England Lions v South Africa A, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 1st Unofficial Test, South Africa A tour of England, 2026

South Africa A tour of England 1st Unofficial Test: England Lions v South Africa A at Arundel, May 22, 2026

England Lions

ENG-L

157/10 (44.5) & 387/10 (106)

South Africa A

SA-A

331/10 (58.5) & 215/2 (50.2)

Finished

SA-A won by 8 wickets

England Lions 1st InningENG-L 1st Inning157/10 (44.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ben McKinney	c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson	4	8	1	0	50.00
c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson
Asa Tribe	c S Qeshile b JF Smith	19	56	3	0	33.93
c S Qeshile b JF Smith
Dan Mousley(C)	c P Subrayen b Dane Paterson	1	10	0	0	10.00
c P Subrayen b Dane Paterson
Ben Geddes	c P Subrayen b N Mokoena	6	7	1	0	85.71
c P Subrayen b N Mokoena
Charles Allison	lbw b OEG Baartman	9	24	2	0	37.50
lbw b OEG Baartman
Ben Mayes(WK)	c L Senokwane b JF Smith	21	45	4	0	46.67
c L Senokwane b JF Smith
Ekansh Singh	c S Qeshile b N Mokoena	25	42	5	0	59.52
c S Qeshile b N Mokoena
Liam Patterson-White	b N Mokoena	17	15	4	0	113.33
b N Mokoena
Eddie Jack	c M Ackerman b JF Smith	5	11	1	0	45.45
c M Ackerman b JF Smith
Mitchell Stanley	c M Ackerman b JF Smith	20	34	5	0	58.82
c M Ackerman b JF Smith
Alfie Ogborne	Not out	9	17	1	0	52.94
Not out
Extra	21 (b 9, w 6, nb 0, lb 6)
Total	157/10 (44.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Dane Paterson	13	5	35	2	2.69
Nqobani Mokoena	12	3	50	3	4.17
Jason Smith	9.5	4	15	4	1.53
Ottniel Baartman	10	2	42	1	4.20

Fall of wickets: 1-8 (BS McKinney - 2.2 ov), 2-10 (D Mousley - 4.5 ov), 3-18 (B Geddes - 7.3 ov), 4-42 (AM Tribe - 16.6 ov), 5-42 (CW Allison - 17.3 ov), 6-83 (E Singh - 29.5 ov), 7-111 (LP White - 33.5 ov), 8-111 (B Mayes - 34.4 ov), 9-124 (EV Jack - 38.2 ov), 10-157 (M Stanley - 44.5 ov)

South Africa A 1st InningSA-A 1st Inning331/10 (58.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Lesego Senokwane	b EV Jack	14	33	3	0	42.42
b EV Jack
Tony de Zorzi	c BS McKinney b M Stanley	15	12	3	0	125.00
c BS McKinney b M Stanley
Jordan Hermann	lbw b M Stanley	6	6	1	0	100.00
lbw b M Stanley
Zubayr Hamza	b M Stanley	2	5	0	0	40.00
b M Stanley
Marques Ackerman(C)	b D Mousley	173	136	25	5	127.21
b D Mousley
Jason Smith	lbw b EV Jack	0	5	0	0	0.00
lbw b EV Jack
Sinethemba Qeshile(WK)	lbw b ARJ Ogborne	22	26	4	0	84.62
lbw b ARJ Ogborne
Prenelan Subrayen	c B Mayes b EV Jack	29	41	4	0	70.73
c B Mayes b EV Jack
Nqobani Mokoena	lbw b ARJ Ogborne	5	30	1	0	16.67
lbw b ARJ Ogborne
Dane Paterson	Not out	27	40	5	0	67.50
Not out
Ottniel Baartman	b D Mousley	8	19	1	0	42.11
b D Mousley
Extra	30 (b 9, w 12, nb 0, lb 9)
Total	331/10 (58.5)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Alfie Ogborne	11	1	57	2	5.18
Mitchell Stanley	14	3	77	3	5.50
Eddie Jack	17	3	86	3	5.06
Ekansh Singh	8	1	36	0	4.50
Liam Patterson-White	5	0	32	0	6.40
Dan Mousley	3.5	0	25	2	6.52

