South African cricket team in England in 1935
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1935 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
South Africa won the series 1–0 with 4 matches drawn. Their victory at Lord's was their first in a Test in England,[1] and with the remaining matches drawn it also ensured that they would for the first time win a series in England. In all first-class matches, they won 17, drew 12 and lost only two.
Test series summary[]
First Test[]
15–18 June 1935 (3-day match)
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 June was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the final day.
- NS Mitchell-Innes (ENG), and EAB Rowan, AD Nourse, HF Wade, DS Tomlinson, ACB Langton and RJ Crisp (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Second Test[]
29 June–2 July 1935 (3-day match)
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228 (91.3 overs)
HB Cameron 90 H Verity 3/61 (28 overs) |
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278/7d (121.4 overs)
B Mitchell 164* H Verity 3/56 (38 overs) |
- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 30 June was taken as a rest day.
Third Test[]
13–16 July 1935 (3-day match)
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171 (87.4 overs)
EAB Rowan 62 MS Nichols 3/58 (21.4 overs) | ||
194/5 (95.2 overs)
B Mitchell 58 WE Bowes 2/31 (19 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 14 July was taken as a rest day.
- D Smith, W Barber, J Hardstaff and JM Sims (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test[]
27–30 July 1935 (3-day match)
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357 (92.1 overs)
RWV Robins 108 RJ Crisp 5/99 (26.1 overs) |
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169/2 (83 overs)
AD Nourse 53* RWV Robins 2/31 (19 overs) |
- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 July was taken as a rest day.
Fifth Test[]
17–20 August 1935 (3-day match)
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 18 August was taken as a rest day.
- JC Clay and HD Read (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
References[]
- ^ "Cricket | South Africa's win at Lord's". The Times. 3 July 1935. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
Annual reviews[]
Further reading[]
- Brian Bassano and Rick Smith, Maiden Victory, J. W. McKenzie, London, 2013
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
External links[]
- South Africa in England, 1935 at Cricinfo
- South Africa to England 1935 at Test Cricket Tours
- South Africa in British Isles 1935 at CricketArchive
- Ten of the team introduced on a British Pathe newsreel
Categories:
- 1935 in English cricket
- 1935 in South African cricket
- English cricket seasons from 1919 to 1945
- International cricket competitions from 1918–19 to 1945
- South African cricket tours of England
- International cricket tour of England stubs