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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
Player of the Match: None

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

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