f3351 t31	South Africa v England
	RG Warton's XI in South Africa 1888/89 (1st Test)
Venue	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 12th, 13th March 1889 (3-day match)
Balls per over	4
Toss	South Africa won the toss and decided to bat
Result	England won by 8 wickets
Umpires	CR Deare, RG Warton
Close of play day 1	England (1) 148 all out

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South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Rose-Innes	b Briggs	0
AB Tancred	b Smith	29			3	-
P Hutchinson	b Briggs	0	1	1	-	-
CH Vintcent	c Abel b Briggs	3
AE Ochse	c Abel b Briggs	4
WH Milton	c Abel b Fothergill	1
*OR Dunell	not out	26			3	-
RB Stewart	lbw b Smith	4
+FW Smith	b Smith	7			1	-
CE Finlason	b Smith	0
GA Kempis	c Hearne b Smith	0
Extras	(8 b, 2 w)	10
Total	(all out, 75.2 overs)	84
Fall of wickets:
1-0 (Rose-Innes), 2-0 (Hutchinson), 3-10 (Vintcent), 4-16 (Ochse), 5-17 (Milton), 6-58 (Tancred), 7-66 (Stewart), 8-78 (Smith), 9-82 (Finlason), 10-84 (Kempis, 75.2 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	37	21	39	4	-	-
Fothergill	24	15	15	1	-	-
Smith	13.2	6	19	5	-	-
Ulyett	1	0	1	0	-	-

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England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Abel	c Milton b Rose-Innes	46			5	-
G Ulyett	b Kempis	4			-	-
JM Read	c Dunell b Kempis	1			-	-
F Hearne	c Stewart b Rose-Innes	27			2	-
+H Wood	c Hutchinson b Rose-Innes	3			-	-
MP Bowden	run out	0			-	-
J Briggs	c Smith b Rose-Innes	0			-	-
*CA Smith	c Stewart b Kempis	3			-	-
BAF Grieve	not out	14			2	-
CJ Coventry	c Smith b Rose-Innes	12			2	-
AJ Fothergill	c Tancred b Milton	32			3	1
Extras	(5 b, 1 w)	6
Total	(all out, 66.2 overs)	148
Fall of wickets:
1-10 (Ulyett), 2-14 (Read), 3-65 (Hearne), 4-75 (Wood), 5-75 (Bowden), 6-77 (Briggs), 7-85 (Smith), 8-87 (Abel), 9-103 (Coventry), 10-148 (Fothergill, 66.2 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kempis	31	14	53	3	-	-
Finlason	3	0	7	0	-	-
Vintcent	12	2	34	0	-	-
Rose-Innes	18	5	43	5	-	-
Milton	2.2	1	5	1	-	-

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South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
A Rose-Innes	b Smith	13			1	-
AB Tancred	c and b Briggs	29			1	-
AE Ochse	lbw b Fothergill	8			1	-
CH Vintcent	c and b Ulyett	4			1	-
P Hutchinson	b Smith	11			1	-
*OR Dunell	c and b Ulyett	11			-	-
WH Milton	c Bowden b Briggs	19			2	-
RB Stewart	c Ulyett b Fothergill	9			-	-
+FW Smith	b Fothergill	12			-	-
CE Finlason	b Fothergill	6			1	-
GA Kempis	not out	0			-	-
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(all out, 90.1 overs)	129
Fall of wickets:
1-21 (Rose-Innes), 2-42 (Ochse), 3-51 (Vintcent), 4-67 (Tancred), 5-67 (Hutchinson), 6-88 (Milton), 7-110 (Dunell), 8-116 (Stewart), 9-126 (Finlason), 10-129 (Smith, 90.1 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Briggs	27	14	34	2	-	-
Smith	25	10	42	2	-	-
Fothergill	18.1	11	19	4	-	-
Ulyett	20	9	27	2	-	-

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England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
R Abel	not out	23			2	-
G Ulyett	b Vintcent	22			3	1
JM Read	b Kempis	3			-	-
BAF Grieve	not out	12			2	-
F Hearne	did not bat
+H Wood	did not bat
MP Bowden	did not bat
J Briggs	did not bat
*CA Smith	did not bat
CJ Coventry	did not bat
AJ Fothergill	did not bat
Extras	(7 b)	7
Total	(2 wickets, 21.1 overs)	67
Fall of wickets:
1-32 (Ulyett), 2-35 (Read)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Kempis	11	3	23	1	-	-
Rose-Innes	2	0	16	0	-	-
Vintcent	8.1	2	21	1	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> A Rose-Innes made his debut in Test matches
--> A Rose-Innes made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AB Tancred made his debut in Test matches
--> AB Tancred made his debut in First-Class matches
--> P Hutchinson made his debut in Test matches
--> P Hutchinson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CH Vintcent made his debut in Test matches
--> CH Vintcent made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AE Ochse made his debut in First-Class matches
--> AE Ochse made his debut in Test matches
--> WH Milton made his debut in Test matches
--> WH Milton made his debut in First-Class matches
--> OR Dunell made his debut in Test matches
--> OR Dunell made his debut in First-Class matches
--> RB Stewart made his debut in Test matches
--> RB Stewart made his debut in First-Class matches
--> FW Smith made his debut in Test matches
--> FW Smith made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CE Finlason made his debut in Test matches
--> CE Finlason made his debut in First-Class matches
--> GA Kempis made his debut in Test matches
--> GA Kempis made his debut in First-Class matches
--> F Hearne made his debut in Test matches
--> MP Bowden made his debut in Test matches
--> CA Smith made his debut in Test matches
--> BAF Grieve made his debut in Test matches
--> BAF Grieve made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CJ Coventry made his debut in First-Class matches
--> CJ Coventry made his debut in Test matches
--> AJ Fothergill made his debut in Test matches
--> RB Stewart made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RB Stewart made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CE Finlason made his last appearance in Test matches
--> GA Kempis made his last appearance in Test matches
--> CA Smith made his last appearance in Test matches
--> MP Bowden made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> AJ Fothergill made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> F Hearne made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> CA Smith made his debut for England in First-Class matches
--> R Abel made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> R Abel made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> H Wood made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> H Wood made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> MP Bowden made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> AJ Fothergill made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> F Hearne made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> CA Smith made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> G Ulyett made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> G Ulyett made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> JM Read made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> JM Read made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> J Briggs made his debut in South Africa in First-Class matches
--> J Briggs made his debut in South Africa in Test matches
--> CA Smith achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the South Africa first innings
--> A Rose-Innes achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the England first innings
--> A Rose-Innes achieved his first five wickets in an innings in Test matches in the England first innings

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The match, played on matting, finished just before 3.30pm on the second day.
Webster stood for umpire Dearne on the second day.

 

 

 

 

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