South Africa v England 5th Test

England tour of South Africa - 1913 (1913/14) · Crusaders Ground, Gqeberha · 27 February 1914

England won by 10 wickets

England won by 10 wickets. Phil Mead top-scored with 117 for England. Johnny Douglas took 4/14.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 1913 (1913/14)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha (then Crusaders Ground)
Dates: 27 February 1914 to 3 March 1914
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: England won by 10 wickets
Captains: Herbie Taylor (South Africa), Johnny Douglas (England)
Debuts: Reginald Hands (South Africa), Bill Lundie (South Africa)
Umpires: D Smith and FW Grey

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Reginald Hands and Bill Lundie played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 193 all out. Philip Hands top-scored with 83, and Herbie Taylor made 42. Johnny Douglas took 4 for 14 for England.

England replied with 411 all out. Phil Mead top-scored with 117, and Frank Woolley made 54. Bill Lundie took 4 for 101 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 104-run stand for the fifth wicket between Frank Woolley and Phil Mead. England led by 218 on first innings.

South Africa made 228 all out in their second innings. Herbie Taylor top-scored with 87, and Billy Zulch made 60. Major Booth took 4 for 49 for England. The innings was built on a 129-run stand for the first wicket between Billy Zulch and Herbie Taylor, 57% of the total. From 204 for 5 they lost 5 wickets for 24 runs, to 228 for 10.

Set 11 to win, England made 11 for 0. Jack Hobbs top-scored with 11 not out.

England won by 10 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 193 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Herbie Taylor	c Bert Strudwick	42
Billy Zulch	c Bert Strudwick	11
Dan Taylor	bowled	12
Dave Nourse	bowled	26
Philip Hands	c Morice Bird	83
Reginald Hands	st Bert Strudwick	0
Claude Newberry	bowled	11
Tommy Ward	c Morice Bird	3
Claude Carter	c Morice Bird	0
Jimmy Blanckenberg	bowled	0
Bill Lundie	not out	0

Extras 5 · Total 193 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Albert Relf	11	5	26	1
Major Booth	18	3	43	1
Frank Woolley	22	4	71	3
'Young Jack' Hearne	9	2	34	1
Johnny Douglas	5.4	2	14	4

FALL OF WICKETS

1-19 (Billy Zulch), 2-36 (Dan Taylor), 3-95 (Herbie Taylor), 4-116 (Dave Nourse), 5-116 (Reginald Hands), 6-167 (Claude Newberry), 7-176 (Tommy Ward), 8-176 (Claude Carter), 9-180 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 10-193 (Philip Hands)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Billy Zulch and Herbie Taylor	19
second	Herbie Taylor and Dan Taylor	17
third	Dave Nourse and Herbie Taylor	59
fourth	Dave Nourse and Philip Hands	21
fifth	Philip Hands and Reginald Hands	0
sixth	Philip Hands and Claude Newberry	51
seventh	Tommy Ward and Philip Hands	9
eighth	Claude Carter and Philip Hands	0
ninth	Jimmy Blanckenberg and Philip Hands	4
tenth	Philip Hands and Bill Lundie	13

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 411 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Hobbs	c Dave Nourse	33
Wilfred Rhodes	bowled	27
Bert Strudwick	bowled	3
'Young Jack' Hearne	c Herbie Taylor	32
Phil Mead	c Jimmy Blanckenberg	117
Frank Woolley	lbw	54
Johnny Douglas	c Jimmy Blanckenberg	30
Lord Tennyson	lbw	23
Morice Bird	run out	4
Major Booth	bowled	32
Albert Relf	not out	23

Extras 33 · Total 411 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bill Lundie	46.3	9	101	4
Dave Nourse	9	1	31	0
Claude Carter	41	9	111	2
Jimmy Blanckenberg	34	7	101	2
Claude Newberry	14	2	34	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-48 (Jack Hobbs), 2-52 (Bert Strudwick), 3-90 (Wilfred Rhodes), 4-134 ('Young Jack' Hearne), 5-238 (Frank Woolley), 6-317 (Johnny Douglas), 7-329 (Phil Mead), 8-353 (Morice Bird), 9-361 (Lord Tennyson), 10-411 (Major Booth)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs	48
second	Wilfred Rhodes and Bert Strudwick	4
third	Wilfred Rhodes and 'Young Jack' Hearne	38
fourth	'Young Jack' Hearne and Phil Mead	44
fifth	Frank Woolley and Phil Mead	104
sixth	Johnny Douglas and Phil Mead	79
seventh	Phil Mead and Lord Tennyson	12
eighth	Morice Bird and Lord Tennyson	24
ninth	Major Booth and Lord Tennyson	8
tenth	Albert Relf and Major Booth	50

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 228 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Herbie Taylor	c Wilfred Rhodes	87
Billy Zulch	c Wilfred Rhodes	60
Dan Taylor	bowled	1
Dave Nourse	c Albert Relf	0
Philip Hands	c Frank Woolley	49
Reginald Hands	st Bert Strudwick	7
Tommy Ward	c Frank Woolley	1
Claude Newberry	c 'Young Jack' Hearne	1
Claude Carter	bowled	5
Jimmy Blanckenberg	not out	6
Bill Lundie	c Bert Strudwick	1

Extras 10 · Total 228 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Albert Relf	23.1	11	29	2
Major Booth	24	5	49	4
Frank Woolley	5	2	23	0
'Young Jack' Hearne	12	4	30	0
Johnny Douglas	9	1	34	1
Morice Bird	11	1	38	3
Lord Tennyson	1	0	1	0
Wilfred Rhodes	10	4	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-129 (Herbie Taylor), 2-133 (Dan Taylor), 3-133 (Dave Nourse), 4-173 (Billy Zulch), 5-204 (Reginald Hands), 6-213 (Philip Hands), 7-215 (Claude Newberry), 8-215 (Tommy Ward), 9-223 (Claude Carter), 10-228 (Bill Lundie)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Billy Zulch and Herbie Taylor	129
second	Billy Zulch and Dan Taylor	4
third	Dave Nourse and Billy Zulch	0
fourth	Billy Zulch and Philip Hands	40
fifth	Philip Hands and Reginald Hands	31
sixth	Tommy Ward and Philip Hands	9
seventh	Tommy Ward and Claude Newberry	2
eighth	Tommy Ward and Claude Carter	0
ninth	Claude Carter and Jimmy Blanckenberg	8
tenth	Jimmy Blanckenberg and Bill Lundie	5

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 11 FOR 0

Batter	How out	R
Jack Hobbs	not out	11
Wilfred Rhodes	not out	0

Did not bat: Bert Strudwick, 'Young Jack' Hearne, Phil Mead, Frank Woolley, Johnny Douglas, Lord Tennyson, Morice Bird, Major Booth, Albert Relf

Extras 0 · Total 11 for 0

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Bill Lundie	1.1	0	6	0
Herbie Taylor	1	0	5	0

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs	Balls
first	Wilfred Rhodes and Jack Hobbs	11	13

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