South Africa v England 1st Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa - 1948 (1948/49) · Kingsmead, Durban · 16 December 1948 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 2 wickets
England won by 2 wickets. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 83 for England.
South Africa, 155 (10 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 7 | 40 |
| Owen Wynne | caught (Denis Compton) | 5 | 20 |
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 27 | 86 |
| Dudley Nourse | caught (Allan Watkins) | 37 | 63 |
| Billy Wade | run out | 8 | 33 |
| Denis Begbie | caught (Denis Compton) | 37 | 72 |
| Ossie Dawson | bowled | 24 | 78 |
| Athol Rowan | not out | 5 | 23 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | lbw | 1 | 3 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 4 | 7 |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 0 | 8 |
Alec Bedser 13.50-2-39-4Cliff Gladwin 12.00-3-21-3Roly Jenkins 14.00-3-50-1Doug Wright 9.00-3-29-1Denis Compton 2.00-0-5-0Allan Watkins 3.00-0-11-0
England, 239 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Cuan McCarthy) | 83 | 234 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Billy Wade) | 35 | 86 |
| Reg Simpson | caught (Denis Begbie) | 5 | 27 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Billy Wade) | 72 | 277 |
| Allan Watkins | caught (Dudley Nourse) | 9 | 52 |
| George Mann | caught (Eric Rowan) | 19 | 48 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Owen Wynne) | 0 | 1 |
| Roly Jenkins | caught (Bruce Mitchell) | 5 | 39 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 11 | 25 |
| Cliff Gladwin | not out | 0 | 3 |
| Doug Wright | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 0 | 1 |
Cuan McCarthy 9.00-2-20-0Ossie Dawson 3.00-0-16-0Lindsay Tuckett 6.00-0-36-0Athol Rowan 44.00-8-108-4Tufty Mann 37.40-14-59-6
South Africa, 213 (10 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | caught (Denis Compton) | 16 | 37 |
| Owen Wynne | caught (Allan Watkins) | 4 | 61 |
| Bruce Mitchell | bowled | 19 | 72 |
| Dudley Nourse | caught (Alec Bedser) | 32 | 45 |
| Billy Wade | bowled | 63 | 199 |
| Denis Begbie | caught (George Mann) | 48 | 83 |
| Ossie Dawson | caught (Denis Compton) | 3 | 12 |
| Athol Rowan | bowled | 15 | 101 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 3 | 79 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (George Mann) | 10 | 22 |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 0 | 3 |
Alec Bedser 18.00-5-51-2Cliff Gladwin 7.00-3-15-0Roly Jenkins 22.30-6-64-3Doug Wright 26.00-3-72-4Denis Compton 16.00-11-11-1
England, 109 (8 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 5 | 9 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 25 | 33 |
| George Mann | caught (Bruce Mitchell) | 13 | 19 |
| Denis Compton | bowled | 28 | 68 |
| Allan Watkins | bowled | 4 | 11 |
| Reg Simpson | caught (Eric Rowan) | 0 | 1 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 4 | 5 |
| Roly Jenkins | caught (Billy Wade) | 22 | 59 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 1 | 12 |
| Cliff Gladwin | not out | 7 | 8 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 12.00-2-43-6Lindsay Tuckett 10.00-0-38-1Tufty Mann 2.00-0-13-1Athol Rowan 4.00-0-15-0
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