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The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil

The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil

Date
2 Jun 1935
Updated
30 Sep 2019
The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil

Cricket in South Africa was established by the British, and the first tour by a side from England took place in 1888-89. Here South Africa played its first Test match (against touring England at Port Elizabeth), becoming the third Test nation. South Africa's first win on English soil came in the Second Test at Lord's in 1935, taking the 5 test series 1 - 0 with a victory by 157 runs thanks to Bruce Mitchell's 164 and Jock Cameron's quickfire 90. The match was one of the first to include a new LBW law that said batsmen could be out to a ball pitching outside the line of the stumps.  

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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2011, March 16). The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011554

South African History Online (2011) 'The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil', South African History Online, 16 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011554 (Accessed: 5 September 2026).

South African History Online, The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011554, (accessed 5 September 2026).

"The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil." South African History Online, 16 Mar. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011554. Accessed 5 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "The South African cricket team beats England for the first time on English soil." South African History Online. March 16, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0011554.

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