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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 338 (338/79)
England v South Africa, 1951, 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London
16,17,18 August 1951 (5-day match)

Result: England won by 4 wickets
England wins the 5-Test series 3-1

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: F Chester and D Davies
Test Debuts: WR Endean (SA).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 202, England 51/2 (May 22*)
  • Day 2: England 194, South Africa 68/3 (EAB Rowan 36*, Cheetham 7*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    EAB Rowan             c Hutton           b Brown               55 165      0
    +WR Endean            c Brown            b Laker               31 115      0
    CB van Ryneveld       st Brennan         b Laker               10          0
    *AD Nourse            lbw                b Brown                4          0
    JE Cheetham           lbw                b Laker                0       0  0
    RA McLean             c May              b Laker               14          0
    PNF Mansell                              b Tattersall           8          0
    AMB Rowan             c Laker            b Bedser              41          0
    GWA Chubb                                b Bedser              10          0
    MG Melle                                 b Shackleton           5          0
    CN McCarthy           not out                                   4          0
    Extras                (b 11, lb 8, nb 1)                       20
    Total                 (all out, 106.3 overs)                  202
    
    FoW: 1-66 (Endean), 2-106 (EAB Rowan), 3-106 (van Ryneveld),
         4-106 (Cheetham), 5-126 (McLean), 6-131 (Nourse),
         7-146 (Mansell), 8-175 (Chubb), 9-186 (Melle),
         10-202 (AMB Rowan).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      19.3    6     36      2
    Shackleton                  15      5     20      1
    Tattersall                  14      7     26      1
    Laker                       37     12     64      4
    Brown                       20     10     31      2
    Compton                      1      0      5      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              lbw                b AMB Rowan           28          0
    FA Lowson             c Endean           b Melle                0       0  0
    PBH May                                  b Chubb               33          0
    DCS Compton                              b McCarthy            73 220   4  0
    W Watson              run out                                  31          0
    *FR Brown             c van Ryneveld     b AMB Rowan            1       0  0
    JC Laker                                 b Chubb                6          0
    D Shackleton          c van Ryneveld     b Melle               14          0
    AV Bedser             c Endean           b Melle                2       0  0
    +DV Brennan           lbw                b Melle                0       0  0
    R Tattersall          not out                                   0       0  0
    Extras                (lb 4, nb 2)                              6
    Total                 (all out, 87 overs)                     194
    
    FoW: 1-2 (Lowson), 2-51 (Hutton), 3-79 (May), 4-128 (Watson),
         5-134 (Brown), 6-145 (Laker), 7-173 (Shackleton),
         8-189 (Bedser), 9-190 (Brennan), 10-194 (Compton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCarthy                    17      0     45      1
    Melle                       10      6      9      4
    AMB Rowan                   27      9     44      2
    Chubb                       30      5     70      2
    van Ryneveld                 3      0     20      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   4  6
    EAB Rowan             lbw                b Laker               45      0
    +WR Endean            lbw                b Bedser               7      0
    CB van Ryneveld       lbw                b Laker                5      0
    *AD Nourse                               b Laker                4      0
    JE Cheetham           c Hutton           b Tattersall          18      0
    RA McLean             c Lowson           b Laker               18      0
    PNF Mansell           lbw                b Laker                0   0  0
    AMB Rowan             not out                                  15      0
    GWA Chubb             c Hutton           b Bedser               7      0
    MG Melle                                 b Laker               17      0
    CN McCarthy                              b Bedser               0   0  0
    Extras                (b 11, lb 7)                             18
    Total                 (all out, 75.5 overs)                   154
    
    FoW: 1-15 (Endean), 2-35 (van Ryneveld), 3-57 (Nourse),
         4-84 (EAB Rowan), 5-106 (Cheetham), 6-111 (Mansell),
         7-116 (McLean), 8-130 (Chubb), 9-153 (Melle),
         10-154 (McCarthy).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Bedser                      19.5    6     32      3
    Shackleton                  10      2     19      0
    Tattersall                   5      1     10      1
    Laker                       28      8     55      6
    Brown                       13      5     20      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 163 runs)                          R   M   B  4 6
    L Hutton              obstructing the field                    27  50        0
    FA Lowson             c van Ryneveld     b AMB Rowan           37            0
    PBH May               c EAB Rowan        b AMB Rowan            0   1   1  0 0
    DCS Compton           c van Ryneveld     b Chubb               18            0
    W Watson              c Endean           b Chubb               15            0
    *FR Brown             lbw                b Chubb               40            1
    JC Laker              not out                                  13          2 0
    D Shackleton          not out                                   5            0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 3, nb 1)                         9
    Total                 (6 wickets, 62.1 overs)                 164
    
    DNB: AV Bedser, +DV Brennan, R Tattersall.
    
    FoW: 1-53 (Hutton), 2-53 (May), 3-84 (Compton), 4-90 (Lowson),
         5-132 (Watson), 6-151 (Brown).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    McCarthy                     7      0     17      0
    Melle                        3      0      8      0
    AMB Rowan                   24.1    2     77      2
    Chubb                       28     10     53      3
    

    • L Hutton became the first batsman to be dismissed obstructing the field in Tests. After top edging a ball, he played at it a second time to defend it from hitting the stumps, but in the process prevented the wicket-keeper WR Endean from taking a catch.




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    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    South Africa Player Pages: EAB Rowan, WR Endean, CB van Ryneveld, AD Nourse, JE Cheetham, RA McLean, PNF Mansell, AMB Rowan, GWA Chubb, MG Melle, CN McCarthy.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, FA Lowson, PBH May, DCS Compton, W Watson, FR Brown, JC Laker, D Shackleton, AV Bedser, DV Brennan, R Tattersall.

    Match Officials' Pages: F Chester, D Davies.

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