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t31 South Africa v England

RG Warton's XI in South Africa 1888/89 (1st Test)

Venue St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 12th, 13th March 1889 (3-day match)

Balls per over 4

Toss South Africa won the toss and decided to bat

Result England won by 8 wickets

Umpires CR Deare, RG Warton

Close of play day 1 England (1) 148 all out

South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Rose-Innes	b Briggs	0
AB Tancred	b Smith	29			3	-
P Hutchinson	b Briggs	0	1	1	-	-
CH Vintcent	c Abel b Briggs	3
AE Ochse	c Abel b Briggs	4
WH Milton	c Abel b Fothergill	1
*OR Dunell	not out	26			3	-
RB Stewart	lbw b Smith	4
+FW Smith	b Smith	7			1	-
CE Finlason	b Smith	0
GA Kempis	c Hearne b Smith	0
Extras	(8 b, 2 w)	10
Total	(all out, 75.2 overs)	84
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (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, 75.2 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	37	21	39	4	-	-
Fothergill	24	15	15	1	-	-
Smith	13.2	6	19	5	-	-
Ulyett	1	0	1	0	-	-

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Abel	c Milton b Rose-Innes	46			5	-
G Ulyett	b Kempis	4			-	-
JM Read	c Dunell b Kempis	1			-	-
F Hearne	c Stewart b Rose-Innes	27			2	-
+H Wood	c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes	3			-	-
MP Bowden	run out	0			-	-
J Briggs	c Smith b Rose-Innes	0			-	-
*CA Smith	c Stewart b Kempis	3			-	-
BAF Grieve	not out	14			2	-
CJ Coventry	c Smith b Rose-Innes	12			2	-
AJ Fothergill	c Tancred b Milton	32			3	1
Extras	(5 b, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 66.2 overs)	148
Fall of wickets: 1-10 (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, 66.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kempis	31	14	53	3	-	-
Finlason	3	0	7	0	-	-
Vintcent	12	2	34	0	-	-
Rose-Innes	18	5	43	5	-	-
Milton	2.2	1	5	1	-	-

South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Rose-Innes	b Smith	13			1	-
AB Tancred	c and b Briggs	29			1	-
AE Ochse	lbw b Fothergill	8			1	-
CH Vintcent	c and b Ulyett	4			1	-
P Hutchinson	b Smith	11			1	-
*OR Dunell	c and b Ulyett	11			-	-
WH Milton	c Bowden b Briggs	19			2	-
RB Stewart	c Ulyett b Fothergill	9			-	-
+FW Smith	b Fothergill	12			-	-
CE Finlason	b Fothergill	6			1	-
GA Kempis	not out	0			-	-
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(all out, 90.1 overs)	129
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (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, 90.1 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	27	14	34	2	-	-
Smith	25	10	42	2	-	-
Fothergill	18.1	11	19	4	-	-
Ulyett	20	9	27	2	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Abel	not out	23			2	-
G Ulyett	b Vintcent	22			3	1
JM Read	b Kempis	3			-	-
BAF Grieve	not out	12			2	-
F Hearne	did not bat
+H Wood	did not bat
MP Bowden	did not bat
J Briggs	did not bat
*CA Smith	did not bat
CJ Coventry	did not bat
AJ Fothergill	did not bat
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 21.1 overs)	67
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Ulyett), 2-35 (Read)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kempis	11	3	23	1	-	-
Rose-Innes	2	0	16	0	-	-
Vintcent	8.1	2	21	1	-	-

Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> A Rose-Innes made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> A Rose-Innes made his debut in Test Matches
--> AB Tancred made his debut in Test Matches
--> AB Tancred made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> P Hutchinson made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> P Hutchinson made his debut in Test Matches
--> CH Vintcent made his debut in Test Matches
--> CH Vintcent made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> AE Ochse made his debut in Test Matches
--> AE Ochse made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> WH Milton made his debut in Test Matches
--> WH Milton made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> OR Dunell made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> OR Dunell made his debut in Test Matches
--> RB Stewart made his debut in Test Matches
--> RB Stewart made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> FW Smith made his debut in Test Matches
--> FW Smith made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> CE Finlason made his debut in Test Matches
--> CE Finlason made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> GA Kempis made his debut in Test Matches
--> GA Kempis made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> F Hearne made his debut in Test Matches
--> MP Bowden made his debut in Test Matches
--> CA Smith made his debut in Test Matches
--> BAF Grieve made his debut in Test Matches
--> BAF Grieve made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> CJ Coventry made his debut in Test Matches
--> CJ Coventry made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> AJ Fothergill made his debut in Test Matches

The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.
Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.

f3112 t31	South Africa v England
	RG Warton's XI in South Africa 1888/89 (1st Test)
Venue	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 12th, 13th March 1889 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Result	England won by 8 wickets
Umpires	CR Deare, RG Warton
Close of play day 1	England (1) 148 all out