England vs South Africa, 5th Test at London, Aug 16 1947 - Full Scorecard

RESULT

5th Test, The Oval, August 16 - 20, 1947, South Africa tour of England

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England

427 & 325/6d

South Africa

(T:451) 302 & 423/7

Match drawn

England 1st Innings

South Africa 1st Innings

England 2nd Innings

South Africa 2nd Innings

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England 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	b Mann	83	-	213	6	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	lbw b Mann	32	-	85	-	0	-
Jack Robertson	c Melville b Smith	4	-	19	-	0	-
Denis Compton	c Tuckett b Rowan	53	-	104	-	0	-
Norman Yardley (c)	b Mann	59	-	134	-	0	-
Ken Cranston	st †Fullerton b Rowan	45	-	99	-	0	-
Dick Howorth	c †Fullerton b Rowan	23	-	71	-	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	run out	45	-	66	-	0	-
Cliff Gladwin	not out	51	-	90	-	0	-
Doug Wright	b Mann	14	-	49	-	0	-
Bill Copson	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
Lindsay Tuckett	32	6	82	0	2.56	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	35	5	80	1	2.28	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	64	28	93	4	1.45	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	38	9	92	3	2.42	-	-	-
Ian Smith	21	0	68	1	3.23	-	-	-

South Africa 1st Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell	c †Evans b Copson	120	-	381	14	0	-
Dennis Dyer	c Gladwin b Howorth	18	-	60	-	0	-
Ken Viljoen	c †Evans b Wright	10	-	33	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse	c Yardley b Howorth	10	-	13	-	0	-
Alan Melville (c)	lbw b Cranston	39	-	108	-	0	-
Ossie Dawson	lbw b Wright	55	-	91	-	0	-
George Fullerton †	c Howorth b Cranston	6	-	21	-	0	-
Athol Rowan	b Howorth	0	-	4	0	0	-
Tufty Mann	b Copson	36	-	49	-	1	-
Lindsay Tuckett	not out	0	-	7	0	0	-
Ian Smith	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
Bill Copson	27	13	46	3	1.70	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	16	2	39	0	2.43	-	-	-
Doug Wright	29	7	89	2	3.06	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	39	16	64	3	1.64	-	-	-
Denis Compton	11	4	31	0	2.81	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	9	2	25	2	2.77	-	-	-

England 2nd Innings

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton	c Tuckett b Mann	36	-	55	-	0	-
Cyril Washbrook	c †Fullerton b Rowan	43	-	69	-	0	-
Jack Robertson	b Rowan	30	-	59	-	0	-
Denis Compton	c Nourse b Dawson	113	-	109	15	0	-
Norman Yardley (c)	c sub b Mann	11	-	15	-	0	-
Ken Cranston	c Mitchell b Rowan	0	-	2	0	0	-
Dick Howorth	not out	45	-	74	-	0	-
Godfrey Evans †	not out	39	-	29	-	0	-
Extras	(b 6, w 2)	8
Total	77 Ov (RR: 4.22)	325/6d
Did not bat: Cliff Gladwin, Doug Wright, Bill Copson
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
Lindsay Tuckett	7	0	34	0	4.85	-	-	-
Ossie Dawson	15	1	59	1	3.93	-	-	-
Tufty Mann	27	7	102	2	3.77	-	-	-
Athol Rowan	25	1	95	3	3.80	-	-	-
Ian Smith	3	0	27	0	9.00	-	-	-

South Africa 2nd Innings (T: 451 runs)

Batting		R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell	not out	189	-	420	-	0	-
Dennis Dyer	lbw b Wright	4	-	30	-	0	-
Ken Viljoen	st †Evans b Howorth	33	-	63	-	0	-
Dudley Nourse	b Howorth	97	-	150	12	0	-
Alan Melville (c)	c †Evans b Cranston	6	-	15	-	0	-
Ossie Dawson	c Howorth b Cranston	0	-	5	0	0	-
George Fullerton †	c †Evans b Howorth	14	-	19	-	0	-
Tufty Mann	c Hutton b Wright	10	-	41	-	0	-
Lindsay Tuckett	not out	40	-	90	-	0	-
Extras	(b 12, lb 14, w 4)	30
Total	141 Ov (RR: 3.00)	423/7
Did not bat: Athol Rowan, Ian Smith
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
Bill Copson	30	11	66	0	2.20	-	-	-
Cliff Gladwin	16	5	33	0	2.06	-	-	-
Doug Wright	30	8	103	2	3.43	-	-	-
Dick Howorth	37	12	85	3	2.29	-	-	-
Denis Compton	4	0	30	0	7.50	-	-	-
Ken Cranston	21	3	61	2	2.90	-	-	-
Leonard Hutton	2	0	14	0	7.00	-	-	-
Norman Yardley	1	0	1	0	1.00	-	-	-

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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	South Africa tour of England
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	Jack Robertson Dick Howorth
Umpires	Herbert Baldwin Jack Smart

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ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA 1947

After four days of fluctuating play in extreme heat South Africa finished 28 runs short of victory with three wickets in hand

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South Africa Innings

Player Name		R
B Mitchell	not out	189
DV Dyer	lbw	4
KG Viljoen	stumped	33
AD Nourse	bowled	97
A Melville	caught	6
OC Dawson	caught	0
GM Fullerton	caught	14
NBF Mann	caught	10
L Tuckett	not out	40
Extras	(b 12, lb 14, w 4)
Total	423(7 wkts; 141 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
WH Copson	30	11	66	0	2.2
C Gladwin	16	5	33	0	2.06
DVP Wright	30	8	103	2	3.43
R Howorth	37	12	85	3	2.29
DCS Compton	4	0	30	0	7.5
K Cranston	21	3	61	2	2.9
L Hutton	2	0	14	0	7
NWD Yardley	1	0	1	0	1

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	Bruce Mitchell	Dennis Dyer
2nd	40	Bruce Mitchell	Ken Viljoen
3rd	184	Bruce Mitchell	Dudley Nourse
4th	15	Bruce Mitchell	Alan Melville
5th	2	Bruce Mitchell	Ossie Dawson
6th	17	Bruce Mitchell	George Fullerton
7th	48	Bruce Mitchell	Tufty Mann
8th	109	Bruce Mitchell	Lindsay Tuckett

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