f63619	England Lions v South Africa A
	South Africa A in England 2026
Venue	The Kent County Cricket Ground, Beckenham on 29th, 30th, 31st May 2026 (4-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England Lions won the toss and decided to bat
Result	South Africa A won by 8 wickets
Umpires	JD Shantry, RA White
Referee	DA Cosker
Scorers	AL Bateup, BL Rodwell
Close of play day 1	South Africa A (1) 73/2 (Hermann 19*, Hamza 8*; 21 overs)
Close of play day 2	England Lions (2) 134/5 (Ahmed 44*, Singh 15*; 40 overs)
Ball-by-ball	Innings 1, Innings 2, Innings 3, Innings 4

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England Lions first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BS McKinney	c Hermann b Paterson	8	23	30	1	-	20
AM Tribe	lbw b Yusuf	16	30	55	3	-	24
*DR Mousley	b van Vuuren	6	13	20	1	-	11
R Ahmed	c Hamza b van Vuuren	4	4	10	1	-	3
BBA Geddes	c Hamza b Paterson	18	33	50	3	-	26
+BA Mayes	b van Vuuren	0	2	2	-	-	2
E Singh	c Subrayen b Yusuf	95	139	210	13	1	98
LA Patterson-White	b Yusuf	17	30	41	3	-	24
EV Jack	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	11	41	75	2	-	36
HT Crocombe	b van Vuuren	4	3	3	1	-	2
N Sharma	not out	4	18	46	1	-	17
Extras	(4 b, 2 lb, 2 nb, 2 w)	10
Total	(all out, 278 minutes, 55.4 overs)	193
Fall of wickets:
1-16 (McKinney, 6.4 ov), 2-30 (Mousley, 10.5 ov), 3-34 (Tribe, 11.1 ov), 4-36 (Ahmed, 12.3 ov), 5-36 (Mayes, 12.5 ov), 6-75 (Geddes, 21.1 ov), 7-102 (Patterson-White, 29.3 ov), 8-154 (Jack, 45.3 ov), 9-158 (Crocombe, 45.6 ov), 10-193 (Singh, 55.4 ov)

South Africa A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Paterson	14	5	39	2	-	-	70	7	-
Yusuf	12.4	3	51	3	2	2	59	8	-
van Vuuren	15	3	53	5	-	-	72	10	-
Fortuin	8	0	31	0	-	-	32	2	1
Subrayen	6	1	13	0	-	-	29	2	-

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South Africa A first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
T de Zorzi	c and b Jack	16	41	68	2	-	33
L Senokwane	c Tribe b Jack	25	55	79	4	-	45
JG Hermann	c Mayes b Jack	103	111	191	17	1	71
MZ Hamza	b Jack	21	37	43	4	-	29
*MJ Ackerman	c Mayes b Crocombe	1	8	14	-	-	7
+S Qeshile	c Tribe b Sharma	5	7	16	1	-	5
BC Fortuin	b Crocombe	32	48	74	5	-	34
TM van Vuuren	c Mayes b Crocombe	10	13	9	2	-	9
P Subrayen	c Mayes b Crocombe	0	1	1	-	-	1
CE Yusuf	not out	21	30	49	5	-	24
D Paterson	c Mousley b Ahmed	33	26	35	4	2	16
Extras	(5 b, 2 lb, 3 nb, 1 w)	11
Total	(all out, 296 minutes, 62.2 overs)	278
Fall of wickets:
1-45 (de Zorzi, 14.4 ov), 2-54 (Senokwane, 16.5 ov), 3-98 (Hamza, 26.4 ov), 4-107 (Ackerman, 29.6 ov), 5-122 (Qeshile, 32.5 ov), 6-193 (Fortuin, 49.3 ov), 7-203 (van Vuuren, 51.4 ov), 8-203 (Subrayen, 51.5 ov), 9-223 (Hermann, 54.1 ov), 10-278 (Paterson, 62.2 ov)

England Lions bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sharma	11	1	38	1	-	-	46	5	-
Crocombe	20	3	65	4	1	-	94	11	-
Jack	15	1	85	4	-	-	61	14	2
Singh	6	1	31	0	-	3	28	6	-
Ahmed	5.2	0	34	1	-	-	20	5	1
Patterson-White	5	0	18	0	-	-	23	3	-

