RESULT
3rd Test, Manchester, July 05 - 09, 1947, South Africa tour of England
339 & 267
(T:129) 478 & 130/3
England won by 7 wickets
South Africa 1st INNINGS
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edrich | 35.1 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 2.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 50 | 24 | 58 | 2 | 1.16 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 34 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 1.88 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Barnett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.37 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 23 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 1.82 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.85 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 1st INNINGS
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 50 | 5 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Plimsoll | 35.3 | 9 | 128 | 3 | 3.60 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 17 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 3.70 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 35 | 12 | 85 | 1 | 2.42 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 14 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.14 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
South Africa 2nd INNINGS
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Edrich | 22.4 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 3.39 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Barnett | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 10 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | 14 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 3.50 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 17 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3.41 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
England 2nd INNINGS (Target: 129 runs)
| 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 | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Plimsoll | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 14 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1.35 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3.86 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
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MATCH DETAILS
| Old Trafford, Manchester | |
| Toss | South Africa, elected to bat first |
| Series | |
| 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 | |
CLOSE OF PLAY
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
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