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t596 England v South Africa

South Africa in England 1965 (3rd Test)

Venue Kennington Oval on 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st August 1965 (5-day match)

Balls per over 6

Toss England won the toss and decided to field

Result Match drawn

Umpires JS Buller, WFF Price

Close of play day 1 South Africa (1) 152/5 (Lance 30*, van der Merwe 20*)

Close of play day 2 England (1) 142/6 (Cowdrey 45*)

Close of play day 3 South Africa (2) 163/3 (Bacher 70*, Bland 18*)

Close of play day 4 England (2) 64/1 (Russell 32*, Parfitt 7*)

South Africa first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Barlow	lbw b Statham	18		59	-	-
+DT Lindsay	lbw b Higgs	4		46	-	-
A Bacher	lbw b Higgs	28		86	4	-
RG Pollock	b Titmus	12		48	2	-
KC Bland	lbw b Statham	39		66	4	2
HR Lance	lbw b Statham	69		200	8	-
*PL van der Merwe	c Barrington b Higgs	20		59	3	-
R Dumbrill	c Smith b Higgs	14		71	1	-
JT Botten	c Cowdrey b Statham	0		4	-	-
PM Pollock	b Statham	3		15	-	-
AH McKinnon	not out	0		5	-	-
Extras	(1 nb)	1
Total	(all out, 96.2 overs)	208
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Lindsay), 2-23 (Barlow), 3-60 (RG Pollock), 4-86 (Bacher), 5-109 (Bland), 6-156 (van der Merwe), 7-196 (Dumbrill), 8-197 (Botten), 9-207 (PM Pollock), 10-208 (Lance, 96.2 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	24.2	11	40	5	-	1
Brown	22	4	63	0	-	-
Higgs	24	4	47	4	-	-
Titmus	26	12	57	1	-	-

England first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RW Barber	st Lindsay b McKinnon	40		137	2	-
WE Russell	lbw b PM Pollock	0		3	-	-
KF Barrington	b Botten	18		74	2	-
MC Cowdrey	c Barlow b PM Pollock	58		233	4	-
PH Parfitt	c and b McKinnon	24		67	2	-
*MJK Smith	lbw b PM Pollock	7		38	1	-
DJ Brown	c Dumbrill b McKinnon	0		3	-	-
+JM Parks	c Bland b Botten	42		60	5	1
FJ Titmus	not out	2		28	-	-
K Higgs	b PM Pollock	2		16	-	-
JB Statham	b PM Pollock	0		7	-	-
Extras	(6 lb, 3 w)	9
Total	(all out, 98.1 overs)	202
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Russell), 2-42 (Barrington), 3-76 (Barber), 4-125 (Parfitt), 5-141 (Smith), 6-142 (Brown), 7-198 (Parks), 8-198 (Cowdrey), 9-200 (Higgs), 10-202 (Statham, 98.1 ov)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
PM Pollock	25.1	7	43	5	-	-
Botten	27	6	56	2	-	-
Barlow	11	1	27	0	-	-
Dumbrill	6	2	11	0	3	-
McKinnon	27	11	50	3	-	-
Lance	2	0	6	0	-	-

South Africa second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJ Barlow	b Statham	18		63	3	-
+DT Lindsay	b Brown	17		101	1	-
A Bacher	c Smith b Statham	70		169	5	-
RG Pollock	run out	34		86	4	-
KC Bland	c Titmus b Higgs	127		276	16	-
HR Lance	b Higgs	53		123	4	-
*PL van der Merwe	b Higgs	0		2	-	-
R Dumbrill	c Barrington b Brown	36		72	5	-
JT Botten	b Titmus	4		39	-	-
PM Pollock	not out	9		26	1	-
AH McKinnon	b Higgs	14		18	1	1
Extras	(1 b, 7 lb, 2 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 133.1 overs)	392
Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Barlow), 2-61 (Lindsay), 3-123 (RG Pollock), 4-164 (Bacher), 5-260 (Lance), 6-260 (van der Merwe), 7-343 (Dumbrill), 8-367 (Bland), 9-371 (Botten), 10-392 (McKinnon, 133.1 ov)

England bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Statham	29	1	105	2	-	1
Higgs	41.1	10	96	4	-	-
Brown	23	3	63	2	-	1
Titmus	27	3	74	1	-	-
Barber	13	1	44	0	-	-

England second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
RW Barber	c and b PM Pollock	22		41	2	-
WE Russell	c Bacher b McKinnon	70		184	6	-
PH Parfitt	lbw b Botten	46		153	5	-
KF Barrington	lbw b PM Pollock	73		155	4	2
MC Cowdrey	not out	78		178	7	-
*MJK Smith	not out	10		33	-	-
DJ Brown	did not bat
+JM Parks	did not bat
FJ Titmus	did not bat
K Higgs	did not bat
JB Statham	did not bat
Extras	(6 lb, 3 nb)	9
Total	(4 wickets, 104.2 overs)	308
Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Barber), 2-138 (Russell), 3-144 (Parfitt), 4-279 (Barrington)

South Africa bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
PM Pollock	32.2	7	93	2	-	3
Botten	24	4	73	1	-	-
McKinnon	31	7	70	1	-	-
Barlow	6	1	22	0	-	-
Dumbrill	9	1	30	0	-	-
Lance	2	0	11	0	-	-

Notes
--> KC Bland (1) passed 1500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 29
--> HR Lance (1) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 28
--> KF Barrington (1) passed 5000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 16
--> MC Cowdrey (1) passed 5500 runs in Test Matches when he reached 46
--> K Higgs made his debut in Test Matches
--> A Bacher (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 67
--> R Dumbrill (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 30
--> RW Barber (2) passed 1000 runs in Test Matches when he reached 18
--> WE Russell (2) passed his previous highest Test Matches score of 34
--> WE Russell (2) passed 15000 runs in First-Class Matches when he reached 29
--> MC Cowdrey (2) passed 2000 runs in First-Class Matches for the season when he reached 66
--> JB Statham reached 250 wickets in Test Matches when he dismissed HR Lance, his 5th wicket in the South Africa first innings

f25754 t596	England v South Africa
	South Africa in England 1965 (3rd Test)
Venue	Kennington Oval on 26th, 27th, 28th, 30th, 31st August 1965 (5-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	England won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	JS Buller, WFF Price
Close of play day 1	South Africa (1) 152/5 (Lance 30, van der Merwe 20)
Close of play day 2	England (1) 142/6 (Cowdrey 45*)
Close of play day 3	South Africa (2) 163/3 (Bacher 70, Bland 18)
Close of play day 4	England (2) 64/1 (Russell 32, Parfitt 7)