South Africa v England @ Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
12, 13 March 1889 (three-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CR Deare, RG Warton
Match Result: England won by 8 wickets
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Albert Rose-Innes | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Bernard Tancred | b Aubrey Smith | 29 | - | - | 3 | - | |
| 3. Philip Hutchinson | b Johnny Briggs | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| 4. Charles Vintcent | c Bobby Abel b Johnny Briggs | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Arthur Ochse | c Bobby Abel b Johnny Briggs | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. William Milton | c Bobby Abel b Arnold Fothergill | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| *7. Owen Dunell | not out | 26 | - | - | 3 | - | |
| 8. Robert Stewart | lbw b Aubrey Smith | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| +9. Fred Smith | b Aubrey Smith | 7 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 10. Charlie Finlason | b Aubrey Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. Gus Kempis | c Frank Hearne b Aubrey Smith | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Philip Hutchinson), 3-10 (Charles Vintcent), 4-16 (Arthur Ochse), 5-17 (William Milton), 6-58 (Bernard Tancred), 7-66 (Robert Stewart), 8-78 (Fred Smith), 9-82 (Charlie Finlason), 84 (Gus Kempis). |
| Extras | 8b, 0lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.2 ovs) 84 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Johnny Briggs | 37 | 21 | 39 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arnold Fothergill | 24 | 15 | 15 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aubrey Smith | 13.2 | 6 | 19 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bobby Abel | c William Milton b Albert Rose-Innes | 46 | - | - | 5 | - | |
| 2. George Ulyett | b Gus Kempis | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Maurice Read | c Owen Dunell b Gus Kempis | 1 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Frank Hearne | c Robert Stewart b Albert Rose-Innes | 27 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| +5. Henry Wood | c Philip Hutchinson b Albert Rose-Innes | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Monty Bowden | run out ( > > ) | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Johnny Briggs | c Fred Smith b Albert Rose-Innes | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| *8. Aubrey Smith | c Robert Stewart b Gus Kempis | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Basil Grieve | not out | 14 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 10. Charles Coventry | c Fred Smith b Albert Rose-Innes | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 11. Arnold Fothergill | c Bernard Tancred b William Milton | 32 | - | - | 3 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-10 (George Ulyett), 2-14 (Maurice Read), 3-65 (Frank Hearne), 4-75 (Henry Wood), 5-75 (Monty Bowden), 6-77 (Johnny Briggs), 7-85 (Aubrey Smith), 8-87 (Bobby Abel), 9-103 (Charles Coventry), 148 (Arnold Fothergill). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 6 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 66.2 ovs) 148 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gus Kempis | 31 | 14 | 53 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Finlason | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Vintcent | 12 | 4 | 34 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Rose-Innes | 18 | 5 | 43 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| William Milton | 2.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Albert Rose-Innes | b Aubrey Smith | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 2. Bernard Tancred | c & b Johnny Briggs | 29 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 3. Arthur Ochse | lbw b Arnold Fothergill | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 4. Charles Vintcent | c & b George Ulyett | 4 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 5. Philip Hutchinson | b Aubrey Smith | 11 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| *6. Owen Dunell | c & b George Ulyett | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. William Milton | c Monty Bowden b Johnny Briggs | 19 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 8. Robert Stewart | c George Ulyett b Arnold Fothergill | 9 | - | - | - | - | |
| +9. Fred Smith | b Arnold Fothergill | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Charlie Finlason | b Arnold Fothergill | 6 | - | - | 1 | - | |
| 11. Gus Kempis | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Albert Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Arthur Ochse), 3-51 (Charles Vintcent), 4-67 (Bernard Tancred), 5-67 (Philip Hutchinson), 6-88 (William Milton), 7-110 (Owen Dunell), 8-116 (Robert Stewart), 9-126 (Charlie Finlason), 129 (Fred Smith). |
| Extras | 7b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 90.1 ovs) 129 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Johnny Briggs | 27 | 14 | 34 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arnold Fothergill | 18.1 | 11 | 19 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Aubrey Smith | 25 | 10 | 42 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Ulyett | 20 | 9 | 27 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Bobby Abel | not out | 23 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 2. George Ulyett | b Charles Vintcent | 22 | - | - | 3 | 1 | |
| 3. Maurice Read | b Gus Kempis | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Basil Grieve | not out | 12 | - | - | 2 | - | |
| 5. Frank Hearne | |||||||
| +6. Henry Wood | |||||||
| 7. Monty Bowden | |||||||
| 8. Johnny Briggs | |||||||
| *9. Aubrey Smith | |||||||
| 10. Charles Coventry | |||||||
| 11. Arnold Fothergill |
| FOW | 1-32 (George Ulyett), 2-35 (Maurice Read). |
| Extras | 7b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 2 wickets, 21.1 ovs) 67 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Gus Kempis | 11 | 3 | 23 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charles Vintcent | 8.1 | 2 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Albert Rose-Innes | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Albert Rose-Innes, Bernard Tancred, Arthur Ochse, Charles Vintcent, Philip Hutchinson, Owen Dunell, William Milton, Robert Stewart, Fred Smith, Charlie Finlason, Gus Kempis
England:
Bobby Abel, George Ulyett, Maurice Read, Basil Grieve, Frank Hearne, Henry Wood, Monty Bowden, Johnny Briggs, Aubrey Smith, Charles Coventry, Arnold Fothergill
