Result: South Africa won by 71 runs
South Africa 1st Innings Batting| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufty Mann | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 208 | 555 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Cheetham | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie McGlew | 40 | 105 | 0 | |
| Geoff Chubb | 0* | 0 | 0 | |
| John Waite | 76 | 275 | 0 | |
| Cuan McCarthy | 1* | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Rowan | 17 | 44 | 0 | |
| CB van Ryneveld | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Fullerton | 54 | 0 | 0 | |
| 483 9 wickets declared (240.0 overs @ 2.01 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wardle | 49.0 | 21 | 77 | 1 |
| Denis Compton | 2.0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 45.0 | 13 | 102 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 47.0 | 20 | 80 | 1 |
| Freddie Brown | 34.0 | 11 | 74 | 2 |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 63.0 | 18 | 122 | 3 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Watson | 57 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 112 | 320 | 0 | |
| Jack Ikin | 1 | 5 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Brown | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 0* | 0 | 0 | |
| Reg Simpson | 137 | 270 | 0 | |
| Trevor Bailey | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wardle | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 419 9 wickets declared (163.2 overs @ 2.57 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB van Ryneveld | 3.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Geoff Chubb | 46.2 | 12 | 146 | 4 |
| Cuan McCarthy | 48.0 | 10 | 104 | 4 |
| Tufty Mann | 20.0 | 5 | 51 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 46.0 | 10 | 101 | 1 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Chubb | 11* | 0 | 0 | |
| George Fullerton | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tufty Mann | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Cheetham | 28 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jackie McGlew | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Rowan | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| CB van Ryneveld | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Waite | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cuan McCarthy | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 121 All Out (51.4 overs @ 2.34 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Wardle | 4.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| Trevor Bailey | 2.0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Roy Tattersall | 23.0 | 6 | 56 | 3 |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 22.4 | 8 | 37 | 6 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Watson | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Reg Simpson | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Trevor Bailey | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Evans | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Wardle | 30 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Alec Bedser | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freddie Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roy Tattersall | 0* | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Ikin | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 114 All Out (65.2 overs @ 1.74 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuan McCarthy | 8.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Tufty Mann | 24.0 | 16 | 24 | 4 |
| Athol Rowan | 27.2 | 4 | 68 | 5 |
| Geoff Chubb | 6.0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
