South Africa v England 5th Test
England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa - 1948 (1948/49) · Crusaders Ground, Gqeberha · 5 March 1949 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 3 wickets
England won by 3 wickets. George Mann top-scored with 136* for England.
South Africa, 369 (10 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Billy Griffith) | 99 | 0 |
| Eric Rowan | caught (Allan Watkins) | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 73 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | caught (Denis Compton) | 125 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught (Alec Bedser) | 2 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | caught (Cliff Gladwin) | 20 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | not out | 29 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Denis Compton) | 11 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 3 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 38.00-9-61-4Cliff Gladwin 30.50-6-70-3Roly Jenkins 15.00-2-53-3Allan Watkins 5.00-0-24-0Jack Young 48.00-9-122-0Denis Compton 7.00-0-39-0
England, 362 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 46 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 36 | 0 |
| Jack Crapp | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Billy Wade) | 49 | 0 |
| Allan Watkins | caught (Athol Rowan) | 14 | 0 |
| George Mann | not out | 136 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | lbw | 29 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Bruce Mitchell) | 33 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 10 | 0 |
| Billy Griffith | caught (Eric Rowan) | 5 | 0 |
| Jack Young | caught (Billy Wade) | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 17.40-1-42-2Ossie Dawson 3.00-0-10-0Lindsay Tuckett 5.00-0-22-0Athol Rowan 60.00-9-167-5Tufty Mann 51.00-18-95-3Bruce Mitchell 5.00-0-26-0
South Africa, 175 (3 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Billy Griffith) | 56 | 0 |
| Eric Rowan | caught (Roly Jenkins) | 37 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught (Denis Compton) | 18 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | not out | 30 | 0 |
| Billy Wade | not out | 34 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 16.00-3-43-1Cliff Gladwin 6.00-2-14-0Roly Jenkins 4.00-0-27-0Jack Young 23.00-9-34-2Denis Compton 9.00-0-57-0
England, 163 (7 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | stumping (Billy Wade) | 32 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Athol Rowan) | 40 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Jack Cheetham) | 42 | 0 |
| George Mann | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 2 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Dudley Nourse) | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Crapp | not out | 26 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 15 | 0 |
| Billy Griffith | bowled | 0 | 2 |
| Allan Watkins | not out | 5 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Young | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 2.00-0-20-0Lindsay Tuckett 2.00-0-13-0Athol Rowan 10.00-0-65-3Tufty Mann 9.70-0-65-4
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