England v South Africa 4th Test
South Africa tour of England - 1924 (1924) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 26 July 1924
Match drawn
Match drawn. Tommy Ward top-scored with 50 for South Africa.
MATCH FACTS
- Series
- South Africa tour of England - 1924 (1924)
- Ground
- Old Trafford, Manchester
- Dates
- 26 July 1924 to 29 July 1924
- Toss
- South Africa, chose to bat
- Result
- Match drawn
- Captains
- Herbie Taylor (South Africa), Johnny Douglas (England)
- Debuts
- Jack MacBryan (England), George Geary (England), George Duckworth (England)
- Umpires
- AE Street and HR Butt
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Jack MacBryan, George Geary and George Duckworth played their first Tests.
South Africa batted first and made 116 for 4. Tommy Ward top-scored with 50. Maurice Tate took 3 for 34 for England. That was well below the 1920s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 289 across 5 Tests.
Match drawn.
SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 116 FOR 4
| Batter | How out | R |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Commaille | lbw | 8 |
| Tommy Ward | bowled | 50 |
| Fred Susskind | lbw | 5 |
| Dave Nourse | bowled | 18 |
| Herbie Taylor | not out | 18 |
| Bob Catterall | not out | 6 |
Did not bat: Nummy Deane, Philip Hands, Jimmy Blanckenberg, Sid Pegler, Claude Carter
Extras 11 · Total 116 for 4
| Bowler (England) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Tate | 24 | 8 | 34 | 3 |
| Johnny Douglas | 8 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| George Geary | 11 | 5 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Tyldesley | 11.5 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
| Roy Kilner | 12 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-8 (Mick Commaille), 2-40 (Fred Susskind), 3-71 (Tommy Ward), 4-98 (Dave Nourse)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| first | Mick Commaille and Tommy Ward | 8 |
| second | Tommy Ward and Fred Susskind | 32 |
| third | Dave Nourse and Tommy Ward | 31 |
| fourth | Dave Nourse and Herbie Taylor | 27 |
| fifth | Herbie Taylor and Bob Catterall | 18 |
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