Cricket

High scores

Player	Runs	Mins	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DCS Compton	208	354	-	20	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WJ Edrich	191	317	-	22	3	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
B Mitchell	189*	420	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	189	364	-	16	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
WJ Edrich	189	361	-	26	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	163	290	-	19	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	149	244	-	15	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Mitchell	120	381	-	14	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	117	253	-	13	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AD Nourse	115	144	-	13	2	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	115	195	-	17	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
DCS Compton	113	109	-	15	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	104*	160	-	15	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	100	277	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
NWD Yardley	99	250	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	97	150	-	12	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
KG Viljoen	93	243	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Hutton	83	213	-	6	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	80	253	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
B Mitchell	80	223	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Washbrook	75	190	-	10	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	74	76	-	14	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DCS Compton	65	135	-	1	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	65	140	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DV Dyer	62	177	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AD Nourse	61	159	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
TA Harris	60	133	-	9	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	59	150	-	2	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
A Melville	59	110	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NWD Yardley	59	134	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AD Nourse	58	102	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
WJ Edrich	57	205	-	1	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AD Nourse	57	139	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
OC Dawson	55	91	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
B Mitchell	53	183	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
DCS Compton	53	104	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
KG Viljoen	51*	137	-	5	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Gladwin	51*	90	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AD Nourse	51	156	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
WJ Edrich	50	109	-	7	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
OC Dawson	48	101	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
B Mitchell	46	95	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
R Howorth	45*	74	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
TG Evans	45	66	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
K Cranston	45	99	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	43	107	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
C Washbrook	43	69	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NWD Yardley	41	61	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Tuckett	40*	90	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Washbrook	40	53	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
TG Evans	39*	29	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
A Melville	39	108	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AMB Rowan	38*	98	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
OC Dawson	36	103	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
NWD Yardley	36	68	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
L Hutton	36	55	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
NBF Mann	36	49	-	-	1	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
AMB Rowan	34*	102	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
CJ Barnett	33	31	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
OC Dawson	33	99	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
KG Viljoen	33	63	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	32*	38	-	-	1	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
KG Viljoen	32	99	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Washbrook	32	85	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
TA Harris	30	83	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DCS Compton	30	69	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
A Melville	30	70	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
JDB Robertson	30	59	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
C Washbrook	29	46	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
KG Viljoen	29	90	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
NBF Mann	29	41	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	27	46	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
JW Martin	26	49	-	-	2	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
C Washbrook	25	60	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	24	71	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
AD Nourse	23	36	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
K Cranston	23	55	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
R Howorth	23	71	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
WJ Edrich	22*	50	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
NWD Yardley	22	45	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
AMB Rowan	21*	45	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
CJ Barnett	19*	14	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
WE Hollies	18*	52	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
L Hutton	18	110	121	1	0	14.87	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
DV Dyer	18	60	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	17	46	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
HE Dollery	17	47	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
A Melville	17	48	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Tuckett	17	39	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
OC Dawson	17	26	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
TG Evans	16	17	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
C Gladwin	16	36	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
C Washbrook	15*	38	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	26 Jul 1947	Test # 288
B Mitchell	14	40	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	07 Jun 1947	Test # 285
DVP Wright	14	49	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
GM Fullerton	14	19	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	The Oval	16 Aug 1947	Test # 289
L Hutton	13*	30	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
C Washbrook	13*	30	-	-	0	0.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	21 Jun 1947	Test # 286
AMB Rowan	13	54	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287
L Tuckett	13	59	-	-	0	0.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	05 Jul 1947	Test # 287

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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 v South Africa at The Oval, 5th Test, Aug 16-20, 1947 [Test # 289]

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

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