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South Africa tour of England, 1947 / Fall of wickets and partnerships

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South Africa in England Test Series - 5th Test

England v South Africa

Match drawn

England 1st innings | South Africa 1st innings | England 2nd innings | South Africa 2nd innings
Partnerships - England 2nd innings
Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
1st 73 L Hutton C Washbrook - 1/73
2nd 16 C Washbrook JDB Robertson 1/73 2/89
3rd 69 JDB Robertson DCS Compton 2/89 3/158
4th 21 NWD Yardley DCS Compton 3/158 4/179
5th 1 K Cranston DCS Compton 4/179 5/180
6th 87 DCS Compton R Howorth 5/180 6/267
7th 58* TG Evans R Howorth 6/267 6/325 (77.0)
Highest partnerships in the match
Inns Wkt Runs Overs RR Player Player Start End
4 3rd 184 AD Nourse B Mitchell 2/48 3/232
4 8th 109* B Mitchell L Tuckett 7/314 7/423 (141.0)
1 3rd 98 DCS Compton L Hutton 2/80 3/178
1 5th 93 K Cranston NWD Yardley 4/178 5/271
3 6th 87 DCS Compton R Howorth 5/180 6/267
2 4th 86 A Melville B Mitchell 3/78 4/164
2 5th 79 OC Dawson B Mitchell 4/164 5/243
3 1st 73 L Hutton C Washbrook - 1/73
3 3rd 69 JDB Robertson DCS Compton 2/89 3/158
1 1st 63 C Washbrook L Hutton - 1/63
3 7th 58* TG Evans R Howorth 6/267 6/325 (77.0)
1 9th 50 DVP Wright C Gladwin 8/358 9/408
4 7th 48 NBF Mann B Mitchell 6/266 7/314
2 1st 47 DV Dyer B Mitchell - 1/47
4 2nd 40 KG Viljoen B Mitchell 1/8 2/48
2 8th 39 B Mitchell NBF Mann 7/254 8/293
1 8th 36 TG Evans C Gladwin 7/322 8/358
1 7th 32 R Howorth TG Evans 6/290 7/322
3 4th 21 NWD Yardley DCS Compton 3/158 4/179
1 10th 19 WH Copson C Gladwin 9/408 10/427
1 6th 19 NWD Yardley R Howorth 5/271 6/290
4 6th 17 GM Fullerton B Mitchell 5/249 6/266
1 2nd 17 JDB Robertson L Hutton 1/63 2/80
3 2nd 16 C Washbrook JDB Robertson 1/73 2/89
2 3rd 16 AD Nourse B Mitchell 2/62 3/78
4 4th 15 A Melville B Mitchell 3/232 4/247
2 2nd 15 KG Viljoen B Mitchell 1/47 2/62
2 6th 10 GM Fullerton B Mitchell 5/243 6/253
2 9th 9 NBF Mann L Tuckett 8/293 9/302
4 1st 8 DV Dyer B Mitchell - 1/8
4 5th 2 OC Dawson B Mitchell 4/247 5/249
3 5th 1 K Cranston DCS Compton 4/179 5/180
2 7th 1 AMB Rowan B Mitchell 6/253 7/254
2 10th 0 VI Smith L Tuckett 9/302 10/302
1 4th 0 L Hutton NWD Yardley 3/178 4/178
Series Results
England v South Africa at The Oval - Aug 16-20, 1947
Match drawn
England v South Africa at Leeds - Jul 26-29, 1947
England won by 10 wickets
England v South Africa at Manchester - Jul 5-9, 1947
England won by 7 wickets
England v South Africa at Lord's - Jun 21-25, 1947
England won by 10 wickets
England v South Africa at Nottingham - Jun 7-11, 1947
Match drawn
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Photos

Aug 20, 1947

Cameras capture the action, England v South Africa, 5th Test, The Oval, 4th day, August 20, 1947

Cameras capture the action at The Oval

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Aug 19, 1947

Denis Compton hits out during his quick hundred, England v South Africa, 5th Test, The Oval, 3rd day, August 19, 1947

Denis Compton hits out during his quick hundred

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