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Played at
Newlands, Cape Town, on 19,21,22 March 1892 (3-day match)
Result England won by an innings and 189 runs
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Balls per over 5
Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Series England won the one-off match
Test debuts
VA Barton,
W Chatterton,
A Hearne,
GG Hearne,
JT Hearne and
AD Pougher
(England);
G Cripps,
JF du Toit,
CG Fichardt,
EA Halliwell,
CH Mills,
DC Parkin,
TW Routledge and
CS Wimble
(South Africa)
Umpires
J Leaney (England) and CN Thomas
Close of play
19 Mar day 1 - England 1st innings 110/5 (WW Read 15*)
20 Mar rest day
21 Mar day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 48/5 (CH Mills 8*, G Cripps 0*)
22 Mar day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 83 (49.3 ov) - end of match
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Match notes |
- For the first time England contested two Test series simultaneously, two days after WW Read's team played the Test Lord Sheffield side began their third match against Australia.
- The Hearnes provided the second instance of three brothers playing in the same match, Alec and George Gibbons for England, and Frank for South Africa, John Thomas was their cousin.
- JJ Ferris and WL Murdoch were making their debuts for England after appearing for Australia, Murdoch, the former Australia captain, kept wicket for England in the second innings.
- F Hearne was making his debut for South Africa after playing twice for England.
- Wood scored the first century by a wicket-keeper in Test matches; it was his only hundred in first-class cricket.
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