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Test Championship
1st Test
Sat, 07 June 1947, Starts from 00:00
Nottingham
England -
vs
South Africa -
South Africa in England Test Series
Match drawn
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
Extras
(b 7, lb 12, w 1)
20
TOTAL
(196.3 Ov, RR: 2.71)
0
In 1947
Career
Bruce Mitchell
b Bedser
14
40
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Alan Melville (c)
b Martin
189
364
0
16
1
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ken Viljoen
lbw b Edrich
10
44
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Dudley Nourse
b Hollies
149
244
0
15
1
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ossie Dawson
st †Evans b Hollies
48
101
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tony Harris
c Hutton b Hollies
60
133
0
9
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Athol Rowan
not out
34
102
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Lindsay Tuckett
lbw b Hollies
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tufty Mann
b Bedser
8
18
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Johnny Lindsay (WK)
b Bedser
0
7
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ian Smith
c Yardley b Hollies
1
7
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 7, lb 12, w 1)
20
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Jack Martin
36.00
4
111
1
3.08
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
57.10
14
106
3
1.85
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
20.00
8
56
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
55.20
16
123
5
2.22
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
21.00
4
87
0
4.14
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley
5.00
0
24
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
2.00
1
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
England innigs
645/10 (20.00)
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Leonard Hutton
lbw b Rowan
17
46
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Cyril Washbrook
lbw b Tuckett
25
60
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
b Smith
57
205
0
1
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
c Mitchell b Tuckett
65
135
0
1
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tom Dollery
b Dawson
9
13
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley (c)
lbw b Tuckett
22
45
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
st †Lindsay b Smith
2
21
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
c Melville b Smith
7
8
0
0
1
0.00
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
b Tuckett
0
2
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Jack Martin
c †Lindsay b Tuckett
0
1
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
not out
0
3
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 1, lb 2, w 1)
4
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Jack Martin
36.00
4
111
1
3.08
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
57.10
14
106
3
1.85
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
20.00
8
56
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
55.20
16
123
5
2.22
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
21.00
4
87
0
4.14
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley
5.00
0
24
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
2.00
1
6
0
3.00
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
Leonard Hutton
b Tuckett
9
20
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Cyril Washbrook
c †Lindsay b Rowan
59
150
0
2
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
b Smith
50
109
0
7
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
c Mitchell b Mann
163
290
0
19
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Tom Dollery
c & b Dawson
17
47
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley (c)
c Tuckett b Dawson
99
250
0
10
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Godfrey Evans (WK)
c & b Smith
74
76
0
14
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
c Harris b Smith
2
31
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
c Dawson b Smith
4
19
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
not out
18
52
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Jack Martin
b Rowan
26
49
0
0
2
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 15, lb 13, w 2)
30
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Jack Martin
36.00
4
111
1
3.08
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
57.10
14
106
3
1.85
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
20.00
8
56
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
55.20
16
123
5
2.22
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
21.00
4
87
0
4.14
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley
5.00
0
24
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
2.00
1
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
England innigs
Batsmen
R
B
M
4s
6s
SR
Season
R
4s
6s
All time
R
4s
6s
Bruce Mitchell
c †Evans b Bedser
4
22
0
0
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Alan Melville (c)
not out
104
160
0
15
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Ken Viljoen
not out
51
137
0
5
0
0.00
In 1947
Career
Extras
(b 1, nb 1, w 5)
7
0
0
0
0
0.00
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
0s
4s
6s
Season
W
0s
Best
All time
W
0s
Best
Jack Martin
36.00
4
111
1
3.08
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Alec Bedser
57.10
14
106
3
1.85
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Bill Edrich
20.00
8
56
1
2.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Eric Hollies
55.20
16
123
5
2.22
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Sam Cook
21.00
4
87
0
4.14
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Norman Yardley
5.00
0
24
0
4.80
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
Denis Compton
2.00
1
6
0
3.00
0
0
0
In 1947
Career
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