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English cricket team in South Africa in 1927–28

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England
  
South Africa

Most wickets
  
WR Hammond (15)

Most runs
  
GE Tyldesley (520)

Dates
  
12 November 1927 – 21 February 1928

Captains
  
RT Stanyforth (1st–4th Test) GTS Stevens (5th Test)

Result
  
5-match series drawn 2–2

The England cricket team toured South Africa during the 1927–28 season, playing five Test matches against the South Africa national team and 13 tour matches under the banner of the Marylebone Cricket Club against local sides. The tour began on 12 November 1927 with a match against Western Province and ended on 21 February 1928 at the conclusion of another match against the same side. The five Tests were played between 24 December 1927 and 8 February 1928. The Test series was drawn 2–2, with England winning the first two and South Africa the last two, with a drawn Test in the middle.

References

English cricket team in South Africa in 1927–28 Wikipedia