South African cricket team in England in 1901

The South Africa national cricket team toured England between 16 May and 20 August 1901. They played 15 first-class cricket matches, and 10 other matches during their visit. Although a number of matches played by South Africa during the 1880s and 1890s were retrospectively granted Test cricket status, as the 1901 touring side did not play a representative England side, they did not compete in any Test matches. The South Africans were captained by Murray Bisset. The tour went ahead despite the ongoing Boer War, which suspended first-class cricket in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.[1]

During the tour, Maitland Hathorn was the most successful batsman for the South Africans, scoring 827 runs at a batting average of 35.95.[2] George Rowe was the tourists' leading wicket taker, with 70 wickets, but Jimmy Sinclair had the superior bowling average, claiming his 61 wickets at 19.85.[3]

Touring party
Batsmen
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Arthur Bisset Western Province (1879-01-15)15 January 1879 (aged 22)Right-handedLeg break[4]
Murray Bisset Western Province (1876-04-14)14 April 1876 (aged 25)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox[5]
Bertram Cooley Natal1874 (aged 26–27)Right-handedUnknown[6]
Maitland Hathorn Transvaal (1878-04-07)7 April 1878 (aged 23)Right-handedUnknown[7]
James Logan – (1880-06-24)24 June 1880 (aged 20)UnknownUnknown[8]
Allan Reid Western Province (1877-10-01)1 October 1877 (aged 23)Right-handed–[9]
William Shalders Griqualand West (1880-02-12)12 February 1880 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium[10]
Louis Tancred Transvaal (1876-10-07)7 October 1876 (aged 24)Right-handedUnknown[11]
Wicket-keepers
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Ernest Halliwell † Transvaal (1864-09-07)7 September 1864 (aged 36)Right-handed–[12]
Charles Prince † Western Province (1874-09-11)11 September 1874 (aged 26)Right-handed–[13]
All-rounders
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Charlie Llewellyn Hampshire[note 1] (1876-09-26)26 September 1876 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm slow-medium[14]
Bowlers
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Robert Graham Western Province (1877-09-16)16 September 1877 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium[15]
Johannes Kotze Transvaal (1879-08-07)7 August 1879 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm fast[16]
George Rowe Western Province (1874-06-15)15 June 1874 (aged 26)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox[17]
Jimmy Sinclair Transvaal (1876-10-16)16 October 1876 (aged 24)Right-handedLeg break, Right-arm medium[18]

Tour itinerary

Only matches accorded first-class status are numbered:

No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
116–18 MayHampshireCounty Ground, SouthamptonLost by an innings and 51 runs[19]
220–22 MayLondon CountyCrystal Palace Park, LondonWon by 61 runs[20]
323–24 MayKentFoxgrove Road, BeckenhamLost by 7 wickets[21]
427–28 MayLeicestershireAylestone Road, LeicesterLost by 9 wickets[22]
530–31 MayWarwickshireEdgbaston, BirminghamLost by an innings and 69 runs[23]
63–4 JuneMarylebone Cricket ClubLord's, LondonLost by 53 runs[24]
76–8 JuneDerbyshireCounty Ground, DerbyWon by 9 wickets[25]
810–12 JuneCambridge UniversityFenner's, CambridgeWon by an innings and 215 runs[26]
913–15 JuneSomersetCounty Ground, TauntonLost by 341 runs[27]
–18–19 JuneIrelandPhoenix Cricket Club Ground, DublinWon by 5 wickets[28]
–20–21 JuneDublin UniversityCollege Park, DublinWon by an innings and 42 runs[29]
–24–25 JuneLiverpool and DistrictAigburth, LiverpoolWon by 5 wickets[30]
–27–29 JuneDurhamFeethams, DarlingtonWon by 446 runs[31]
101–3 JulyLancashireOld Trafford, ManchesterLost by 8 wickets[32]
118–10 JulySurreyThe Oval, LondonLost by 59 runs[33]
1211–13 JulyNottinghamshireTrent Bridge, NottinghamshireWon by 94 runs[34]
1315–17 JulyWorcestershireNew Road, WorcesterTied[35]
–18–20 JulyNorthamptonshireCounty Ground, NorthamptonWon by 5 wickets[36]
–22–24 JulyStaffordshireCounty Ground, Stoke-on-TrentDrawn[37]
–26–27 JulyWiltshireCounty Ground, SwindonDrawn[38]
141–3 AugustYorkshireSt George's Road, HarrogateLost by 151 runs[39]
–5–7 AugustEast of ScotlandRaeburn Place, EdinburghWon by an innings and 42 runs[40]
–8–9 AugustWest of ScotlandHamilton Crescent, GlasgowWon by 180 runs[41]
1515–16 AugustGloucestershireClifton College Close Ground, BristolWon by an innings and 105 runs[42]
–19–20 AugustGlamorganCardiff Arms Park, CardiffWon by 132 runs[43]

Notes
  1. Llewellyn played for Natal until 1898, and then moved to England, and played for Hampshire for the rest of his career.

References
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