Match Date: August 16, 1947
Venue: Kennington Oval
Toss: England , elected to bat
Player of the Match: None
Result: Match Drawn
England 1st Innings Batting| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey Evans | 45 | 66 | 0 | |
| Cliff Gladwin | 51* | 90 | 0 | |
| John Robertson | 4 | 19 | 0 | |
| Norman Yardley | 59 | 134 | 0 | |
| Doug Wright | 14 | 49 | 0 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 32 | 85 | 0 | |
| Ken Cranston | 45 | 99 | 0 | |
| Denis Compton | 53 | 104 | 0 | |
| Bill Copson | 6 | 13 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 83 | 213 | 0 | |
| Dick Howorth | 23 | 71 | 0 | |
| 427 All Out (190.0 overs @ 2.25 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Smith | 21.0 | 0 | 68 | 1 |
| Athol Rowan | 38.0 | 9 | 92 | 3 |
| Tufty Mann | 64.0 | 28 | 93 | 4 |
| Ossie Dawson | 35.0 | 5 | 80 | 1 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 32.0 | 6 | 82 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Viljoen | 10 | 33 | 0 | |
| Dennis Dyer | 18 | 60 | 0 | |
| Alan Melville | 39 | 108 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 0* | 7 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 120 | 381 | 0 | |
| George Fullerton | 6 | 21 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 10 | 13 | 0 | |
| Tufty Mann | 36 | 49 | 0 | |
| Vivian Smith | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ossie Dawson | 55 | 91 | 0 | |
| Athol Rowan | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 302 All Out (131.0 overs @ 2.31 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Compton | 11.0 | 4 | 31 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16.0 | 2 | 39 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 9.0 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
| Doug Wright | 29.0 | 7 | 89 | 2 |
| Bill Copson | 27.0 | 13 | 46 | 3 |
| Dick Howorth | 39.0 | 16 | 64 | 3 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denis Compton | 113 | 109 | 0 | |
| Ken Cranston | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| John Robertson | 30 | 59 | 0 | |
| Godfrey Evans | 39* | 29 | 0 | |
| Dick Howorth | 45* | 74 | 0 | |
| Norman Yardley | 11 | 15 | 0 | |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 36 | 55 | 0 | |
| Cyril Washbrook | 43 | 69 | 0 | |
| 325 6 wickets declared (77.0 overs @ 4.22 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivian Smith | 3.0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 25.0 | 1 | 95 | 3 |
| Tufty Mann | 27.0 | 7 | 102 | 2 |
| Ossie Dawson | 15.0 | 1 | 59 | 1 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 7.0 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Batter | Runs | Dismissal | Min | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Viljoen | 33 | 63 | 0 | |
| Dudley Nourse | 97 | 150 | 0 | |
| Ossie Dawson | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Alan Melville | 6 | 15 | 0 | |
| George Fullerton | 14 | 19 | 0 | |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 40* | 90 | 0 | |
| Bruce Mitchell | 189* | 420 | 0 | |
| Dennis Dyer | 4 | 30 | 0 | |
| Tufty Mann | 10 | 41 | 0 | |
| 423 7 wickets (141.0 overs @ 3.00 rpo) |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Copson | 30.0 | 11 | 66 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | 37.0 | 12 | 85 | 3 |
| Sir Leonard Hutton | 2.0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 4.0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16.0 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 21.0 | 3 | 61 | 2 |
| Doug Wright | 30.0 | 8 | 103 | 2 |
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