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Sat, 26 Jul - Tue, 29 Jul 1947 - 00:00 – 4th Test • Headingley, Leeds
England won by 10 wickets
England
554/10 (20.00)
South Africa
317/0 (20.00)
Summary
Scorecard
Match Stats
Performance
South Africa innigs
317/0 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Alan Melville (c)
b Edrich
0
0
13
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Dennis Dyer
c †Evans b Wright
9
0
75
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Bruce Mitchell
b Butler
53
0
183
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Dudley Nourse
b Butler
51
0
156
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ken Viljoen
b Wright
5
0
22
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ossie Dawson
c Young b Butler
5
0
19
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
George Fullerton (WK)
c Cranston b Edrich
13
0
43
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Athol Rowan
c Yardley b Edrich
0
0
3
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tufty Mann
c Edrich b Cranston
29
0
41
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
c †Evans b Butler
3
0
8
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ian Smith
not out
0
0
1
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(lb 5, nb 2)
7
Total
175 97.1 Ov (RR: 1.80)
2975
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Harold Butler
28.00
15
34
4
1.21
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
17.00
4
46
3
2.70
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Jack Young
17.00
5
31
0
1.82
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Doug Wright
20.00
9
24
2
1.20
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Ken Cranston
11.10
3
24
1
2.14
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
4.00
0
9
0
2.25
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
England innigs
554/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
run out
100
0
277
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Cyril Washbrook
b Mann
75
0
190
10
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
c Melville b Mann
43
0
107
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
c Mitchell b Mann
30
0
69
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Charlie Barnett
c Tuckett b Rowan
6
0
18
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley (c)
c Nourse b Smith
36
0
68
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ken Cranston
c Melville b Mann
3
0
19
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
not out
6
0
24
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Jack Young
not out
0
0
5
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 8, lb 8, nb 2)
18
Total
317/7d 154 Ov (RR: 2.05)
5389
0
0
170
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Lindsay Tuckett
18.00
4
48
0
2.66
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Ossie Dawson
4.00
0
12
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Tufty Mann
50.00
20
68
4
1.36
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Ian Smith
36.00
9
82
1
2.27
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Athol Rowan
46.00
12
89
1
1.93
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
South Africa innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Alan Melville (c)
c Compton b Young
30
0
70
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Dennis Dyer
c Yardley b Edrich
2
0
10
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Bruce Mitchell
b Young
5
0
19
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Dudley Nourse
lbw b Butler
57
0
139
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ken Viljoen
lbw b Butler
29
0
90
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ossie Dawson
b Butler
17
0
26
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
George Fullerton (WK)
lbw b Cranston
13
0
55
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Athol Rowan
not out
21
0
45
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tufty Mann
c †Evans b Cranston
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
b Cranston
0
2
2
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ian Smith
b Cranston
0
1
1
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 4, lb 6)
10
Total
184 80 Ov (RR: 2.30)
3128
85
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Harold Butler
24.00
9
32
3
1.33
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
14.00
2
35
1
2.50
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Jack Young
19.00
7
54
2
2.84
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Doug Wright
14.00
7
31
0
2.21
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Ken Cranston
7.00
3
12
4
1.71
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
2.00
0
10
0
5.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
England innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
not out
32
0
38
0
1
0.00
In 1947
Career
Cyril Washbrook
not out
15
0
38
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
0
Total
47/0 15.4 Ov (RR: 3.00)
799
0
0
0
17
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Lindsay Tuckett
6.00
1
12
0
2.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Ossie Dawson
4.00
1
13
0
3.25
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Tufty Mann
3.40
0
17
0
4.63
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bruce Mitchell
2.00
1
5
0
2.50
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
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