The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The team played as MCC in the non-Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches. They played 18 first-class matches including the Tests, winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat.[1]
England was captained by Johnny Douglas. South Africa's captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor. The series is notable for the exceptional bowling of England's Sydney Barnes, and the determined batting of South Africa skipper Herbie Taylor. It would be the last Test series to be played until after World War I, when England toured Australia in December 1920.[2]
After taking 49 wickets at an average of 10.93 in the first four Tests, SF Barnes declined to play due to a "difference of opinion" with the England team management.[3]
Referencesedit
^Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
^"Cricket's darkest day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
^Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 136. ISBN0747272735.
External sourcesedit
Wisden Online 1915
England to South Africa 1913-14 at Test Cricket Tours
english, cricket, team, south, africa, 1913, organised, marylebone, cricket, club, team, played, test, fixtures, england, five, test, matches, they, played, first, class, matches, including, tests, winning, times, with, draws, defeat, england, captained, johnn. The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913 14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club MCC The team played as MCC in the non Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches They played 18 first class matches including the Tests winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat 1 England was captained by Johnny Douglas South Africa s captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor The series is notable for the exceptional bowling of England s Sydney Barnes and the determined batting of South Africa skipper Herbie Taylor It would be the last Test series to be played until after World War I when England toured Australia in December 1920 2 Contents 1 Test series summary 1 1 First Test 1 2 Second Test 1 3 Third Test 1 4 Fourth Test 1 5 Fifth Test 2 References 3 External sources 4 Annual reviews 5 Further readingTest series summary editEngland won the Test series 4 0 with one match drawn Match length 4 days excluding Sundays Balls per over 6 First Test edit 13 17 December 1913 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp England182 56 4 overs HW Taylor 109 SF Barnes 5 57 19 4 overs 450 144 4 overs JWHT Douglas 119 AW Nourse 2 74 29 overs 111 52 2 overs AW Nourse 46 SF Barnes 5 48 25 overs England won by an innings and 157 runsLord s Durban Umpires AJ Atfield and FW GreySouth Africa won the toss and elected to bat 16 December was taken as a rest day PAM Hands PT Lewis AHC Cooper GL Tapscott HV Baumgartner JM Blanckenberg and JL Cox all SA and Hon LH Tennyson and MW Booth both ENG made their Test debuts Second Test edit 26 30 December 1913 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp England160 62 5 overs GPD Hartigan 51 SF Barnes 8 56 26 5 overs 403 135 overs W Rhodes 152 JM Blanckenberg 5 83 38 overs 231 83 4 overs AW Nourse 56 SF Barnes 9 103 38 4 overs England won by an innings and 12 runsOld Wanderers Johannesburg Umpires AJ Atfield and FW GreySouth Africa won the toss and elected to bat 28 December was taken as a rest day C Newberry SA made his Test debut Third Test edit 1 5 January 1914 ScorecardEngland nbsp v nbsp South Africa238 80 1 overs JB Hobbs 92 HW Taylor 3 15 10 overs 151 61 5 overs JW Zulch 38 JW Hearne 5 49 16 overs 308 93 3 overs CP Mead 86 C Newberry 4 72 22 overs 304 109 4 overs JW Zulch 82 SF Barnes 5 102 38 overs England won by 91 runsOld Wanderers Johannesburg Umpires AJ Atfield and FW GreyEngland won the toss and elected to bat 4 January was taken as a rest day CD Dixon and LR Tuckett both SA made their Test debuts Fourth Test edit 14 18 February 1914 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp England170 68 5 overs PAM Hands 51 SF Barnes 7 56 29 5 overs 163 75 overs JB Hobbs 64 CP Carter 6 50 28 overs 305 9 d 102 overs HW Taylor 93 SF Barnes 7 88 32 overs 154 5 80 overs JB Hobbs 97 JM Blanckenberg 3 43 15 overs Match drawnLord s Durban Umpires AJ Atfield and FW GreySouth Africa won the toss and elected to bat 15 February was taken as a rest day D Taylor FL le Roux and HW Chapman all SA made their Test debuts Fifth Test edit 27 February 3 March 1914 ScorecardSouth Africa nbsp v nbsp England193 65 4 overs PAM Hands 83 JWHT Douglas 4 14 5 4 overs 411 144 3 overs CP Mead 117 EB Lundie 4 101 46 3 overs 228 95 1 overs HW Taylor 87 MW Booth 4 49 24 overs 11 0 2 1 overs JB Hobbs 11 England won by 10 wicketsSt George s Park Port Elizabeth Umpires FW Grey and DJ SmithSouth Africa won the toss and elected to bat 1 March was taken as a rest day RHM Hands and EB Lundie both SA made their Test debuts After taking 49 wickets at an average of 10 93 in the first four Tests SF Barnes declined to play due to a difference of opinion with the England team management 3 References edit Roy Webber The Playfair Book of Cricket Records Playfair Books 1951 Cricket s darkest day ESPN Cricinfo Retrieved 6 March 2019 Frindall Bill 2000 The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket Volume 1 1877 1970 London Headline Book Publishing p 136 ISBN 0747272735 External sources editWisden Online 1915 England to South Africa 1913 14 at Test Cricket ToursAnnual reviews editWisden Cricketers Almanack 1915Further reading editBill Frindall The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877 1978 Wisden 1979 nbsp This article about an international cricket tour of South Africa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title English cricket team in South Africa in 1913 14 amp oldid 1131269631, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