Fall of wickets: 1-20 (T de Zorzi - 3.5 ov), 2-32 (JH Hermann - 5.5 ov), 3-38 (Zubayr Hamza - 7.4 ov), 4-48 (L Senokwane - 10.6 ov), 5-54 (JF Smith - 12.4 ov), 6-104 (S Qeshile - 20.1 ov), 7-184 (P Subrayen - 31.3 ov), 8-216 (N Mokoena - 40.4 ov), 9-319 (M Ackerman - 54.3 ov), 10-331 (OEG Baartman - 58.5 ov)

England Lions 2nd InningENG-L 2nd Inning387/10 (106 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Ben McKinney	c L Senokwane b N Mokoena	32	27	6	0	118.52
c L Senokwane b N Mokoena
Asa Tribe	lbw b Dane Paterson	135	260	14	1	51.92
lbw b Dane Paterson
Dan Mousley(C)	c OEG Baartman b P Subrayen	15	21	3	0	71.43
c OEG Baartman b P Subrayen
Ben Geddes	lbw b Dane Paterson	15	30	2	0	50.00
lbw b Dane Paterson
Charles Allison	runout (L Senokwane / T de Zorzi)	7	26	0	0	26.92
runout (L Senokwane / T de Zorzi)
Ben Mayes(WK)	b OEG Baartman	105	194	14	1	54.12
b OEG Baartman
Ekansh Singh	c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson	8	12	1	0	66.67
c Zubayr Hamza b Dane Paterson
Liam Patterson-White	c M Ackerman b N Mokoena	23	32	4	0	71.88
c M Ackerman b N Mokoena
Eddie Jack	lbw b OEG Baartman	1	4	0	0	25.00
lbw b OEG Baartman
Mitchell Stanley	c (sub RA Herman) b N Mokoena	5	29	1	0	17.24
c (sub RA Herman) b N Mokoena
Alfie Ogborne	Not out	3	2	0	0	150.00
Not out
Extra	38 (b 34, w 1, nb 1, lb 2)
Total	387/10 (106)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Dane Paterson	25	10	76	3	3.04
Nqobani Mokoena	20	3	75	3	3.75
Ottniel Baartman	22	5	63	2	2.86
Prenelan Subrayen	29	4	100	1	3.45
Jason Smith	9	2	34	0	3.78
Marques Ackerman	1	0	3	0	3.00

Fall of wickets: 1-43 (BS McKinney - 9.3 ov), 2-70 (D Mousley - 16.1 ov), 3-101 (B Geddes - 27.1 ov), 4-133 (CW Allison - 35.5 ov), 5-322 (AM Tribe - 88.5 ov), 6-344 (E Singh - 92.6 ov), 7-356 (B Mayes - 95.5 ov), 8-358 (EV Jack - 97.2 ov), 9-380 (LP White - 105.2 ov), 10-387 (M Stanley - 105.6 ov)

South Africa A 2nd InningSA-A 2nd Inning215/2 (50.2 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Tony de Zorzi	c B Mayes b M Stanley	7	22	1	0	31.82
c B Mayes b M Stanley
Lesego Senokwane	b EV Jack	55	115	8	0	47.83
b EV Jack
Jordan Hermann	Not out	70	122	12	1	57.38
Not out
Zubayr Hamza	Not out	54	44	8	1	122.73
Not out
Extra	29 (b 17, w 2, nb 1, lb 9)
Total	215/2 (50.2)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON
Mitchell Stanley	11	1	27	1	2.45
Alfie Ogborne	8	0	34	0	4.25
Eddie Jack	8	3	39	1	4.88
Liam Patterson-White	17	3	71	0	4.18
Dan Mousley	6.2	0	18	0	2.84

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (T de Zorzi - 8.6 ov), 2-134 (L Senokwane - 38.2 ov)

Date

2026-05-22 15:30 PM

Venue

Arundel Castle Cricket Club Ground, Arundel

Toss

England Lions elected to bat

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee