Beginning of First-class Cricket
On 12 & 13 March 1889, South Africa versus England at St George’s Park Cricket Ground, Port Elizabeth was the start of cricket in South Africa at both Test and first-class level. The England team, captained by future Hollywood actor C Aubrey Smith, played two Tests on the inaugural tour, at Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, winning both by comfortable margins. Lancashire spinner Johnny Briggs had match figures of 15-28 at Cape Town.
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