South African cricket team in England in 1935

The team

The South African cricket team toured England in the 1935 season to play a five-match Test series against England.

South Africa won the series 1–0 with 4 matches drawn. Their victory at Lord's was their first in a Test in England, and with the remaining matches drawn, it also ensured that they would, for the first time, win a series in England. In all first-class matches, they won 17, drew 12, and lost only two.

Test series summary

First Test

15–18 June 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
384/7d (132 overs) RES Wyatt 149 CL Vincent 3/101 (43 overs)		220 (116.5 overs) IJ Siedle 59 MS Nichols 6/35 (23.5 overs)
		17/1 (f/o) (9 overs) B Mitchell 8* MS Nichols 1/14 (5 overs)

Match drawn Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: A Dolphin and J Hardstaff

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• 16 June was taken as a rest day.
• There was no play on the final day.
• NS Mitchell-Innes (ENG), and EAB Rowan, AD Nourse, HF Wade, DS Tomlinson, ACB Langton and RJ Crisp (all SA) made their Test debuts.

Second Test

29 June–2 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
228 (91.3 overs) HB Cameron 90 H Verity 3/61 (28 overs)		198 (80.3 overs) RES Wyatt 53 XC Balaskas 5/49 (32 overs)
278/7d (121.4 overs) B Mitchell 164* H Verity 3/56 (38 overs)		151 (67 overs) H Sutcliffe 38 ACB Langton 4/31 (11 overs)

South Africa won by 157 runs Lord's, London Umpires: EJ Smith and FI Walden

• South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
• 30 June was taken as a rest day.

Third Test

13–16 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
216 (93.5 overs) WR Hammond 63 CL Vincent 4/45 (32 overs)		171 (87.4 overs) EAB Rowan 62 MS Nichols 3/58 (21.4 overs)
294/7d (79.3 overs) WR Hammond 87* CL Vincent 4/104 (23.3 overs)		194/5 (95.2 overs) B Mitchell 58 WE Bowes 2/31 (19 overs)

Match drawn Headingley, Leeds Umpires: F Chester and JW Hitch

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• 14 July was taken as a rest day.
• D Smith, W Barber, J Hardstaff and JM Sims (all ENG) made their Test debuts.

Fourth Test

27–30 July 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard

England	v	South Africa
357 (92.1 overs) RWV Robins 108 RJ Crisp 5/99 (26.1 overs)		318 (109.3 overs) KG Viljoen 124 WE Bowes 5/100 (36 overs)
231/6d (67 overs) WR Hammond 63* CL Vincent 4/78 (26 overs)		169/2 (83 overs) AD Nourse 53* RWV Robins 2/31 (19 overs)

Match drawn Old Trafford, Manchester Umpires: F Chester and FI Walden

• England won the toss and elected to bat.
• 28 July was taken as a rest day.

Fifth Test

17–20 August 1935 (3-day match) Scorecard

South Africa	v	England
476 (145.4 overs) B Mitchell 128 HD Read 4/136 (35 overs)		534/6d (132 overs) M Leyland 161 ACB Langton 2/124 (38 overs)
287/6 (73 overs) EL Dalton 57* WE Bowes 2/40 (13 overs)

Match drawn The Oval, London Umpires: F Chester and J Hardstaff

• England won the toss and elected to field.
• 18 August was taken as a rest day.
• JC Clay and HD Read (both ENG) made their Test debuts.

Annual reviews

• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1936

Further reading

• Brian Bassano and Rick Smith, Maiden Victory, J. W. McKenzie, London, 2013
• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979

External links

• South Africa in England, 1935 at Cricinfo
• South Africa to England 1935 at Test Cricket Tours
• South Africa in British Isles 1935 at CricketArchive
• Ten of the team introduced on a British Pathe newsreel