 The match began on Saturday 5 April 1890 at the <unk> Cricket Club Ground in Kimberley . The toss was won by the Kimberley captain , Walter Woodthorpe , who opted to bat first . Bernard Tancred and Robert Snedden opened the batting , and scored 25 runs together before the first wicket fell . The Transvaal bowlers took three more wickets for the addition of just 27 runs , leaving Kimberley on 52 for 4 . The batsmen then shared a partnership of 40 runs , but upon the loss of the next wicket , Kimberley suffered a collapse , and were eventually bowled out for 98 runs . Tancred top @-@ scored for the side , accruing 42 runs , but only two other batsmen reached double figures ; Snedden and John Coghlan , both of whom scored 13 . Transvaal only used three bowlers during the innings ; Aubrey Smith and Bentley <unk> each took four wickets , while Charles Vintcent took the remaining two . 
