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Venue Matches Won by Won by Drawn
England S.Africa
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In England 54 24 8 22
In South Africa 68 26 16 26
Total: 122 50 24 48
England venues - Results summary:
Venue Matches Won by Won by Drawn
England S.Africa
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Lord's 13 6 4 3
The Oval 11 4 - 7
Leeds 10 6 1 3
Manchester 8 3 1 4
Nottingham 7 3 2 2
Birmingham 5 2 - 3
Total: 54 24 8 22
TEAM RECORDSHighest Innings Totals:
England: 654/5 Durban 1938-39
608 Johannesburg 1948-49
559/9 decl. Cape Town 1938-39
554/8 decl. Lord's 1947
551 Nottingham 1947
S.Africa: 682/6 decl. Lord's 2003
594/5 decl. Birmingham 2003
572/7 Durban 1999-00
552/5 decl. Manchester 1998
538 Leeds 1951
Lowest Innings Totals:
England: 76 Leeds 1907
92 Cape Town 1898-99
99 Lord's 1994
110 Port Elizabeth 1956-57
110 Lord's 1998
S.Africa: 30 Port Elizabeth 1895-96
30 Birmingham 1924
35 Cape Town 1898-99
43 Cape Town 1888-89
47 Cape Town 1888-89
Highest Match aggregate:
1981 for 35 wkts. South Africa 530 + 481 Durban 1938-39
England 316 + 654/5
Lowest Match aggregate:
378-30 wkts. South Africa 95 + 93 The Oval 1912
England 176 + 14/0
Biggest wins:
England: An innings and 202 runs Cape Town 1888-89
An innings and 197 runs Johannesburg 1895-96
An innings and 189 runs Cape Town 1891-92
An innings and 157 runs Durban 1913-14
An innings and 104 runs Durban 1964-65
312 runs Cape Town 1956-57
288 runs Port Elizabeth 1895-96
210 runs Cape Town 1898-99
S.Africa: An innings and 92 runs Lord's 2003
An innings and 37 runs Cape Town 1999-00
An innings and 21 runs Johannesburg 1999-00
An innings and 16 runs Cape Town 1905-06
356 runs Lord's 1994
243 runs Johannesburg 1905-06
224 runs Leeds 1955
Narrowest wins:
England: 23 runs Leeds 1998
32 runs Johannesburg 1898-99
1 wicket Cape Town 1922-23
2 wickets Durban 1948-49
2 wickets Centurion 1999-00
S.Africa: 17 runs Johannesburg 1956-57
19 runs Johannesburg 1909-10
28 runs Johannesburg 1930-31
1 wicket Johannesburg 1905-06
3 wickets Manchester 1955
BATTING RECORDSHighest Individual Innings:
England: 243 E.Paynter Durban 1938-39
219 W.J.Edrich Durban 1938-39
211 J.B.Hobbs Lord's 1924
208 D.C.S.Compton Lord's 1947
S.Africa: 277 G.C.Smith Birmingham 2003
275 G.Kirsten Durban 1999-00
259 G.C.Smith Lord's 2003
236 E.A.B.Rowan Leeds 1951
210 G.Kirsten Manchester 1998
208 A.D.Nourse Nottingham 1951
Most runs in a Test:
England: 251 (140 + 111) C.A.G.Russell Durban 1922-23 S.Africa:362 (277 + 85) G.C.Smith Birmingham 2003Most runs in a Series:
For Batsman Series T I N.O. Runs H.S. Ave. 100 50 0
Eng: D.C.S.Compton 1947 5 8 - 753 208 94.13 4 2 -
SA: A.D.Nourse 1947 5 9 - 621 149 69.00 2 5 -
G.C.Smith 2003 2 3 - 621 277 207.00 2 1 -
Highest run-aggregate:
For Player T I N.O. Runs H.S. Ave. 100 50 0
Eng: D.C.Compton 24 42 1 2205 208 53.78 7 11 1
W.R.Hammond 24 42 7 2188 181 62.51 6 14 1
