Test Match #286 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1947 England v South Africa - 2nd Test
Lord's, London
21st June, 1947
 
England 554/8 dec & 26/0
South Africa 327 & 252
England won by 10 wickets

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Rowan 18  121  1  0 14.88 3.25%
Cyril Washbrook c Tuckett b Dawson 65    0  0   11.73%
William Edrich b Mann 189    26  1   34.12%
Denis Compton c Rowan b Tuckett 208    20  0   37.55%
Charles Barnett b Tuckett 33    0  0   5.96%
Norman Yardley* c Rowan b Tuckett 5    0  0   0.90%
Godfrey Evans b Tuckett 16    0  0   2.89%
George Pope not out 8    0  0   1.44%
Alec Bedser b Tuckett 0    0  0  
Extras (b 2, lb 10) 12  
Total 8 wickets declared   (215.0 overs @ 2.58 rpo) 554
 
Did not Bat
 
Douglas Wright, Eric Hollies
Fall of Wickets
 
1-75 Hutton, 2-96 Washbrook, 3-466 Edrich, 4-515 Compton, 5-526 Barnett,
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6-541 Yardley, 7-554 Evans, 8-554 Bedser
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Lindsay Tuckett 47.0 8 115 5 2.45 50.00
Oscar Dawson 33.0 11 81 1 2.45 10.00
Norman Mann 53.0 16 99 1 1.87 10.00
Athol Rowan 65.0 11 174 1 2.68 10.00
Vivian Smith 17.0 2 73 0 4.29
 
 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell st †Evans b Compton 46    0  0   14.07%
Alan Melville* c Bedser b Hollies 117    13  0   35.78%
Kenneth Viljoen b Wright 1    0  0   0.31%
Dudley Nourse lbw b Wright 61    0  0   18.65%
Oscar Dawson c Barnett b Hollies 36    0  0   11.01%
Trevor Harris st †Evans b Compton 30    0  0   9.17%
Athol Rowan b Wright 8    0  0   2.45%
Lindsay Tuckett b Wright 5    0  0   1.53%
Norman Mann b Wright 4    0  0   1.22%
John Lindsay not out 7    0  0   2.14%
Vivian Smith c Edrich b Pope 11    0  0   3.36%
Extras (lb 1) 1  
Total All Out   (142.2 overs @ 2.30 rpo) 327
Fall of Wickets
 
1-95 Mitchell, 2-104 Viljoen, 3-222 Melville, 4-230 Nourse, 5-290 Harris, 6-300 Dawson,
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7-302 Rowan, 8-308 Mann, 9-309 Tuckett, 10-327 Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Edrich 9.0 1 22 0 2.44
Alec Bedser 26.0 1 76 0 2.92
George Pope 19.2 5 49 1 2.53 10.00
Douglas Wright 39.0 10 95 5 2.44 50.00
Eric Hollies 28.0 10 52 2 1.86 20.00
Denis Compton 21.0 11 32 2 1.52 20.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell c Edrich b Wright 80    0  0   31.75%
Alan Melville* b Edrich 8    0  0   3.17%
Kenneth Viljoen b Edrich 6    0  0   2.38%
Dudley Nourse b Edrich 58    0  0   23.02%
Oscar Dawson c Edrich b Compton 33    0  0   13.10%
Trevor Harris c Yardley b Compton 3    0  0   1.19%
Athol Rowan not out 38    0  0   15.08%
Lindsay Tuckett lbw b Wright 9    0  0   3.57%
Norman Mann b Wright 5    0  0   1.98%
John Lindsay c Yardley b Wright 5    0  0   1.98%
Vivian Smith c Edrich b Wright 0    0  0  
Extras (b 3, lb 4) 7  
Total All Out   (128.2 overs @ 1.96 rpo) 252
Fall of Wickets
 
1-16 Melville, 2-28 Viljoen, 3-120 Nourse, 4-192 Mitchell, 5-192 Dawson, 6-201 Harris,
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7-224 Tuckett, 8-236 Mann, 9-252 Lindsay, 10-252 Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Edrich 13.0 5 31 3 2.38 30.00
Alec Bedser 14.0 6 20 0 1.43
George Pope 17.0 7 36 0 2.12
Douglas Wright 32.2 6 80 5 2.47 50.00
Eric Hollies 20.0 7 32 0 1.60
Denis Compton 32.0 10 46 2 1.44 20.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 26)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton not out 13    0  0   50.00%
Cyril Washbrook not out 13    0  0   50.00%
Extras 0  
Total 0 wickets   (12.1 overs @ 2.14 rpo) 26
 
Did not Bat
 
William Edrich, Denis Compton, Charles Barnett, Norman Yardley*, Godfrey Evans†,
 
George Pope, Alec Bedser, Douglas Wright, Eric Hollies
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
Lindsay Tuckett 3.0 0 4 0 1.33
Oscar Dawson 6.0 2 6 0 1.00
Norman Mann 3.1 1 16 0 5.05
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Lord's, London
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1947 England v South Africa - 2nd Test
Match No. Test #286
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 312/2 (WJ Edrich 109*, DCS Compton 110*)
Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 167/2 (A Melville 96*, AD Nourse 24*)
Day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 120/2 (B Mitchell 47*, AD Nourse 58*)
Day 4 - England 2nd Innings 26/0, 12.1 overs - end of match

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