England v South Africa 5th Test
South Africa tour of England - 1951 (1951) · Kennington Oval, London · 16 August 1951 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 4 wickets
England won by 4 wickets. Denis Compton top-scored with 73 for England.
South Africa, 182 (10 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 55 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | caught (Freddie Brown) | 31 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | stumping (Don Brennan) | 10 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | lbw | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | caught (Peter May) | 14 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | bowled | 8 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | caught (Jim Laker) | 41 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | bowled | 10 | 0 |
| Michael Melle | bowled | 5 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | not out | 4 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 19.30-6-36-2Derek Shackleton 15.00-5-20-1Roy Tattersall 14.00-7-26-1Jim Laker 37.00-12-64-4Freddie Brown 20.00-10-31-2Denis Compton 1.00-0-5-0
England, 188 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | lbw | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Lowson | caught (Russell Endean) | 0 | 0 |
| Peter May | bowled | 33 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | bowled | 73 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | run out | 31 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | caught (Clive van Ryneveld) | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | bowled | 6 | 0 |
| Derek Shackleton | caught (Clive van Ryneveld) | 14 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | caught (Russell Endean) | 2 | 0 |
| Don Brennan | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | not out | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 17.00-0-45-1Michael Melle 10.00-6-9-4Athol Rowan 27.00-9-44-2Geoff Chubb 30.00-5-70-2Clive van Ryneveld 3.00-0-20-0
South Africa, 136 (10 wkts)
| Eric Rowan | lbw | 45 | 0 |
| Russell Endean | lbw | 7 | 0 |
| Clive van Ryneveld | lbw | 5 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 4 | 0 |
| Jack Cheetham | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 18 | 0 |
| Roy McLean | caught (Frank Lowson) | 18 | 0 |
| Percy Mansell | lbw | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | not out | 15 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 7 | 0 |
| Michael Melle | bowled | 17 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | bowled | 0 | 0 |
Alec Bedser 19.50-6-32-3Derek Shackleton 10.00-2-19-0Roy Tattersall 5.00-1-10-1Jim Laker 28.00-8-55-6Freddie Brown 13.00-5-20-0
England, 155 (6 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | obstructing the field | 27 | 0 |
| Frank Lowson | caught (Clive van Ryneveld) | 37 | 0 |
| Peter May | caught (Eric Rowan) | 0 | 1 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Clive van Ryneveld) | 18 | 0 |
| Willie Watson | caught (Russell Endean) | 15 | 0 |
| Freddie Brown | lbw | 40 | 0 |
| Jim Laker | not out | 13 | 0 |
| Derek Shackleton | not out | 5 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Don Brennan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Cuan McCarthy 7.00-0-17-0Michael Melle 3.00-0-8-0Athol Rowan 24.10-2-77-2Geoff Chubb 28.00-10-53-3
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