SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND TEST SERIES

Bowling Stats

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

Bowling Stats

Most Wickets · Best Average · Best Economy
category leaders

Bowling in South Africa in England Test Series

Every board for the series.

Most wickets

Test
Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.13
16#2 · wkts
MOST WKTSDoug Wright4 mat · avg 25.47
19#1 · wkts
Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.20
15#3 · wkts
  1. 4Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.2715
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.9212
  3. 6Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.9111
  4. 7Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.789
  5. 8Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.789
  6. 9Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 53.138
  7. 10Harold Butler1 mat · avg 9.437
  8. 11Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.836
  9. 12Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.605
  10. 13Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 58.254
  11. 14Bill Copson1 mat · avg 37.333
  12. 15Jack Plimsoll1 mat · avg 47.673

Best figures

Test
Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.47
5/80#2
BEST FIGURESLindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.27
5/68#1
Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.78
5/123#3
  1. 4Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.914/12
  2. 5Harold Butler1 mat · avg 9.434/34
  3. 6Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.204/68
  4. 7Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.134/77
  5. 8Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.784/143
  6. 9Bill Copson1 mat · avg 37.333/46
  7. 10Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.833/64
  8. 11Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.923/92
  9. 12Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 58.253/106
  10. 13Jack Plimsoll1 mat · avg 47.673/128
  11. 14Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.602/32
  12. 15Jack Young1 mat · avg 42.502/54

Best economy

min 60 balls bowled
Test
Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 52.67
1.61#2 · econ
BEST ECONHarold Butler1 mat · avg 9.43
1.27#1 · econ
Charlie Barnett1 mat · avg 0.00
1.77#3 · econ
  1. 4Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.201.83
  2. 5Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.831.96
  3. 6Bill Copson1 mat · avg 37.331.96
  4. 7Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 58.252.10
  5. 8Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.782.22
  6. 9Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.912.26
  7. 10George Pope1 mat · avg 85.002.34
  8. 11Jack Young1 mat · avg 42.502.36
  9. 12Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.602.55
  10. 13Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.272.63
  11. 14Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.472.64
  12. 15Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.922.64

Best average

min 5 wickets
Test
Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.91
16.91#2 · avg
BEST AVGHarold Butler1 mat · avg 9.43
9.43#1 · avg
Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.13
23.13#3 · avg
  1. 4Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.8324.83
  2. 5Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.4725.47
  3. 6Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.7836.78
  4. 7Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.2040.20
  5. 8Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.2744.27
  6. 9Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.7848.78
  7. 10Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.6052.60
  8. 11Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 53.1353.13
  9. 12Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.9255.92

Best strike rate

min 5 wickets
Test
Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.91
44.82#2 · SR
BEST SRHarold Butler1 mat · avg 9.43
44.57#1 · SR
Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.13
50.56#3 · SR
  1. 4Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.4757.89
  2. 5Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.8376.00
  3. 6Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.7899.56
  4. 7Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.27100.80
  5. 8Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.78103.44
  6. 9Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 53.13119.13
  7. 10Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.60123.60
  8. 11Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.92127.17
  9. 12Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.20131.93

Most maidens

Test
Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.47
50#2 · mdns
MOST MDNSTufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.20
127#1 · mdns
Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.92
48#3 · mdns
  1. 4Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.7846
  2. 5Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.2745
  3. 6Cliff Gladwin2 mat · avg 52.6737
  4. 7Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.7836
  5. 8Bill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.1333
  6. 9Ossie Dawson5 mat · avg 53.1333
  7. 10Denis Compton5 mat · avg 52.6029
  8. 11Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.8328
  9. 12Harold Butler1 mat · avg 9.4324
  10. 13Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 58.2524
  11. 14Bill Copson1 mat · avg 37.3324
  12. 15Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.9123

Three-wicket hauls

Test
Doug Wright4 mat · avg 25.47
3#2 · 3w
MOST 3wBill Edrich4 mat · avg 23.13
4#1 · 3w
Lindsay Tuckett5 mat · avg 44.27
3#3 · 3w
  1. 4Tufty Mann5 mat · avg 40.202
  2. 5Athol Rowan5 mat · avg 55.922
  3. 6Ian Smith4 mat · avg 48.782
  4. 7Harold Butler1 mat · avg 9.432
  5. 8Dick Howorth1 mat · avg 24.832
  6. 9Ken Cranston3 mat · avg 16.911
  7. 10Eric Hollies3 mat · avg 36.781
  8. 11Sir Alec Bedser2 mat · avg 58.251
  9. 12Bill Copson1 mat · avg 37.331
  10. 13Jack Plimsoll1 mat · avg 47.671
bowling battle

England vs South Africa

The series totalled up, side against side.

EnglandvsSouth Africa
87Wickets62
2.35Economy2.48
0Dot balls0
356Maidens299
153-wkt hauls10

Best bowling figures

1Lindsay TuckettSA · match 1 · Nottingham5/68
2Doug WrightENG · match 2 · Lord's5/80
3Doug WrightENG · match 2 · Lord's5/95
4Lindsay TuckettSA · match 2 · Lord's5/115
5Eric HolliesENG · match 1 · Nottingham5/123
6Ken CranstonENG · match 4 · Leeds4/12
7Harold ButlerENG · match 4 · Leeds4/34
8Tufty MannSA · match 4 · Leeds4/68
9Bill EdrichENG · match 3 · Manchester4/77
10Tufty MannSA · match 5 · The Oval4/93
RECENT RESULTS 1 match