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South Africa v England @ Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
18, 20, 21, 22 February 1939 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: RGA Ashman, GL Sickler
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Bruce Mitchell | 92 | - | 202 | 7 | - |
| 2. Paul Gibb | c Bruce Mitchell b Arthur Langton | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Eddie Paynter | c Bob Newson b Arthur Langton | 40 | - | 79 | 2 | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | c Bob Newson b Norman Gordon | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Les Ames | b Arthur Langton | 34 | - | 54 | - | - |
| 6. Bryan Valentine | c Ronnie Grieveson b Norman Gordon | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bill Edrich | lbw b Arthur Langton | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Hedley Verity | c Eric Rowan b Bruce Mitchell | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ken Farnes | c Ronnie Grieveson b Bob Newson | 4 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 10. Tom Goddard | c Pieter van der Bijl b Arthur Langton | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Len Wilkinson | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-18 (Paul Gibb), 2-96 (Eddie Paynter), 3-99 (Wally Hammond), 4-159 (Les Ames), 5-187 (Bryan Valentine), 6-187 (Len Hutton), 7-197 (Hedley Verity), 8-201 (Bill Edrich), 9-205 (Ken Farnes), 215 (Tom Goddard). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 64.2 ovs) 215 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Newson | 13 | 0 | 53 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 19.2 | 1 | 58 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gordon | 15 | 1 | 47 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 12 | 3 | 37 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dalton | 5 | 0 | 19 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Pieter van der Bijl | lbw b Tom Goddard | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| *2. Alan Melville | c Hedley Verity b Len Wilkinson | 67 | - | 99 | 10 | - |
| 3. Eric Rowan | b Ken Farnes | 85 | - | 218 | - | - |
| 4. Bruce Mitchell | c Les Ames b Ken Farnes | 63 | - | 112 | 7 | - |
| 5. Dudley Nourse | hit wicket b Hedley Verity | 38 | - | - | 4 | - |
| 6. Arthur Langton | c Len Hutton b Hedley Verity | 6 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 7. Eric Dalton | not out | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Bob Newson | b Wally Hammond | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Ken Viljoen | lbw b Hedley Verity | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| +10. Ronnie Grieveson | ||||||
| 11. Norman Gordon |
| FOW | 1-108 (Alan Melville), 2-108 (Pieter van der Bijl), 3-224 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-280 (Dudley Nourse), 5-294 (Arthur Langton), 6-311 (Eric Rowan), 7-340 (Bob Newson), 8-349 (Ken Viljoen). |
| Extras | 5b, 12lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 101.5 ovs) 349 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Ken Farnes | 26 | 7 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hedley Verity | 37.5 | 10 | 127 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Goddard | 18 | 2 | 65 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Wilkinson | 9 | 0 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Wally Hammond | 7 | 1 | 19 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Ronnie Grieveson b Norman Gordon | 32 | - | 100 | - | - |
| 2. Paul Gibb | c Ronnie Grieveson b Norman Gordon | 45 | - | 140 | - | - |
| 3. Eddie Paynter | c Ronnie Grieveson b Bob Newson | 15 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Wally Hammond | not out | 61 | - | - | - | - |
| +5. Les Ames | b Norman Gordon | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Bryan Valentine | not out | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Bill Edrich | ||||||
| 8. Hedley Verity | ||||||
| 9. Ken Farnes | ||||||
| 10. Tom Goddard | ||||||
| 11. Len Wilkinson |
| FOW | 1-64 (Len Hutton), 2-91 (Eddie Paynter), 3-103 (Paul Gibb), 4-145 (Les Ames). |
| Extras | 2b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 8 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 60 ovs) 203 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bob Newson | 11 | 2 | 22 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Arthur Langton | 12 | 1 | 49 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Gordon | 22 | 4 | 58 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 12 | 1 | 42 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Dalton | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Pieter van der Bijl, Alan Melville, Eric Rowan, Bruce Mitchell, Dudley Nourse, Arthur Langton, Eric Dalton, Bob Newson, Ken Viljoen, Ronnie Grieveson, Norman Gordon