The English cricket team in South Africa in 1913–14 was organised by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC). The team played as MCC in the non-Test fixtures and as England in the five Test matches. They played 18 first-class matches including the Tests, winning 9 times with 8 draws and 1 defeat.Roy Webber, The Playfair Book of Cricket Records, Playfair Books, 1951
England was captained by Johnny Douglas. South Africa's captain in the Test series was Herbie Taylor. The series is notable for the exceptional bowling of England's Sydney Barnes, and the determined batting of South Africa skipper Herbie Taylor. It would be the last Test series to be played until after World War I, when England toured Australia in December 1920.
English team
Johnny Douglas (captain) Sydney Barnes Morice Bird Major Booth Jack Hearne Jack Hobbs Phil Mead Albert Relf Wilfred Rhodes Tiger Smith Herbert Strudwick Lionel Tennyson Frank Woolley
Test series summary England won the Test series 4–0 with one match drawn.
Match length: 4 days (excluding Sundays). Balls per over: 6.
First Test
Second Test
Third Test
Fourth Test
Fifth Test
References
External sources Wisden Online 1915 England to South Africa 1913-14 at Test Cricket Tours
Annual reviews Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1915
Further reading Bill Frindall, The Wisden Book of Test Cricket 1877-1978, Wisden, 1979