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England Lions second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
BS McKinney	c Ackerman b van Vuuren	15	26	35	3	-	21
AM Tribe	c Qeshile b Paterson	25	40	73	5	-	31
*DR Mousley	c Hamza b Paterson	16	19	27	3	-	14
R Ahmed	c de Zorzi b van Vuuren	44	80	132	5	1	58
BBA Geddes	c Hamza b van Vuuren	4	16	32	1	-	15
+BA Mayes	c Hamza b Fortuin	11	24	29	2	-	20
E Singh	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	30	62	77	5	-	47
LA Patterson-White	c Ackerman b Paterson	9	15	26	1	-	11
EV Jack	c Qeshile b van Vuuren	0	8	13	-	-	8
HT Crocombe	not out	0	2	7	-	-	2
N Sharma	lbw b van Vuuren	0	2	2	-	-	2
Extras	(1 b, 2 lb, 1 nb)	4
Total	(all out, 233 minutes, 48.5 overs)	158
Fall of wickets:
1-26 (McKinney, 7.3 ov), 2-56 (Mousley, 13.3 ov), 3-61 (Tribe, 15.1 ov), 4-77 (Geddes, 21.5 ov), 5-100 (Mayes, 28.4 ov), 6-143 (Ahmed, 42.2 ov), 7-156 (Singh, 46.1 ov), 8-158 (Patterson-White, 47.4 ov), 9-158 (Jack, 48.3 ov), 10-158 (Sharma, 48.5 ov)

South Africa A bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Paterson	16	3	50	3	-	1	81	10	-
van Vuuren	14.5	3	52	6	-	-	70	10	-
Yusuf	5	0	20	0	-	-	21	3	-
Fortuin	9	2	23	1	-	-	42	2	1
Subrayen	4	0	10	0	-	-	14	-	-

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South Africa A second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s	Dots
L Senokwane	c Patterson-White b Sharma	8	16	24	2	-	14
T de Zorzi	lbw b Jack	0	4	8	-	-	4
JG Hermann	not out	32	43	67	6	-	31
MZ Hamza	not out	28	41	51	1	2	30
*MJ Ackerman	did not bat
+S Qeshile	did not bat
BC Fortuin	did not bat
TM van Vuuren	did not bat
P Subrayen	did not bat
D Paterson	did not bat
CE Yusuf	did not bat
Extras	(4 lb, 3 w)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 75 minutes, 17.2 overs)	75
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (de Zorzi, 1.4 ov), 2-20 (Senokwane, 4.6 ov)

England Lions bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls	Dots	4s	6s
Sharma	5	1	17	1	1	-	24	3	-
Jack	3	1	13	1	-	-	14	3	-
Singh	5	1	18	0	2	-	23	2	-
Patterson-White	4	0	19	0	-	-	17	-	2
Tribe	0.2	0	4	0	-	-	1	1	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for four days but completed in three.
--> Day 1 Lunch: England Lions (1) 80/6 (Singh 26*, Patterson-White 0*; 24 overs)
--> Day 1 Tea: England Lions (1) 190/9 (Singh 92*, Sharma 4*; 54 overs)
--> Day 2 Lunch: South Africa A (1) 188/5 (Hermann 85*, Fortuin 27*; 47 overs)
--> Day 2 Tea: England Lions (2) 26/1 (Tribe 10*; 7.3 overs)
--> England Lions first innings: 50 in 15.1 overs
--> England Lions first innings: 100 in 29.2 overs
--> England Lions first innings: 150 in 44.3 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 50 in 14.6 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 100 in 27.3 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 150 in 37.6 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 200 in 50.5 overs
--> South Africa A first innings: 250 in 57.4 overs
--> England Lions second innings: 50 in 12.1 overs
--> England Lions second innings: 100 in 27.6 overs
--> England Lions second innings: 150 in 43.5 overs
--> South Africa A second innings: 50 in 12.2 overs
--> AM Tribe (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 10
--> E Singh (1) 50 in 74 balls with 6 fours and 1 six
--> E Singh (1) passed his previous highest score of 71 in First-Class matches
--> E Singh (1) passed 500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 90
--> JG Hermann (1) 50 in 53 balls with 8 fours and 1 six
--> JG Hermann (1) 100 in 110 balls with 17 fours and 1 six
--> TM van Vuuren made his debut in England in First-Class matches
--> TM van Vuuren achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the England Lions first innings (previous best was 5-63)
--> EV Jack achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed JG Hermann in the South Africa A first innings (previous best was 3-63)
--> TM van Vuuren achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed N Sharma in the England Lions second innings (previous best was 5-53)
--> E Singh (38) and EV Jack (10) added 50 in 90 balls for the England Lions 8th wicket in the first innings
--> JG Hermann (39) and BC Fortuin (12) added 50 in 58 balls for the South Africa A 6th wicket in the first innings
--> CE Yusuf (17) and D Paterson (29) added 50 in 45 balls for the South Africa A 10th wicket in the first innings
--> JG Hermann (19) and MZ Hamza (28) added 50 in 65 balls for the South Africa A 3rd wicket in the second innings

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