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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
Most Wickets
Harold Butler
7
Ken Cranston
5
Bill Edrich
4
Tufty Mann
4
Doug Wright
2
Best Average
Ken Cranston
7.200000
Harold Butler
9.428571
Bill Edrich
20.250000
Tufty Mann
21.250000
Doug Wright
27.500000
Best Bowling Fig
Ken Cranston
4
Harold Butler
4
Tufty Mann
4
Bill Edrich
3
Doug Wright
2
Most Runs Conceed
Athol Rowan
89
Jack Young
85
Tufty Mann
85
Ian Smith
82
Bill Edrich
81
Best Economy
Harold Butler
1.269230
Tufty Mann
1.591760
Doug Wright
1.617647
Athol Rowan
1.934782
Ken Cranston
1.988950
Most Runs
Sir Leonard Hutton
132
Dudley Nourse
108
Cyril Washbrook
90
Bruce Mitchell
58
Bill Edrich
43
Best Averages
Sir Leonard Hutton
132.000000
Cyril Washbrook
90.000000
Dudley Nourse
54.000000
Bill Edrich
43.000000
Norman Yardley
36.000000
Highest Score
Sir Leonard Hutton
100
Cyril Washbrook
75
Dudley Nourse
57
Bruce Mitchell
53
Bill Edrich
43
Most 50s
Cyril Washbrook
2
Bruce Mitchell
2
Dudley Nourse
2
Most Wickets
Jack Young
2
Athol Rowan
1
Ian Smith
1
Most Runs Conceed
Harold Butler
66
Lindsay Tuckett
60
Doug Wright
55
Most Runs
Norman Yardley
36
Ken Viljoen
34
Most Ducks
Alan Melville
2
Tufty Mann
2
Athol Rowan
2
Ian Smith
2
Lindsay Tuckett
2
Best Economy
Ian Smith
2.277777
Jack Young
2.361111
Best Strike Rate
Ken Cranston
21.72
Harold Butler
44.5714
Bill Edrich
46.5
Best Bowling Fig
Jack Young
2
Athol Rowan
1
Ian Smith
1
Most Not Outs
Sir Leonard Hutton
2
Cyril Washbrook
2
Best Averages
Denis Compton
30.000000
Bruce Mitchell
29.000000
Most 100s
Sir Leonard Hutton
2
Worst Bowling Fig
Athol Rowan
89
Ian Smith
82
Tufty Mann
68
Jack Young
54
Lindsay Tuckett
48
Bill Edrich
46
Harold Butler
34
Most Not Outs
Athol Rowan
2
Ian Smith
2
Godfrey Evans
1
Jack Young
1
Best Average
Jack Young
42.500000
Ian Smith
82.000000
Best Strike Rate
Tufty Mann
14.500000
Lindsay Tuckett
1.500000
Ian Smith
0.000000
Best Strike Rate
Tufty Mann
80.1
Doug Wright
102
Jack Young
108
Ian Smith
216
Most Fours
Cyril Washbrook
10
Most Balls Faced
Tufty Mann
2
Lindsay Tuckett
2
Ian Smith
1
Highest Score
Norman Yardley
36
Denis Compton
30
Alan Melville
30
Most sixes
Sir Leonard Hutton
1