South Africa v England 5th Test

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa - 1930 (1930/31) · Kingsmead, Durban · 21 February 1931

Match drawn

Match drawn. Bruce Mitchell top-scored with 73 for South Africa. Cyril Vincent took 6/51.

South Africa ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1931 TESTS Kingsmead ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa - 1930 (1930/31)
Ground: Kingsmead, Durban
Dates: 21 February 1931 to 25 February 1931
Toss: England, chose to field
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Jock Cameron (South Africa), Percy Chapman (England)
Debut: John Cochran (South Africa)
Umpires: AC King and JC Collings

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

England won the toss and chose to field. It was John Cochran's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 252 all out. Bruce Mitchell top-scored with 73, and Jack Siedle made 57. Ian Peebles took 4 for 67 for England. The innings was built on a 127-run stand for the first wicket between Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell, 50% of the total. That was well below the 1930s average first-innings total at Kingsmead, 316 across 6 Tests.

England replied with 230 all out. Maurice Tate top-scored with 50. Cyril Vincent took 6 for 51 for South Africa. South Africa led by 22 on first innings.

South Africa made 219 for 7 in their second innings. Jock Cameron top-scored with 41 not out. Ian Peebles took 3 for 71 for England.

Set 242 to win, England made 72 for 4. Wally Hammond top-scored with 28.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 252 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Jack Siedle	c Jack White	57
Bruce Mitchell	bowled	73
Jim Christy	bowled	16
Herbie Taylor	c Ian Peebles	16
Ken Viljoen	c Wally Hammond	16
Jock Cameron	bowled	4
Eric Dalton	c Bill Farrimond	31
Quintin McMillan	not out	29
Cyril Vincent	c Percy Chapman	6
Sandy Bell	bowled	0
John Cochran	bowled	4

Extras 0 · Total 252 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Maurice Tate	22	6	35	1
Wally Hammond	19	6	36	2
Bill Voce	27	10	51	2
Ian Peebles	27.4	3	67	4
Jack White	35	9	63	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-127 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-131 (Jack Siedle), 3-157 (Herbie Taylor), 4-163 (Jim Christy), 5-168 (Jock Cameron), 6-203 (Ken Viljoen), 7-221 (Eric Dalton), 8-242 (Cyril Vincent), 9-243 (Sandy Bell), 10-252 (John Cochran)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell	127
second	Jack Siedle and Jim Christy	4
third	Herbie Taylor and Jim Christy	26
fourth	Jim Christy and Ken Viljoen	6
fifth	Jock Cameron and Ken Viljoen	5
sixth	Eric Dalton and Ken Viljoen	35
seventh	Eric Dalton and Quintin McMillan	18
eighth	Cyril Vincent and Quintin McMillan	21
ninth	Sandy Bell and Quintin McMillan	1
tenth	Quintin McMillan and John Cochran	9

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 230 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Bob Wyatt	c Jock Cameron	24
Wally Hammond	c Bruce Mitchell	29
Maurice Leyland	lbw	8
Patsy Hendren	c Quintin McMillan	30
Maurice Turnbull	bowled	6
Bill Farrimond	c Herbie Taylor	35
Percy Chapman	c Quintin McMillan	24
Maurice Tate	bowled	50
Bill Voce	c Sandy Bell	0
Jack White	c Cyril Vincent	10
Ian Peebles	not out	2

Extras 12 · Total 230 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Sandy Bell	30	4	63	2
John Cochran	23	5	47	0
Cyril Vincent	31.2	9	51	6
Quintin McMillan	17	3	57	2

FALL OF WICKETS

1-56 (Wally Hammond), 2-56 (Bob Wyatt), 3-87 (Maurice Leyland), 4-101 (Patsy Hendren), 5-101 (Maurice Turnbull), 6-126 (Percy Chapman), 7-188 (Bill Farrimond), 8-188 (Bill Voce), 9-223 (Maurice Tate), 10-230 (Jack White)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt	56
second	Bob Wyatt and Maurice Leyland	0
third	Patsy Hendren and Maurice Leyland	31
fourth	Patsy Hendren and Maurice Turnbull	14
fifth	Maurice Turnbull and Bill Farrimond	0
sixth	Percy Chapman and Bill Farrimond	25
seventh	Maurice Tate and Bill Farrimond	62
eighth	Maurice Tate and Bill Voce	0
ninth	Jack White and Maurice Tate	35
tenth	Jack White and Ian Peebles	7

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 219 FOR 7

Batter	How out	R
Jack Siedle	c Percy Chapman	30
Bruce Mitchell	c Wally Hammond	21
Jim Christy	st Bill Farrimond	37
Herbie Taylor	lbw	14
Ken Viljoen	c Percy Chapman	18
Eric Dalton	st Bill Farrimond	11
Jock Cameron	not out	41
Quintin McMillan	c Percy Chapman	28
Cyril Vincent	not out	5

Did not bat: Sandy Bell, John Cochran

Extras 14 · Total 219 for 7

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Maurice Tate	9	2	17	0
Wally Hammond	5	0	28	0
Bill Voce	22	1	46	2
Ian Peebles	25	4	71	3
Jack White	17	6	37	1
Bob Wyatt	4	2	6	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-43 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-64 (Jack Siedle), 3-91 (Herbie Taylor), 4-110 (Jim Christy), 5-126 (Eric Dalton), 6-143 (Ken Viljoen), 7-208 (Quintin McMillan)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Jack Siedle and Bruce Mitchell	43
second	Jack Siedle and Jim Christy	21
third	Herbie Taylor and Jim Christy	27
fourth	Jim Christy and Ken Viljoen	19
fifth	Eric Dalton and Ken Viljoen	16
sixth	Jock Cameron and Ken Viljoen	17
seventh	Jock Cameron and Quintin McMillan	65
eighth	Jock Cameron and Cyril Vincent	11

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 72 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R
Bob Wyatt	c Bruce Mitchell	1
Wally Hammond	c Cyril Vincent	28
Bill Farrimond	c Jock Cameron	9
Maurice Turnbull	c Jack Siedle	7
Maurice Tate	not out	24

Did not bat: Maurice Leyland, Patsy Hendren, Percy Chapman, Bill Voce, Jack White, Ian Peebles

Extras 3 · Total 72 for 4

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Sandy Bell	3	0	14	1
Jim Christy	4	1	17	1
Herbie Taylor	3	0	13	1
Jack Siedle	3.1	1	7	1
Bruce Mitchell	1	0	18	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-7 (Bob Wyatt), 2-31 (Wally Hammond), 3-40 (Bill Farrimond), 4-72 (Maurice Turnbull)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Wally Hammond and Bob Wyatt	7
second	Wally Hammond and Bill Farrimond	24
third	Maurice Turnbull and Bill Farrimond	9
fourth	Maurice Tate and Maurice Turnbull	32

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