English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1888-89 season

The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 1888/89 season took place from March 12 to 26, 1889. The international cricket tour was part of the 1888/89 international cricket season and included two tests . England won the series 2–0.

prehistory

It was the first tour of the season for both teams. It was the first meeting of the two teams on a tour.

Stages

Cape Town Port Elizabeth

Tour venues

The following stages have been designated as the venue for the tour.

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	2nd test
St George's Park	Port Elizabeth	19,000	1st test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
South Africa	England
Gobo Ashley Owen Dunell Charlie Finlason Philip Hutchinson Gus Kempis William Milton Arthur ox Dicky Richards Albert Rose-Innes Fred Smith Robert Stewart Bernard Tancred Nicolaas Theunissen Charles Vintcent	Bobby Abel Monty Bowden Johnny Briggs Charles Coventry Arnold Fothergill Basil Grieve Frank Hearne Emile McMaster Maurice Read Aubrey Smith George Ulyett Henry Wood

Testing

First test in Port Elizabeth

March 12-13 Scorecard	Port Elizabeth	South Africa 84 (75.2) & 129 (90.1)	-	England 148 (66.2) & 67-2 (21.1)
		England wins with 8 wickets

Second test in Cape Town

March 25-26 Scorecard	Cape Town	England 292 (123.1)	-	South Africa 47 (47.1) & 43 (28.2) (f / o)
		England won with one innings and 202 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo