England v South Africa 3rd Test

South Africa tour of England - 1951 (1951) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 5 July 1951

England won by 9 wickets

England won by 9 wickets. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 98* for England. Alec Bedser took 7/58.

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MATCH FACTS

Series: South Africa tour of England - 1951 (1951)
Ground: Old Trafford, Manchester
Dates: 5 July 1951 to 10 July 1951
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: England won by 9 wickets
Captains: Dudley Nourse (South Africa), Freddie Brown (England)
Debuts: Roy McLean (South Africa), Tom Graveney (England)
Umpires: FS Lee and HG Baldwin

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. Roy McLean and Tom Graveney played their first Tests.

South Africa batted first and made 158 all out. Clive van Ryneveld top-scored with 40. Alec Bedser took 7 for 58 for England. That was well below the 1950s average first-innings total at Old Trafford, 333 across 9 Tests.

England replied with 211 all out. Freddie Brown top-scored with 42. Geoff Chubb took 6 for 51 for South Africa. England led by 53 on first innings.

South Africa made 191 all out in their second innings. Eric Rowan top-scored with 57, and Jack Cheetham made 46. Alec Bedser took 5 for 54 for England.

Set 139 to win, England made 142 for 1. Leonard Hutton top-scored with 98 not out. The innings was built on a 121-run stand for the first wicket between Leonard Hutton and Jack Ikin, 85% of the total.

England won by 9 wickets.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 158 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Eric Rowan	c Freddie Brown	0	4
John Waite	c Jack Ikin	1	–
Clive van Ryneveld	lbw	40	–
Dudley Nourse	c Jack Ikin	29	–
Jack Cheetham	c Leonard Hutton	20	–
George Fullerton	c Leonard Hutton	0	–
Roy McLean	bowled	20	–
Athol Rowan	bowled	17	–
Tufty Mann	bowled	0	–
Geoff Chubb	not out	15	–
Cuan McCarthy	c Jack Ikin	0	–

Extras 16 · Total 158 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alec Bedser	32.3	10	58	7
Brian Statham	7	2	8	1
Jim Laker	27	7	47	1
Roy Tattersall	18	6	29	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-0 (Eric Rowan), 2-12 (John Waite), 3-66 (Dudley Nourse), 4-87 (Clive van Ryneveld), 5-88 (George Fullerton), 6-105 (Jack Cheetham), 7-129 (Roy McLean), 8-132 (Tufty Mann), 9-143 (Athol Rowan), 10-158 (Cuan McCarthy)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Eric Rowan and John Waite	0
second	Clive van Ryneveld and John Waite	12
third	Dudley Nourse and Clive van Ryneveld	54
fourth	Jack Cheetham and Clive van Ryneveld	21
fifth	George Fullerton and Jack Cheetham	1
sixth	Jack Cheetham and Roy McLean	17
seventh	Athol Rowan and Roy McLean	24
eighth	Tufty Mann and Athol Rowan	3
ninth	Athol Rowan and Geoff Chubb	11
tenth	Cuan McCarthy and Geoff Chubb	15

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 211 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	c Clive van Ryneveld	27
Jack Ikin	c Jack Cheetham	22
Reg Simpson	st John Waite	11
Tom Graveney	bowled	15
Willie Watson	bowled	21
Freddie Brown	c Clive van Ryneveld	42
Godfrey Evans	c John Waite	2
Jim Laker	c Dudley Nourse	27
Alec Bedser	not out	30
Roy Tattersall	c Jack Cheetham	1
Brian Statham	c Jack Cheetham	1

Extras 12 · Total 211 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Cuan McCarthy	14	4	36	0
Geoff Chubb	26.3	7	51	6
Athol Rowan	29	4	75	3
Tufty Mann	16	5	37	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Jack Ikin), 2-58 (Reg Simpson), 3-70 (Leonard Hutton), 4-91 (Tom Graveney), 5-127 (Willie Watson), 6-143 (Godfrey Evans), 7-147 (Freddie Brown), 8-200 (Jim Laker), 9-207 (Roy Tattersall), 10-211 (Brian Statham)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Jack Ikin	30
second	Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson	28
third	Leonard Hutton and Tom Graveney	12
fourth	Willie Watson and Tom Graveney	21
fifth	Freddie Brown and Willie Watson	36
sixth	Freddie Brown and Godfrey Evans	16
seventh	Freddie Brown and Jim Laker	4
eighth	Alec Bedser and Jim Laker	53
ninth	Alec Bedser and Roy Tattersall	7
tenth	Alec Bedser and Brian Statham	4

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 191 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R
Eric Rowan	c Jack Ikin	57
John Waite	bowled	0
Clive van Ryneveld	bowled	7
Dudley Nourse	c Godfrey Evans	20
Jack Cheetham	bowled	46
George Fullerton	c Roy Tattersall	10
Roy McLean	c Jack Ikin	19
Athol Rowan	lbw	3
Tufty Mann	bowled	4
Geoff Chubb	bowled	1
Cuan McCarthy	not out	0

Extras 24 · Total 191 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Alec Bedser	24.2	8	54	5
Brian Statham	17	3	30	1
Jim Laker	19	3	42	3
Roy Tattersall	18	3	41	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-4 (John Waite), 2-19 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-60 (Dudley Nourse), 4-145 (Eric Rowan), 5-155 (George Fullerton), 6-168 (Jack Cheetham), 7-181 (Athol Rowan), 8-185 (Tufty Mann), 9-190 (Roy McLean), 10-191 (Geoff Chubb)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Eric Rowan and John Waite	4
second	Eric Rowan and Clive van Ryneveld	15
third	Dudley Nourse and Eric Rowan	41
fourth	Eric Rowan and Jack Cheetham	85
fifth	George Fullerton and Jack Cheetham	10
sixth	Jack Cheetham and Roy McLean	13
seventh	Athol Rowan and Roy McLean	13
eighth	Tufty Mann and Roy McLean	4
ninth	Geoff Chubb and Roy McLean	5
tenth	Cuan McCarthy and Geoff Chubb	1

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 142 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R
Leonard Hutton	not out	98
Jack Ikin	bowled	38
Reg Simpson	not out	4

Did not bat: Tom Graveney, Willie Watson, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Roy Tattersall, Brian Statham

Extras 2 · Total 142 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Cuan McCarthy	19	4	46	0
Geoff Chubb	23	6	72	0
Athol Rowan	7	1	17	0
Tufty Mann	2.3	1	5	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-121 (Jack Ikin)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Leonard Hutton and Jack Ikin	121
second	Leonard Hutton and Reg Simpson	21

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