English cricket team in South Africa in 1938–39

England in South Africa in 1938–39
	England	South Africa
Dates	8 November 1938 – 14 March 1939
Captains	Wally Hammond	Alan Melville
Test series
Result	England won the 5-match series 1–0
Most runs	Eddie Paynter (653)	Bruce Mitchell (466)
Most wickets	Hedley Verity (19)	Norman Gordon (20)

The England cricket team toured South Africa from 8 November 1938 to 14 March 1939, playing five Test matches against the South Africa national team and (as the Marylebone Cricket Club) 13 tour matches against various provincial sides. England won the third Test by an innings and 13 runs, but the other four Tests finished as draws, including the final timeless Test, which was played over the course of 10 days (not including two rest days). The final Test was declared a draw as the England team had to leave to ensure they caught the boat home from Cape Town.

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