South African cricket team in England in 1951
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The South African cricket team toured England in the 1951 season
to play a five-match Test
series against England.
England won the series 3-1 with 1 match drawn.
, with Eric Rowan
as vice-captain. The manager was Sid Pegler
who had toured England as a player with the South African cricket team of 1912 and 1924
.
The full team was:
Tayfield was not originally chosen, but joined the party in May when it was feared that Athol Rowan's health might not be up to a full tour. Fullerton had kept wicket on the 1947 tour
, but did not keep wicket at all in this tour, being played as a batsman. Endean was used as the second wicketkeeper on this tour, including one Test, but then did not keep wicket when he toured England for a second time with the 1955 team
.
Nourse, Fullerton, Mann and Athol Rowan had toured England with the 1947 team; Nourse and Eric Rowan had toured with the 1935 side
. Cheetham, Endean, Mansell, McGlew, McLean, Tayfield and Waite returned to England with the 1955 side, and McGlew, McLean, Tayfield and Waite came back for a third time with the 1960 team
.
Before this 1951 tour, Chubb, Endean, Mansell, McGlew, McLean, van Ryneveld and Waite had not previously played Test cricket. Chubb, McGlew, van Ryneveld and Waite made their Test debuts in the first Test of this tour, and the other three had all appeared in Test cricket by the end of the series. The only player on the tour who did not appear in any of the Tests was Tayfield, who had previously played Test cricket for South Africa in 1949-50.
1951 English cricket season
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to play a five-match Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series against England.
England won the series 3-1 with 1 match drawn.
South African team
The South African team was captained by Dudley NourseDudley Nourse
Arthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years...
, with Eric Rowan
Eric Rowan
Eric Alfred Burchell Rowan, born on 20 July 1909 and died at Johannesburg on 30 April 1993, was a cricketer who played for Transvaal, Eastern Province and South Africa....
as vice-captain. The manager was Sid Pegler
Sid Pegler
Sidney James Pegler was a South African cricketer. He emerged following the decline of their googly bowlers Vogler and Schwarz in the early 1910s....
who had toured England as a player with the South African cricket team of 1912 and 1924
South African cricket team in England in 1924
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1924 season to play a five-match Test series against England.England won the series 3-0 with 2 matches drawn.-Test series summary:* The South African cricket team toured England in the 1924 season to play a five-match Test series against...
.
The full team was:
- Dudley NourseDudley NourseArthur Dudley Nourse was a South African Test cricketer and batsmanThe son of batsman Arthur Nourse, Nourse played 34 Test matches in a long career of sixteen years...
, captain - Eric RowanEric RowanEric Alfred Burchell Rowan, born on 20 July 1909 and died at Johannesburg on 30 April 1993, was a cricketer who played for Transvaal, Eastern Province and South Africa....
, vice-captain - Jack CheethamJack CheethamJohn Erskine Cheetham was a South African cricketer who played in 24 Tests from 1949 to 1955...
- Geoff Chubb
- Russell EndeanRussell EndeanWilliam Russell Endean was a South African cricketer who played in twenty eight Tests from 1951 to 1958....
, wicketkeeper - George FullertonGeorge FullertonGeorge Murray Fullerton was a South African cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1947 to 1951....
- Tufty MannTufty MannNorman Bertram Fleetwood 'Tufty' Mann was a South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1947 to 1951.-External links:*...
- Percy MansellPercy MansellPercy Neville Frank Mansell was a South African cricketer who played in thirteen Tests from 1951 to 1955....
- Cuan McCarthyCuan McCarthy-External links:****...
- Jackie McGlewJackie McGlewDerrick John "Jackie" McGlew, born on 11 March 1929, Pietermaritzburg and died at Pretoria on 8 June 1998 was a cricketer who played for Natal and South Africa...
- Roy McLeanRoy McLeanRoy Alastair McLean was a South African cricketer who played in forty Tests from 1951 to 1964. A stroke-playing middle-order batsman, he scored over 2,000 Test runs, but made 11 ducks in 73 Test innings....
- Michael MelleMichael MelleMichael George Melle was a South African cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1950 to 1953....
- Athol RowanAthol RowanAthol Matthew Burchell Rowan was a South African cricketer who played in fifteen Tests from 1947 to 1951. His older brother, Eric, also played Test cricket for South Africa....
- Hugh TayfieldHugh TayfieldHugh Joseph Tayfield was a cricketer. He played 37 Test matches for South Africa from 1949 to 1960 and was one of the best off spinners the game has seen. He was the fastest South African to take 100 wickets in Tests until Dale Steyn claimed the record in March 2008...
- Clive van RyneveldClive van RyneveldClive Berrange van Ryneveld is a former South African cricketer who played in nineteen Tests from 1951 to 1958. He is the oldest living South African cricket captain....
- John Waite, wicketkeeper
Tayfield was not originally chosen, but joined the party in May when it was feared that Athol Rowan's health might not be up to a full tour. Fullerton had kept wicket on the 1947 tour
South African cricket team in England in 1947
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1947 season to play a five-match Test series against England.England won the series 3-0 with 2 matches drawn.-Test series summary:* at Trent Bridge – match drawn...
, but did not keep wicket at all in this tour, being played as a batsman. Endean was used as the second wicketkeeper on this tour, including one Test, but then did not keep wicket when he toured England for a second time with the 1955 team
South African cricket team in England in 1955
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England.England won the series 3-2 with no matches drawn.-South African team:...
.
Nourse, Fullerton, Mann and Athol Rowan had toured England with the 1947 team; Nourse and Eric Rowan had toured with the 1935 side
South African cricket team in England in 1935
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1935 season to play a five-match Test series against England.South Africa won the series 1-0 with 4 matches drawn. Their victory at Lord's was their first in a Test in England, and with the remaining matches drawn it also ensured that they would...
. Cheetham, Endean, Mansell, McGlew, McLean, Tayfield and Waite returned to England with the 1955 side, and McGlew, McLean, Tayfield and Waite came back for a third time with the 1960 team
South African cricket team in England in 1960
The South African cricket team toured England in the 1960 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The tour was marked by repeated rulings against South African fast bowler Geoff Griffin for throwing and anti-apartheid demonstrations targeting the visiting nation..England won the...
.
Before this 1951 tour, Chubb, Endean, Mansell, McGlew, McLean, van Ryneveld and Waite had not previously played Test cricket. Chubb, McGlew, van Ryneveld and Waite made their Test debuts in the first Test of this tour, and the other three had all appeared in Test cricket by the end of the series. The only player on the tour who did not appear in any of the Tests was Tayfield, who had previously played Test cricket for South Africa in 1949-50.
Test series summary
- 1st Test at Trent BridgeTrent BridgeTrent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
– South Africa won by 71 runs - 2nd Test at Lord'sLord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
– England won by 10 wickets - 3rd Test at Old Trafford – England won by 9 wickets
- 4th Test at HeadingleyHeadingley StadiumHeadingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
– match drawn - 5th Test at The OvalThe OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
– England won by 4 wickets
External sources
Further reading
- Bill FrindallBill FrindallWilliam Howard Frindall, MBE was an English cricket scorer and statistician. He was familiar to cricket followers from his appearances on the BBC Radio 4 programme Test Match Special, nicknamed the Bearded Wonder by Brian Johnston for his ability to research the most obscure cricketing facts in...
, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979 - various writers, A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889-1989, Ball, 1989