South African cricket team in England in 1929
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1929 season to play a five-match Test series against England. It was the first tour since 1924, though Tests has been played between the two sides in the interim with the 1927-28 England tour of South Africa.
England won the 1929 Test series, winning two matches with the other three games drawn. In first-class matches overall, the South Africans won nine games and lost seven, with 18 being drawn.[1] There were three non-first-class matches; two of them ended in South African victories, the other was drawn.
The South African team[]
The side was captained by Nummy Deane and he, Herbie Taylor and Bob Catterall were the only survivors from the 1924 tour. The other members of the team were: Sandy Bell, Jock Cameron, Jim Christy, Eric Dalton, Bruce Mitchell, Denijs Morkel, Quintin McMillan, Arthur Ochse, Tuppy Owen-Smith, Neville Quinn, Jack Siedle, Edward van der Merwe, and Cyril Vincent. Jacobus Duminy was temporarily co-opted on to the tour while on holiday in Europe because of injuries to other players and he played in three first-class matches, including the third Test match. Deane as captain played in 29 of the 34 first-class matches; in the games where Deane was not playing, Taylor acted as captain.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
15–18 June 1929 (3-day match)
Scorecard |
England
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 South Africa |
245 (81.1 overs)
EH Hendren 70 AL Ochse 4/79 (25.1 overs) |
250 (172.4 overs)
B Mitchell 88 H Larwood 5/57 (42.4 overs) | |
308/4d (100 overs)
WR Hammond 138* AL Ochse 2/88 (28 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 June was taken as a rest day.
- ET Killick and KS Duleepsinhji (both ENG), and B Mitchell, JAJ Christy, HGO Owen-Smith and NA Quinn (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Second Test[]
29 June–2 July 1929 (3-day match)
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England
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South Africa |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 June was taken as a rest day.
- J O'Connor and RWV Robins (both ENG), and EL Dalton, Q McMillan and AJ Bell (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Third Test[]
13–16 July 1929 (3-day match)
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South Africa
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England |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 July was taken as a rest day.
- EA van der Merwe (SA) and EH Bowley (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fourth Test[]
27–30 July 1929 (3-day match)
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England
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South Africa |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 July was taken as a rest day.
- F Barratt (ENG) made his Test debut.
Fifth Test[]
17–20 August 1929 (3-day match)
Scorecard |
England
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South Africa |
492/8d (172 overs)
HW Taylor 121 EW Clark 3/79 (36 overs) | ||
- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- 18 August was taken as a rest day.
- LEG Ames and EW Clark (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
References[]
- ^ "South Africans in England". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Vol. Part II (1930 ed.). Wisden. pp. 1–54.
Further reading[]
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
External links[]
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