South_African_cricket_team_in_England_in_1965

South African cricket team in England in 1965

South African cricket team in England in 1965

International cricket tour

The South African cricket team toured England in the second half of the 1965 season, winning the three match Test series 1–0, with two matches drawn. They had a young and improving side. Their players included Graeme Pollock and his brother Peter, Colin Bland and Eddie Barlow.

The Pollock brothers were mainly responsible for their win by 94 runs in the Second Test at Trent Bridge. In overcast conditions, ideal for Tom Cartwright in particular, Graeme scored 125 out of 160 in 140 minutes, the last 91 coming in 70 minutes. He had come in at 16–2, and the score had declined to 80–5, before his partnerships with the captain, Peter van der Merwe, and Richard Dumbrill enabled the score to reach 269. He made another 59 in the second innings. His brother contributed bowling figures of 5-53 and 5-34.

South African team

The manager was Jack Plimsoll, a former Test player.[1]

Test series summary

First Test

22–27 July 1965
Scorecard
v
280 (119.3 overs)
RG Pollock 56 (106)
DJ Brown 3/44 (24 overs)
338 (150.2 overs)
KF Barrington 91 (178)
R Dumbrill 3/31 (24 overs)
248 (110 overs)
KC Bland 70 (145)
DJ Brown 3/30 (21 overs)
145/7 (68 overs)
MC Cowdrey 37 (78)
R Dumbrill 4/30 (18 overs)
Match drawn
Lord's, London
Umpires: JS Buller and AEG Rhodes

Second Test

5–9 August 1965
Scorecard
v
269 (101.3 overs)
RG Pollock 125
TW Cartwright 6/94 (31.3 overs)
240 (93.5 overs)
MC Cowdrey 105
PM Pollock 5/53 (23.5 overs)
289 (110.4 overs)
EJ Barlow 76
JDF Larter 5/68 (29 overs)
224 (98 overs)
PH Parfitt 86
PM Pollock 5/34 (24 overs)
South Africa won by 94 runs
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Umpires: JF Crapp and CS Elliott
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • 8 August was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

26–31 August 1965
Scorecard
v
208 (96.2 overs)
HR Lance 69
JB Statham 5/40 (24.2 overs)
202 (98.1 overs)
MC Cowdrey 58
PM Pollock 5/43 (25.1 overs)
392 (133.1 overs)
KC Bland 53
K Higgs 4/96 (41.1 overs)
308/4 (104.2 overs)
MC Cowdrey 78*
PM Pollock 2/93 (32.2 overs)
Match drawn
The Oval, London
Umpires: JS Buller and WFF Price
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • 29 August was taken as a rest day
  • K Higgs (ENG) made his Test debut.

Other matches

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References

  1. [1]
    Wisden 1966, p. 299.
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Annual reviews

Further reading

  • Bill Frindall, 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


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