Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville (c)	b Edrich	0	-	13	0	0	-
Dennis Dyer	c †Evans b Wright	9	-	75	-	0	-
Bruce Mitchell	b Butler	53	-	183	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse	b Butler	51	-	156	-	0	-
Ken Viljoen	b Wright	5	-	22	-	0	-
Ossie Dawson	c Young b Butler	5	-	19	-	0	-
George Fullerton †	c Cranston b Edrich	13	-	43	-	0	-
Athol Rowan	c Yardley b Edrich	0	-	3	0	0	-
Tufty Mann	c Edrich b Cranston	29	-	41	-	0	-
Lindsay Tuckett	c †Evans b Butler	3	-	8	0	0	-
Ian Smith	not out	0	-	1	0	0	-
Extras	(lb 5, nb 2)	7
Total	97.1 Ov (RR: 1.80)	175
Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Alan Melville), 2-23 (Dennis Dyer), 3-113 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-121 (Ken Viljoen), 5-125 (Dudley Nourse), 6-130 (Ossie Dawson), 7-131 (Athol Rowan), 8-158 (George Fullerton), 9-175 (Lindsay Tuckett), 10-175 (Tufty Mann)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Harold Butler	28	15	34	4	1.21	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	17	4	46	3	2.70	-	-	-
Jack Young	17	5	31	0	1.82	-	-	-
Doug Wright	20	9	24	2	1.20	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	11.1	3	24	1	2.14	-	-	-
Denis Compton	4	0	9	0	2.25	-	-	-

England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	run out	100	-	277	-	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	b Mann	75	-	190	10	0	-
Bill Edrich	c Melville b Mann	43	-	107	-	0	-
Denis Compton	c Mitchell b Mann	30	-	69	-	0	-
Charlie Barnett	c Tuckett b Rowan	6	-	18	-	0	-
Norman Yardley (c)	c Nourse b Smith	36	-	68	-	0	-
Ken Cranston	c Melville b Mann	3	-	19	0	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	not out	6	-	24	-	0	-
Jack Young	not out	0	-	5	0	0	-
Extras	(b 8, lb 8, nb 2)	18
Total	154 Ov (RR: 2.05)	317/7d
Did not bat: Doug Wright, Harold Butler
Fall of wickets: 1-141 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-218 (Leonard Hutton), 3-241 (Bill Edrich), 4-253 (Charlie Barnett), 5-289 (Denis Compton), 6-306 (Ken Cranston), 7-316 (Norman Yardley)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Lindsay Tuckett	18	4	48	0	2.66	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	4	0	12	0	3.00	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	50	20	68	4	1.36	-	-	-
Ian Smith	36	9	82	1	2.27	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	46	12	89	1	1.93	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville (c)	c Compton b Young	30	-	70	-	0	-
Dennis Dyer	c Yardley b Edrich	2	-	10	0	0	-
Bruce Mitchell	b Young	5	-	19	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse	lbw b Butler	57	-	139	-	0	-
Ken Viljoen	lbw b Butler	29	-	90	-	0	-
Ossie Dawson	b Butler	17	-	26	-	0	-
George Fullerton †	lbw b Cranston	13	-	55	-	0	-
Athol Rowan	not out	21	-	45	-	0	-
Tufty Mann	c †Evans b Cranston	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett	b Cranston	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Ian Smith	b Cranston	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Extras	(b 4, lb 6)	10
Total	80 Ov (RR: 2.30)	184
Fall of wickets: 1-6 (Dennis Dyer), 2-16 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-59 (Alan Melville), 4-130 (Ken Viljoen), 5-139 (Dudley Nourse), 6-156 (Ossie Dawson), 7-184 (George Fullerton), 8-184 (Tufty Mann), 9-184 (Lindsay Tuckett), 10-184 (Ian Smith)

Bowling	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Harold Butler	24	9	32	3	1.33	-	-	-
Bill Edrich	14	2	35	1	2.50	-	-	-
Jack Young	19	7	54	2	2.84	-	-	-
Doug Wright	14	7	31	0	2.21	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	7	3	12	4	1.71	-	-	-
Denis Compton	2	0	10	0	5.00	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings (T: 43 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	not out	32	-	38	-	1	-
Cyril Washbrook	not out	15	-	38	-	0	-
Extras		0
Total	15.4 Ov (RR: 3.00)	47/0
Did not bat: Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Charlie Barnett, Norman Yardley (c), Ken Cranston, Godfrey Evans †, Jack Young, Doug Wright, Harold Butler

Bowling	O	M	R	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Lindsay Tuckett	6	1	12	2.00	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	4	1	13	3.25	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	3.4	0	17	4.63	-	-	-
Bruce Mitchell	2	1	5	2.50	-	-	-

Close of Play

Sat, 26 Jul - day 1 - England 1st innings 53/0 (Leonard Hutton 32*, Cyril Washbrook 21*)

Sun, 27 Jul - rest day

Mon, 28 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 317/7 (Godfrey Evans 6*, Jack Young 0*)

Tue, 29 Jul - day 3 - England 2nd innings 47/0 (15.4 ov) - end of match

Match Details

Headingley, Leeds
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	1947
Series result	England led the 5-match series 3-0
Match number	Test no. 288
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Harold Butler Jack Young George Fullerton
Umpires	Frank Chester Joe Hills

Match Coverage

ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 1947

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England Innings

Player Name	O	M	R	Econ
L Tuckett	6	1	12	2
OC Dawson	4	1	13	3.25
NBF Mann	3.4	0	17	4.63
B Mitchell	2	1	5	2.5

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	47	Leonard Hutton	Cyril Washbrook

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