RESULT
England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 26 July, 1947, Headingley & Match Stats
ENG
317/7 (154.0 ov) & 47/0 (15.4 ov)
SA
175/10 (97.1 ov) & 184/10 (80.0 ov)
England won by 10 wickets
South Africa 1st Innings
175/10 (97.1 ov)
RR 1.80
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alan Melville
b Edrich
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dennis Dyer
c †Evans b Wright
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Bruce Mitchell
b Butler
|
53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dudley Nourse
b Butler
|
51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Kenneth Viljoen
b Wright
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Oscar Dawson
c Young b Butler
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
George Fullerton
c Cranston b Edrich
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Athol Rowan
c Yardley b Edrich
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Norman Mann
c Edrich b Cranston
|
29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Lindsay Tuckett
c †Evans b Butler
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Vivian Smith
not out
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 0, lb 5, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL (1.80 RUNS PER OVER) | 175/10 (97.1 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
1-1 (Alan Melville, 0 ov),
23-2 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov),
113-3 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov),
125-5 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov),
121-4 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov),
130-6 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov),
158-8 (George Fullerton, 0 ov),
131-7 (Athol Rowan, 0 ov),
175-10 (Norman Mann, 0 ov),
175-9 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Butler | 28 | 15 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.21 |
| William Edrich | 17 | 4 | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.71 |
| John Young | 17 | 5 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.82 |
| Douglas Wright | 20 | 9 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.20 |
| Kenneth Cranston | 11.1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.15 |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 |
England 1st Innings
317/7 (154.0 ov)
RR 2.06
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leonard Hutton
run out
|
100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Cyril Washbrook
b Mann
|
75 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
William Edrich
c Melville b Mann
|
43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Denis Compton
c Mitchell b Mann
|
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Charles Barnett
c Tuckett b Rowan
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Norman Yardley
c Nourse b Smith
|
36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Kenneth Cranston
c Melville b Mann
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Godfrey Evans
not out
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
John Young
not out
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 8, lb 8, w 0, nb 2, p 0) | 18 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.06 RUNS PER OVER) | 317/7 (154.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
218-2 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov),
141-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov),
241-3 (William Edrich, 0 ov),
289-5 (Denis Compton, 0 ov),
253-4 (Charles Barnett, 0 ov),
316-7 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov),
306-6 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov)
DID NOT BAT:
Douglas Wright,
Harold Butler
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 18 | 4 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.67 |
| Oscar Dawson | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Norman Mann | 50 | 20 | 68 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.36 |
| Vivian Smith | 36 | 9 | 82 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.28 |
| Athol Rowan | 46 | 12 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 |
South Africa 2nd Innings
184/10 (80.0 ov)
RR 2.30
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alan Melville
c Compton b Young
|
30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dennis Dyer
c Yardley b Edrich
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Bruce Mitchell
b Young
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Dudley Nourse
lbw b Butler
|
57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Kenneth Viljoen
lbw b Butler
|
29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Oscar Dawson
b Butler
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
George Fullerton
lbw b Cranston
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Athol Rowan
not out
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Norman Mann
c †Evans b Cranston
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Lindsay Tuckett
b Cranston
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Vivian Smith
b Cranston
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| EXTRAS (b 4, lb 6, w 0, nb 0, p 0) | 10 | ||||
| TOTAL (2.30 RUNS PER OVER) | 184/10 (80.0 ov) | ||||
FALL OF WICKETS:
59-3 (Alan Melville, 0 ov),
6-1 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov),
16-2 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov),
139-5 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov),
130-4 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov),
156-6 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov),
184-7 (George Fullerton, 0 ov),
184-8 (Norman Mann, 0 ov),
184-9 (Lindsay Tuckett, 0 ov),
184-10 (Vivian Smith, 0 ov)
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Butler | 24 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.33 |
| William Edrich | 14 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
| John Young | 19 | 7 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.84 |
| Douglas Wright | 14 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Kenneth Cranston | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.00 |
England 2nd Innings (target 43)
47/0 (15.4 ov)
RR 3.05
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leonard Hutton
not out
|
32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
|
Cyril Washbrook
not out
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| TOTAL (3.05 RUNS PER OVER) | 47/0 (15.4 ov) | ||||
DID NOT BAT:
William Edrich,
Denis Compton,
Charles Barnett,
Norman Yardley,
Kenneth Cranston,
Godfrey Evans,
John Young,
Douglas Wright,
Harold Butler
Bowling Stats
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Oscar Dawson | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.25 |
| Norman Mann | 3.4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.64 |
| Bruce Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.50 |
* = not out
SR = Strike Rate
RR = Run Rate
Match Information
- SERIES
- England vs South Africa
- DATE & TIME
- Saturday, July 26, 1947 · 07:30 PM
- TOSS
- Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
- VENUE
- Headingley, Leeds