English cricket team in South Africa in 1930–31

The England cricket team toured South Africa during the 1930–31 season, playing five Test matches against the South Africa national team and 15 tour matches (11 first-class under the banner of the Marylebone Cricket Club against local sides. The tour began on 8 November 1930 with a match against Western Province and ended on 10 March 1931 at the conclusion of another match against the same side. The five Tests were played between 24 December 1930 and 25 February 1931. The Test series was won 1–0 by South Africa, who won the first Test, with the remaining four being drawn.

England in South Africa in 1930–31
 
  England South Africa
Dates 8 November 1930 – 10 March 1931
Captains APF Chapman EP Nupen (1st Test)
HG Deane (2nd–3rd Test)
HB Cameron (4th–5th Test)
Test series
Result South Africa won the 5-match series 1–0
Most runs WR Hammond 517 B Mitchell 455
Most wickets W Voce 23 EP Nupen 21

Test series

1st Test
24–27 December 1930
Scorecard
v
126 (52.2 overs)
Q McMillan 45*
IAR Peebles 4/43 (14 overs)
193 (68.1 overs)
WR Hammond 49
EP Nupen 5/63 (26.1 overs)
306 (95.2 overs)
B Mitchell 72
W Voce 4/59 (27.2 overs)
211 (67.3 overs)
WR Hammond 63
EP Nupen 6/87 (25.3 overs)
South Africa won by 28 runs
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: WT Ryan and GB Treadwell

2nd Test
1–5 January 1931
Scorecard
v
513/8d (192 overs)
IJ Siedle 141
MW Tate 3/79 (43 overs)
350 (120.4 overs)
EH Hendren 93
AJ Bell 3/53 (27 overs)
252 (f/o) (124 overs)
EH Hendren 86
RH Catterall 3/15 (12 overs)
Match drawn
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: JC Collings and WT Ryan
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the first Test in South Africa to be played on a turf pitch; all 40 previous Test matches in the country had been played on matting, as were the following two games in this series.[1]

3rd Test
16–20 January 1928
Scorecard
v
177 (97.2 overs)
HB Cameron 41
W Voce 5/58 (29.2 overs)
223/1d (82 overs)
WR Hammond 136*
CL Vincent 1/66 (25 overs)
145/8 (70 overs)
HW Taylor 64*
JC White 3/33 (18 overs)
Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JC Collings and AC King
  • South Africa won the toss and elected to bat.
  • For the first time, eleven different counties were represented in England's team[2]

4th Test
13–17 February 1931
Scorecard
v
442 (141.4 overs)
M Leyland 91
AE Hall 4/105 (37 overs)
295 (137.5 overs)
HW Taylor 72
IAR Peebles 6/63 (38.5 overs)
169/9d (51.1 overs)
M Leyland 46
EP Nupen 6/46 (16.1 overs)
280/7 (96 overs)
B Mitchell 74
W Voce 4/87 (32 overs)
Match drawn
Old Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: JC Collings and AC King
  • England won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Test
21–25 February 1931
Scorecard
v
252 (130.4 overs)
B Mitchell 73
IAR Peebles 4/67 (27.4 overs)
230 (101.2 overs)
MW Tate 50
CL Vincent 6/51 (31.2 overs)
219/7d (82 overs)
HB Cameron 41*
IAR Peebles 3/71 (25 overs)
72/4 (14.1 overs)
WR Hammond 28
IJ Siedle 1/7 (3.1 overs)
Match drawn
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: JC Collings and AC King
  • England won the toss and elected to field.
  • JAK Cochran (SA) made his Test debut.
  • The start of the match was delayed by 20 minutes because the correct size bails were unavailable and the umpires had to make two sets.[3]

References
  1. Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 0747272735.
  2. Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 0747272735.
  3. Frindall, Bill (2000). The Wisden Book Of Test Cricket: Volume 1 1877-1970. London: Headline Book Publishing. p. 210. ISBN 0747272735.
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