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Test No. 31

England tour of South Africa 1889
1888-89 season
South Africa vs England - 1st Test
12-13 March, 1889 (timeless match)

England led the 2-match series 1-0

Venue : St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Toss : South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first
Result : England won by 8 wickets


South Africa 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Albert Rose-Innes b Briggs
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Bernard Tancred b CA Smith
29 
0 
3 
0
- 
»
 Philip Hutchinson b Briggs
0 
1 
0 
0
0.00 
»
 Charles Vintcent c Abel b Briggs
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Ochse c Abel b Briggs
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 William Milton c Abel b Fothergill
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Owen Dunell Not Out
26 
0 
3 
0
- 
»
 Robert Stewart lbw b CA Smith
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Fred Smith b CA Smith
7 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Charlie Finlason b CA Smith
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Gus Kempis c Hearne b CA Smith
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras LB 8, W 2
10
Total : (all out in 75.2 overs)
84
 RR : 1.67

Fall of wickets : 1-0 (A Rose-Innes), 2-0 (P Hutchinson), 3-10 (CH Vintcent), 4-16 (AE Ochse), 5-17 (WH Milton), 6-58 (AB Tancred), 7-66 (RB Stewart), 8-78 (FW Smith), 9-82 (CE Finlason), 10-84 (GA Kempis)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Johnny Briggs
37
21 
39 
4
1.58
0
0
»
 Arnold Fothergill
24
15 
15 
1
0.94
0
0
»
 Sir Aubrey Smith
13
 .2
6 
19 
5
2.11
0
0
»
 George Ulyett
1
0 
1 
0
1.50
0
0

England 1st Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Bobby Abel c Milton b Rose-Innes
46 
0 
5 
0
- 
»
 George Ulyett b Kempis
4 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Maurice Read c Dunell b Kempis
1 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Frank Hearne c Stewart b Rose-Innes
27 
0 
2 
0
- 
»
 Henry Wood c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Monty Bowden run out
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Johnny Briggs c Smith b Rose-Innes
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Sir Aubrey Smith c Stewart b Kempis
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Basil Grieve Not Out
14 
0 
2 
0
- 
»
 The Hon. Charles Coventry c Smith b Rose-Innes
12 
0 
2 
0
- 
»
 Arnold Fothergill c Tancred b Milton
32 
0 
3 
1
- 
Extras B 5, W 1
6
Total : (all out in 66.2 overs)
148
 RR : 3.34

Fall of wickets : 1-10 (G Ulyett), 2-14 (JM Read), 3-65 (F Hearne), 4-75 (H Wood), 5-75 (MP Bowden), 6-77 (J Briggs), 7-85 (CA Smith), 8-87 (R Abel), 9-103 (Hon. CJ Coventry), 10-148 (AJ Fothergill)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Gus Kempis
31
14 
53 
3
2.56
0
0
»
 Charlie Finlason
3
0 
7 
0
3.50
0
0
»
 Charles Vintcent
12
4 
34 
0
4.25
0
0
»
 Albert Rose-Innes
18
5 
43 
5
3.58
0
0
»
 William Milton
2
 .2
1 
5 
1
3.00
0
0

South Africa 2nd Innings
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Albert Rose-Innes b CA Smith
13 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Bernard Tancred c & b Briggs
29 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Arthur Ochse lbw b Fothergill
8 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Charles Vintcent c & b Ulyett
4 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Philip Hutchinson b CA Smith
11 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Owen Dunell c & b Ulyett
11 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 William Milton c Bowden b Briggs
19 
0 
2 
0
- 
»
 Robert Stewart c Ulyett b Fothergill
9 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Fred Smith b Fothergill
12 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Charlie Finlason b Fothergill
6 
0 
1 
0
- 
»
 Gus Kempis Not Out
0 
0 
0 
0
- 
Extras B 7
7
Total : (all out in 90.1 overs)
129
 RR : 2.14

Fall of wickets : 1-21 (A Rose-Innes), 2-42 (AE Ochse), 3-51 (CH Vintcent), 4-67 (AB Tancred), 5-67 (P Hutchinson), 6-88 (WH Milton), 7-110 (OR Dunell), 8-116 (RB Stewart), 9-126 (CE Finlason), 10-129 (FW Smith)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Johnny Briggs
27
14 
34 
2
1.89
0
0
»
 Arnold Fothergill
18
 .1
11 
19 
4
1.56
0
0
»
 Sir Aubrey Smith
25
10 
42 
2
2.52
0
0
»
 George Ulyett
20
9 
27 
2
2.03
0
0

England 2nd Innings
(Target: 66 runs)
R 
B 
4s 
6s
SR 
»
 Bobby Abel Not Out
23 
0 
2 
0
- 
»
 George Ulyett b Vintcent
22 
0 
3 
1
- 
»
 Maurice Read b Kempis
3 
0 
0 
0
- 
»
 Basil Grieve Not Out
12 
0 
2 
0
- 
Extras B 7
7
Total : (2 wickets in 21.1 overs)
67
 RR : 4.73

did not bat: Arnold Fothergill, Frank Hearne, Henry Wood, Johnny Briggs, Monty Bowden, Sir Aubrey Smith, The Hon. Charles Coventry

Fall of wickets : 1-32 (G Ulyett), 2-35 (JM Read)

Bowlers
O
M
R
W
RPO
NB
Wd
  
»
 Gus Kempis
11
3 
23 
1
3.14
0
0
»
 Charles Vintcent
8
 .1
2 
21 
1
3.82
0
0
»
 Albert Rose-Innes
2
0 
16 
0
12.00
0
0

Match details
Balls per over : 4
Debuts: A Rose-Innes, AB Tancred, P Hutchinson, CH Vintcent, AE Ochse, WH Milton, OR Dunell, RB Stewart, FW Smith, CE Finlason, GA Kempis and F Hearne (South Africa), MP Bowden, CA Smith, BAF Grieve, Hon.CJ Coventry and AJ Fothergill (England)
Umpires : C. R. Deare (South Africa) and Robert Warton (England)

Teams:
South Africa Albert Rose-Innes, Arthur Ochse, Charles Vintcent, Fred Smith (wk), Owen Dunell (Capt.), Philip Hutchinson, Robert Stewart, William Milton, Bernard Tancred, Charlie Finlason, Gus Kempis
England Arnold Fothergill, Basil Grieve, Bobby Abel, Frank Hearne, George Ulyett, Henry Wood (wk), Johnny Briggs, Monty Bowden, Sir Aubrey Smith (Capt.), The Hon. Charles Coventry, Maurice Read
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