The England national cricket team toured South Africa in the 1948-49 season.
Though the margin of victory in both the England wins was small, Wisden was in no doubt that the better team had won: "Much less than justice would have been done if England had not won the rubber," it said.
[1] The MCC team was captained by George Mann, with Billy Griffith as vice-captain.
The Worcestershire secretary Brigadier Michael Green was the tour manager.
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