English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14

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The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The team played as MCC in the non-Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches. They played 18 first-class matches including the Tests, winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat.[1]

England was captained by Johnny Douglas. South Africa's captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor.

Test series

England won the Test series 4-0 with 1 match drawn:

No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result
130 13–17 December 1913 Herbie Taylor Johnny Douglas Lord's, Durban England won by an innings & 157
131 26–30 December 1913 Herbie Taylor Johnny Douglas Old Wanderers England won by an innings & 12
132 1–5 January 1914 Herbie Taylor Johnny Douglas Old Wanderers England won by 91 runs
133 14–18 February 1914 Herbie Taylor Johnny Douglas Lord's, Durban match drawn
134 27 Feb - 3 March 1914 Herbie Taylor Johnny Douglas St George's Park England won by 10 wkts

Match length: 4 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 4–0.

References

  1. Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951

External sources

Annual reviews

Further reading

  • Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979


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