English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14
The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The team played as MCC in the non-Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches. They played 18 first-class matches including the Tests, winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat.[1]
England was captained by Johnny Douglas. South Africa's captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor. The series is notable for the exceptional bowling of England’s S.F. Barnes, and the determined batting of South Africa skipper Herbie Taylor.
Test series summary
England won the Test series 4–0 with one match drawn.
Match length: 4 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6.
First Test
13–17 December 1913 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 16 December was taken as a rest day
- PAM Hands, PT Lewis, AHC Cooper, GL Tapscott, HV Baumgartner, JM Blanckenberg and JL Cox (all SA), and Hon. LH Tennyson and MW Booth (both ENG) made their Test debuts.
Second Test
26–30 December 1913 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 28 December was taken as a rest day
- C Newberry (SA) made his Test debut.
Third Test
1–5 January 1914 Scorecard |
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- England won the toss and elected to bat.
- 4 January was taken as a rest day
- CD Dixon and LR Tuckett (both SA) made their Test debuts.
Fourth Test
14–18 February 1914 Scorecard |
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
- 15 February was taken as a rest day.
- D Taylor, FL le Roux and HW Chapman (all SA) made their Test debuts.
Fifth Test
27 February–3 March 1914 Scorecard |
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References
- ↑ Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
External sources
- Wisden Online 1915
- England to South Africa 1913-14 at Test Cricket Tours
Annual reviews
Further reading
- Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
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