South Africa v England 5th Test

England tour of South Africa - 1964 (1964/65) · Crusaders Ground, Gqeberha · 12 February 1965

Match drawn

Match drawn. Graeme Pollock top-scored with 137 for South Africa.

South Africa ARCHIVE England ARCHIVE 1965 TESTS Crusaders Ground ARCHIVE

MATCH FACTS

Series: England tour of South Africa - 1964 (1964/65)
Ground: St George's Park, Gqeberha (then Crusaders Ground)
Dates: 12 February 1965 to 17 February 1965
Toss: South Africa, chose to bat
Result: Match drawn
Captains: Trevor Goddard (South Africa), Mike Smith (England)
Debut: Mike Macaulay (South Africa)
Umpires: HC Kidson and LM Baxter

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

South Africa won the toss and chose to bat. It was Mike Macaulay's first Test.

South Africa batted first and made 502 all out. Graeme Pollock top-scored with 137 off 236 balls, and Eddie Barlow made 69. David Allen took 3 for 80 for England. The innings was built on a 114-run stand for the first wicket between Trevor Goddard and Eddie Barlow.

England replied with 435 all out. Geoff Boycott top-scored with 117 off 396 balls, and Ken Barrington made 72. Eddie Barlow took 3 for 55 for South Africa. The innings was built on a 157-run stand for the fourth wicket between Ken Barrington and Geoff Boycott. South Africa led by 67 on first innings.

South Africa made 178 for 4 in their second innings. Graeme Pollock top-scored with 77 not out off 77 balls, and Eddie Barlow made 47.

Set 246 to win, England made 29 for 1. John Murray top-scored with 8 not out.

Match drawn.

SOUTH AFRICA, FIRST INNINGS: 502 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Trevor Goddard	c Geoff Boycott	61	–
Eddie Barlow	c Peter Parfitt	69	–
Colin Bland	c Peter Parfitt	48	–
Graeme Pollock	c David Allen	137	236
Tony Pithey	c Ken Barrington	23	122
John Waite	run out	6	–
Peter van der Merwe	c Ken Barrington	66	–
Peter Pollock	c Fred Titmus	18	93
Mike Macaulay	bowled	21	–
Atholl McKinnon	run out	27	–
Harry Bromfield	not out	1	–

Extras 25 · Total 502 all out

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Ian Thomson	47	7	128	1
Unknown #1256	35	6	113	1
Geoff Boycott	26	7	69	1
Fred Titmus	37.1	7	87	2
David Allen	44	13	80	3

FALL OF WICKETS

1-114 (Trevor Goddard), 2-171 (Eddie Barlow), 3-185 (Colin Bland), 4-268 (Tony Pithey), 5-276 (John Waite), 6-389 (Graeme Pollock), 7-447 (Peter van der Merwe), 8-455 (Peter Pollock), 9-498 (Atholl McKinnon), 10-502 (Mike Macaulay)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Goddard and Eddie Barlow	114
second	Eddie Barlow and Colin Bland	57
third	Colin Bland and Graeme Pollock	14
fourth	Tony Pithey and Graeme Pollock	83
fifth	John Waite and Graeme Pollock	8
sixth	Graeme Pollock and Peter van der Merwe	113
seventh	Peter Pollock and Peter van der Merwe	58
eighth	Peter Pollock and Mike Macaulay	8
ninth	Atholl McKinnon and Mike Macaulay	43
tenth	Harry Bromfield and Mike Macaulay	4

ENGLAND, FIRST INNINGS: 435 ALL OUT

Batter	How out	R	B
Geoff Boycott	c Peter van der Merwe	117	396
John Murray	lbw	4	–
Fred Titmus	bowled	12	–
Ted Dexter	run out	40	–
Ken Barrington	c Peter van der Merwe	72	–
Ian Thomson	c Eddie Barlow	39	–
Mike Smith	c John Waite	26	–
Peter Parfitt	lbw	0	–
Jim Parks	c John Waite	35	–
David Allen	not out	38	–
Unknown #1256	lbw	10	–

Extras 42 · Total 435 all out

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	27	8	71	1
Mike Macaulay	37	13	63	1
Trevor Goddard	35.5	18	34	2
Atholl McKinnon	46	17	99	1
Eddie Barlow	22	2	55	3
Harry Bromfield	33	14	57	1
Graeme Pollock	7	3	14	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (John Murray), 2-52 (Fred Titmus), 3-115 (Ted Dexter), 4-272 (Ken Barrington), 5-277 (Geoff Boycott), 6-346 (Mike Smith), 7-346 (Ian Thomson), 8-346 (Peter Parfitt), 9-410 (Jim Parks), 10-435 (Unknown #1256)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Murray and Geoff Boycott	28
second	Fred Titmus and Geoff Boycott	24
third	Ted Dexter and Geoff Boycott	63
fourth	Ken Barrington and Geoff Boycott	157
fifth	Geoff Boycott and Ian Thomson	5
sixth	Mike Smith and Ian Thomson	69
seventh	Peter Parfitt and Ian Thomson	0
eighth	Jim Parks and Peter Parfitt	0
ninth	Jim Parks and David Allen	64
tenth	David Allen and Unknown #1256	25

SOUTH AFRICA, SECOND INNINGS: 178 FOR 4

Batter	How out	R	B
Trevor Goddard	c Geoff Boycott	13	–
Eddie Barlow	bowled	47	–
Colin Bland	c Ian Thomson	22	–
Graeme Pollock	not out	77	77
Mike Macaulay	c Fred Titmus	12	–
Atholl McKinnon	not out	0	–

Did not bat: Tony Pithey, John Waite, Peter van der Merwe, Peter Pollock, Harry Bromfield

Extras 7 · Total 178 for 4

Bowler (England)	O	M	R	W
Ian Thomson	25	7	55	2
Unknown #1256	28	1	76	0
Fred Titmus	5	0	27	1
Geoff Boycott	2	0	13	1

FALL OF WICKETS

1-30 (Trevor Goddard), 2-69 (Colin Bland), 3-124 (Eddie Barlow), 4-171 (Mike Macaulay)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	Trevor Goddard and Eddie Barlow	30
second	Eddie Barlow and Colin Bland	39
third	Eddie Barlow and Graeme Pollock	55
fourth	Graeme Pollock and Mike Macaulay	47
fifth	Atholl McKinnon and Graeme Pollock	7

ENGLAND, SECOND INNINGS: 29 FOR 1

Batter	How out	R
Geoff Boycott	c John Waite	7
John Murray	not out	8
Ted Dexter	not out	5

Did not bat: Fred Titmus, Ken Barrington, Ian Thomson, Mike Smith, Peter Parfitt, Jim Parks, David Allen, Unknown #1256

Extras 9 · Total 29 for 1

Bowler (South Africa)	O	M	R	W
Peter Pollock	5.2	1	7	0
Mike Macaulay	9	4	10	1
Trevor Goddard	5	3	3	0

FALL OF WICKETS

1-17 (Geoff Boycott)

PARTNERSHIPS
Wkt	Batters	Runs
first	John Murray and Geoff Boycott	17
second	Ted Dexter and John Murray	12

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