England v South Africa 1st Test
South Africa tour of England - 1951 (1951) · Trent Bridge, Nottingham · 7 June 1951 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
South Africa won by 71 runs
South Africa won by 71 runs. Dudley Nourse top-scored with 208 for South Africa.
South Africa, 462 (9 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 17 | 0 |
| John Waite | run out | 76 | 0 |
| Jackie McGlew | bowled | 40 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | run out | 208 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught (Jack Ikin) | 31 | 0 |
| George Fullerton | caught (Denis Compton) | 54 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | lbw | 32 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Roy Tattersall) | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | not out | 1 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 63.00-18-122-3Trevor Bailey 45.00-13-102-0Freddie Brown 34.00-11-74-2Roy Tattersall 47.00-20-80-1Johnny Wardle 49.00-21-77-1Denis Compton 2.00-0-7-0
England, 412 (9 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (John Waite) | 63 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | caught (Cuan McCarthy) | 1 | 0 |
| Reg Simpson | caught (John Waite) | 137 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (John Waite) | 112 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | lbw | 57 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | caught (George Fullerton) | 29 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | caught (George Fullerton) | 5 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (George Fullerton) | 3 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 48.00-10-104-4Geoff Chubb 46.20-12-146-4Athol Rowan 46.00-10-101-1Tufty Mann 20.00-5-51-0Clive van Ryneveld 3.00-0-10-0
South Africa, 107 (9 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | caught (Jack Ikin) | 11 | 0 |
| John Waite | caught (Jack Ikin) | 5 | 0 |
| Jackie McGlew | stumping (Godfrey Evans) | 5 | 0 |
| George Fullerton | caught (Freddie Brown) | 13 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | bowled | 28 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 22 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 5 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | bowled | 2 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | not out | 11 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 22.40-8-37-6Trevor Bailey 2.00-0-10-0Roy Tattersall 23.00-6-56-3Johnny Wardle 4.00-3-4-0
England, 109 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Athol Rowan) | 11 | 0 |
| Jack Ikin | bowled | 33 | 0 |
| Reg Simpson | caught (Athol Rowan) | 7 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | caught (John Waite) | 11 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | caught (Cuan McCarthy) | 7 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | caught (Clive van Ryneveld) | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Wardle | caught | 30 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | not out | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 8.00-1-8-1Geoff Chubb 6.00-2-9-0Athol Rowan 27.20-4-68-5Tufty Mann 24.00-16-24-4
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