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England v South Africa @ Old Trafford, Manchester
5, 6, 7, 9, 10 July 1951 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, FS Lee
Match Result: England won by 9 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Freddie Brown b Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | lbw b Roy Tattersall | 40 | - | 147 | 2 | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 29 | - | 69 | 2 | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 20 | - | 55 | 2 | - |
| 6. George Fullerton | c Len Hutton b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 7. Roy McLean | b Jim Laker | 20 | - | 43 | 2 | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Brian Statham | 17 | - | 80 | - | 1 |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | not out | 15 | - | 40 | 1 | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Eric Rowan), 2-12 (John Waite), 3-66 (Dudley Nourse), 4-87 (Clive van Ryneveld), 5-88 (George Fullerton), 6-105 (Jack Cheetham), 7-129 (Roy McLean), 8-132 (Tufty Mann), 9-143 (Athol Rowan), 158 (Cuan McCarthy). |
| Extras | 0b, 14lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 16 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.3 ovs) 158 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 32.3 | 10 | 58 | 7 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 27 | 7 | 47 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 18 | 6 | 29 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Clive van Ryneveld b Athol Rowan | 27 | - | 120 | 1 | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | c Jack Cheetham b Geoff Chubb | 22 | - | 53 | 5 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | st John Waite b Tufty Mann | 11 | - | 45 | 2 | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | b Athol Rowan | 15 | - | 38 | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | b Geoff Chubb | 21 | - | 45 | 3 | - |
| *6. Freddie Brown | c Clive van Ryneveld b Athol Rowan | 42 | - | 47 | 3 | 1 |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c John Waite b Geoff Chubb | 2 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 8. Jim Laker | c Dudley Nourse b Geoff Chubb | 27 | - | 63 | 4 | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | not out | 30 | - | 74 | 3 | - |
| 10. Roy Tattersall | c Jack Cheetham b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 6 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | c Jack Cheetham b Geoff Chubb | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-30 (Jack Ikin), 2-58 (Reg Simpson), 3-70 (Len Hutton), 4-91 (Tom Graveney), 5-127 (Willie Watson), 6-143 (Godfrey Evans), 7-147 (Freddie Brown), 8-200 (Jim Laker), 9-207 (Roy Tattersall), 211 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 4b, 8lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 85.3 ovs) 211 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 14 | 4 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 26.3 | 7 | 51 | 6 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 29 | 4 | 75 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 16 | 5 | 37 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Jack Ikin b Jim Laker | 57 | - | 172 | 5 | - |
| +2. John Waite | b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | b Jim Laker | 7 | - | 23 | 1 | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | c Godfrey Evans b Roy Tattersall | 20 | - | 48 | 3 | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | b Alec Bedser | 46 | - | 122 | 5 | 1 |
| 6. George Fullerton | c Roy Tattersall b Jim Laker | 10 | - | 7 | 2 | - |
| 7. Roy McLean | c Jack Ikin b Alec Bedser | 19 | - | 41 | 2 | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | lbw b Alec Bedser | 3 | - | 27 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | b Alec Bedser | 1 | - | 12 | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | - | 6 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-4 (John Waite), 2-19 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-60 (Dudley Nourse), 4-145 (Eric Rowan), 5-155 (George Fullerton), 6-168 (Jack Cheetham), 7-181 (Athol Rowan), 8-185 (Tufty Mann), 9-190 (Roy McLean), 191 (Geoff Chubb). |
| Extras | 13b, 10lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 24 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 78.2 ovs) 191 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 24.2 | 8 | 54 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Brian Statham | 17 | 3 | 30 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jim Laker | 19 | 3 | 42 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 18 | 3 | 41 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 98 | - | 178 | 12 | - |
| 2. Jack Ikin | b Tufty Mann | 38 | - | 160 | 4 | - |
| 3. Reg Simpson | not out | 4 | - | 16 | 1 | - |
| 4. Tom Graveney | ||||||
| 5. Willie Watson | ||||||
| *6. Freddie Brown | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. Jim Laker | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Roy Tattersall | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-121 (Jack Ikin). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 51.3 ovs) 142 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 19 | 4 | 46 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 23 | 6 | 72 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 2.3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Jack Ikin, Reg Simpson, Tom Graveney, Willie Watson, Freddie Brown, Godfrey Evans, Jim Laker, Alec Bedser, Roy Tattersall, Brian Statham