English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1898/99 season

The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 1898/99 season took place from February 14 to April 4, 1899. The international cricket tour was part of the 1898/99 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. The last meeting of the two teams on a tour took place in South Africa in the 1895/96 season .

Stages

Johannesburg (OW) Cape Town

Tour venues

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

Stadion	city	capacity	Games
Old Wanderers No. 1 ground	Johannesburg		1st test
Newlands Cricket Ground	Cape Town	25,000	2nd test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
South Africa	England
Murray Bisset Robert Dower Howard Francis Robert Graham Barberton Halliwell Frederick Kuys Charlie Llewellyn Bonnor Middleton Albert Powell Charles Prince George Rowe William Shalders George Shepstone Jimmy Sinclair William Solomon Louis Tancred	Alfred Archer Jack board Hugh Bromley-Davenport Willis Cuttell Schofield Haigh Lord Hawke Frank Milligan Frank Mitchell Albert Trott Johnny Tyldesley Pelham Warner Clem Wilson

Testing

First test in Johannesburg

February 14-16 Scorecard	Johannesburg	England 145 (77.2) & 237 (104)	-	South Africa 251 (84.1) & 99 (77.1)
		England wins with 32 runs

Second test in Cape Town

April 1-4 Scorecard	Cape Town	England 92 (48) & 330 (132.2)	-	South Africa 177 (57.2) & 50 (22.4)
		England wins with 210 runs

Web links

• The series on Cricinfo