Full Scorecard of South Africa vs England 3rd Test 1947 - Score Report

result

3rd Test, Manchester, Jul 5 - 9 1947, South Africa tour of England

South Africa

339 & 267

England

(36.5 ov, target 129)478 & 130/3

England won by 7 wickets

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville (c)	c Hutton b Gladwin	17	-	48	-	0	-

Dennis Dyer	b Edrich	62	-	177	-	0	-

Bruce Mitchell	run out	80	-	223	-	0	-

Dudley Nourse	c Yardley b Cranston	23	-	36	-	0	-

Ken Viljoen	c Compton b Edrich	93	-	243	-	0	-

Ossie Dawson	b Cranston	1	-	7	0	0	-

Athol Rowan	lbw b Hollies	13	-	54	-	0	-

Lindsay Tuckett	b Edrich	13	-	59	-	0	-

Tufty Mann	c Hollies b Gladwin	8	-	21	-	0	-

Johnny Lindsay †	not out	9	-	57	-	0	-

Jack Plimsoll	c †Evans b Edrich	8	-	16	-	0	-

Extras	(b 3, lb 9)	12
TOTAL	(166.1 Ov, RR: 2.04)	339
Fall of wickets: 1-32 (Alan Melville), 2-125 (Dennis Dyer), 3-163 (Dudley Nourse), 4-214 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-215 (Ossie Dawson), 6-260 (Athol Rowan), 7-287 (Lindsay Tuckett), 8-298 (Tufty Mann), 9-327 (Ken Viljoen), 10-339 (Jack Plimsoll)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bill Edrich	35.1	9	95	4	2.70	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	50	24	58	2	1.15	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	34	12	64	2	1.88	-	-	-
Charlie Barnett	8	3	11	0	1.37	-	-	-
Doug Wright	9	1	30	0	3.33	-	-	-
Eric Hollies	23	8	42	1	1.82	-	-	-
Denis Compton	7	1	27	0	3.85	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c †Lindsay b Plimsoll	12	-	32	-	0	-

Cyril Washbrook	c Nourse b Tuckett	29	-	46	-	0	-

Bill Edrich	b Tuckett	191	-	317	22	3	-

Denis Compton	c Tuckett b Dawson	115	-	195	17	0	-

Charlie Barnett	c sub b Mann	5	-	11	-	0	-

Norman Yardley (c)	c Melville b Plimsoll	41	-	61	-	0	-

Ken Cranston	c Dawson b Rowan	23	-	55	-	0	-

Godfrey Evans †	b Tuckett	27	-	46	-	0	-

Cliff Gladwin	b Tuckett	16	-	36	-	0	-

Doug Wright	not out	4	-	24	-	0	-

Eric Hollies	c Nourse b Plimsoll	5	-	12	-	0	-

Extras	(b 2, lb 7, nb 1)	10
TOTAL	(151.3 Ov, RR: 3.15)	478
Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Leonard Hutton), 2-48 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-276 (Denis Compton), 4-289 (Charlie Barnett), 5-363 (Norman Yardley), 6-415 (Bill Edrich), 7-439 (Ken Cranston), 8-466 (Godfrey Evans), 9-471 (Cliff Gladwin), 10-478 (Eric Hollies)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Lindsay Tuckett	50	5	148	4	2.96	-	-	-
Jack Plimsoll	35.3	9	128	3	3.60	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	17	1	63	1	3.70	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	35	12	85	1	2.42	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	14	2	44	1	3.14	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Alan Melville (c)	b Edrich	59	-	110	-	0	-

Dennis Dyer	b Gladwin	1	-	19	0	0	-

Bruce Mitchell	c Hutton b Compton	6	-	55	-	0	-

Dudley Nourse	b Edrich	115	-	144	13	2	-

Ken Viljoen	c Hutton b Wright	32	-	99	-	0	-

Ossie Dawson	b Edrich	9	-	19	-	0	-

Athol Rowan	c †Evans b Wright	0	-	5	0	0	-

Lindsay Tuckett	lbw b Edrich	17	-	39	-	0	-

Tufty Mann	c Barnett b Wright	9	-	14	-	0	-

Johnny Lindsay †	b Hollies	0	-	2	0	0	-

Jack Plimsoll	not out	8	-	17	-	0	-

Extras	(b 5, lb 5, nb 1)	11
TOTAL	(84.4 Ov, RR: 3.15)	267
Fall of wickets: 1-12 (Dennis Dyer), 2-42 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-96 (Alan Melville), 4-217 (Ken Viljoen), 5-225 (Dudley Nourse), 6-228 (Athol Rowan), 7-232 (Ossie Dawson), 8-244 (Tufty Mann), 9-244 (Johnny Lindsay), 10-267 (Lindsay Tuckett)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Bill Edrich	22.4	4	77	4	3.39	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	16	6	28	1	1.75	-	-	-
Charlie Barnett	5	1	12	0	2.40	-	-	-
Doug Wright	10	2	32	3	3.20	-	-	-
Eric Hollies	14	4	49	1	3.50	-	-	-
Denis Compton	17	2	58	1	3.41	-	-	-

BATTING		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c Dawson b Mann	24	-	71	-	0	-

Cyril Washbrook	c †Lindsay b Dawson	40	-	53	-	0	-

Bill Edrich	not out	22	-	50	-	0	-

Denis Compton	hit wicket b Mann	6	-	17	-	0	-

Charlie Barnett	not out	19	-	14	-	0	-

Extras	(b 9, lb 8, nb 2)	19
TOTAL	(36.5 Ov, RR: 3.52)	130/3
Did not bat: Norman Yardley (c), Ken Cranston, Godfrey Evans †, Cliff Gladwin, Doug Wright, Eric Hollies
Fall of wickets: 1-63 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-80 (Leonard Hutton), 3-103 (Denis Compton)

BOWLING	O	M	R	W	ECON	0s	4s	6s
Lindsay Tuckett	5	0	26	0	5.20	-	-	-
Jack Plimsoll	4	0	15	0	3.75	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	4	0	13	0	3.25	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	14	8	19	2	1.35	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	9.5	2	38	1	3.86	-	-	-

Old Trafford, Manchester
Toss	South Africa, elected to bat first
Series	South Africa tour of England
Season	1947
Series result	England led the 5-match series 2-0
Match number	Test no. 287
Match days	day (4-day match)
Test debut	Cliff Gladwin Dennis Dyer Jack Plimsoll Ken Cranston
Umpires	Alfred Coleman Frank Chester

Sat, 05 Jul - day 1 - South Africa 1st innings 278/6 (Ken Viljoen 66*, Lindsay Tuckett 6*)

Sun, 06 Jul - rest day

Mon, 07 Jul - day 2 - England 1st innings 311/4 (Bill Edrich 141*, Norman Yardley 1*)

Tue, 08 Jul - day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 14/1 (Alan Melville 12*, Bruce Mitchell 0*)

Wed, 09 Jul - day 4 - England 2nd innings 130/3 (36.5 ov) - end of match