South Africa v England @ Newlands, Cape Town
21, 23 March 1896 (three-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: G Beves, AM Miller
Match Result: England won by an innings and 33 runs
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Thomas Routledge | b George Lohmann | 24 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Frank Hearne | c & b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Robert Poore | c Sammy Woods b George Lohmann | 17 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Jimmy Sinclair | c Sammy Woods b Ted Tyler | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| *5. Alfred Richards | c Sammy Woods b George Lohmann | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| +6. Ernest Halliwell | c Christopher Heseltine b Ted Tyler | 23 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. Arthur Seccull | c & b George Lohmann | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. George Glover | not out | 18 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Bonnor Middleton | c Tom Hayward b Ted Tyler | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Joseph Willoughby | b George Lohmann | 5 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. George Rowe | b George Lohmann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Frank Hearne), 2-43 (Thomas Routledge), 3-48 (Robert Poore), 4-48 (Jimmy Sinclair), 5-74 (Alfred Richards), 6-80 (Ernest Halliwell), 7-90 (Arthur Seccull), 8-98 (Bonnor Middleton), 9-104 (Joseph Willoughby), 115 (George Rowe). |
| Extras | 5b, 0lb, 1w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 48 ovs) 115 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 24 | 9 | 42 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Tyler | 18 | 3 | 49 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Christopher Heseltine | 6 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| 1. Charles Wright | c Arthur Seccull b Joseph Willoughby | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Arthur Hill | c Robert Poore b Bonnor Middleton | 124 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Tom Hayward | b Arthur Seccull | 31 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. Hugh Bromley-Davenport | b Arthur Seccull | 7 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Sammy Woods | b George Rowe | 30 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Tim O'Brien | c sub b George Glover | 2 | - | - | - | - | |
| 7. George Lohmann | b Joseph Willoughby | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Christopher Heseltine | c Frank Hearne b George Rowe | 18 | - | - | - | - | |
| *9. Martin Hawke | not out | 12 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Ted Tyler | b Bonnor Middleton | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| +11. Harry Butt | c Jimmy Sinclair b Bonnor Middleton | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-2 (Charles Wright), 2-79 (Tom Hayward), 3-95 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport), 4-159 (Sammy Woods), 5-168 (Tim O'Brien), 6-190 (George Lohmann), 7-226 (Christopher Heseltine), 8-244 (Arthur Hill), 9-244 (Ted Tyler), 265 (Harry Butt). |
| Extras | 12b, 4lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 101.4 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Joseph Willoughby | 14 | 2 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Rowe | 32 | 9 | 72 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Seccull | 12 | 2 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 7 | 1 | 23 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bonnor Middleton | 23.4 | 6 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Glover | 13 | 4 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | |||
| *1. Alfred Richards | b Sammy Woods | 0 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2. Frank Hearne | c Tom Hayward b Ted Tyler | 30 | - | - | - | - | |
| 3. Robert Poore | b Sammy Woods | 8 | - | - | - | - | |
| 4. George Glover | c Sammy Woods b George Lohmann | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 5. Thomas Routledge | b Sammy Woods | 4 | - | - | - | - | |
| 6. Jimmy Sinclair | c Martin Hawke b Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 28 | - | - | - | - | |
| +7. Ernest Halliwell | b Arthur Hill | 11 | - | - | - | - | |
| 8. Arthur Seccull | not out | 17 | - | - | - | - | |
| 9. Bonnor Middleton | c Martin Hawke b Arthur Hill | 6 | - | - | - | - | |
| 10. Joseph Willoughby | st Harry Butt b Arthur Hill | 3 | - | - | - | - | |
| 11. George Rowe | b Arthur Hill | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Alfred Richards), 2-13 (Robert Poore), 3-28 (George Glover), 4-35 (Thomas Routledge), 5-75 (Jimmy Sinclair), 6-80 (Frank Hearne), 7-97 (Ernest Halliwell), 8-105 (Bonnor Middleton), 9-111 (Joseph Willoughby), 117 (George Rowe). |
| Extras | 2b, 0lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64 ovs) 117 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Lohmann | 23 | 8 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ted Tyler | 11 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 13 | 5 | 28 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 9 | 3 | 16 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Hill | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
South Africa:
Alfred Richards, Frank Hearne, Robert Poore, George Glover, Thomas Routledge, Jimmy Sinclair, Ernest Halliwell, Arthur Seccull, Bonnor Middleton, Joseph Willoughby, George Rowe
England:
Charles Wright, Arthur Hill, Tom Hayward, Hugh Bromley-Davenport, Sammy Woods, Tim O'Brien, George Lohmann, Christopher Heseltine, Martin Hawke, Ted Tyler, Harry Butt
