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t578 South Africa v England

Marylebone Cricket Club in South Africa 1964/65 (5th Test)

Venue St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th February 1965 (5-day match)

Balls per over 6

Toss South Africa won the toss and decided to bat

Result Match drawn

Umpires LM Baxter, HC Kidson

Close of play day 1 South Africa (1) 261/3 (RG Pollock 56*, Pithey 22*)

Close of play day 2 England (1) 29/1 (Boycott 23*, Titmus 0*)

Close of play day 3 England (1) 278/5 (Thomson 1*, Smith 0*)

Close of play day 4 South Africa (2) 62/1 (Barlow 28*, Bland 19*)

South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*TL Goddard	c Boycott b Allen	61		161	5	-
EJ Barlow	c Parfitt b Boycott	69		237	7	-
KC Bland	c Parfitt b Titmus	48		93	3	1
RG Pollock	c and b Allen	137	236	272	18	-
AJ Pithey	c Barrington b Allen	23	122	132	1	-
+JHB Waite	run out	6		10	-	-
PL van der Merwe	c Barrington b Palmer	66		191	4	1
PM Pollock	c Titmus b Thomson	18	93	89	1	-
MJ Macaulay	b Titmus	21		55	1	-
AH McKinnon	run out	27		34	4	-
HD Bromfield	not out	1		10	-	-
Extras	(10 b, 11 lb, 4 nb)	25
Total	(all out, 189.1 overs)	502
Fall of wickets: 1-114 (Goddard), 2-171 (Barlow), 3-185 (Bland), 4-268 (Pithey), 5-276 (Waite), 6-389 (RG Pollock), 7-447 (van der Merwe), 8-455 (PM Pollock), 9-498 (McKinnon), 10-502 (Macaulay, 189.1 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thomson	47	7	128	1	-	-
Palmer	35	6	113	1	-	-
Boycott	26	7	69	1	-	-
Titmus	37.1	7	87	2	-	-
Allen	44	13	80	3	-	-

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Boycott	c van der Merwe b Bromfield	117	396	423	12	-
JT Murray	lbw b Macaulay	4		63	-	-
FJ Titmus	b PM Pollock	12		30	1	-
ER Dexter	run out	40		98	6	-
KF Barrington	c van der Merwe b Goddard	72		216	9	-
NI Thomson	c Barlow b McKinnon	39		124	5	-
*MJK Smith	c Waite b Barlow	26		106	2	-
PH Parfitt	lbw b Barlow	0		9	-	-
+JM Parks	c Waite b Barlow	35		95	4	-
DA Allen	not out	38		124	3	-
KE Palmer	lbw b Goddard	10		30	1	-
Extras	(7 b, 14 lb, 19 nb, 2 w)	42
Total	(all out, 207.5 overs)	435
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Murray), 2-52 (Titmus), 3-115 (Dexter), 4-272 (Barrington), 5-277 (Boycott), 6-346 (Smith), 7-346 (Thomson), 8-346 (Parfitt), 9-410 (Parks), 10-435 (Palmer, 207.5 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
PM Pollock	27	8	71	1	-	-
Macaulay	37	13	63	1	-	-
Goddard	35.5	18	34	2	-	-
McKinnon	46	17	99	1	-	-
Barlow	22	2	55	3	-	-
Bromfield	33	14	57	1	-	-
RG Pollock	7	3	14	0	-	-

South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*TL Goddard	c Boycott b Thomson	13		48	-	-
EJ Barlow	b Titmus	47		202	2	-
KC Bland	c and b Thomson	22		91	2	-
RG Pollock	not out	77	77	99	6	1
MJ Macaulay	c Titmus b Boycott	12		34	-	-
AH McKinnon	not out	0		2	-	-
AJ Pithey	did not bat
+JHB Waite	did not bat
PL van der Merwe	did not bat
PM Pollock	did not bat
HD Bromfield	did not bat
Extras	(1 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)	7
Total	(4 wickets, declared, 60 overs)	178
Fall of wickets: 1-30 (Goddard), 2-69 (Bland), 3-124 (Barlow), 4-171 (Macaulay)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Thomson	25	7	55	2	-	-
Palmer	28	1	76	0	-	-
Titmus	5	0	27	1	-	-
Boycott	2	0	13	1	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
G Boycott	c Waite b Macaulay	7		59	-	-
JT Murray	not out	8		84	1	-
ER Dexter	not out	5		25	-	-
FJ Titmus	did not bat
KF Barrington	did not bat
NI Thomson	did not bat
*MJK Smith	did not bat
PH Parfitt	did not bat
+JM Parks	did not bat
DA Allen	did not bat
KE Palmer	did not bat
Extras	(7 b, 2 lb)	9
Total	(1 wicket, 19.2 overs)	29
Fall of wickets: 1-17 (Boycott)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
PM Pollock	5.2	1	7	0	-	-
Macaulay	9	4	10	1	-	-
Goddard	5	3	3	0	-	-

Notes
--> PL van der Merwe (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 44
--> PM Pollock (1) passed 1000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 14
--> MJ Macaulay made his debut in Test Matches
--> AH McKinnon (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 22
--> G Boycott (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 113
--> G Boycott (1) passed 500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 35
--> G Boycott (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 101
--> NI Thomson (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 27
--> KE Palmer made his debut in Test Matches
--> FJ Titmus reached 50 wickets in First-Class Matches for the season when he dismissed MJ Macaulay, his 2nd wicket in the South Africa first innings

f25430 t578	South Africa v England
	Marylebone Cricket Club in South Africa 1964/65 (5th Test)
Venue	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th February 1965 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	LM Baxter, HC Kidson
Close of play day 1	South Africa (1) 261/3 (RG Pollock 56, Pithey 22)
Close of play day 2	England (1) 29/1 (Boycott 23, Titmus 0)
Close of play day 3	England (1) 278/5 (Thomson 1, Smith 0)
Close of play day 4	South Africa (2) 62/1 (Barlow 28, Bland 19)