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Test No. 47

England tour of South Africa 1896
1895-96 season
South Africa vs England - 1st Test
13-14 February, 1896

England led the 3-match series 1-0

Venue : St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss : South Africa won the toss and elected to field first
Result : England won by 288 runs


England 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Tim O'Brien c Gleeson b Willoughby
17 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Lohmann c Routledge b Willoughby
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Tom Hayward c Sinclair b Middleton
30 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 C.B. Fry b Middleton
43 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Hill run out
25 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Sammy Woods c Halliwell b Hime
7 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Hugh Bromley-Davenport c Fichardt b Middleton
26 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Lord Hawke b Middleton
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charles Wright b Sinclair
19 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Audley Miller Not Out
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Harry Butt c Halliwell b Middleton
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 13
13
Total : (all out in 70.4 overs)
185
 RR : 3.14

Fall of wickets : 1-0 (GA Lohmann), 2-25 (Sir TC O'Brien), 3-68 (TW Hayward), 4-120 (AJL Hill), 5-125 (CB Fry), 6-131 (SMJ Woods), 7-140 (Lord Hawke), 8-175 (HR Bromley-Davenport), 9-184 (CW Wright), 10-185 (HR Butt, 70.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Jimmy Sinclair
16
5 
34 
1
2.55
0
0
»
 Joseph Willoughby
22
6 
54 
2
2.95
0
0
»
 Bonnor Middleton
25
 .4
6 
64 
5
2.98
0
0
»
 Charles Hime
7
3 
20 
1
3.43
0
0

South Africa 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Tommy Routledge b Bromley-Davenport
22 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Hearne c TC O'Brien b Bromley-Davenport
23 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Robert Poore b Lohmann
11 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Jimmy Sinclair b Lohmann
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charles Hime b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Barberton Halliwell b Lohmann
13 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charles Fichardt b Lohmann
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Robert Gleeson c Lohmann b Hayward
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frederick Cook b Lohmann
7 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Bonnor Middleton Not Out
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Joseph Willoughby b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 2
2
Total : (all out in 30.4 overs)
93
 RR : 3.62

Fall of wickets : 1-29 (TW Routledge), 2-58 (RM Poore), 3-58 (F Hearne), 4-62 (JH Sinclair), 5-62 (CFW Hime), 6-77 (CG Fichardt), 7-80 (RA Gleeson), 8-80 (EA Halliwell), 9-92 (FJ Cook), 10-93 (JT Willoughby, 30.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 George Lohmann
15
 .4
6 
38 
7
2.89
0
0
»
 Hugh Bromley-Davenport
12
2 
46 
2
4.60
0
0
»
 Tom Hayward
3
1 
7 
1
2.80
0
0

England 2nd Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Charles Wright b Sinclair
33 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Harry Butt b Middleton
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Tim O'Brien b Sinclair
16 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Tom Hayward c Halliwell b Willoughby
6 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 C.B. Fry c Halliwell b Middleton
15 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Lohmann b Willoughby
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Hill b Middleton
37 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Sammy Woods c Poore b Sinclair
53 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Hugh Bromley-Davenport c Poore b Middleton
7 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Lord Hawke c Gleeson b Poore
30 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Audley Miller Not Out
20 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 9
9
Total : (all out in 80.4 overs)
226
 RR : 3.36

Fall of wickets : 1-0 (HR Butt), 2-39 (Sir TC O'Brien), 3-52 (TW Hayward), 4-68 (CW Wright), 5-68 (GA Lohmann), 6-72 (CB Fry), 7-161 (SMJ Woods), 8-169 (AJL Hill), 9-184 (HR Bromley-Davenport), 10-226 (Lord Hawke, 80.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Jimmy Sinclair
20
2 
68 
3
4.08
0
0
»
 Joseph Willoughby
19
4 
68 
2
4.29
0
0
»
 Bonnor Middleton
36
12 
66 
4
2.20
0
0
»
 Charles Hime
4
1 
11 
0
3.30
0
0
»
 Robert Poore
1
 .4
0 
4 
1
2.67
0
0

South Africa 2nd Innings
(Target: 319 runs)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Tommy Routledge b Lohmann
2 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Hearne b Lohmann
5 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Robert Poore c TC O'Brien b Lohmann
10 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Jimmy Sinclair b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charles Fichardt lbw b Bromley-Davenport
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charles Hime b Hayward
8 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Barberton Halliwell c Hayward b Lohmann
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Robert Gleeson Not Out
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frederick Cook b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Bonnor Middleton b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Joseph Willoughby c Hayward b Lohmann
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Total : (all out in 18.4 overs)
30
 RR : 1.91

Fall of wickets : 1-4 (TW Routledge), 2-11 (F Hearne), 3-11 (JH Sinclair), 4-18 (CG Fichardt), 5-18 (RM Poore), 6-28 (EA Halliwell), 7-29 (CFW Hime), 8-30 (FJ Cook), 9-30 (J Middleton), 10-30 (JT Willoughby, 18.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 George Lohmann
9
 .4
5 
7 
8
0.86
0
0
»
 Hugh Bromley-Davenport
7
1 
23 
1
3.94
0
0
»
 Tom Hayward
2
2 
0 
1
0.00
0
0

Match details
Balls per over : 5
Debuts: RM Poore, JH Sinclair, CFW Hime, RA Gleeson, FJ Cook, J Middleton and JT Willoughby (South Africa); TW Hayward, CB Fry, AJL Hill, HR Bromley-Davenport, Lord Hawke, CW Wright, AM Miller and HR Butt (England)
Umpires : George Allsop (South Africa) and Unknown
Close of Play
Day 1 : 13 Feb - England 2nd innings 0/1 (CW Wright 0*)
Day 2 : 14 Feb - South Africa 2nd innings 30 (RA Gleeson 1*, 18.4 ov) - end of match

Total 21 wickets falls on day one. South Africa were dismissed in only 94 balls for 30, the lowest score until 1954-55 when New Zealand were dismissed for 26. Sammy Woods was making his debut for England after playing for Australia.

Teams:
South Africa Barberton Halliwell (Capt. & wk), Bonnor Middleton, Charles Fichardt, Charles Hime, Frank Hearne, Frederick Cook, Jimmy Sinclair, Joseph Willoughby, Robert Gleeson, Robert Poore, Tommy Routledge
England Arthur Hill, Audley Miller, C.B. Fry, Charles Wright, George Lohmann, Harry Butt (wk), Hugh Bromley-Davenport, Lord Hawke, Sammy Woods, Tim O'Brien (Capt.), Tom Hayward
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