England vs South Africa, 5th Test at London, Aug 16 1947 - Full Scorecard
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5th Test, The Oval, August 16 - 20, 1947, South Africa tour of England
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England 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b Mann | 83 | - | 213 | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Mann | 32 | - | 85 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Melville b Smith | 4 | - | 19 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Tuckett b Rowan | 53 | - | 104 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Mann | 59 | - | 134 | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Fullerton b Rowan | 45 | - | 99 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Fullerton b Rowan | 23 | - | 71 | - | 0 | - | |||
| run out | 45 | - | 66 | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 51 | - | 90 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Mann | 14 | - | 49 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Dawson | 6 | - | 13 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 4, lb 7, nb 1) | 12 | |||||||
| Total | 190 Ov (RR: 2.24) | 427 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-80 (Jack Robertson), 3-178 (Denis Compton), 4-178 (Leonard Hutton), 5-271 (Ken Cranston), 6-290 (Norman Yardley), 7-322 (Dick Howorth), 8-358 (Godfrey Evans), 9-408 (Doug Wright), 10-427 (Bill Copson) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 2.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 28 | 93 | 4 | 1.45 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 38 | 9 | 92 | 3 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 3.23 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 1st Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c †Evans b Copson | 120 | - | 381 | 14 | 0 | - | |||
| c Gladwin b Howorth | 18 | - | 60 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Evans b Wright | 10 | - | 33 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Yardley b Howorth | 10 | - | 13 | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Cranston | 39 | - | 108 | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Wright | 55 | - | 91 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Howorth b Cranston | 6 | - | 21 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Howorth | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| b Copson | 36 | - | 49 | - | 1 | - | |||
| not out | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Copson | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 3, lb 2, nb 2, w 1) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 131 Ov (RR: 2.30) | 302 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Dennis Dyer), 2-62 (Ken Viljoen), 3-78 (Dudley Nourse), 4-164 (Alan Melville), 5-243 (Ossie Dawson), 6-253 (George Fullerton), 7-254 (Athol Rowan), 8-293 (Bruce Mitchell), 9-302 (Tufty Mann), 10-302 (Ian Smith) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 1.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | 7 | 89 | 2 | 3.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 1.64 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| c Tuckett b Mann | 36 | - | 55 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c †Fullerton b Rowan | 43 | - | 69 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Rowan | 30 | - | 59 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Nourse b Dawson | 113 | - | 109 | 15 | 0 | - | |||
| c sub b Mann | 11 | - | 15 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Mitchell b Rowan | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 45 | - | 74 | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 39 | - | 29 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 6, w 2) | 8 | |||||||
| Total | 77 Ov (RR: 4.22) | 325/6d | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-73 (Leonard Hutton), 2-89 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-158 (Jack Robertson), 4-179 (Norman Yardley), 5-180 (Ken Cranston), 6-267 (Denis Compton) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 3.93 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 3.77 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 1 | 95 | 3 | 3.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 451 runs)
| Batting | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| not out | 189 | - | 420 | - | 0 | - | |||
| lbw b Wright | 4 | - | 30 | - | 0 | - | |||
| st †Evans b Howorth | 33 | - | 63 | - | 0 | - | |||
| b Howorth | 97 | - | 150 | 12 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Evans b Cranston | 6 | - | 15 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Howorth b Cranston | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | |||
| c †Evans b Howorth | 14 | - | 19 | - | 0 | - | |||
| c Hutton b Wright | 10 | - | 41 | - | 0 | - | |||
| not out | 40 | - | 90 | - | 0 | - | |||
| Extras | (b 12, lb 14, w 4) | 30 | |||||||
| Total | 141 Ov (RR: 3.00) | 423/7 | |||||||
Did not bat: | |||||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Dennis Dyer), 2-48 (Ken Viljoen), 3-232 (Dudley Nourse), 4-247 (Alan Melville), 5-249 (Ossie Dawson), 6-266 (George Fullerton), 7-314 (Tufty Mann) | |||||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 2.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 2.06 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 8 | 103 | 2 | 3.43 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 37 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 2.29 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 2.90 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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Close of Play
Sat, 16 Aug - day 1 - England 1st innings 311/6 (Dick Howorth 17*, Godfrey Evans 10*)
Sun, 17 Aug - rest day
Mon, 18 Aug - day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 204/4 (Bruce Mitchell 92*, Ossie Dawson 28*)
Tue, 19 Aug - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 8/1 (Bruce Mitchell 1*)
Wed, 20 Aug - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 423/7 (141 ov) - end of match
Match Details
| Kennington Oval, London | |
| Toss | England, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| Season | 1947 |
| Series result | England won the 5-match series 3-0 |
| Match number | Test no. 289 |
| Match days | day (4-day match) |
| Test debut | |
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