South AfricaTest ground1896 to 1939
Old Wanderers
Johannesburg, South Africa
Old Wanderers records at a glance
At Old Wanderers, the highest Test team total is 491 by South Africa in 1935; the highest individual score is 231 by Dudley Nourse in 1935; the highest successful chase is 287/9 by South Africa in 1906.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 491 (South Africa, 1935) |
| Lowest completed total | 85 (South Africa, 1902) |
| Highest successful chase | 287/9 (South Africa, 1906) |
| Highest individual score | Dudley Nourse 231 (1935) |
| Best bowling | George Lohmann 9/28 (1896) |
| Most runs at the ground | Dave Nourse 850 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Buster Nupen 31 |
| Average first-innings total | 259 |
Old Wanderers in numbers
Old Wanderers, in Johannesburg, South Africa, has staged 22 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between England and South Africa in 1896, and the most recent international here was in 1939.
In Tests
Of the 22 Tests played at Old Wanderers, 7 were drawn (32%), 8 won by the side batting first and 7 by the side batting second. Decided Tests have split close to evenly between the side batting first and the side batting second. South Africa have played 22 of those Tests and won 7, lost 8 and drawn or tied 7, a win rate of 32%. The most frequent visitors have been England (17) and Australia (5).
The average first-innings total was 269 in the 1900s (5 Tests) and 253 in the 1930s (6 Tests). Its busiest decade was the 1930s, with 6 Tests, against 5 in the 1900s.
Dave Nourse has made more Test runs here than anyone, 850 in 22 innings with 1 hundred, and Buster Nupen has taken the most wickets, 31 in 8 Tests.
- Highest total: South Africa's 491 (1935)
- Lowest completed innings: South Africa's 85 (1902)
- Highest individual score: Dudley Nourse, 231 against Australia (1935)
- Best bowling: George Lohmann, 9 for 28 (1896)
- Heaviest defeat: South Africa, by an innings and 197 runs against England (1896)
- Closest finish: South Africa won by 1 wicket (1906)
Tests at Old Wanderers
22 Tests, 1896 to 1939. The first was England v South Africa on 2 March 1896: England won by an innings and 197 runs.
- Won batting first
- Won batting second
- Drawn / tied
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2 | 314 |
| 1900s | 5 | 269 |
| 1910s | 4 | 228 |
| 1920s | 5 | 261 |
| 1930s | 6 | 253 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nourse | South Africa | 22 | 850 | 1 |
| Herbie Taylor | South Africa | 16 | 815 | 3 |
| Bruce Mitchell | South Africa | 11 | 521 | 0 |
| Jimmy Sinclair | South Africa | 15 | 491 | 1 |
| Wally Hammond | England | 11 | 450 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Nupen | South Africa | 8 | 31 |
| Bert Vogler | South Africa | 5 | 25 |
| Sydney Barnes | England | 2 | 25 |
| Charlie Llewellyn | South Africa | 4 | 24 |
| Jimmy Blanckenberg | South Africa | 5 | 24 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 491
- Lowest completed total
- 85
- Highest score
- 231 · Dudley Nourse
- Best bowling
- 9/28 · George Lohmann
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 197
- Biggest win by runs
- 243 runs
Closest finishes
- South Africa won by 1 wicket (1906)
Most recent matches
- England v South Africa (Test, 18 February 1939): Match drawn
- England v South Africa (Test, 24 December 1938): Match drawn
- South Africa v Australia (Test, 15 February 1936): Australia won by an innings and 184 runs
- South Africa v Australia (Test, 24 December 1935): Match drawn
- England v South Africa (Test, 13 February 1931): Match drawn
- South Africa v England (Test, 24 December 1930): South Africa won by 28 runs
- England v South Africa (Test, 28 January 1928): South Africa won by 4 wickets
- South Africa v England (Test, 24 December 1927): England won by 10 wickets
- England v South Africa (Test, 9 February 1923): Match drawn
- South Africa v England (Test, 23 December 1922): South Africa won by 168 runs
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 22 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive