England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa | 1948 England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

RESULT

Cape Town, March 12 - 15, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

MCC

477

(f/o) 274 & 151

M.C.C. won by an innings and 52 runs

RESULT

5th Test, Gqeberha, March 05 - 09, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

379 & 187/3d

ENG

(T:172) 395 & 174/7

England won by 3 wickets

RESULT

Durban, February 25 - 28, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

Natal

217 & 166

MCC

(T:147) 237 & 6/0

Match drawn

RESULT

Pietermaritzburg, February 19 - 22, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

288 & 257/6d

MCC

(T:270) 276 & 260/4

Match drawn

RESULT

4th Test, Johannesburg, February 12 - 16, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

ENG

379 & 253/7d

(T:376) 257/9d & 194/4

Match drawn

RESULT

Harare, February 04 - 07, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

MCC

228

Rhod

(f/o) 61 & 191/5

Match drawn

RESULT

Bulawayo, January 29 - February 01, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

Rhod

174 & 166

MCC

(T:148) 193 & 117/2

Match drawn

RESULT

Johannesburg, January 21 - 24, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

MCC

244/9d & 40/0

Tvl

254

Match drawn

RESULT

East London, January 15 - 18, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

BOR

156 & 89

MCC

272/9d

M.C.C. won by an innings and 27 runs

RESULT

Gqeberha, January 08 - 11, 1949, England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa

MCC

450/9d & 353/3

EPR

397

Match drawn

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Stats & Records

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Winner

Englandwon the 5-match Test series 2-0

Remembering South Africa's first fast bowling hero

Lindsay Tuckett lost his best years to the war, and when he got the chance to play Tests, he bowled with virtually no support

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa 1948 Top Wicket Takers

Tests

Athol Rowan

SA, Ob

Innings: 9Average: 33.08

Cuan McCarthy

SA, Rf

Innings: 9Average: 26.71

Tufty Mann

SA, Sla

Innings: 9Average: 25.29

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Roly Jenkins

MCC, Lbg

Innings: 16Average: 18.41

Doug Wright

MCC, Rm, Lbg

Innings: 19Average: 29.23

Jack Young

MCC, Sla

Innings: 20Average: 21.40

England [Marylebone Cricket Club] tour of South Africa 1948 Top Run Scorers

Tests

Leonard Hutton

ENG, Rhb

577

Innings: 9Average: 64.11

Cyril Washbrook

ENG, Rhb

542

Innings: 9Average: 60.22

Dudley Nourse

SA, Rhb

536

Innings: 10Average: 76.57

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Denis Compton

MCC, Rhb

1375

Innings: 17Average: 105.76

Leonard Hutton

MCC, Rhb

900

Innings: 12Average: 81.81

Reg Simpson

MCC, Rhb

783

Innings: 17Average: 65.25

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