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5th Test-South Africa in England Test Series 1947

TESTKennington Oval, LondonSat, 16 Aug - Wed, 20 Aug 1947 - 15:30

ENG

England

674/10 (20.00)

South Africa

317/0 (20.00)

Match drawn

ENGEngland innings

674/10 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Leonard Hutton b Mann	83	0	213	6	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Mann	32	0	85	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Jack Robertson c Melville b Smith	4	0	19	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Denis Compton c Tuckett b Rowan	53	0	104	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Norman Yardley (c) b Mann	59	0	134	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ken Cranston st (wk)Fullerton b Rowan	45	0	99	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dick Howorth c (wk)Fullerton b Rowan	23	0	71	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Godfrey Evans (WK) run out	45	0	66	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Cliff Gladwin not out	51	0	90	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Doug Wright b Mann	14	0	49	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Bill Copson b Dawson	6	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Extras (b 4, lb 7, nb 1)	12
Total 427 190 Ov (RR: 2.24)	427	0		6	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Lindsay Tuckett	32.00	6	82	0	2.56	In 1947	Career
Ossie Dawson	35.00	5	80	1	2.28	In 1947	Career
Tufty Mann	64.00	28	93	4	1.45	In 1947	Career
Athol Rowan	38.00	9	92	3	2.42	In 1947	Career
Ian Smith	21.00	0	68	1	3.23	In 1947	Career

SASouth Africa innings

317/0 (20.00)

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Bruce Mitchell c (wk)Evans b Copson	120	0	381	14	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dennis Dyer c Gladwin b Howorth	18	0	60	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ken Viljoen c (wk)Evans b Wright	10	0	33	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dudley Nourse c Yardley b Howorth	10	0	13	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Alan Melville (c) lbw b Cranston	39	0	108	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ossie Dawson lbw b Wright	55	0	91	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
George Fullerton (WK) c Howorth b Cranston	6	0	21	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Athol Rowan b Howorth	0	0	4	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Tufty Mann b Copson	36	0	49	0	1	0.00	In 1947	Career
Lindsay Tuckett not out	0	0	7	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ian Smith lbw b Copson	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Extras (b 3, lb 2, nb 2, w 1)	8
Total 302 131 Ov (RR: 2.30)	302	0		14	1

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Bill Copson	27.00	13	46	3	1.70	In 1947	Career
Cliff Gladwin	16.00	2	39	0	2.43	In 1947	Career
Doug Wright	29.00	7	89	2	3.06	In 1947	Career
Dick Howorth	39.00	16	64	3	1.64	In 1947	Career
Denis Compton	11.00	4	31	0	2.81	In 1947	Career
Ken Cranston	9.00	2	25	2	2.77	In 1947	Career

ENGEngland innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Leonard Hutton c Tuckett b Mann	36	0	55	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Cyril Washbrook c (wk)Fullerton b Rowan	43	0	69	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Jack Robertson b Rowan	30	0	59	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Denis Compton c Nourse b Dawson	113	0	109	15	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Norman Yardley (c) c sub b Mann	11	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ken Cranston c Mitchell b Rowan	0	0	2	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dick Howorth not out	45	0	74	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Godfrey Evans (WK) not out	39	0	29	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Extras (b 6, w 2)	8
Total 325/6d 77 Ov (RR: 4.22)	325	0		15	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Lindsay Tuckett	7.00	0	34	0	4.85	In 1947	Career
Ossie Dawson	15.00	1	59	1	3.93	In 1947	Career
Tufty Mann	27.00	7	102	2	3.77	In 1947	Career
Athol Rowan	25.00	1	95	3	3.80	In 1947	Career
Ian Smith	3.00	0	27	0	9.00	In 1947	Career

SASouth Africa innings

BATTING

Batsman	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR	In Season	Career
Bruce Mitchell not out	189	0	420	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dennis Dyer lbw b Wright	4	0	30	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ken Viljoen st (wk)Evans b Howorth	33	0	63	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Dudley Nourse b Howorth	97	0	150	12	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Alan Melville (c) c (wk)Evans b Cranston	6	0	15	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Ossie Dawson c Howorth b Cranston	0	0	5	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
George Fullerton (WK) c (wk)Evans b Howorth	14	0	19	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Tufty Mann c Hutton b Wright	10	0	41	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Lindsay Tuckett not out	40	0	90	0	0	0.00	In 1947	Career
Extras (b 12, lb 14, w 4)	30
Total 423/7 141 Ov (RR: 3.00)	423	0		12	0

BOWLING

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO	In Season	Career
Bill Copson	30.00	11	66	0	2.20	In 1947	Career
Cliff Gladwin	16.00	5	33	0	2.06	In 1947	Career
Doug Wright	30.00	8	103	2	3.43	In 1947	Career
Dick Howorth	37.00	12	85	3	2.29	In 1947	Career
Denis Compton	4.00	0	30	0	7.50	In 1947	Career
Ken Cranston	21.00	3	61	2	2.90	In 1947	Career
Leonard Hutton	2.00	0	14	0	7.00	In 1947	Career
Norman Yardley	1.00	0	1	0	1.00	In 1947	Career