SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND TEST SERIES

Batting Stats

S1947
South Africa in England Test Series
07 Jun 1947 – 16 Aug 1947
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SERIES WINNEREngland3-0 (5)

Batting Stats

Most Runs · Most Sixes · Best Strike Rate
category leaders

Batting in South Africa in England Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most runs

Test
Dudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.00
621#2 · runs
MOST RUNSDenis Compton5 mat · avg 94.13
753#1 · runs
Bruce Mitchell5 mat · avg 66.33
597#3 · runs
  1. 4Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.22569
  2. 5Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.40552
  3. 6Cyril Washbrook5 mat · avg 49.50396
  4. 7Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.00344
  5. 8Norman Yardley5 mat · avg 39.00273
  6. 9Ken Viljoen5 mat · avg 30.00270
  7. 10Godfrey Evans5 mat · avg 41.80209
  8. 11Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 22.67204
  9. 12Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 22.80114
  10. 13Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 12.11109
  11. 14Dennis Dyer3 mat · avg 16.0096
  12. 15Tony Harris2 mat · avg 31.0093

Highest score

Test
Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.40
191#2
HIGHESTDenis Compton5 mat · avg 94.13
208#1
Bruce Mitchell5 mat · avg 66.33
189#3
  1. 4Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.22189
  2. 5Dudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.00149
  3. 6Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.00100
  4. 7Norman Yardley5 mat · avg 39.0099
  5. 8Ken Viljoen5 mat · avg 30.0093
  6. 9Cyril Washbrook5 mat · avg 49.5075
  7. 10Godfrey Evans5 mat · avg 41.8074
  8. 11Dennis Dyer3 mat · avg 16.0062
  9. 12Tony Harris2 mat · avg 31.0060
  10. 13Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 22.6755
  11. 14Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 67.0051
  12. 15Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 68.0045

Most sixes

Test
Dudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.00
3#2 · sixes
MOST SIXESBill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.40
4#1 · sixes
Jack Martin1 mat · avg 13.00
2#3 · sixes
  1. 4Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.221
  2. 5Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.001
  3. 6Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 12.111
  4. 7Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 3.001

Most fours

Test
Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.40
56#2 · fours
MOST FOURSDenis Compton5 mat · avg 94.13
72#1 · fours
Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.22
44#3 · fours
  1. 4Dudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.0040
  2. 5Bruce Mitchell5 mat · avg 66.3314
  3. 6Godfrey Evans5 mat · avg 41.8014
  4. 7Cyril Washbrook5 mat · avg 49.5012
  5. 8Norman Yardley5 mat · avg 39.0010
  6. 9Tony Harris2 mat · avg 31.009
  7. 10Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.007
  8. 11Ken Viljoen5 mat · avg 30.005

Best strike rate

min 60 balls bowled
Test
  1. 1Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.00284.30

Best average

min 3 innings
Test
Denis Compton5 mat · avg 94.13
94.13#2 · avg
BEST AVGBill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.40
110.40#1 · avg
Dudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.00
69.00#3 · avg
  1. 4Bruce Mitchell5 mat · avg 66.3366.33
  2. 5Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.2263.22
  3. 6Cyril Washbrook5 mat · avg 49.5049.50
  4. 7Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.0043.00
  5. 8Godfrey Evans5 mat · avg 41.8041.80
  6. 9Norman Yardley5 mat · avg 39.0039.00
  7. 10Tony Harris2 mat · avg 31.0031.00
  8. 11Ken Viljoen5 mat · avg 30.0030.00
  9. 12Eric Hollies2 mat · avg 23.0023.00
  10. 13Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 22.8022.80
  11. 14Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 22.6722.67
  12. 15Charlie Barnett3 mat · avg 21.0021.00

Most fifties

Test
Bruce Mitchell5 mat · avg 66.33
3#2 · 50s
MOST 50sDudley Nourse5 mat · avg 69.00
5#1 · 50s
Cyril Washbrook5 mat · avg 49.50
3#3 · 50s
  1. 4Denis Compton5 mat · avg 94.132
  2. 5Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 110.402
  3. 6Norman Yardley5 mat · avg 39.002
  4. 7Ken Viljoen5 mat · avg 30.002
  5. 8Alan Melville5 mat · avg 63.221
  6. 9Sir Leonard Hutton5 mat · avg 43.001
  7. 10Godfrey Evans5 mat · avg 41.801
  8. 11Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 22.671
  9. 12Dennis Dyer3 mat · avg 16.001
  10. 13Tony Harris2 mat · avg 31.001
  11. 14Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 67.001
batting battle

England vs South Africa

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsSouth Africa
2950Total runs2855
2,438.02Strike rate57,100.00
8Sixes5
171Fours112
12Fifties14

Highest individual scores

1Denis ComptonENG · match 2 · Lord's208
2Bill EdrichENG · match 3 · Manchester191
3Bill EdrichENG · match 2 · Lord's189
4Alan MelvilleSA · match 1 · Nottingham189
5Bruce MitchellSA · match 5 · The Oval189*
6Denis ComptonENG · match 1 · Nottingham163
7Dudley NourseSA · match 1 · Nottingham149
8Bruce MitchellSA · match 5 · The Oval120
9Alan MelvilleSA · match 2 · Lord's117
10Denis ComptonENG · match 3 · Manchester115
RECENT RESULTS 1 match