South Africa v England 1st Test
England tour of South Africa - 1927 (1927/28) · Old Wanderers, Johannesburg · 24 December 1927 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 10 wickets
England won by 10 wickets. Ernest Tyldesley top-scored with 122 for England.
South Africa, 188 (10 wkts)
| Herbie Taylor | caught (Greville Stevens) | 31 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Mick Commaille | lbw | 23 | 0 |
| Bob Catterall | caught (George Geary) | 86 | 0 |
| Nummy Deane | bowled | 7 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | lbw | 2 | 0 |
| Shunter Coen | bowled | 7 | 0 |
| Jock Cameron | lbw | 20 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | not out | 2 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | bowled | 4 | 0 |
George Geary 27.30-7-70-7Wally Hammond 8.00-2-21-0Greville Stevens 19.00-3-58-3Ian Peebles 12.00-5-22-0Bob Wyatt 4.00-1-6-0Ewart Astill 8.00-4-11-0
England, 288 (10 wkts)
| Percy Holmes | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | caught (Cyril Vincent) | 102 | 0 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | lbw | 122 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | caught (Henry Promnitz) | 51 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | caught (Buster Nupen) | 0 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Legge | caught (Buster Nupen) | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | caught (Jock Cameron) | 7 | 0 |
| Rony Stanyforth | caught (Jock Cameron) | 1 | 0 |
| George Geary | lbw | 3 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | not out | 2 | 0 |
Denys Morkel 14.00-3-38-1Buster Nupen 49.00-12-111-1Cyril Vincent 31.30-5-57-2Henry Promnitz 37.00-14-58-5Shunter Coen 2.00-0-7-0Jacobus Duminy 4.00-0-17-1
South Africa, 151 (10 wkts)
| Mick Commaille | caught (Rony Stanyforth) | 4 | 0 |
| Jacobus Duminy | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| Herbie Taylor | bowled | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Catterall | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Nummy Deane | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Jock Cameron | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Denys Morkel | lbw | 29 | 0 |
| Buster Nupen | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Cyril Vincent | lbw | 53 | 0 |
| Shunter Coen | not out | 41 | 0 |
| Henry Promnitz | bowled | 5 | 0 |
George Geary 27.00-9-60-5Wally Hammond 21.20-9-36-5Greville Stevens 8.00-3-13-0Ian Peebles 7.00-1-25-0Ewart Astill 6.00-0-17-0
England, 56 (0 wkts)
| Percy Holmes | not out | 15 | 0 |
| Herbert Sutcliffe | not out | 41 | 0 |
| Ernest Tyldesley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Hammond | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Wyatt | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Greville Stevens | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Geoffrey Legge | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ewart Astill | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Rony Stanyforth | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| George Geary | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Peebles | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Buster Nupen 11.00-1-29-0Henry Promnitz 6.00-1-14-0Jacobus Duminy 4.00-0-13-0
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