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England v South Africa @ Old Trafford, Manchester
27, 29, 30 July 1929 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: J Hardstaff snr, WR Parry
Match Result: England won by an innings and 32 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Herbert Sutcliffe | b Denijs Morkel | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Ted Bowley | b Sandy Bell | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bob Wyatt | c Jock Cameron b Cyril Vincent | 113 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Frank Woolley | c & b Cyril Vincent | 154 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Patsy Hendren | b Neville Quinn | 12 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Maurice Leyland | c Jock Cameron b Bruce Mitchell | 55 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Arthur Carr | c Sandy Bell b Neville Quinn | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. George Geary | not out | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Fred Barratt | not out | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Tich Freeman | ||||||
| +11. George Duckworth |
| FOW | 1-30 (Herbert Sutcliffe), 2-36 (Ted Bowley), 3-281 (Frank Woolley), 4-304 (Patsy Hendren), 5-342 (Bob Wyatt), 6-365 (Arthur Carr), 7-424 (Maurice Leyland). |
| Extras | 16b, 10lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 28 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 128 ovs) 427 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Denijs Morkel | 18 | 5 | 61 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Neville Quinn | 31 | 3 | 95 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sandy Bell | 32 | 3 | 113 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cyril Vincent | 34 | 4 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tuppy Owen-Smith | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 8 | 3 | 21 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | lbw b Tich Freeman | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bob Catterall | c Herbert Sutcliffe b Fred Barratt | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | c George Geary b Tich Freeman | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Herbie Taylor | b Tich Freeman | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| *5. Nummy Deane | st George Duckworth b Tich Freeman | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +6. Jock Cameron | c Ted Bowley b Tich Freeman | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Denijs Morkel | lbw b George Geary | 63 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tuppy Owen-Smith | c Fred Barratt b Tich Freeman | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Cyril Vincent | c George Geary b Tich Freeman | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Neville Quinn | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | c George Duckworth b George Geary | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (Bob Catterall), 2-7 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-34 (Jack Siedle), 4-34 (Nummy Deane), 5-39 (Herbie Taylor), 6-65 (Jock Cameron), 7-84 (Tuppy Owen-Smith), 8-98 (Cyril Vincent), 9-130 (Denijs Morkel), 130 (Sandy Bell). |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 3 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 75.3 ovs) 130 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Barratt | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 22.3 | 13 | 18 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 32 | 12 | 71 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 9 | 3 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Jack Siedle | b Fred Barratt | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Bob Catterall | b George Geary | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b George Geary | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Herbie Taylor | c Maurice Leyland b Tich Freeman | 70 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Neville Quinn | b Tich Freeman | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Denijs Morkel | st George Duckworth b Frank Woolley | 36 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Jock Cameron | c Frank Woolley b Tich Freeman | 83 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 8. Tuppy Owen-Smith | st George Duckworth b Tich Freeman | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| *9. Nummy Deane | c George Duckworth b Bob Wyatt | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cyril Vincent | c George Duckworth b Tich Freeman | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Sandy Bell | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Bob Catterall), 2-3 (Jack Siedle), 3-13 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-66 (Neville Quinn), 5-113 (Herbie Taylor), 6-145 (Denijs Morkel), 7-180 (Tuppy Owen-Smith), 8-245 (Nummy Deane), 9-256 (Cyril Vincent), 265 (Jock Cameron). |
| Extras | 13b, 3lb, 0w, 5nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 118.4 ovs) 265 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Fred Barratt | 20 | 7 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Geary | 37 | 18 | 50 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tich Freeman | 39.4 | 13 | 100 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Frank Woolley | 18 | 5 | 51 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Wyatt | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Herbert Sutcliffe, Ted Bowley, Bob Wyatt, Frank Woolley, Patsy Hendren, Maurice Leyland, Arthur Carr, George Geary, Fred Barratt, Tich Freeman, George Duckworth