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England v South Africa @ Headingley, Leeds
26, 27, 28, 30, 31 July 1951 (five-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: D Davies, H Elliott
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | c Alec Bedser b Freddie Brown | 236 | - | 550 | 28 | - |
| +2. John Waite | lbw b Alec Bedser | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | c & b Malcolm Hilton | 83 | - | - | - | - |
| *4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Freddie Brown | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Jack Cheetham | b Alec Bedser | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Roy McLean | run out ( > > ) | 67 | - | 108 | 11 | 1 |
| 7. Percy Mansell | c Roy Tattersall b Malcolm Hilton | 90 | - | - | 19 | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | b Freddie Brown | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Roy Tattersall | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Geoff Chubb | c Frank Lowson b Malcolm Hilton | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Cuan McCarthy | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (John Waite), 2-238 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-267 (Dudley Nourse), 4-286 (Jack Cheetham), 5-394 (Roy McLean), 6-480 (Eric Rowan), 7-498 (Athol Rowan), 8-505 (Tufty Mann), 9-538 (Geoff Chubb), 538 (Percy Mansell). |
| Extras | 1b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 235.3 ovs) 538 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 58 | 14 | 113 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 17 | 4 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 38 | 10 | 107 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 60 | 23 | 83 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malcolm Hilton | 61.3 | 18 | 176 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Clive van Ryneveld | 100 | - | 300 | - | - |
| 2. Frank Lowson | c Percy Mansell b Athol Rowan | 58 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Peter May | b Athol Rowan | 138 | - | 380 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | lbw b Athol Rowan | 25 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Willie Watson | b Geoff Chubb | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Trevor Bailey | b Tufty Mann | 95 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Freddie Brown | c Eric Rowan b Athol Rowan | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | b Tufty Mann | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| +9. Don Brennan | b Tufty Mann | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Roy Tattersall | c Eric Rowan b Athol Rowan | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Malcolm Hilton | not out | 9 | - | - | - | 1 |
| FOW | 1-99 (Frank Lowson), 2-228 (Len Hutton), 3-266 (Denis Compton), 4-345 (Willie Watson), 5-387 (Peter May), 6-391 (Freddie Brown), 7-400 (Alec Bedser), 8-432 (Don Brennan), 9-445 (Roy Tattersall), 505 (Trevor Bailey). |
| Extras | 10b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 224.5 ovs) 505 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Cuan McCarthy | 41 | 10 | 81 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Geoff Chubb | 43 | 12 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 68 | 17 | 174 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 60.5 | 23 | 96 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Percy Mansell | 4 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clive van Ryneveld | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eric Rowan | not out | 60 | - | 120 | - | - |
| +2. John Waite | not out | 25 | - | 120 | - | - |
| 3. Clive van Ryneveld | ||||||
| *4. Dudley Nourse | ||||||
| 5. Jack Cheetham | ||||||
| 6. Roy McLean | ||||||
| 7. Percy Mansell | ||||||
| 8. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 9. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| 10. Geoff Chubb | ||||||
| 11. Cuan McCarthy |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 2lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 2 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 49 ovs) 87 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Alec Bedser | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Trevor Bailey | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Freddie Brown | 11 | 2 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Roy Tattersall | 16 | 9 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Malcolm Hilton | 10 | 5 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 7 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Frank Lowson, Peter May, Denis Compton, Willie Watson, Trevor Bailey, Freddie Brown, Alec Bedser, Don Brennan, Roy Tattersall, Malcolm Hilton