Result: England won by 7 wickets
South Africa 1st Innings Batting| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufty Mann | 8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Ken Viljoen | 93 | 243 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lindsay | 9* | 57 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 13 | 54 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 23 | 36 | 0 | |
| Ossie Dawson | 1 | 7 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 80 | 223 | 0 | |
| Jack Plimsoll | 8 | 16 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 13 | 59 | 0 | |
| Alan Melville | 17 | 48 | 0 | |
| Dennis Dyer | 62 | 177 | 0 | |
| 339 All Out (166.5 overs @ 2.03 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Cranston | 34.0 | 12 | 64 | 2 |
| Denis Compton | 7.0 | 1 | 27 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 35.1 | 9 | 95 | 4 |
| Charlie Barnett | 8.0 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 9.0 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 23.0 | 8 | 42 | 1 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 50.0 | 24 | 58 | 2 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyril Washbrook | 29 | 46 | 0 | |
| Doug Wright | 4* | 24 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 115 | 195 | 0 | |
| Charlie Barnett | 5 | 11 | 0 | |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 36 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Evans | 27 | 46 | 0 | |
| Norman Yardley | 41 | 61 | 0 | |
| Eric Hollies | 5 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bill Edrich | 191 | 317 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 12 | 32 | 0 | |
| Ken Cranston | 23 | 55 | 0 | |
| 478 All Out (151.3 overs @ 3.16 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 50.0 | 5 | 148 | 4 |
| Tufty Mann | 35.0 | 12 | 85 | 1 |
| Jack Plimsoll | 35.3 | 9 | 128 | 3 |
| Ossie Dawson | 14.0 | 2 | 44 | 1 |
| Athol Rowan | 17.0 | 1 | 63 | 1 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufty Mann | 9 | 14 | 0 | |
| Ken Viljoen | 32 | 99 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 115 | 144 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 6 | 55 | 0 | |
| Ossie Dawson | 9 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 17 | 39 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lindsay | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Alan Melville | 59 | 110 | 0 | |
| Dennis Dyer | 1 | 19 | 0 | |
| Jack Plimsoll | 8* | 17 | 0 | |
| 267 All Out (84.4 overs @ 3.15 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hollies | 14.0 | 4 | 49 | 1 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16.0 | 6 | 28 | 1 |
| Denis Compton | 17.0 | 2 | 58 | 1 |
| Bill Edrich | 22.4 | 4 | 77 | 4 |
| Charlie Barnett | 5.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 10.0 | 2 | 32 | 3 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Barnett | 19* | 14 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 24 | 71 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 6 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bill Edrich | 22* | 50 | 0 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 40 | 53 | 0 | |
| 130 3 wickets (36.5 overs @ 3.53 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athol Rowan | 4.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 14.0 | 8 | 19 | 2 |
| Jack Plimsoll | 4.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |