
thirdStan McCabe and Len Darling96
fourthVic Richardson and Len Darling8
fifthLen Darling and Arthur Chipperfield22
sixthBert Oldfield and Arthur Chipperfield0
seventhBill O'Reilly and Arthur Chipperfield30
eighthClarrie Grimmett and Arthur Chipperfield83
ninthArthur Chipperfield and Ernie McCormick16
tenthChuck Fleetwood-Smith and Ernie McCormick1
SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 282 ALL OUT
BatterHow outR
Bruce Mitchellrun out19
Jack Siedlebowled59
Eric Rowanbowled49
Ken Viljoenbowled1
Dudley Noursec Jack Fingleton91
Herby Wadelbw11
Eric Daltonc Len Darling5
Nipper Nicholsonbowled0
Chud Langtonnot out12
Bob Crispbowled16
Jack Robertsonc Vic Richardson9

Extras 10 · Total 282 all out

Bowler (Australia)OMRW
Ernie McCormick60260
Stan McCabe2050
Clarrie Grimmett5220833
Bill O'Reilly175495
Chuck Fleetwood-Smith3771011
Arthur Chipperfield1080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-65 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-86 (Jack Siedle), 3-89 (Ken Viljoen), 4-207 (Eric Rowan), 5-233 (Dudley Nourse), 6-242 (Herby Wade), 7-242 (Nipper Nicholson), 8-242 (Eric Dalton), 9-265 (Bob Crisp), 10-282 (Jack Robertson, 115.0 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell65
secondJack Siedle and Eric Rowan21
thirdKen Viljoen and Eric Rowan3
fourthDudley Nourse and Eric Rowan118
fifthDudley Nourse and Herby Wade26
sixthEric Dalton and Herby Wade9
seventhEric Dalton and Nipper Nicholson0
eighthEric Dalton and Chud Langton0
ninthBob Crisp and Chud Langton23
tenthChud Langton and Jack Robertson17
AUSTRALIA, SECOND INNINGS: 102 FOR 1
BatterHow outR
Jack Fingletonnot out36
Bill Brownc Bob Crisp55
Stan McCabenot out7

Did not bat: Len Darling, Vic Richardson, Arthur Chipperfield, Bert Oldfield, Bill O'Reilly, Clarrie Grimmett, Ernie McCormick, Chuck Fleetwood-Smith

Extras 4 · Total 102 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)OMRW
Bob Crisp61100
Chud Langton90290
Jack Robertson134240
Bruce Mitchell70230
Eric Dalton1.30121

FALL OF WICKETS

1-93 (Bill Brown)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRuns
firstJack Fingleton and Bill Brown93
secondStan McCabe and Jack Fingleton9
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