England vs South Africa, 5th Test at London, Aug 16 1951 - Full Scorecard
RESULT
5th Test, The Oval, August 16 - 18, 1951, South Africa tour of England
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Hutton b Brown | 55 | - | 165 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Brown b Laker | 31 | - | 115 | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Brennan b Laker | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Brown | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c May b Laker | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Tattersall | 8 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Laker b Bedser | 41 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Bedser | 10 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Shackleton | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 11, lb 8, nb 1) | 20 | |||||||
| Total | 106.3 Ov (RR: 1.89) | 202 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-66 (Russell Endean), 2-106 (Eric Rowan), 3-106 (Clive van Ryneveld), 4-106 (Jack Cheetham), 5-126 (Roy McLean), 6-131 (Dudley Nourse), 7-146 (Percy Mansell), 8-175 (Geoff Chubb), 9-186 (Michael Melle), 10-202 (Athol Rowan) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.3 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 1.84 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 5 | 20 | 1 | 1.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 1.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 12 | 64 | 4 | 1.72 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | 10 | 31 | 2 | 1.55 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b AMB Rowan | 28 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Endean b Melle | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Chubb | 33 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b McCarthy | 73 | - | 220 | 4 | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 31 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Chubb | 6 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c van Ryneveld b Melle | 14 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Endean b Melle | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Melle | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (lb 4, nb 2) | 6 | |||||||
| Total | 87 Ov (RR: 2.22) | 194 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Frank Lowson), 2-51 (Leonard Hutton), 3-79 (Peter May), 4-128 (Willie Watson), 5-134 (Freddie Brown), 6-145 (Jim Laker), 7-173 (Derek Shackleton), 8-189 (Alec Bedser), 9-190 (Don Brennan), 10-194 (Denis Compton) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 2.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 9 | 44 | 2 | 1.62 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 5 | 70 | 2 | 2.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 6.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lbw b Laker | 45 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Bedser | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 4 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Tattersall | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Lowson b Laker | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Laker | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Bedser | 7 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Laker | 17 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Bedser | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 11, lb 7) | 18 | |||||||
| Total | 75.5 Ov (RR: 2.03) | 154 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-15 (Russell Endean), 2-35 (Clive van Ryneveld), 3-57 (Dudley Nourse), 4-84 (Eric Rowan), 5-106 (Jack Cheetham), 6-111 (Percy Mansell), 7-116 (Roy McLean), 8-130 (Geoff Chubb), 9-153 (Michael Melle), 10-154 (Cuan McCarthy) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.5 | 6 | 32 | 3 | 1.61 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 1.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 8 | 55 | 6 | 1.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | 5 | 20 | 0 | 1.53 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (T: 163 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| obstructing the field | 27 | - | 50 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c van Ryneveld b AMB Rowan | 37 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c EAB Rowan b AMB Rowan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |||
| c van Ryneveld b Chubb | 18 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Endean b Chubb | 15 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Chubb | 40 | - | - | - | 1 | - | |||
| not out | 13 | - | - | 2 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 5, lb 3, nb 1) | 9 | |||||||
| Total | 62.1 Ov (RR: 2.63) | 164/6 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-53 (Leonard Hutton), 2-53 (Peter May), 3-84 (Denis Compton), 4-90 (Frank Lowson), 5-132 (Willie Watson), 6-151 (Freddie Brown) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 24.1 | 2 | 77 | 2 | 3.18 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 28 | 10 | 53 | 3 | 1.89 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Thu, 16 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 51/2 (Peter May 22*)
Fri, 17 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 2nd innings 68/3 (Eric Rowan 36*, Jack Cheetham 7*)
Sat, 18 Aug - day 3 - England 2nd innings 164/6 (62.1 ov) - end of match
Match Flow
General
- L Hutton became the first batsman to be dismissed obstructing the field in Tests. After top edging a ball, he played at it a second time to defend it from hitting the stumps, but in the process prevented the wicket-keeper WR Endean from taking a catch.
Match Details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1951 |
| Series result | England won the 5-match series 3-1 |
| Match number | Test no. 338 |
| Match days | day (5-day match) |
| Test debut | |
| Umpires | |
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