Dudley Nourse and Alan Melville's 319-run partnership is SA's highest for the 3rd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 143 between Faulkner and Billy Zulch

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Dudley Nourse and Alan Melville's 319-run partnership is the highest for the 3rd wicket in Tests, breaking the record of 276 between Bradman and Hassett

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Scorecard summary

South Africa • 533/10(196.3 overs)

1st INNINGS

189 ()

5/123 (55.2)

149 ()

3/106 (57.1)

England • 208/10(113.1 overs)

1st INNINGS

65 ()

5/68 (37)

57 ()

3/46 (27.1)

England • 551/10(226.2 overs)

2nd INNINGS

163 ()

4/143 (51)

99 ()

2/57 (25)

South Africa • 166/1(51 overs)

2nd INNINGS

104* ()

1/31 (14)

51* ()

0/18 (9)

Match details

Trent Bridge, Nottingham
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	1947
Series result	5-match series level 0-0
Match number	Test no. 285
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Sam Cook Tom Dollery Jack Martin Athol Rowan Johnny Lindsay Lindsay Tuckett Tufty Mann Ossie Dawson Tony Harris Ian Smith
Umpires	Alfred Coleman Jack Smart

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South Africa Innings

PLAYER NAME		R
B Mitchell	caught	4
A Melville	not out	104
KG Viljoen	not out	51
Extras	(b 1, nb 1, w 5)
Total	166(1 wkt; 51 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	M	R	W	Econ
JW Martin	9	2	18	0	2
AV Bedser	14	3	31	1	2.21
WJ Edrich	4	0	8	0	2
WE Hollies	9	1	33	0	3.66
C Cook	9	0	40	0	4.44
DCS Compton	4	0	14	0	3.5
L Hutton	2	0	15	0	7.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	21	Bruce Mitchell	Alan Melville
2nd	145	Ken Viljoen	Alan Melville

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