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English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14

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The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The team played as MCC in the non-Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches. They played 18 first-class matches including the Tests, winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat.[1]

England was captained by Johnny Douglas. South Africa's captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor. The series is notable for the exceptional bowling of England's Sydney Barnes, and the determined batting of South Africa skipper Herbie Taylor. It would be the last Test series to be played until after World War I, when England toured Australia in December 1920.[2]

Test series summary

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England won the Test series 4–0 with one match drawn.

Match length: 4 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6.

First Test

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13–17 December 1913
Scorecard
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182 (56.4 overs)
HW Taylor 109
SF Barnes 5/57 (19.4 overs)
450 (144.4 overs)
JWHT Douglas 119
AW Nourse 2/74 (29 overs)
111 (52.2 overs)
AW Nourse 46
SF Barnes 5/48 (25 overs)
England won by an innings and 157 runs
Lord's, Durban
Umpires: AJ Atfield and FW Grey

Second Test

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26–30 December 1913
Scorecard
v
160 (62.5 overs)
GPD Hartigan 51
SF Barnes 8/56 (26.5 overs)
403 (135 overs)
W Rhodes 152
JM Blanckenberg 5/83 (38 overs)
231 (83.4 overs)
AW Nourse 56
SF Barnes 9/103 (38.4 overs)
England won by an innings and 12 runs
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: AJ Atfield and FW Grey
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 28 December was taken as a rest day
  • C Newberry (SA) made his Test debut.

Third Test

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1–5 January 1914
Scorecard
v
238 (80.1 overs)
JB Hobbs 92
HW Taylor 3/15 (10 overs)
151 (61.5 overs)
JW Zulch 38
JW Hearne 5/49 (16 overs)
308 (93.3 overs)
CP Mead 86
C Newberry 4/72 (22 overs)
304 (109.4 overs)
JW Zulch 82
SF Barnes 5/102 (38 overs)
England won by 91 runs
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: AJ Atfield and FW Grey
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 4 January was taken as a rest day
  • CD Dixon and LR Tuckett (both SA) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test

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14–18 February 1914
Scorecard
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170 (68.5 overs)
PAM Hands 51
SF Barnes 7/56 (29.5 overs)
163 (75 overs)
JB Hobbs 64
CP Carter 6/50 (28 overs)
305/9 d (102 overs)
HW Taylor 93
SF Barnes 7/88 (32 overs)
154/5 (80 overs)
JB Hobbs 97
JM Blanckenberg 3/43 (15 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, Durban
Umpires: AJ Atfield and FW Grey
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 15 February was taken as a rest day.
  • D Taylor, FL le Roux and HW Chapman (all SA) made their Test debuts.

Fifth Test

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27 February–3 March 1914
Scorecard
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193 (65.4 overs)
PAM Hands 83
JWHT Douglas 4/14 (5.4 overs)
411 (144.3 overs)
CP Mead 117
EB Lundie 4/101 (46.3 overs)
228 (95.1 overs)
HW Taylor 87
MW Booth 4/49 (24 overs)
11/0 (2.1 overs)
JB Hobbs 11*
England won by 10 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: FW Grey and DJ Smith
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 1 March was taken as a rest day
  • RHM Hands and EB Lundie (both SA) made their Test debuts.
  • After taking 49 wickets at an average of 10.93 in the first four Tests, SF Barnes declined to play due to a "difference of opinion" with the England team management.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
  2. ^ "Cricket's darkest day". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  3. ^ Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 0747272735.

External sources

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Annual reviews

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Further reading

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  • Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979