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England tour of South Africa 1905-06

South Africa vs England 1905-06: All round strength gives the hosts the series 4-1

A test that saw South African No.11 hammer 62 and one of their primary batsmen wind things up with a 4-wicket haul against a visiting England side.

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Colin Blythe wins 4th Test on his own: England vs South Africa 1905-06

Colin Blythe - A tale of the great Kent left-arm spinner’s ten-wicket haul which guided England to a memorable win against South Africa in 1906.

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Hat-trick of wins for the Springboks: England vs South Africa 1905-6

March 14, 1906. After waiting 16 years for their first ever Test win, South Africa made it three in a row. This time it was pace bowling that did the damage.

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Second win on the trot for the googly men: England in South Africa 1905-6

The googly bowlers were on a spree for the second time running as the Englishmen were once again trounced at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg. And then there was the big all-rounder Jimmy Sinclair

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Googly bowlers, Dave Nourse, Percy Sherwell engineer South Africa’s first ever win in a heart-stopping Test

It took them 16 years and 12 Test matches, but South Africa finally achieved their first ever Test victory, that looked destined to go down as another defeat till the very last moment.

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South Africa beat England in a thriller to achieve their maiden Test win

South Africa achieved their first ever win in Test cricket by beating England in 1906.

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