English cricket team in South Africa in 1922–23
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An England national cricket team, organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), toured South Africa from November 1922 to March 1923 and played a five-match Test series against the South Africa national cricket team. England won the Test series 2–1. South Africa were captained by Herbie Taylor and England by Frank Mann. The England team was well below full strength.[1]
Test series summary
[edit]First Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 24 and 25 December were taken as rest days.
- RH Catterall, GAL Hearne, WH Brann, CM Francois and ID Buys (all SA), and FT Mann, AW Carr, GTS Stevens, AS Kennedy and AER Gilligan (all ENG) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- AE Hall (SA), and GG Macaulay (ENG) made their Test debuts.
Third Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 21 January was taken as a rest day.
- There was no play on the third day.
- GB Street (ENG) made his Test debut.
- WV Ling was summoned home to Kimberley where his mother was seriously ill. He was recorded as 'absent' in the South African innings - this was his final Test.[2]
Fourth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
- 11 February was taken as a rest day.
- DJ Meintjes and LE Tapscott (both SA) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 18 February was taken as a rest day.
- DP Conyngham (SA) made his Test debut.
References
[edit]- ^ "MCC in South Africa in 1922–23". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
- ^ Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 152. ISBN 0747272735.
External links
[edit]- Marylebone Cricket Club in South Africa 1922-23 at CricketArchive
- Test Cricket Tours – England to South Africa 1922-23
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- 1922 in English cricket
- 1922 in South African cricket
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- 1923 in South African cricket
- English cricket tours of South Africa
- International cricket competitions from 1918–19 to 1945
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- November 1922 events
- December 1922 sports events
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