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South Africa v England @ Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
2, 3, 4 March 1896 (three-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: G Allsop, AM Miller
Match Result: England won by an innings and 197 runs
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Tim O'Brien | b George Rowe | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. George Lohmann | c Frank Hearne b Jimmy Sinclair | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Tom Hayward | c Thomas Routledge b George Rowe | 122 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. C.B. Fry | c & b George Rowe | 64 | - | - | - | - |
| 5. Arthur Hill | b Jimmy Sinclair | 65 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Sammy Woods | c George Rowe b Jimmy Sinclair | 32 | - | - | - | - |
| *7. Martin Hawke | lbw b Jimmy Sinclair | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Charles Wright | b Billy Frank | 71 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Hugh Bromley-Davenport | c Clement Johnson b George Rowe | 84 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Christopher Heseltine | lbw b George Rowe | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| +11. Harry Butt | not out | 8 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Tim O'Brien), 2-8 (George Lohmann), 3-127 (C.B. Fry), 4-249 (Tom Hayward), 5-291 (Arthur Hill), 6-304 (Sammy Woods), 7-307 (Martin Hawke), 8-461 (Hugh Bromley-Davenport), 9-461 (Christopher Heseltine), 482 (Charles Wright). |
| Extras | 22b, 4lb, 1w, 3nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 157.3 ovs) 482 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| George Rowe | 49 | 9 | 115 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jimmy Sinclair | 35 | 6 | 118 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Billy Frank | 11.3 | 3 | 52 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Llewellyn | 14 | 3 | 71 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Clement Johnson | 28 | 12 | 57 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Shepstone | 20 | 8 | 39 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Thomas Routledge | b Sammy Woods | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jimmy Sinclair | c & b George Lohmann | 40 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Robert Poore | b George Lohmann | 20 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Frank Hearne | c Harry Butt b George Lohmann | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| *+5. Ernest Halliwell | c Tim O'Brien b George Lohmann | 13 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clement Johnson | b George Lohmann | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Shepstone | b George Lohmann | 21 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Fred Smith | b George Lohmann | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Billy Frank | c & b George Lohmann | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Charlie Llewellyn | c Christopher Heseltine b George Lohmann | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Rowe | not out | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-19 (Thomas Routledge), 2-70 (Robert Poore), 3-70 (Frank Hearne), 4-77 (Jimmy Sinclair), 5-85 (Clement Johnson), 6-101 (Ernest Halliwell), 7-105 (Fred Smith), 8-111 (Billy Frank), 9-142 (George Shepstone), 151 (Charlie Llewellyn). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 2w, 5nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 46.2 ovs) 151 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Christopher Heseltine | 9 | 0 | 29 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 20 | 2 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 14.2 | 6 | 28 | 9 | (0w,0nb) |
| Hugh Bromley-Davenport | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Thomas Routledge | c sub b Christopher Heseltine | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Jimmy Sinclair | c sub b Sammy Woods | 29 | - | - | - | - |
| 3. Robert Poore | b Christopher Heseltine | 10 | - | - | - | - |
| 4. Frank Hearne | c Christopher Heseltine b George Lohmann | 16 | - | - | - | - |
| *+5. Ernest Halliwell | c Martin Hawke b Christopher Heseltine | 41 | - | - | - | - |
| 6. Clement Johnson | run out ( > > ) | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 7. George Shepstone | c C.B. Fry b George Lohmann | 9 | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Fred Smith | not out | 11 | - | - | - | - |
| 9. Billy Frank | c Arthur Hill b George Lohmann | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 10. Charlie Llewellyn | c George Lohmann b Christopher Heseltine | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 11. George Rowe | b Christopher Heseltine | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| FOW | 1-0 (Thomas Routledge), 2-23 (Robert Poore), 3-48 (Frank Hearne), 4-63 (Jimmy Sinclair), 5-83 (Clement Johnson), 6-116 (Ernest Halliwell), 7-118 (George Shepstone), 8-124 (Billy Frank), 9-134 (Charlie Llewellyn), 134 (George Rowe). |
| Extras | 0b, 3lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 5 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 43.2 ovs) 134 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Christopher Heseltine | 16.2 | 3 | 38 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sammy Woods | 6 | 1 | 27 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Lohmann | 17 | 4 | 43 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tom Hayward | 4 | 1 | 21 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
South Africa:
Thomas Routledge, Jimmy Sinclair, Robert Poore, Frank Hearne, Ernest Halliwell, Clement Johnson, George Shepstone, Fred Smith, Billy Frank, Charlie Llewellyn, George Rowe