South Africa Vs England
2-Innings Match Played At Crusader Grd St Georges Pk Pt, 02-Dec-1960, Test Match
Match Drawn
Round Test1
Toss won by South Africa
Umpire notes GD Gibbon and G Minnaar
Scorer notes M Katz and Ann Jago
Home Side South Africa
Comment Information England scoresheet Debuts ENG R Heyhoe-Flint, ME Hunt, ER Irwin, SM Plant, AB Ratcliffe, SM Rutherford and K Smith (SAF); B Cairncross, JA Gove, P Hollett, E Hurly, J Irwin, A Jackson, E Lambert, JF McNaughton, SN Nefdt, Y van Mentz and LG Ward Close of play
2 Dec day 1 - England 1st inn 89/2 (RE Westbrook 55*, AB Ratcliffe 7*)
3 Dec day 2 - South Africa 2nd inn 121/5 (E Hurly 2*, Y van Mentz 3*)
4 Dec rest day
5 Dec day 3 - Englan


South Africa 1st Innings 211/10 All Out (Overs 90.2)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
E Lambert+ st R.E Westbrook b E A Sanders 12 65 0 0 0
J Irwin c E A Sanders b S M Rutherford 2 15 0 0 0
P Hollett lbw b E A Sanders 13 75 0 1 0
B Cairncross c R.E Westbrook b R Heyhoe-Flint 24 48 0 3 0
S Nefdt* st R.E Westbrook b E A Sanders 24 59 0 1 0
E Hurly not out   96 125 0 10 0
Y van Mentz run out   11 20 0 1 0
J A Gove c S M Rutherford b M E Hunt 4 26 0 0 0
J F McNaughton run out   0 3 0 0 0
L G Ward run out   2 16 0 0 0
A Jackson lbw b E A Sanders 11 9 0 0 0
extras   (b0 lb8 w1 nb3) 12        
TOTAL   10 wickets for 211        
FOW
1-7(J Irwin) 2-25(E Lambert) 3-46(P Hollett) 4-67(B Cairncross) 5-110(S Nefdt)
6-145(Y van Mentz) 7-179(J A Gove) 8-180(J F McNaughton) 9-192(L G Ward)
10-211(A Jackson)
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
E.R Irwin 16 10 17 0 - 1
S M Rutherford 29 13 47 1 - 1
E A Sanders 18.2 4 57 4 1 -
S M Plant 5 2 7 0 - 1
R Heyhoe-Flint 5 0 14 1 - -
M E Hunt 11 2 31 1 - -
A B Ratcliffe 6 0 26 0 - -
England 1st Innings 187/10 All Out (Overs 76.1)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
Kath Smith lbw b A Jackson 1 4 0 0 0
H M Sharpe* run out   20 65 0 2 0
R.E Westbrook+ c E Lambert b L G Ward 58 110 0 6 0
A B Ratcliffe c J A Gove b L G Ward 14 55 0 0 0
R Heyhoe-Flint run out   14 49 0 0 0
O M Marshall c J F McNaughton b L G Ward 32 57 0 2 0
E A Sanders   b S Nefdt 1 4 0 0 0
M E Hunt   b L G Ward 6 14 0 1 0
S M Rutherford   b Y van Mentz 4 10 0 0 0
S M Plant c P Hollett b Y van Mentz 16 29 0 2 0
E.R Irwin not out   1 24 0 0 0
extras   (b12 lb5 w2 nb1) 20        
TOTAL   10 wickets for 187        
FOW
1-1(Kath Smith) 2-67(H M Sharpe) 3-103(R.E Westbrook) 4-106(A B Ratcliffe)
5-150(R Heyhoe-Flint) 6-155(E A Sanders) 7-159(O M Marshall) 8-166(M E Hunt)
9-170(S M Rutherford) 10-187(S M Plant)
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
L G Ward 23 5 47 4 2 -
A Jackson 5 0 6 1 - 1
J F McNaughton 5 1 17 0 - -
Y van Mentz 21.1 4 32 2 - -
S Nefdt 11 1 42 1 - -
J Irwin 2 0 4 0 - -
J A Gove 8 3 15 0 - -
P Hollett 1 0 4 0 - -
South Africa 2nd Innings 260/8 Declared (Overs 139)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
E Lambert+ lbw b E A Sanders 34 180 0 1 0
J Irwin c R Heyhoe-Flint b E.R Irwin 8 26 0 1 0
P Hollett   b O M Marshall 21 53 0 1 0
B Cairncross run out   9 34 0 1 0
E Hurly run out   38 69 0 2 0
S Nefdt* not out   62 184 0 2 0
Y van Mentz c R.E Westbrook b E.R Irwin 15 59 0 2 0
J F McNaughton   b E.R Irwin 0 1 0 0 0
J A Gove c E A Sanders b S M Plant 40 65 0 6 0
L G Ward not out   17 51 0 0 0
A Jackson dnb            
extras   (b2 lb2 w10 nb2) 16        
TOTAL   8 wickets for 260        
FOW
1-13(J Irwin) 2-42(P Hollett) 3-59(B Cairncross) 4-113(E Lambert) 5-117(E Hurly)
6-141(Y van Mentz) 7-141(J F McNaughton) 8-208(J A Gove)
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
E.R Irwin 30 9 42 3 3 -
S M Rutherford 29 10 48 0 - -
E A Sanders 24 9 35 1 4 -
O M Marshall 17 7 20 1 - -
S M Plant 15 6 24 1 - 2
H M Sharpe 6 0 19 0 - -
M E Hunt 4 1 13 0 - -
R Heyhoe-Flint 12 1 33 0 1 -
A B Ratcliffe 2 0 10 0 2 -
England 2nd Innings 202/4 Closed (Overs 59)
Batsman Fieldsman Bowler Runs Min Bls 4s 6s
Kath Smith   c&b J A Gove 29 58 0 3 0
H M Sharpe* c J A Gove b Y van Mentz 49 104 0 2 0
R.E Westbrook+ lbw b J A Gove 20 29 0 1 0
A B Ratcliffe not out   37 71 0 2 0
R Heyhoe-Flint c J F McNaughton b S Nefdt 17 16 0 1 0
O M Marshall not out   21 36 0 1 0
E A Sanders dnb            
M E Hunt dnb            
S M Rutherford dnb            
S M Plant dnb            
E.R Irwin dnb            
extras   (b20 lb1 w4 nb4) 29        
TOTAL   4 wickets for 202        
FOW
1-69(Kath Smith) 2-110(R.E Westbrook) 3-128(H M Sharpe) 4-151(R Heyhoe-Flint)
Bowler Overs Maid Runs Wkts wd nb
L G Ward 13 2 38 0 3 2
A Jackson 6 0 23 0 - 1
Y van Mentz 18 4 45 1 - -
J F McNaughton 4 0 11 0 - -
S Nefdt 5 0 16 1 - -
J A Gove 12 0 34 2 1 1
E Hurly 1 0 6 0 - -

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