Cricket Records in South Africa in England Test Series, 1947 IN England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DCS Compton	208	-	20	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WJ Edrich	191	-	22	3	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
A Melville	189	-	16	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WJ Edrich	189	-	26	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
B Mitchell	189*	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
DCS Compton	163	-	19	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	149	-	15	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Mitchell	120	-	14	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	117	-	13	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AD Nourse	115	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	115	-	17	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	113	-	15	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	104*	-	15	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	100	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
NWD Yardley	99	-	10	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	97	-	12	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
KG Viljoen	93	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Hutton	83	-	6	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	80	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
B Mitchell	80	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Washbrook	75	-	10	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	74	-	14	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DCS Compton	65	-	1	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	65	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DV Dyer	62	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AD Nourse	61	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
TA Harris	60	-	9	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	59	-	2	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
A Melville	59	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NWD Yardley	59	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AD Nourse	58	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WJ Edrich	57	-	1	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	57	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
OC Dawson	55	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	53	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
DCS Compton	53	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
KG Viljoen	51*	-	5	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	51	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Gladwin	51*	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	50	-	7	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
OC Dawson	48	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Mitchell	46	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
TG Evans	45	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
K Cranston	45	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
R Howorth	45*	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	43	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Washbrook	43	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NWD Yardley	41	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Washbrook	40	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Tuckett	40*	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	39	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
TG Evans	39*	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AMB Rowan	38*	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
OC Dawson	36	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
NWD Yardley	36	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
L Hutton	36	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NBF Mann	36	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AMB Rowan	34*	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
CJ Barnett	33	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
OC Dawson	33	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
KG Viljoen	33	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
KG Viljoen	32	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Hutton	32*	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Washbrook	32	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
TA Harris	30	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	30	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
A Melville	30	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
JDB Robertson	30	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Washbrook	29	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
KG Viljoen	29	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
NBF Mann	29	-	-	-	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	27	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
JW Martin	26	-	-	2	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	25	-	-	-	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at The Oval, South Africa tour of England 5th Test, Aug 16-20, 1947 [Test # 289]

South Africa vs England at Leeds, South Africa tour of England 4th Test, Jul 26-29, 1947 [Test # 288]

South Africa vs England at Manchester, South Africa tour of England 3rd Test, Jul 5-9, 1947 [Test # 287]