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Full scorecard - Partnerships - Career averages - Almanack report - Photo index (1)

Test no. 31
England in South Africa Test Series - 1st Test
South Africa v England
1888/89 season

Played at Crusaders Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth, on 12,13 March 1889 (3-day match)

Result England won by 8 wickets

South Africa 1st innings R M B 4s 6s SR
A Rose-Innes b Briggs 0 0 0
AB Tancred b Smith 29 3 0
P Hutchinson b Briggs 0 1 1 0 0 0.00
CH Vintcent c Abel b Briggs 3 0 0
AE Ochse c Abel b Briggs 4 0 0
WH Milton c Abel b Fothergill 1 0 0
captain OR Dunell not out 26 3 0
RB Stewart lbw b Smith 4 0 0
wicketkeeper FW Smith b Smith 7 1 0
CE Finlason b Smith 0 0 0
GA Kempis c Hearne b Smith 0 0 0
    Extras (b 8, w 2) 10
    Total (all out; 75.2 overs) 84 (1.66 runs per 6 balls)

Fall of wickets1-0 (Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Hutchinson), 3-10 (Vintcent), 4-16 (Ochse), 5-17 (Milton), 6-58 (Tancred), 7-66 (Stewart), 8-78 (Smith), 9-82 (Finlason), 10-84 (Kempis)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 J Briggs 37 21 39 4 1.58
 AJ Fothergill 24 15 15 1 0.93
 CA Smith 13.2 6 19 5 2.11
 G Ulyett 1 0 1 0 1.50

England 1st innings R 4s 6s
R Abel c Milton b Rose-Innes 46 5 0
G Ulyett b Kempis 4 0 0
JM Read c Dunell b Kempis 1 0 0
F Hearne c Stewart b Rose-Innes 27 2 0
wicketkeeper H Wood c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes 3 0 0
MP Bowden run out 0 0 0
J Briggs c wicketkeeperSmith b Rose-Innes 0 0 0
captain CA Smith c Stewart b Kempis 3 0 0
BAF Grieve not out 14 2 0
Hon.CJ Coventry c wicketkeeperSmith b Rose-Innes 12 2 0
AJ Fothergill c Tancred b Milton 32 3 1
    Extras (b 5, w 1) 6
    Total (all out; 66.2 overs) 148 (3.33 runs per 6 balls)

Fall of wickets1-10 (Ulyett), 2-14 (Read), 3-65 (Hearne), 4-75 (Wood), 5-75 (Bowden), 6-77 (Briggs), 7-85 (Smith), 8-87 (Abel), 9-103 (Coventry), 10-148 (Fothergill)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 GA Kempis 31 14 53 3 2.56
 CE Finlason 3 0 7 0 3.50
 CH Vintcent 12 4 34 0 4.25
 A Rose-Innes 18 5 43 5 3.58
 WH Milton 2.2 1 5 1 3.00

South Africa 2nd innings R 4s 6s
A Rose-Innes b Smith 13 1 0
AB Tancred c & b Briggs 29 1 0
AE Ochse lbw b Fothergill 8 1 0
CH Vintcent c & b Ulyett 4 1 0
P Hutchinson b Smith 11 1 0
captain OR Dunell c & b Ulyett 11 0 0
WH Milton c wicketkeeperBowden b Briggs 19 2 0
RB Stewart c Ulyett b Fothergill 9 0 0
wicketkeeper FW Smith b Fothergill 12 0 0
CE Finlason b Fothergill 6 1 0
GA Kempis not out 0 0 0
    Extras (b 7) 7
    Total (all out; 90.1 overs) 129 (2.14 runs per 6 balls)

Fall of wickets1-21 (Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Ochse), 3-51 (Vintcent), 4-67 (Tancred), 5-67 (Hutchinson), 6-88 (Milton), 7-110 (Dunell), 8-116 (Stewart), 9-126 (Finlason), 10-129 (Smith)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 J Briggs 27 14 34 2 1.88
 AJ Fothergill 18.1 11 19 4 1.56
 CA Smith 25 10 42 2 2.52
 G Ulyett 20 9 27 2 2.02

England 2nd innings (target: 66 runs) R 4s 6s
R Abel not out 23 2 0
G Ulyett b Vintcent 22 3 1
JM Read b Kempis 3 0 0
BAF Grieve not out 12 2 0
    Extras (b 7) 7
    Total (2 wickets; 21.1 overs) 67 (4.72 runs per 6 balls)

Did not bat F Hearne, wicketkeeperH Wood, MP Bowden, J Briggs, captainCA Smith, Hon.CJ Coventry, AJ Fothergill

Fall of wickets1-32 (Ulyett), 2-35 (Read)

 Bowling O M R W Econ
 GA Kempis 11 3 23 1 3.13
 CH Vintcent 8.1 2 21 1 3.81
 A Rose-Innes 2 0 16 0 12.00

Balls per over 4

Toss South Africa, who chose to bat first
Series England led the 2-match series 1-0

Test debuts MP Bowden, Hon.CJ Coventry, AJ Fothergill, BAF Grieve, F Hearne and CA Smith (England); OR Dunell, CE Finlason, P Hutchinson, GA Kempis, WH Milton, AE Ochse, A Rose-Innes, FW Smith, RB Stewart, AB Tancred and CH Vintcent (South Africa)

Umpires CR Deare and RG Warton (England)

Close of play
12 Mar day 1 - England 1st innings 148
13 Mar day 2 - England 2nd innings 67/2 (21.1 ov) - end of match

Match notes

  • South Africa's introduction to Test cricket ended in a comprehensive defeat by Major Warton's touring team.
  • The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.
  • Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.

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