Test Match #288 Standard Scorecard     
1947 England v South Africa - 4th Test
Headingley, Leeds
26th July, 1947
 
England 317/7 dec & 47/0
South Africa 175 & 184
England won by 10 wickets

 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Alan Melville* b Edrich 0    0  0  
Dennis Dyer c †Evans b Wright 9    0  0   5.14%
Bruce Mitchell b Butler 53    0  0   30.29%
Dudley Nourse b Butler 51    0  0   29.14%
Kenneth Viljoen b Wright 5    0  0   2.86%
Oscar Dawson c Young b Butler 5    0  0   2.86%
George Fullerton c Cranston b Edrich 13    0  0   7.43%
Athol Rowan c Yardley b Edrich 0    0  0  
Norman Mann c Edrich b Cranston 29    0  0   16.57%
Lindsay Tuckett c †Evans b Butler 3    0  0   1.71%
Vivian Smith not out 0    0  0  
Extras (lb 5, nb 2) 7  
Total All Out   (97.1 overs @ 1.80 rpo) 175
Fall of Wickets
 
1-1 Melville, 2-23 Dyer, 3-113 Mitchell, 4-121 Viljoen, 5-125 Nourse, 6-130 Dawson,
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7-131 Rowan, 8-158 Fullerton, 9-175 Tuckett, 10-175 Mann
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Harold Butler 28.0 15 34 4 1.21 40.00
William Edrich 17.0 4 46 3 2.71 30.00
John Young 17.0 5 31 0 1.82
Douglas Wright 20.0 9 24 2 1.20 20.00
Kenneth Cranston 11.1 3 24 1 2.15 10.00
Denis Compton 4.0 0 9 0 2.25
 
 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton run out 100    0  0   31.55%
Cyril Washbrook b Mann 75    10  0   23.66%
William Edrich c Melville b Mann 43    0  0   13.56%
Denis Compton c Mitchell b Mann 30    0  0   9.46%
Charles Barnett c Tuckett b Rowan 6    0  0   1.89%
Norman Yardley* c Nourse b Smith 36    0  0   11.36%
Kenneth Cranston c Melville b Mann 3    0  0   0.95%
Godfrey Evans not out 6    0  0   1.89%
John Young not out 0    0  0  
Extras (b 8, lb 8, nb 2) 18  
Total 7 wickets declared   (154.0 overs @ 2.06 rpo) 317
 
Did not Bat
 
Douglas Wright, Harold Butler
Fall of Wickets
 
1-141 Washbrook, 2-218 Hutton, 3-241 Edrich, 4-253 Barnett, 5-289 Compton,
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6-306 Cranston, 7-316 Yardley
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Lindsay Tuckett 18.0 4 48 0 2.67
Oscar Dawson 4.0 0 12 0 3.00
Norman Mann 50.0 20 68 4 1.36 40.00
Vivian Smith 36.0 9 82 1 2.28 10.00
Athol Rowan 46.0 12 89 1 1.93 10.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Alan Melville* c Compton b Young 30    0  0   16.30%
Dennis Dyer c Yardley b Edrich 2    0  0   1.09%
Bruce Mitchell b Young 5    0  0   2.72%
Dudley Nourse lbw b Butler 57    0  0   30.98%
Kenneth Viljoen lbw b Butler 29    0  0   15.76%
Oscar Dawson b Butler 17    0  0   9.24%
George Fullerton lbw b Cranston 13    0  0   7.07%
Athol Rowan not out 21    0  0   11.41%
Norman Mann c †Evans b Cranston 0    0  0  
Lindsay Tuckett b Cranston 0    0  0  
Vivian Smith b Cranston 0    0  0  
Extras (b 4, lb 6) 10  
Total All Out   (80.0 overs @ 2.30 rpo) 184
Fall of Wickets
 
1-6 Dyer, 2-16 Mitchell, 3-59 Melville, 4-130 Viljoen, 5-139 Nourse, 6-156 Dawson,
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7-184 Fullerton, 8-184 Mann, 9-184 Tuckett, 10-184 Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Harold Butler 24.0 9 32 3 1.33 30.00
William Edrich 14.0 2 35 1 2.50 10.00
John Young 19.0 7 54 2 2.84 20.00
Douglas Wright 14.0 7 31 0 2.21
Kenneth Cranston 7.0 3 12 4 1.71 40.00
Denis Compton 2.0 0 10 0 5.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings  (target 43)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton not out 32    0  0   68.09%
Cyril Washbrook not out 15    0  0   31.91%
Extras 0  
Total 0 wickets   (15.4 overs @ 3.00 rpo) 47
 
Did not Bat
 
William Edrich, Denis Compton, Charles Barnett, Norman Yardley*, Kenneth Cranston,
 
Godfrey Evans†, John Young, Douglas Wright, Harold Butler
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
Lindsay Tuckett 6.0 1 12 0 2.00
Oscar Dawson 4.0 1 13 0 3.25
Norman Mann 3.4 0 17 0 4.64
Bruce Mitchell 2.0 1 5 0 2.50
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Headingley, Leeds
Toss South Africa won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1947 England v South Africa - 4th Test
Match No. Test #288
Match Conditions Day Match
Player of Match No Award
Partnerships View
 
END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 53/0 (L Hutton 32*, C Washbrook 21*)
Day 2 - England 1st innings 317/7 (TG Evans 6*, JA Young 0*)
Day 3 - England 2nd Innings 47/0, 15.4 overs - end of match