RESULT

England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 5 July, 1947, Old Trafford & Match Stats

ENG

478/10 (151.3 ov) & 130/3 (36.5 ov)

339/10 (166.5 ov) & 267/10 (84.4 ov)

England won by 7 wickets

South Africa 1st Innings

339/10 (166.5 ov)

RR 2.04

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville c Hutton b Gladwin	17	0	0	0	0.00
Dennis Dyer b Edrich	62	0	0	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell run out	80	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse c Yardley b Cranston	23	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen c Compton b Edrich	93	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson b Cranston	1	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan lbw b Hollies	13	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett b Edrich	13	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c Hollies b Gladwin	8	0	0	0	0.00
John Lindsay not out	9	0	0	0	0.00
John Plimsoll c †Evans b Edrich	8	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 3, lb 9, w 0, nb 0, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.04 RUNS PER OVER)	339/10 (166.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 32-1 (Alan Melville, 0 ov), 125-2 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov), 214-4 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 163-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 327-9 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 215-5 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 260-6 (Athol Rowan, 0 ov), 287-7 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov), 298-8 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 339-10 (John Plimsoll, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
William Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	2.70
Clifford Gladwin	50	24	58	2	1.16
Kenneth Cranston	34	12	64	2	1.88
Charles Barnett	8	3	11	0	1.38
Douglas Wright	9	1	30	0	3.33
Eric Hollies	23	8	42	1	1.83
Denis Compton	7	1	27	0	3.86

England 1st Innings

478/10 (151.3 ov)

RR 3.16

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c †Lindsay b Plimsoll	12	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c Nourse b Tuckett	29	0	0	0	0.00
William Edrich b Tuckett	191	0	22	3	0.00
Denis Compton c Tuckett b Dawson	115	0	17	0	0.00
Charles Barnett c sub b Mann	5	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Yardley c Melville b Plimsoll	41	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Cranston c Dawson b Rowan	23	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans b Tuckett	27	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin b Tuckett	16	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Wright not out	4	0	0	0	0.00
Eric Hollies c Nourse b Plimsoll	5	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 2, lb 7, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	10
TOTAL (3.16 RUNS PER OVER)	478/10 (151.3 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 40-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 48-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 415-6 (William Edrich, 0 ov), 276-3 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 289-4 (Charles Barnett, 0 ov), 363-5 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 439-7 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov), 466-8 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 471-9 (Clifford Gladwin, 0 ov), 478-10 (Eric Hollies, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Lindsay Tuckett	50	5	148	4	2.96
John Plimsoll	35.3	9	128	3	3.61
Athol Rowan	17	1	63	1	3.71
Norman Mann	35	12	85	1	2.43
Oscar Dawson	14	2	44	1	3.14

South Africa 2nd Innings

267/10 (84.4 ov)

RR 3.16

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville b Edrich	59	0	0	0	0.00
Dennis Dyer b Gladwin	1	0	0	0	0.00
Bruce Mitchell c Hutton b Compton	6	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse b Edrich	115	0	13	2	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen c Hutton b Wright	32	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson b Edrich	9	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan c †Evans b Wright	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett lbw b Edrich	17	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c Barnett b Wright	9	0	0	0	0.00
John Lindsay b Hollies	0	0	0	0	0.00
John Plimsoll not out	8	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 5, lb 5, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	11
TOTAL (3.16 RUNS PER OVER)	267/10 (84.4 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 96-3 (Alan Melville, 0 ov), 12-1 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov), 42-2 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 225-5 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 217-4 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 232-7 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 228-6 (Athol Rowan, 0 ov), 267-10 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov), 244-8 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 244-9 (John Lindsay, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
William Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	3.40
Clifford Gladwin	16	6	28	1	1.75
Charles Barnett	5	1	12	0	2.40
Douglas Wright	10	2	32	3	3.20
Eric Hollies	14	4	49	1	3.50
Denis Compton	17	2	58	1	3.41

England 2nd Innings (target 129)

130/3 (36.5 ov)

RR 3.56

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Dawson b Mann	24	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c †Lindsay b Dawson	40	0	0	0	0.00
William Edrich not out	22	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton hit wicket b Mann	6	0	0	0	0.00
Charles Barnett not out	19	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS (b 9, lb 8, w 0, nb 2, p 0)	19
TOTAL (3.56 RUNS PER OVER)	130/3 (36.5 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS: 80-2 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 63-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 103-3 (Denis Compton, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT: Norman Yardley, Kenneth Cranston, Godfrey Evans, Clifford Gladwin, Douglas Wright, Eric Hollies

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Lindsay Tuckett	5	0	26	0	5.20
John Plimsoll	4	0	15	0	3.75
Athol Rowan	4	0	13	0	3.25
Norman Mann	14	8	19	2	1.36
Oscar Dawson	9.5	2	38	1	3.86

* = not out SR = Strike Rate RR = Run Rate

Match Information

SERIES: England vs South Africa
DATE & TIME: Saturday, July 05, 1947 · 07:30 PM
TOSS: Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
VENUE: Old Trafford, Manchester