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England v South Africa @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
7, 8, 9, 11, 12 June 1951 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, F Chester
Match Result: South Africa won by 71 runs
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Godfrey Evans b Freddie Brown | 17 | - | 44 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | run out ( > > ) | 76 | - | 275 | 8 | - |
| 3. Jackie McGlew | b Freddie Brown | 40 | - | 105 | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | run out ( > > ) | 208 | - | 555 | 25 | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 31 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. George Fullerton | c Denis Compton b Roy Tattersall | 54 | - | - | 7 | - |
| 7. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Alec Bedser | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Alec Bedser | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Roy Tattersall b Johnny Wardle | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-31 (Eric Rowan), 2-107 (Jackie McGlew), 3-189 (John Waite), 4-273 (Jack Cheetham), 5-394 (George Fullerton), 6-465 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-467 (Athol Rowan), 8-476 (Tufty Mann), 9-482 (Dudley Nourse). |
| Extras | 3b, 17lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 21 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 240 ovs) 483 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 63 | 18 | 122 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 45 | 13 | 102 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 34 | 11 | 74 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 47 | 20 | 80 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 49 | 21 | 77 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c John Waite b Athol Rowan | 63 | - | - | 6 | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | c Cuan McCarthy b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | c John Waite b Cuan McCarthy | 137 | - | 270 | 21 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c John Waite b Cuan McCarthy | 112 | - | 320 | 11 | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | lbw b Cuan McCarthy | 57 | - | - | 7 | 1 |
| *6. Freddie Brown | c George Fullerton b Geoff Chubb | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c sub b Geoff Chubb | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Johnny Wardle | c George Fullerton b Geoff Chubb | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Trevor Bailey | c George Fullerton b Cuan McCarthy | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Alec Bedser | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Roy Tattersall |
| FOW | 1-4 (Jack Ikin), 2-148 (Len Hutton), 3-234 (Reg Simpson), 4-375 (Willie Watson), 5-382 (Denis Compton), 6-395 (Godfrey Evans), 7-410 (Johnny Wardle), 8-419 (Trevor Bailey), 9-419 (Freddie Brown). |
| Extras | 4b, 3lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 9 wickets, 163.2 ovs) 419 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 48 | 10 | 104 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 46.2 | 12 | 146 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 46 | 10 | 101 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 20 | 5 | 51 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Jack Ikin b Roy Tattersall | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Jackie McGlew | st Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. George Fullerton | c Freddie Brown b Roy Tattersall | 13 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | b Alec Bedser | 28 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clive van Ryneveld | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 22 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Tufty Mann | b Roy Tattersall | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Geoff Chubb | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Cuan McCarthy | b Alec Bedser | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| *11. Dudley Nourse | absent hurt | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-12 (Eric Rowan), 2-20 (John Waite), 3-24 (Jackie McGlew), 4-52 (George Fullerton), 5-87 (Jack Cheetham), 6-98 (Clive van Ryneveld), 7-103 (Athol Rowan), 8-106 (Tufty Mann), 9-121 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 4b, 9lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 14 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 51.4 ovs) 121 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 22.4 | 8 | 37 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 23 | 6 | 56 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Johnny Wardle | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c & b Athol Rowan | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | b Tufty Mann | 33 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | c & b Athol Rowan | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Athol Rowan | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | lbw b Tufty Mann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | c John Waite b Tufty Mann | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Freddie Brown | c Cuan McCarthy b Athol Rowan | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | c Clive van Ryneveld b Tufty Mann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Johnny Wardle | c sub b Athol Rowan | 30 | - | - | - | 1 |
| 10. Alec Bedser | b Cuan McCarthy | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Roy Tattersall | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Len Hutton), 2-41 (Reg Simpson), 3-57 (Jack Ikin), 4-63 (Denis Compton), 5-67 (Willie Watson), 6-80 (Freddie Brown), 7-83 (Godfrey Evans), 8-84 (Trevor Bailey), 9-110 (Alec Bedser), 114 (Johnny Wardle). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 65.2 ovs) 114 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 27.2 | 4 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 24 | 16 | 24 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Jack Ikin, Reg Simpson, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Trevor Bailey, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Johnny Wardle, Alec Bedser, Roy Tattersall