The

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toured England between 16 May and 20 August 1901. They played 15

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matches, and 10 other matches during their visit. Although a number of matches played by South Africa during the 1880s and 1890s were retrospectively granted

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status, as the 1901 touring side did not play a representative England side, they did not compete in any Test matches. The South Africans were captained by

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. The tour went ahead despite the ongoing

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, which suspended first-class cricket in South Africa between 1899 and 1902. During the tour, Maitland Hathorn was the most successful batsman for the South Africans, scoring 827 runs at a

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of 35.95. George Rowe was the tourists' leading wicket taker, with 70 wickets, but

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had the superior

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, claiming his 61 wickets at 19.85.

Touring party

Tour itinerary

''Only matches accorded first-class status are numbered:''

Notes

References

External links

* {{International cricket tours of England 1901 in English cricket 1901 in South African cricket International cricket competitions from 1888–89 to 1918

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...