South African national cricket team in England in the 1907 season

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The tour of the South African national cricket team to England in the 1907 season took place from July 1 to August 21, 1907. The international cricket tour was part of the 1907 international cricket season and included three tests . England won the series 1–0.

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 the 1905/06 season in South Africa .

Stages

Tour venues

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

Stadion city capacity Games
Headingley Stadium Leeds 17,000 2nd test
The oval London 23,500 3rd test
Lord's Cricket Ground London 30,000 1st test

Squad lists

The teams named the following squads.

test
England England South Africa South Africa
  • Geoff Arnold
  • Colin Blythe
  • Len Braund
  • Jack Crawford
  • Tip Foster
  • CB Fry
  • Tom Hayward
  • George Hirst
  • Gilbert Jessop
  • Neville Knox
  • Dick Lilley
  • Johnny Tyldesley
  • Aubrey Faulkner
  • Maitland Hathorn
  • Johannes Kotze
  • Dave Nourse
  • Reggie Black
  • William Shalders
  • Percy Sherwell
  • Jimmy Sinclair
  • Stanley Snooke
  • Tip snooke
  • Louis Tancred
  • Bert Vogler
  • Gordon White

Tour matches

South Africa played 14 tour matches on this tour.

Testing

First test in London

July
1-3 scorecard
London (Lord's) England England
428 (127.2)
- South Africa South Africa
140 (65) & 185 (58) (f / o)
draw

Second test in Leeds

July 29th - 31st
scorecard
Leeds England England
76 (36.3) & 162 (49.4)
- South Africa South Africa
110 (31.5) & 75 (44.4)
England wins with 53 runs

Third test in London

August 19-21
Scorecard
London (oval) England England
295 (112) & 138 (54.3)
- South Africa South Africa
178 (63.3) & 159-5 (40.3)
draw

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