English cricket team in South Africa in 1927–28
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.
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| England | South Africa | ||
| Dates | 12 November 1927 – 21 February 1928 | ||
| Captains |
RT Stanyforth (1st–4th Test) GTS Stevens (5th Test) | HG Deane | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | 5-match series drawn 2–2 | ||
| Most runs | GE Tyldesley (520) | HW Taylor (412) | |
| Most wickets | WR Hammond (15) | GF Bissett (25) | |
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
edit1st Test
edit24–27 December 1927
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- 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
edit31 December 1927 – 4 January 1928
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- 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
edit21–25 January 1928
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- 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
edit5th Test
edit4–8 February 1928
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References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Series archive at ESPNcricinfo
- Series home at ESPNcricinfo
- Marylebone Cricket Club in South Africa 1927-28 at CricketArchive