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England v South Africa @ Kennington Oval, London
26, 27, 28, 30, 31 August 1965 (five-day match)
Toss: England (field)
Umpires: JS Buller, WFF Price
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eddie Barlow | lbw b Brian Statham | 18 | - | 59 | - | - |
| +2. Denis Lindsay | lbw b Ken Higgs | 4 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 3. Ali Bacher | lbw b Ken Higgs | 28 | - | 86 | 4 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | b Fred Titmus | 12 | - | 48 | 2 | - |
| 5. Colin Bland | lbw b Brian Statham | 39 | - | 66 | 4 | 2 |
| 6. Tiger Lance | lbw b Brian Statham | 69 | - | 200 | 8 | - |
| *7. Peter van der Merwe | c Ken Barrington b Ken Higgs | 20 | - | 59 | 3 | - |
| 8. Richard Dumbrill | c Mike Smith b Ken Higgs | 14 | - | 71 | 1 | - |
| 9. Jackie Botten | c Colin Cowdrey b Brian Statham | 0 | - | 4 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | b Brian Statham | 3 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 11. Atholl McKinnon | not out | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-21 (Denis Lindsay), 2-23 (Eddie Barlow), 3-60 (Graeme Pollock), 4-86 (Ali Bacher), 5-109 (Colin Bland), 6-156 (Peter van der Merwe), 7-196 (Richard Dumbrill), 8-197 (Jackie Botten), 9-207 (Peter Pollock), 208 (Tiger Lance). |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 96.2 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 24.2 | 11 | 40 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 22 | 4 | 63 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 24 | 4 | 47 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 26 | 12 | 57 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Barber | st Denis Lindsay b Atholl McKinnon | 40 | - | 137 | 2 | - |
| 2. Eric Russell | lbw b Peter Pollock | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Barrington | b Jackie Botten | 18 | - | 74 | 2 | - |
| 4. Colin Cowdrey | c Eddie Barlow b Peter Pollock | 58 | - | 233 | 4 | - |
| 5. Peter Parfitt | c & b Atholl McKinnon | 24 | - | 67 | 2 | - |
| *6. Mike Smith | lbw b Peter Pollock | 7 | - | 38 | 1 | - |
| 7. David Brown | c Richard Dumbrill b Atholl McKinnon | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| +8. Jim Parks | c Colin Bland b Jackie Botten | 42 | - | 60 | 5 | 1 |
| 9. Fred Titmus | not out | 2 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 10. Ken Higgs | b Peter Pollock | 2 | - | 16 | - | - |
| 11. Brian Statham | b Peter Pollock | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Eric Russell), 2-42 (Ken Barrington), 3-76 (Bob Barber), 4-125 (Peter Parfitt), 5-141 (Mike Smith), 6-142 (David Brown), 7-198 (Jim Parks), 8-198 (Colin Cowdrey), 9-200 (Ken Higgs), 202 (Brian Statham). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 3w, 0nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 98.1 ovs) 202 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 25.1 | 7 | 43 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie Botten | 27 | 6 | 56 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 11 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Dumbrill | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Atholl McKinnon | 27 | 11 | 50 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Eddie Barlow | b Brian Statham | 18 | - | 63 | 3 | - |
| +2. Denis Lindsay | b David Brown | 17 | - | 101 | 1 | - |
| 3. Ali Bacher | c Mike Smith b Brian Statham | 70 | - | 169 | 5 | - |
| 4. Graeme Pollock | run out ( > > ) | 34 | - | 86 | 4 | - |
| 5. Colin Bland | c Fred Titmus b Ken Higgs | 127 | - | 276 | 16 | - |
| 6. Tiger Lance | b Ken Higgs | 53 | - | 123 | 4 | - |
| *7. Peter van der Merwe | b Ken Higgs | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 8. Richard Dumbrill | c Ken Barrington b David Brown | 36 | - | 72 | 5 | - |
| 9. Jackie Botten | b Fred Titmus | 4 | - | 39 | - | - |
| 10. Peter Pollock | not out | 9 | - | 26 | 1 | - |
| 11. Atholl McKinnon | b Ken Higgs | 14 | - | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| FOW | 1-28 (Eddie Barlow), 2-61 (Denis Lindsay), 3-123 (Graeme Pollock), 4-164 (Ali Bacher), 5-260 (Tiger Lance), 6-260 (Peter van der Merwe), 7-343 (Richard Dumbrill), 8-367 (Colin Bland), 9-371 (Jackie Botten), 392 (Atholl McKinnon). |
| Extras | 1b, 7lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 133.1 ovs) 392 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Brian Statham | 29 | 1 | 105 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| David Brown | 23 | 3 | 63 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Higgs | 41.1 | 10 | 96 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Fred Titmus | 27 | 3 | 74 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bob Barber | 13 | 1 | 44 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bob Barber | c & b Peter Pollock | 22 | - | 41 | 2 | - |
| 2. Eric Russell | c Ali Bacher b Atholl McKinnon | 70 | - | 184 | 6 | - |
| 3. Peter Parfitt | lbw b Jackie Botten | 46 | - | 153 | 5 | - |
| 4. Ken Barrington | lbw b Peter Pollock | 73 | - | 155 | 4 | 2 |
| 5. Colin Cowdrey | not out | 78 | - | 178 | 7 | - |
| *6. Mike Smith | not out | 10 | - | 33 | - | - |
| 7. David Brown | ||||||
| +8. Jim Parks | ||||||
| 9. Fred Titmus | ||||||
| 10. Ken Higgs | ||||||
| 11. Brian Statham |
| FOW | 1-39 (Bob Barber), 2-138 (Eric Russell), 3-144 (Peter Parfitt), 4-279 (Ken Barrington). |
| Extras | 0b, 6lb, 0w, 3nb, 0pen) 9 |
| Total | (for 4 wickets, 104.2 ovs) 308 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Peter Pollock | 32.2 | 7 | 93 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jackie Botten | 24 | 4 | 73 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eddie Barlow | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Richard Dumbrill | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Atholl McKinnon | 31 | 7 | 70 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tiger Lance | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Bob Barber, Eric Russell, Peter Parfitt, Ken Barrington, Colin Cowdrey, Mike Smith, David Brown, Jim Parks, Fred Titmus, Ken Higgs, Brian Statham