The England national cricket team toured South Africa in the 1948-49 season. The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and the side played five Test matches as England and 16 other first-class matches as "MCC". Two of the first-class matches took place in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). There were also two non-first-class matches.
England won the first and last Test matches; the other three were drawn. Though the margin of victory in both the England wins was small, Wisden was in no doubt that the better team had won: "Much less than justice would have been done if England had not won the rubber," it said. "In all five Tests clearly they were the superior team".[1]
english, cricket, team, south, africa, 1948, england, national, cricket, team, toured, south, africa, 1948, season, tour, organised, marylebone, cricket, club, side, played, five, test, matches, england, other, first, class, matches, first, class, matches, too. The England national cricket team toured South Africa in the 1948 49 season The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and the side played five Test matches as England and 16 other first class matches as MCC Two of the first class matches took place in Rhodesia now Zimbabwe There were also two non first class matches England won the first and last Test matches the other three were drawn Though the margin of victory in both the England wins was small Wisden was in no doubt that the better team had won Much less than justice would have been done if England had not won the rubber it said In all five Tests clearly they were the superior team 1 Contents 1 England team 2 Test series summary 2 1 First Test 2 2 Second Test 2 3 Third Test 2 4 Fourth Test 2 5 Fifth Test 3 References 4 External linksEngland team editThe MCC team was captained by George Mann with Billy Griffith as vice captain The Worcestershire secretary Brigadier Michael Green was the tour manager The full team was George Mann Billy Griffith wicketkeeper Alec Bedser Denis Compton Jack Crapp Godfrey Evans wicketkeeper Cliff Gladwin Len Hutton Roly Jenkins Charles Palmer Reg Simpson Maurice Tremlett Cyril Washbrook Allan Watkins Doug Wright Jack YoungTest series summary editFirst Test edit 16 20 December 1948 4 day match Scorecard South Africa nbsp v nbsp England 161 53 5 overs AD Nourse 37DW Begbie 37 AV Bedser 4 39 13 5 overs 253 99 4 overs L Hutton 83 NBF Mann 6 59 37 4 overs 219 89 3 overs WW Wade 63 DVP Wright 4 72 26 overs 128 8 28 overs DCS Compton 28 CN McCarthy 6 43 12 overs England won by 2 wicketsKingsmead Durban Umpires RGA Ashman and GL Sickler South Africa won the toss and elected to bat 19 December was taken as a rest day OE Wynne DW Begbie and CN McCarthy all SA and RT Simpson FG Mann and RO Jenkins all ENG made their Test debuts Second Test edit 27 30 December 1948 4 day match Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp South Africa 608 149 5 overs C Washbrook 195 CN McCarthy 3 102 26 overs 315 104 4 overs B Mitchell 86 RO Jenkins 3 88 21 4 overs 270 2 f o 91 overs EAB Rowan 156 DVP Wright 1 35 14 overs Match drawnEllis Park Johannesburg Umpires JV Hart Davis and GL Sickler England won the toss and elected to bat Third Test edit 1 5 January 1949 4 day match Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp South Africa 308 91 2 overs C Washbrook 74 AMB Rowan 5 80 31 2 overs 356 119 2 overs B Mitchell 120 DCS Compton 5 70 25 2 overs 276 3d 96 overs L Hutton 87 CN McCarthy 2 75 20 overs 142 4 31 overs OE Wynne 46 RO Jenkins 4 48 9 overs Match drawnNewlands Cape Town Umpires RGA Ashman and JV Hart Davis England won the toss and elected to bat 2 January was taken as a rest day MA Hanley SA made his Test debut Fourth Test edit 12 16 February 1949 4 day match Scorecard England nbsp v nbsp South Africa 379 105 7 overs AJ Watkins 111 CN McCarthy 5 114 35 7 overs 257 9d 85 overs AD Nourse 129 C Gladwin 2 43 24 overs 253 7d 78 2 overs L Hutton 123 AMB Rowan 4 69 34 overs 194 4 65 overs EAB Rowan 86 AJ Watkins 2 16 3 overs Match drawnEllis Park Johannesburg Umpires RGA Ashman and JV Hart Davis England won the toss and elected to bat 13 February was taken as a rest day LA Markham SA made his Test debut Fifth Test edit 5 9 March 1949 4 day match Scorecard South Africa nbsp v nbsp England 379 143 5 overs WW Wade 125 AV Bedser 4 61 38 overs 395 141 4 overs FG Mann 136 AMB Rowan 5 167 60 overs 187 3d 58 overs B Mitchell 56 JA Young 2 34 23 overs 174 7 23 7 overs DCS Compton 42 NBF Mann 4 65 9 7 overs England won by 3 wicketsSt George s Park Port Elizabeth Umpires RGA Ashman and DV Collins South Africa won the toss and elected to bat 6 March was taken as a rest day JE Cheetham SA made his Test debut References edit M C C Team in South Africa 1948 49 Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1950 ed Wisden p 758 External links edit 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 1948 49 amp oldid 1100164152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
