Sat, 07 Jun - Wed, 11 Jun 1947 - 00:00 – 1st Test • Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Match drawn
EnglandEngland
645/10 (20.00)
South AfricaSouth Africa
317/0 (20.00)

ENG vs SA - 1st Test info

Match No
1st Test
Match Date
Sat 06 1947
Teams
England, South Africa
Series
South Africa in England Test Series
Ground
Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss
South Africa, elected to bat first
Umpires
Alfred ColemanJack Smart
Match Result
Match drawn, South Africa
Type No
Test no. 285 Test, South Africa
Season
1947, South Africa
South Africa innigs
317/0 (20.00)
Total
533 196.3 Ov (RR: 2.71)		9061 (9061)
Alan Melville (c)189 (189)
Dudley Nourse 149 (149)
Eric Hollies5/123
Alec Bedser3/106
Bill Edrich1/56
England innigs
645/10 (20.00)
Total
208 113.1 Ov (RR: 1.83)		3536 (3536)
Denis Compton 65 (65)
Bill Edrich 57 (57)
Lindsay Tuckett5/68
Ian Smith3/46
Ossie Dawson1/35
South Africa innigs
Total
551 226.2 Ov (RR: 2.43)		9367 (9367)
Denis Compton 163 (163)
Norman Yardley (c)99 (99)
Ian Smith4/143
Ossie Dawson2/57
Athol Rowan2/100
England innigs
Total
166/1 51 Ov (RR: 3.25)		2822 (2822)
Alan Melville (c)104 (104)
Ken Viljoen 51 (51)
Alec Bedser1/31
Bill Edrich0/8
Denis Compton0/14