RESULT
1st Test, Nottingham, June 07 - 11, 1947, South Africa tour of England
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| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | b Bedser | 14 | - | 40 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Alan Melville (c) | b Martin | 189 | - | 364 | 16 | 1 | - | ||
| Ken Viljoen | lbw b Edrich | 10 | - | 44 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Dudley Nourse | b Hollies | 149 | - | 244 | 15 | 1 | - | ||
| Ossie Dawson | st †Evans b Hollies | 48 | - | 101 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Tony Harris | c Hutton b Hollies | 60 | - | 133 | 9 | 0 | - | ||
| Athol Rowan | not out | 34 | - | 102 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Lindsay Tuckett | lbw b Hollies | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Tufty Mann | b Bedser | 8 | - | 18 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Johnny Lindsay † | b Bedser | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Ian Smith | c Yardley b Hollies | 1 | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 7, lb 12, w 1) | 20 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 196.3 Ov (RR: 2.71) | 533 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-23 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-44 (Ken Viljoen), 3-363 (Dudley Nourse), 4-384 (Alan Melville), 5-450 (Ossie Dawson), 6-505 (Tony Harris), 7-505 (Lindsay Tuckett), 8-528 (Tufty Mann), 9-530 (Johnny Lindsay), 10-533 (Ian Smith) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Martin | 36 | 4 | 111 | 1 | 3.08 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | 57.1 | 14 | 106 | 3 | 1.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 20 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 55.2 | 16 | 123 | 5 | 2.22 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 21 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 4.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 4.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st Innings
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | lbw b Rowan | 17 | - | 46 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Tuckett | 25 | - | 60 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Bill Edrich | b Smith | 57 | - | 205 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Compton | c Mitchell b Tuckett | 65 | - | 135 | 1 | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Dollery | b Dawson | 9 | - | 13 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Norman Yardley (c) | lbw b Tuckett | 22 | - | 45 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | st †Lindsay b Smith | 2 | - | 21 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Alec Bedser | c Melville b Smith | 7 | - | 8 | - | 1 | - | ||
| Sam Cook | b Tuckett | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Jack Martin | c †Lindsay b Tuckett | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Eric Hollies | not out | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 1, lb 2, w 1) | 4 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 113.1 Ov (RR: 1.83) | 208 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Leonard Hutton), 2-48 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-154 (Denis Compton), 4-165 (Tom Dollery), 5-198 (Bill Edrich), 6-198 (Norman Yardley), 7-207 (Alec Bedser), 8-208 (Sam Cook), 9-208 (Jack Martin), 10-208 (Godfrey Evans) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 37 | 9 | 68 | 5 | 1.83 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 13 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 2.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 16 | 6 | 45 | 1 | 2.81 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | 27.1 | 10 | 46 | 3 | 1.69 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd Innings (Following on)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | b Tuckett | 9 | - | 20 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Cyril Washbrook | c †Lindsay b Rowan | 59 | - | 150 | 2 | 0 | - | ||
| Bill Edrich | b Smith | 50 | - | 109 | 7 | 0 | - | ||
| Denis Compton | c Mitchell b Mann | 163 | - | 290 | 19 | 0 | - | ||
| Tom Dollery | c & b Dawson | 17 | - | 47 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Norman Yardley (c) | c Tuckett b Dawson | 99 | - | 250 | 10 | 0 | - | ||
| Godfrey Evans † | c & b Smith | 74 | - | 76 | 14 | 0 | - | ||
| Alec Bedser | c Harris b Smith | 2 | - | 31 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Sam Cook | c Dawson b Smith | 4 | - | 19 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Eric Hollies | not out | 18 | - | 52 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Jack Martin | b Rowan | 26 | - | 49 | - | 2 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 15, lb 13, w 2) | 30 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 226.2 Ov (RR: 2.43) | 551 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Leonard Hutton), 2-116 (Bill Edrich), 3-133 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-170 (Tom Dollery), 5-407 (Denis Compton), 6-434 (Norman Yardley), 7-472 (Alec Bedser), 8-499 (Godfrey Evans), 9-500 (Sam Cook), 10-551 (Jack Martin) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 47 | 12 | 127 | 1 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 25 | 7 | 57 | 2 | 2.28 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 43.2 | 8 | 100 | 2 | 2.30 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 60 | 22 | 94 | 1 | 1.56 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | 51 | 15 | 143 | 4 | 2.80 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 227 runs)
| BATTING | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | c †Evans b Bedser | 4 | - | 22 | - | 0 | - | ||
| Alan Melville (c) | not out | 104 | - | 160 | 15 | 0 | - | ||
| Ken Viljoen | not out | 51 | - | 137 | 5 | 0 | - | ||
| Extras | (b 1, nb 1, w 5) | 7 | |||||||
| TOTAL | 51 Ov (RR: 3.25) | 166/1 | |||||||
Fall of wickets: 1-21 (Bruce Mitchell) | |||||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | 4s | 6s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Martin | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Bedser | 14 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 2.21 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.00 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3.66 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Cook | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 4.44 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Hutton | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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CLOSE OF PLAY
Sat, 07 Jun - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 376/3 (Alan Melville 183*, Ossie Dawson 3*)
Sun, 08 Jun - rest day
Mon, 09 Jun - day 2 - England 1st innings 154/2 (Bill Edrich 44*, Denis Compton 65*)
Tue, 10 Jun - day 3 - England 2nd innings 278/4 (Denis Compton 83*, Norman Yardley 45*)
Wed, 11 Jun - day 4 - South Africa 2nd innings 166/1 (51 ov) - end of match
MATCH DETAILS
| Trent Bridge, Nottingham | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| 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 |
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