English cricket team in South Africa in 1913-14
- English cricket team in South Africa in 1913-14
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 [Roy Webber, "The Playfair Book of Cricket Records", Playfair Books, 1951] .]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:
Match length: 4 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6. Series result: England won 4–0.
References
External sources
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/154063.html?from=login Wisden Online 1915]
Annual reviews
* Wisden Cricketers Almanack 1915
Further reading
* Bill Frindall, "The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978", Wisden, 1979
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