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South Africa v England @ Kingsmead, Durban
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13 March 1939 (timeless Test)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Alan Melville | hit wicket b Doug Wright | 78 | - | 200 | 5 | - |
| 2. Pieter van der Bijl | b Reg Perks | 125 | - | 428 | 11 | 1 |
| 3. Eric Rowan | lbw b Reg Perks | 33 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 4. Bruce Mitchell | b Doug Wright | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Dudley Nourse | b Reg Perks | 103 | - | 364 | 6 | - |
| 6. Ken Viljoen | c Les Ames b Reg Perks | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Eric Dalton | c Les Ames b Ken Farnes | 57 | - | - | - | 1 |
| +8. Ronnie Grieveson | b Reg Perks | 75 | - | 205 | 3 | - |
| 9. Arthur Langton | c Eddie Paynter b Hedley Verity | 27 | 0 | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Bob Newson | c & b Hedley Verity | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Norman Gordon | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-131 (Alan Melville), 2-219 (Eric Rowan), 3-236 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-274 (Pieter van der Bijl), 5-278 (Ken Viljoen), 6-368 (Eric Dalton), 7-475 (Dudley Nourse), 8-522 (Ronnie Grieveson), 9-523 (Bob Newson), 530 (Arthur Langton). |
| Extras | 2b, 12lb, 0w, 6nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 202.6 ovs) 530 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 46 | 9 | 108 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Reg Perks | 41 | 5 | 100 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 37 | 6 | 142 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 55.6 | 14 | 97 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 14 | 4 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 9 | 2 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | run out ( > > ) | 38 | - | 144 | - | - |
| 2. Paul Gibb | c Ronnie Grieveson b Bob Newson | 4 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Eddie Paynter | lbw b Arthur Langton | 62 | - | 260 | 3 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | st Ronnie Grieveson b Eric Dalton | 24 | - | 90 | - | - |
| +5. Les Ames | c Eric Dalton b Arthur Langton | 84 | - | 172 | 7 | - |
| 6. Bill Edrich | c Eric Rowan b Arthur Langton | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bryan Valentine | st Ronnie Grieveson b Eric Dalton | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hedley Verity | b Eric Dalton | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Doug Wright | c Arthur Langton b Eric Dalton | 26 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Ken Farnes | b Bob Newson | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Reg Perks | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-9 (Paul Gibb), 2-64 (Len Hutton), 3-125 (Wally Hammond), 4-169 (Eddie Paynter), 5-171 (Bill Edrich), 6-229 (Bryan Valentine), 7-245 (Hedley Verity), 8-276 (Les Ames), 9-305 (Doug Wright), 316 (Ken Farnes). |
| Extras | 7b, 17lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 26 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 117.6 ovs) 316 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Newson | 25.6 | 5 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 35 | 12 | 71 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gordon | 37 | 7 | 82 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 7 | 0 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dalton | 13 | 1 | 59 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | hit wicket b Hedley Verity | 89 | - | 222 | 6 | - |
| 2. Pieter van der Bijl | c Eddie Paynter b Doug Wright | 97 | - | 230 | 7 | - |
| 3. Eric Rowan | c Bill Edrich b Hedley Verity | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | c Len Hutton b Ken Farnes | 25 | - | - | 3 | - |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | b Reg Perks | 74 | - | 183 | 7 | - |
| *6. Alan Melville | b Ken Farnes | 103 | - | 199 | 10 | - |
| 7. Eric Dalton | c & b Doug Wright | 21 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| +8. Ronnie Grieveson | b Ken Farnes | 39 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Arthur Langton | c Wally Hammond b Ken Farnes | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 10. Bob Newson | b Doug Wright | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Norman Gordon | not out | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-191 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-191 (Eric Rowan), 3-191 (Pieter van der Bijl), 4-242 (Dudley Nourse), 5-346 (Ken Viljoen), 6-382 (Eric Dalton), 7-434 (Alan Melville), 8-450 (Arthur Langton), 9-462 (Bob Newson), 481 (Ronnie Grieveson). |
| Extras | 5b, 8lb, 0w, 4nb, 0pen) 17 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.1 ovs) 481 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 22.1 | 2 | 74 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Reg Perks | 32 | 6 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 32 | 7 | 146 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 40 | 9 | 87 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 6 | 1 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Bruce Mitchell | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Paul Gibb | b Eric Dalton | 120 | - | 451 | 2 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Norman Gordon b Arthur Langton | 219 | - | 460 | 25 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | st Ronnie Grieveson b Eric Dalton | 140 | - | 349 | 7 | - |
| 5. Eddie Paynter | c Ronnie Grieveson b Norman Gordon | 75 | - | 213 | 5 | - |
| +6. Les Ames | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bryan Valentine | not out | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hedley Verity | ||||||
| 9. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 10. Ken Farnes | ||||||
| 11. Reg Perks |
| FOW | 1-78 (Len Hutton), 2-358 (Paul Gibb), 3-447 (Bill Edrich), 4-611 (Eddie Paynter), 5-650 (Wally Hammond). |
| Extras | 8b, 12lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 5 wickets, 218.2 ovs) 654 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Newson | 43 | 4 | 91 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 56 | 12 | 132 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gordon | 55.2 | 10 | 174 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 37 | 4 | 133 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dalton | 27 | 3 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Bruce Mitchell, Pieter van der Bijl, Eric Rowan, Dudley Nourse, Ken Viljoen, Alan Melville, Eric Dalton, Ronnie Grieveson, Arthur Langton, Bob Newson, Norman Gordon