The South Africa national cricket team toured England between 16 May and 20 August 1901. They played 15 first-class cricket matches, and 10 other matches during their visit. Although a number of matches played by South Africa during the 1880s and 1890s were retrospectively granted Test cricket status, as the 1901 touring side did not play a representative England side, they did not compete in any Test matches. The South Africans were captained by Murray Bisset. The tour went ahead despite the ongoing Boer War, which suspended first-class cricket in South Africa between 1899 and 1902.
During the tour, Maitland Hathorn was the most successful batsman for the South Africans, scoring 827 runs at a batting average of 35.95. George Rowe was the tourists' leading wicket taker, with 70 wickets, but Jimmy Sinclair had the superior bowling average, claiming his 61 wickets at 19.85.
Touring party
Tour itinerary
Only matches accorded first-class status are numbered:
| No.
|
Date
|
Opponents
|
Venue
|
Result
|
Ref
|
| 1 |
16–18 May |
Hampshire |
County Ground, Southampton
|
Lost by an innings and 51 runs |
|
| 2 |
20–22 May |
London County |
Crystal Palace Park, London
|
Won by 61 runs |
|
| 3 |
23–24 May |
Kent |
Foxgrove Road, Beckenham
|
Lost by 7 wickets |
|
| 4 |
27–28 May |
Leicestershire |
Aylestone Road, Leicester
|
Lost by 9 wickets |
|
| 5 |
30–31 May |
Warwickshire |
Edgbaston, Birmingham
|
Lost by an innings and 69 runs |
|
| 6 |
3–4 June |
Marylebone Cricket Club |
Lord's, London
|
Lost by 53 runs |
|
| 7 |
6–8 June |
Derbyshire |
County Ground, Derby
|
Won by 9 wickets |
|
| 8 |
10–12 June |
Cambridge University |
Fenner's, Cambridge
|
Won by an innings and 215 runs |
|
| 9 |
13–15 June |
Somerset |
County Ground, Taunton
|
Lost by 341 runs |
|
| – |
18–19 June |
Ireland |
Phoenix Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
|
Won by 5 wickets |
|
| – |
20–21 June |
Dublin University |
College Park, Dublin
|
Won by an innings and 42 runs |
|
| – |
24–25 June |
Liverpool and District |
Aigburth, Liverpool
|
Won by 5 wickets |
|
| – |
27–29 June |
Durham |
Feethams, Darlington
|
Won by 446 runs |
|
| 10 |
1–3 July |
Lancashire |
Old Trafford, Manchester
|
Lost by 8 wickets |
|
| 11 |
8–10 July |
Surrey |
The Oval, London
|
Lost by 59 runs |
|
| 12 |
11–13 July |
Nottinghamshire |
Trent Bridge, Nottinghamshire
|
Won by 94 runs |
|
| 13 |
15–17 July |
Worcestershire |
New Road, Worcester
|
Tied |
|
| – |
18–20 July |
Northamptonshire |
County Ground, Northampton
|
Won by 5 wickets |
|
| – |
22–24 July |
Staffordshire |
County Ground, Stoke-on-Trent
|
Drawn |
|
| – |
26–27 July |
Wiltshire |
County Ground, Swindon
|
Drawn |
|
| 14 |
1–3 August |
Yorkshire |
St George's Road, Harrogate
|
Lost by 151 runs |
|
| – |
5–7 August |
East of Scotland |
Raeburn Place, Edinburgh
|
Won by an innings and 42 runs |
|
| – |
8–9 August |
West of Scotland |
Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow
|
Won by 180 runs |
|
| 15 |
15–16 August |
Gloucestershire |
Clifton College Close Ground, Bristol
|
Won by an innings and 105 runs |
|
| – |
19–20 August |
Glamorgan |
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
|
Won by 132 runs |
|