English cricket team in South Africa in 1927–28

England in South Africa in 1927–28
England in South Africa in 1927–28
	England
Dates	12 November 1927 – 21 February 1928
Captains	RT Stanyforth (1st–4th Test); GTS Stevens (5th Test)
Test series
Result	5-match series drawn 2–2
Most runs	GE Tyldesley (520)
Most wickets	WR Hammond (15)

The England cricket team toured South Africa during the 1927–28 season, playing five Test matches against the South Africa national team and 13 tour matches under the banner of the Marylebone Cricket Club against local sides. The tour began on 12 November 1927 with a match against Western Province and ended on 21 February 1928 at the conclusion of another match against the same side. The five Tests were played between 24 December 1927 and 8 February 1928. The Test series was drawn 2–2, with England winning the first two and South Africa the last two, with a drawn Test in the middle.

Guy Jackson was selected as the captain of the touring side in July 1927. He withdrew in October owing to illness. He was replaced by RT Stanyforth as the captain and Percy Holmes as a player.

Test series

1st Test

24–27 December 1927
Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
196 (78.3 overs) RH Catterall 86 G Geary 7/70 (27.3 overs)		313 (137.3 overs) GE Tyldesley 122 HLE Promnitz 5/58 (37 overs)
170 (69.2 overs) CL Vincent 53 WR Hammond 5/36 (21.2 overs)		57/0 (21 overs) H Sutcliffe 41*

England won by 10 wickets
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: AG Laver (SA) and GB Treadwell (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
WE Astill, WR Hammond, GB Legge, IAR Peebles, RT Stanyforth, RES Wyatt (all Eng), HB Cameron, SK Coen, JP Duminy, DPB Morkel, HLE Promnitz and CL Vincent (all SA) made their Test debuts.

2nd Test

31 December 1927 – 4 January 1928
Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
133 (59.1 overs) WR Hammond 43 GF Bissett 5/37 (17 overs)		250 (101 overs) HW Taylor 68 AP Freeman 4/58 (29 overs)
428 (158.5 overs) H Sutcliffe 99 HLE Promnitz 3/56 (30 overs)		224 (101.1 overs) HW Taylor 71 WE Astill 3/48 (29 overs)

England won by 87 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: HV Adams (SA) and GB Treadwell (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
GF Bissett and AW Palm (both SA) made their Test debuts.
An appeal against the dark colour of the ball by the batsman in the opening over was turned down as the ball had been chosen by both captains.^[1]

3rd Test

21–25 January 1928
Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
246 (104.3 overs) HG Deane 77 RES Wyatt 3/4 (13 overs)		430 (139.3 overs) WR Hammond 90 CL Vincent 6/131 (45 overs)
464/8d (157 overs) JFW Nicolson 78 AP Freeman 3/122 (33 overs)		132/2 (42.2 overs) GE Tyldesley 62* EP Nupen 1/29 (10.2 overs)

Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: AG Laver (SA) and C Saunders (SA)

South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
SJ Staples (Eng), JFW Nicolson, AL Ochse and IJ Siedle (all SA) made their Test debuts.
This Test match holds the record for the highest aggregate (1272) without a player scoring a century.^[2]

4th Test

28 January – 1 February 1928
Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
265 (125.4 overs) RES Wyatt 58 AE Hall 6/100 (42.4 overs)		328 (92.3 overs) HW Taylor 101 WR Hammond 3/62 (22 overs)
215 (72 overs) P Holmes 63 GF Bissett 4/70 (17 overs)		156/6 (49.2 overs) DPB Morkel 45 SJ Staples 3/67 (21 overs)

South Africa won by 4 wickets
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: ES Page and GA Verheyen

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

5th Test

4–8 February 1928
Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
282 (102.5 overs) GE Tyldesley 100 EP Nupen 5/83 (33.5 overs)		332/7d (113 overs) RH Catterall 119 SJ Staples 3/96 (44 overs)
118 (55 overs) H Sutcliffe 23 GF Bissett 7/29 (19 overs)		69/2 (23.3 overs) HW Taylor 29 WR Hammond 1/25 (10 overs)

South Africa won by 8 wickets
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: AG Laver and GB Treadwell

South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.^[3]
EW Dawson and H Elliott (both Eng) made their Test debuts.

References

^ Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 0747272735.
^ Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 370. ISBN 0947540067.
^ "India's 36 all out, and other dramatic finishes to Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

Series archive at ESPNcricinfo
Series home at ESPNcricinfo
Marylebone Cricket Club in South Africa 1927-28 at CricketArchive

[1] Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 171. ISBN 0747272735.

[Walmsley-2] Walmsley, Keith (2003). Mosts Without in Test Cricket. Reading, England: Keith Walmsley. p. 370. ISBN 0947540067.

[3] "India's 36 all out, and other dramatic finishes to Tests". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

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