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1947 - England v. South Africa - Test Match Summary

Teams: England v/s South Africa
Match Date: July 26, 1947
Venue: Headingley
Toss: South Africa , elected to bat
Result: England won by 10 wickets
Match Player: None

South Africa 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Bruce Mitchell531830
Dudley Nourse511560
Tufty Mann29410
George Fullerton13430
Dennis Dyer9750
Ken Viljoen5220
Ossie Dawson5190
Lindsay Tuckett380
Athol Rowan030
Alan Melville0130
Vivian Smith0*10
175 All Out (97.1 overs @ 1.80 rpo)
England 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Denis Compton4.0090
Doug Wright20.09242
Harold Butler28.015344
Jack Young17.05310
Ken Cranston11.13241
Bill Edrich17.04463
England 1st Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Sir Leonard Hutton1002770
Cyril Washbrook751900
Bill Edrich431070
Norman Yardley36680
Denis Compton30690
Charlie Barnett6180
Godfrey Evans6*240
Ken Cranston3190
Jack Young0*50
317 7 wickets declared (154.0 overs @ 2.06 rpo)
South Africa 1st Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Athol Rowan46.012891
Lindsay Tuckett18.04480
Tufty Mann50.020684
Ossie Dawson4.00120
Vivian Smith36.09821
South Africa 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Alan Melville30700
Ken Viljoen29900
Athol Rowan21*450
Ossie Dawson17260
George Fullerton13550
Bruce Mitchell5190
Dennis Dyer2100
Lindsay Tuckett022
Tufty Mann022
Vivian Smith011
Dudley Nourse571390
184 All Out (80.0 overs @ 2.30 rpo)
England 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Denis Compton2.00100
Doug Wright14.07310
Harold Butler24.09323
Jack Young19.07542
Ken Cranston7.03124
Bill Edrich14.02351
England 2nd Innings Batting
PlayerRunsMinBF
Sir Leonard Hutton32*380
Cyril Washbrook15*380
47 0 wickets (15.4 overs @ 3.00 rpo)
South Africa 2nd Innings Bowling
PlayerOversMaidensRunsWks
Bruce Mitchell2.0150
Lindsay Tuckett6.01120
Tufty Mann3.40170
Ossie Dawson4.01130

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