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Test No. 148

England tour of South Africa 1922/23
1922-23 season
South Africa vs England - 1st Test
23-28 December, 1922 (4-day match)

South Africa led the 5-match series 1-0

Venue : Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Toss : South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
Result : South Africa won by 168 runs


South Africa 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Bob Catterall c & b Kennedy
39 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Hearne b Jupp
28 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Herbie Taylor c Brown b Fender
21 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Dave Nourse c Brown b Kennedy
14 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 William Ling b Kennedy
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 William Brann lbw b Kennedy
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Cyril Francois c Fender b Jupp
19 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Jimmy Blanckenberg lbw b Jupp
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Buster Nupen c Kennedy b Jupp
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Tommy Ward Not Out
13 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Izak Buys run out
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 5, LB 2, N 5
12
Total : (all out in 55.4 overs)
148
 RR : 2.66

Fall of wickets : 1-55 (George Hearne), 2-92 (Herbie Taylor), 3-97 (Bob Catterall), 4-97 (William Ling), 5-111 (William Brann), 6-120 (Dave Nourse), 7-121 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 8-121 (Buster Nupen), 9-145 (Cyril Francois), 10-148 (Izak Buys, 55.4 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Arthur Gilligan
7
1 
23 
0
3.29
0
0
»
 Alex Kennedy
20
 .4
5 
37 
4
1.79
0
0
»
 Vallance Jupp
21
6 
59 
4
2.81
0
0
»
 Percy Fender
7
1 
17 
1
2.43
0
0

England 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Andy Sandham b Blanckenberg
26 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Mann c Francois b Nupen
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Woolley lbw b Francois
26 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Carr b Francois
27 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Phil Mead b Blanckenberg
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Percy Fender c Brann b Blanckenberg
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Vallance Jupp c & b Blanckenberg
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Greville Stevens b Francois
11 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Brown b Blanckenberg
22 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Alex Kennedy Not Out
41 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Gilligan b Blanckenberg
18 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 3, LB 1, W 1
5
Total : (all out in 56.5 overs)
182
 RR : 3.20

Fall of wickets : 1-15 (Frank Mann), 2-45 (Andy Sandham), 3-79 (Frank Woolley), 4-84 (Phil Mead), 5-84 (Percy Fender), 6-85 (Vallance Jupp), 7-93 (Arthur Carr), 8-100 (Greville Stevens), 9-152 (George Brown), 10-182 (Arthur Gilligan, 56.5 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Izak Buys
7
1 
20 
0
2.86
0
0
»
 Buster Nupen
17
3 
58 
1
3.41
0
0
»
 Jimmy Blanckenberg
22
 .5
5 
76 
6
3.33
0
0
»
 Cyril Francois
10
1 
23 
3
2.30
0
0

South Africa 2nd Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Bob Catterall c Woolley b Gilligan
17 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Hearne c Kennedy b Gilligan
27 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Herbie Taylor c Gilligan b Kennedy
176 
0 
25 
0
- 
»
 Dave Nourse c Fender b Jupp
20 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 William Ling b Kennedy
38 
0 
0 
1
- 
»
 William Brann c Fender b Gilligan
50 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Tommy Ward b Jupp
10 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Cyril Francois c Mann b Jupp
9 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Jimmy Blanckenberg b Kennedy
30 
0 
0 
1
- 
»
 Buster Nupen st Brown b Kennedy
23 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Izak Buys Not Out
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 14, LB 1, W 1
16
Total : (all out in 124.3 overs)
420
 RR : 3.37

Fall of wickets : 1-33 (Bob Catterall), 2-52 (George Hearne), 3-91 (Dave Nourse), 4-202 (William Ling), 5-300 (William Brann), 6-326 (Tommy Ward), 7-352 (Cyril Francois), 8-380 (Herbie Taylor), 9-393 (Jimmy Blanckenberg), 10-420 (Buster Nupen, 124.3 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Arthur Gilligan
20
3 
69 
3
3.45
0
0
»
 Alex Kennedy
41
 .3
9 
132 
4
3.18
0
0
»
 Vallance Jupp
31
7 
87 
3
2.81
0
0
»
 Percy Fender
12
0 
64 
0
5.33
0
0
»
 Frank Woolley
16
4 
33 
0
2.06
0
0
»
 Greville Stevens
4
0 
19 
0
4.75
0
0

England 2nd Innings
(Target: 387 runs)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Andy Sandham lbw b Blanckenberg
25 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Phil Mead b Nupen
49 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Carr c HW Taylor b Nupen
27 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Woolley c Nupen b Francois
15 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Alex Kennedy c Blanckenberg b Nupen
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Mann Not Out
28 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Percy Fender run out
9 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 George Brown b Blanckenberg
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Vallance Jupp st Ward b Blanckenberg
33 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Greville Stevens c Nourse b Nupen
2 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Gilligan b Nupen
7 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 14, LB 6, N 2
22
Total : (all out in 100.0 overs)
218
 RR : 2.18

Fall of wickets : 1-56 (Andy Sandham), 2-99 (Phil Mead), 3-114 (Arthur Carr), 4-114 (Alex Kennedy), 5-124 (Frank Woolley), 6-147 (Percy Fender), 7-161 (George Brown), 8-207 (Vallance Jupp), 9-210 (Greville Stevens), 10-218 (Arthur Gilligan, 99.6 ov)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Izak Buys
17
3 
32 
0
1.88
0
0
»
 Buster Nupen
30
11 
53 
5
1.77
0
0
»
 Jimmy Blanckenberg
24
3 
59 
3
2.46
0
0
»
 Cyril Francois
29
9 
52 
1
1.79
0
0

Match details
Debuts: Bob Catterall, George Hearne, William Brann, Cyril Francois and Izak Buys (South Africa); Arthur Carr, Alex Kennedy, Frank Mann, Greville Stevens and Arthur Gilligan (England)
Umpires : Frank Grey (South Africa) and Arthur Laver (South Africa)
Close of Play
Day 1 : Sat, 23 Dec - England 1st innings 132/8 (G Brown 13*, AS Kennedy 19*)
Day 2 : Tue, 26 Dec - South Africa 2nd innings 270/4 (HW Taylor 121*, WH Brann 35*)
Day 3 : Wed, 27 Dec - England 2nd innings 123/4 (FE Woolley 15*, FT Mann 0*)
Day 4 : Thu, 28 Dec - England 2nd innings 218 (100 ov) - end of match

Sun, 24 Dec - rest day
Mon, 25 Dec - rest day

Teams:
South Africa Bob Catterall, Buster Nupen, Cyril Francois, Dave Nourse, George Hearne, Herbie Taylor (Capt.), Izak Buys, Jimmy Blanckenberg, Tommy Ward (wk), William Brann, William Ling
England Alex Kennedy, Andy Sandham, Arthur Carr, Arthur Gilligan, Frank Mann (Capt.), Frank Woolley, George Brown (wk), Greville Stevens, Percy Fender, Phil Mead, Vallance Jupp
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