S.A: B.Mitchell 30 57 7 2732 189* 54.64 7 16 -
H.W.Taylor 30 54 3 2287 176 44.84 7 13 -
Highest Partnership for any wicket:
Eng: 370 (3rd wkt.) W.J.Edrich (189)/D.C.S.Compton (208)
at Lord's in 1947
SA: 338 (1st wkt.) G.C.Smith (277)/H.H.Gibbs (179)
at Birmingham in 2003
BOWLING RECORDSMost wickets in an innings: (The Top Three)
England: 9/28 G.A.Lohmann Johannesburg 1895-96
9/57 D.E.Malcolm The Oval 1994
9/103 S.F.Barnes Johannesburg 1913-14
S.Africa: 9/113 H.J.Tayfield Johannesburg 1956-57
8/69 H.J.Tayfield Durban 1956-57
8/70 S.J.Snooke Johannesburg 1905-06
Most wickets in a Test match:
(The Top Four)
England: 17/159 S.F.Barnes Johannesburg 1913-14
15/28 J.Briggs Cape Town 1888-89
15/45 G.A.Lohmann Port Elizabeth 1895-96
15/99 C.Blythe Leeds 1907
S.Africa: 13/192 H.J.Tayfield Johannesburg 1956-57
12/127 S.J.Snooke Johannesburg 1905-06
12/181 A.E.E.Vogler Johannesburg 1909-10
11/112 A.E.Hall Cape Town 1922-23
Most wickets in a Test series:
For Bowler Series M Balls Md.Runs Wkts. Ave. Best 5WI 10WM SR Eng: S.F.Barnes 1913-14 4 1356 56 536 49 10.94 9/103 7 3 27.67 SA: H.J.Tayfield 1956-57 5 2280 105 636 37 17.19 9/113 4 1 61.62Highest wicket-aggregate:
For Bowler M Balls Md.Runs Wkts. Ave. Best 5WI 10WM SR Eng:S.F.Barnes 7 2124 94 818 83 9.86 9/103 12 6 25.59 SA: A.A.Donald 17 3912 170 1982 86 23.05 6/53 9 1 45.49FIELDING RECORDS
Most catches in a Test:
Eng: 5 W.R.Hammond Durban 1938-39
5 J.T.Ikin Manchester 1951
SA: 6 A.E.E.Vogler Durban 1909-10
Most catches in a Series:
Eng: 12 in 3 Tests - J.T.Ikin 1951
SA: 12 in 5 Tests - A.E.E.Vogler 1909-10
12 in 5 Tests - B.Mitchell 1930-31
12 in 5 Tests - T.L.Goddard 1956-57
Most catches in a career:
Eng: 30 in 24 matches - W.R.Hammond SA: 43 in 30 matches - B.MitchellALL-ROUND RECORDS
Best all-round performance in a Test match:
Eng: W.J. Edrich - 213 runs(191 + 22*)+ 8 wickets (4/95 +
4/77) at Manchester in 1947
SA: G.A.Faulkner - 201 runs(78 + 123) + 8 wickets (5/120 +
3/40) at Johannesburg in 1909-10
Best all-round performance in a Test series:
Eng: W.J. Edrich - 552 runs(ave.110.40), 16 wickets (ave.23.13)
and 5 catches in 4 Tests in 1947
SA: G.A.Faulkner - 545 (ave.60.56), 29 wickets (ave.21.90)
and 7 catches in 5 Tests in 1909-10
Best all-round performance in a career:
Eng: W.R.Hammond - 2188 runs (ave.62.51), 34 wickets
(ave.30.62) and 30 catches in 24 Tests.
SA: T.L.Goddard - 1193 runs (ave.30.59), 63 wickets
(ave.25.75) and 26 catches in 20 Tests.
WICKET-KEEPING RECORDSMost dismissals in a Test match:
Eng: 11 (all caught) R.C.Russell Johannesburg 1995-96
SA: 7 (all caught) M.V.Boucher Lord's 1998
7 (all caught) M.V.Boucher Johannesburg 1999-00
Most dismissals in a Test Series:
Eng: 27 (25 ct. + 2 st.) in 5 Tests - R.C.Russell 1995-96 SA: 26 (25 ct. + 1 st.) in 5 Tests - M.V.Boucher 1998Most dismissals in a career:
Eng: 59 (46 ct. + 13 st.) in 19 Tests - T.G.Evans SA: 56 (52 ct. + 4 st.) in 21 Tests - J.H.B.Waite
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