Result: England won by 3 wickets
South Africa 1st Innings Batting| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuan McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Viljoen | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tufty Mann | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 73 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 29* | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 99 | 397 | 0 | |
| Ossie Dawson | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Cheetham | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Rowan | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Wade | 125 | 350 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 379 All Out (143.5 overs @ 2.63 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Gladwin | 30.5 | 6 | 70 | 3 |
| Allan Watkins | 5.0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | 15.0 | 2 | 53 | 3 |
| Denis Compton | 7.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Jack Young | 48.0 | 9 | 122 | 0 |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 38.0 | 9 | 61 | 4 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Alec Bedser | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Griffith | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Mann | 136* | 230 | 0 | |
| Allan Watkins | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roly Jenkins | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Crapp | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 49 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Young | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Gladwin | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| 395 All Out (143.0 overs @ 2.76 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufty Mann | 51.0 | 18 | 95 | 3 |
| Athol Rowan | 60.0 | 9 | 167 | 5 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 5.0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 5.0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | 17.4 | 1 | 42 | 2 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Cheetham | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Rowan | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 56 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Wade | 34* | 0 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 30* | 0 | 0 | |
| 187 3 wickets declared (58.0 overs @ 3.22 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Young | 23.0 | 9 | 34 | 2 |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 16.0 | 3 | 43 | 1 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 6.0 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
| Roly Jenkins | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 9.0 | 0 | 57 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Compton | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Gladwin | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 32 | 27 | 0 | |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Griffith | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 40 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Crapp | 26* | 0 | 0 | |
| George Mann | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Allan Watkins | 5* | 0 | 0 | |
| 174 7 wickets (23.7 overs @ 7.20 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athol Rowan | 10.0 | 0 | 65 | 3 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 2.0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Cuan McCarthy | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 9.7 | 0 | 65 | 4 |