South African cricket team in England in 1965 explained

The South African cricket team toured England in the second half of the 1965 season, winning the three match Test series 1–0, with two matches drawn. They had a young and improving side. Their players included Graeme Pollock and his brother Peter, Colin Bland and Eddie Barlow.

The Pollock brothers were mainly responsible for their win by 94 runs in the Second Test at Trent Bridge. In overcast conditions, ideal for Tom Cartwright in particular, Graeme scored 125 out of 160 in 140 minutes, the last 91 coming in 70 minutes. He had come in at 16–2, and the score had declined to 80–5, before his partnerships with the captain, Peter van der Merwe, and Richard Dumbrill enabled the score to reach 269. He made another 59 in the second innings. His brother contributed bowling figures of 5-53 and 5-34.

South African team

• Peter van der Merwe (captain)
• Ali Bacher
• Eddie Barlow
• Colin Bland
• Jackie Botten
• Harry Bromfield
• Norman Crookes
• Richard Dumbrill
• Dennis Gamsy
• Tiger Lance
• Denis Lindsay
• Mike Macaulay
• Atholl McKinnon
• Graeme Pollock
• Peter Pollock

The manager was Jack Plimsoll, a former Test player.^[1]

Test series summary

Third Test

Other matches

No.	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Ref
1	26–29 June			Lost by seven wickets	^[2]
2	30 June–2 July			Drawn	^[3]
3	3–6 July			Drawn	^[4]
4	7–9 July			Drawn	^[5]
5	10–13 July			Drawn	^[6]
6	14–16 July			Won by 203 runs	^[7]
7	17–20 July			Drawn	^[8]
8	22–27 July	ENGLAND (1st Test)		Drawn	^[9]
9	28–29 July			Won by an innings and 147 runs	^[10]
10	31 July–3 August			Drawn	^[11]
11	5–9 August	ENGLAND (2nd Test)		Won by 94 runs	^[12]
12	11–13 August			Won by five wickets	^[13]
13	14–17 August			Drawn	^[14]
14	18–20 August			Drawn	^[15]
15	21–24 August			Drawn	^[16]
16	26–31 August	ENGLAND (3rd Test)		Drawn	^[17]
17	1–3 September			Won by 166 runs	^[18]
18	4–6 September			Lost by eight wickets	^[19]
	7 September	T. N. Pearce's XI (fill-up match)		Lost by 13 runs	^[20]
	9 September			Abandoned	^[21]

Annual reviews

• Playfair Cricket Annual 1966
• Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1966

Further reading

• Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979
• various writers, A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889-1989, Ball, 1989

External links

• • South Africa in England, 1965 at Cricinfo CricketArchive  - tour summaries
• South Africa to England 1965 at Test Cricket Tours

Notes and References

1. Wisden 1966, p. 299.
2. Web site: Derbyshire v South Africans. CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
3. Web site: Yorkshire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
4. Web site: Essex v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
5. Web site: Surrey v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
6. Web site: Gloucestershire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
7. Web site: Minor Counties v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
8. Web site: Leicestershire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
9. Web site: England v South Africa . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
10. Web site: Kent v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
11. Web site: Glamorgan v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
12. Web site: England v South Africa . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
13. Web site: Middlesex v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
14. Web site: Hampshire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
15. Web site: Sussex v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
16. Web site: Warwickshire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
17. Web site: England v South Africa . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
18. Web site: Lancashire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
19. Web site: TN Pearce’s XI v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
20. Web site: TN Pearce’s XI v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .
21. Web site: Yorkshire v South Africans . CricketArchive . 2017-08-18 .