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 an 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 15 January 1879 (aged 22) Right-handed Leg break [4]
Murray Bisset Western Province 14 April 1876 (aged 25) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [5]
Bertram Cooley Natal 1874 (aged 26–27) Right-handed Unknown [6]
Maitland Hathorn Transvaal 07 April 1878 (aged 23) Right-handed Unknown [7]
James Logan – 24 June 1880 (aged 20) Unknown Unknown [8]
Allan Reid Western Province 01 October 1877 (aged 23) Right-handed – [9]
William Shalders Griqualand West 12 February 1880 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium [10]
Louis Tancred Transvaal 07 October 1876 (aged 24) Right-handed Unknown [11]
Wicket-keepers
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Ernest Halliwell † Transvaal 07 September 1864 (aged 36) Right-handed – [12]
Charles Prince † Western Province 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] 26 September 1876 (aged 24) Left-handed Left-arm slow-medium [14]
Bowlers
Name Domestic team Birth date Batting style Bowling style Ref
Robert Graham Western Province 16 September 1877 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm medium [15]
Johannes Kotze Transvaal 07 August 1879 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm fast [16]
George Rowe Western Province 15 June 1874 (aged 26) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox [17]
Jimmy Sinclair Transvaal 16 October 1876 (aged 24) Right-handed Leg break, Right-arm medium [18]

Tour itinerary

Only matches accorded first-class status are numbered:

No. Date Opponents Venue Result Ref
1 16–18 May Hampshire County Ground, Southampton Lost by an innings and 51 runs [19]
2 20–22 May London County Crystal Palace Park, London Won by 61 runs [20]
3 23–24 May Kent Foxgrove Road, Beckenham Lost by 7 wickets [21]
4 27–28 May Leicestershire Aylestone Road, Leicester Lost by 9 wickets [22]
5 30–31 May Warwickshire Edgbaston, Birmingham Lost by an innings and 69 runs [23]
6 3–4 June Marylebone Cricket Club Lord's, London Lost by 53 runs [24]
7 6–8 June Derbyshire County Ground, Derby Won by 9 wickets [25]
8 10–12 June Cambridge University Fenner's, Cambridge Won by an innings and 215 runs [26]
9 13–15 June Somerset County Ground, Taunton Lost by 341 runs [27]
– 18–19 June Ireland Phoenix Cricket Club Ground, Dublin Won by 5 wickets [28]
– 20–21 June Dublin University College Park, Dublin Won by an innings and 42 runs [29]
– 24–25 June Liverpool and District Aigburth, Liverpool Won by 5 wickets [30]
– 27–29 June Durham Feethams, Darlington Won by 446 runs [31]
10 1–3 July Lancashire Old Trafford, Manchester Lost by 8 wickets [32]
11 8–10 July Surrey The Oval, London Lost by 59 runs [33]
12 11–13 July Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire Won by 94 runs [34]
13 15–17 July Worcestershire New Road, Worcester Tied [35]
– 18–20 July Northamptonshire County Ground, Northampton Won by 5 wickets [36]
– 22–24 July Staffordshire County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent Drawn [37]
– 26–27 July Wiltshire County Ground, Swindon Drawn [38]
14 1–3 August Yorkshire St George's Road, Harrogate Lost by 151 runs [39]
– 5–7 August East of Scotland Raeburn Place, Edinburgh Won by an innings and 42 runs [40]
– 8–9 August West of Scotland Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow Won by 180 runs [41]
15 15–16 August Gloucestershire Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol Won by an innings and 105 runs [42]
– 19–20 August Glamorgan Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Won 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

  1. ↑ Altham, H.S.; Swanton, E.W. (1938) [1926]. A History of Cricket (Second ed.). London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd. pp. 311–312.
  2. ↑ "First-class Batting and Fielding for South Africans: South Africa in British Isles 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "First-class Bowling for South Africans: South Africa in British Isles 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "Player Profile: Arthur Bisset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  5. ↑ "Player Profile: Murray Bisset". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Player Profile: Bertram Cooley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile: Maitland Hathorn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Player Profile: James Logan". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "Player Profile: Allan Reid". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  10. ↑ "Player Profile: William Shalders". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  11. ↑ "Player Profile: Louis Tancred". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "Player Profile: Ernest Halliwell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Player Profile: Charles Prince". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "Player Profile: Charlie Llewellyn". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "Player Profile: Robert Graham". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Player Profile: Johannes Kotze". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  17. ↑ "Player Profile: George Rowe". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  18. ↑ "Player Profile: Jimmy Sinclair". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  19. ↑ "Hampshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  20. ↑ "London County v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  21. ↑ "Kent v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  22. ↑ "Leicestershire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  23. ↑ "Warwickshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  24. ↑ "Marylebone Cricket Club v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  25. ↑ "Derbyshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "Cambridge University v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  27. ↑ "Somerset v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  28. ↑ "Ireland v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  29. ↑ "Dublin University v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  30. ↑ "Liverpool and District v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  31. ↑ "Durham v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  32. ↑ "Lancashire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  33. ↑ "Surrey v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  34. ↑ "Nottinghamshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  35. ↑ "Worcestershire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  36. ↑ "Northamptonshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  37. ↑ "Staffordshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  38. ↑ "Wiltshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  39. ↑ "Yorkshire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  40. ↑ "East of Scotland v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  41. ↑ "West of Scotland v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  42. ↑ "Gloucestershire v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
  43. ↑ "Glamorgan v South Africans". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
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