English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1909-10 season

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The tour of the English national cricket team to South Africa in the 1909/10 season took place from January 1 to March 14, 1910. The international cricket tour was part of the 1909/10 international cricket season and comprised five tests . South Africa won the series 3–2.

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 England in the 1907 season .

Stages

English national cricket team in South Africa in the 1909-10 season (South Africa)
Durban (Lord's)
Durban (Lord's)
Tour venues

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

Stadion city capacity Games
Lord's No. 1 ground Durban 2nd test
Old Wanderers No. 1 ground Johannesburg 1st & 3rd test
Newlands Cricket Ground Cape Town 25,000 4th & 5th test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
South Africa South Africa England England
  • Murray Bisset
  • Tom Campbell
  • Mick Commaille
  • Aubrey Faulkner
  • Claude Floquet
  • Pompey Norton
  • Dave Nourse
  • Sid Pegler
  • Sivert Samuelson
  • Reggie Black
  • Jimmy Sinclair
  • Tip snooke
  • Louis Stricker
  • Bert Vogler
  • Gordon White
  • Billy Zulch
  • Morice Bird
  • Colin Blythe
  • Claude Buckenham
  • Lucky Denton
  • Frederick Fane
  • Jack Hobbs
  • Henry Leveson Gower
  • Wilfred Rhodes
  • George Simpson-Hayward
  • Bert Strudwick
  • George Thompson
  • Phil Tufnell
  • Frank Woolley

Testing

First test in Johannesburg

January
1-5 scorecard
Johannesburg South Africa South Africa
208 (63) & 345 (114)
- England England
310 (90.1) & 224 (53.2)
South Africa wins with 19 runs

Second test in Durban

January
21-26 Scorecard
Durban South Africa South Africa
199 (106.5) & 347 (130.2)
- England England
199 (75.1) & 252 (82.4)
South Africa wins with 95 runs

Third test in Johannesburg

February 26th - March 3rd
scorecard
Johannesburg South Africa South Africa
305 (84) & 237 (90.1)
- England England
322 (82.4) & 221-7 (58.4)
England wins with 3 wickets

Fourth test in Cape Town

March 7th - 9th
scorecard
Cape Town England England
203 (53) & 178 (51.3)
- South Africa South Africa
207 (67) & 175-6 (59.3)
South Africa wins with 4 wickets

Fifth test in Cape Town

March
11-14 scorecard
Cape Town England England
417 (108.2) & 16-1 (4.1)
- South Africa South Africa
103 (38.5) & 327 (xx) (f / o)
England wins with 9 wickets

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