South African cricket team in England in 1955
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The South African cricket team toured England in the 1955 season to play a five-match Test series against England.
England won the series 3-2 with no matches drawn.
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[edit] Test series summary
- 1st Test at Trent Bridge – England won by an innings and 5 runs
- 2nd Test at Lord's – England won by 71 runs
- 3rd Test at Old Trafford – South Africa won by 3 wickets
- 4th Test at Headingley – South Africa won by 224 runs
- 5th Test at The Oval – England won by 92 runs
[edit] External sources
[edit] Annual reviews
[edit] 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