English cricket team in South Africa in 1948–49
The England national cricket team toured South Africa in the 1948-49 season. The tour was organised by the Marylebone Cricket Club and the side played five Test matches as England and 16 other first-class matches as "MCC". Two of the first-class matches took place in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). There were also two non-first-class matches.
England won the first and last Test matches; the other three were drawn. Though the margin of victory in both the England wins was small, Wisden was in no doubt that the better team had won: "Much less than justice would have been done if England had not won the rubber," it said. "In all five Tests clearly they were the superior team".[1]
England team
The MCC team was captained by George Mann, with Billy Griffith as vice-captain. The Worcestershire secretary Brigadier Michael Green was the tour manager.
The full team was:
- George Mann; Billy Griffith (wicketkeeper); Alec Bedser; Denis Compton; Jack Crapp; Godfrey Evans (wicketkeeper); Cliff Gladwin; Len Hutton; Roly Jenkins; Charles Palmer; Reg Simpson; Maurice Tremlett; Cyril Washbrook; Allan Watkins; Doug Wright; Jack Young
Test matches
- 1st Test at Kingsmead, Durban – England won by 2 wickets
- 2nd Test at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg – match drawn
- 3rd Test at Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town – match drawn
- 4th Test at Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg – match drawn
- 5th Test at St George's Park, Port Elizabeth – England won by 3 wickets
References
- ↑ "M.C.C. Team in South Africa, 1948-49". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1950 ed.). Wisden. p. 758.