Test Match #289 Hide Percentages    Printable Scorecard     
1947 England v South Africa - 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London
16th August, 1947
 
England 427 & 325/6 dec
South Africa 302 & 423/7
Match drawn

 
England   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton b Mann 83    6  0   19.44%
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Mann 32    0  0   7.49%
John Robertson c Melville b Smith 4    0  0   0.94%
Denis Compton c Tuckett b Rowan 53    0  0   12.41%
Norman Yardley* b Mann 59    0  0   13.82%
Kenneth Cranston st †Fullerton b Rowan 45    0  0   10.54%
Richard Howorth c †Fullerton b Rowan 23    0  0   5.39%
Godfrey Evans run out 45    0  0   10.54%
Clifford Gladwin not out 51    0  0   11.94%
Douglas Wright b Mann 14    0  0   3.28%
William Copson b Dawson 6    0  0   1.41%
Extras (b 4, lb 7, nb 1) 12  
Total All Out   (190.0 overs @ 2.25 rpo) 427
Fall of Wickets
 
1-63 Washbrook, 2-80 Robertson, 3-178 Compton, 4-178 Hutton, 5-271 Cranston,
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6-290 Yardley, 7-322 Howorth, 8-358 Evans, 9-408 Wright, 10-427 Copson
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Lindsay Tuckett 32.0 6 82 0 2.56
Oscar Dawson 35.0 5 80 1 2.29 10.00
Norman Mann 64.0 28 93 4 1.45 40.00
Athol Rowan 38.0 9 92 3 2.42 30.00
Vivian Smith 21.0 0 68 1 3.24 10.00
 
 
South Africa   1st Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell c †Evans b Copson 120    14  0   39.74%
Dennis Dyer c Gladwin b Howorth 18    0  0   5.96%
Kenneth Viljoen c †Evans b Wright 10    0  0   3.31%
Dudley Nourse c Yardley b Howorth 10    0  0   3.31%
Alan Melville* lbw b Cranston 39    0  0   12.91%
Oscar Dawson lbw b Wright 55    0  0   18.21%
George Fullerton c Howorth b Cranston 6    0  0   1.99%
Athol Rowan b Howorth 0    0  0  
Norman Mann b Copson 36    0  0   11.92%
Lindsay Tuckett not out 0    0  0  
Vivian Smith lbw b Copson 0    0  0  
Extras (b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 2) 8  
Total All Out   (131.0 overs @ 2.31 rpo) 302
Fall of Wickets
 
1-47 Dyer, 2-62 Viljoen, 3-78 Nourse, 4-164 Melville, 5-243 Dawson, 6-253 Fullerton,
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7-254 Rowan, 8-293 Mitchell, 9-302 Mann, 10-302 Smith
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Copson 27.0 13 46 3 1.70 30.00
Clifford Gladwin 16.0 2 39 0 2.44
Douglas Wright 29.0 7 89 2 3.07 20.00
Richard Howorth 39.0 16 64 3 1.64 30.00
Denis Compton 11.0 4 31 0 2.82
Kenneth Cranston 9.0 2 25 2 2.78 20.00
 
 
England   2nd Innings
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Leonard Hutton c Tuckett b Mann 36    0  0   11.08%
Cyril Washbrook c †Fullerton b Rowan 43    0  0   13.23%
John Robertson b Rowan 30    0  0   9.23%
Denis Compton c Nourse b Dawson 113    15  0   34.77%
Norman Yardley* c sub b Mann 11    0  0   3.38%
Kenneth Cranston c Mitchell b Rowan 0    0  0  
Richard Howorth not out 45    0  0   13.85%
Godfrey Evans not out 39    0  0   12.00%
Extras (b 6, w 2) 8  
Total 6 wickets declared   (77.0 overs @ 4.22 rpo) 325
 
Did not Bat
 
Clifford Gladwin, Douglas Wright, William Copson
Fall of Wickets
 
1-73 Hutton, 2-89 Washbrook, 3-158 Robertson, 4-179 Yardley, 5-180 Cranston,
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6-267 Compton
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
Lindsay Tuckett 7.0 0 34 0 4.86
Oscar Dawson 15.0 1 59 1 3.93 10.00
Norman Mann 27.0 7 102 2 3.78 20.00
Athol Rowan 25.0 1 95 3 3.80 30.00
Vivian Smith 3.0 0 27 0 9.00
 
 
South Africa   2nd Innings  (target 451)
 
BATTING
 
R
 
BF
 
4s
 
6s
 
SR
 
% Total
Bruce Mitchell not out 189    0  0   44.68%
Dennis Dyer lbw b Wright 4    0  0   0.95%
Kenneth Viljoen st †Evans b Howorth 33    0  0   7.80%
Dudley Nourse b Howorth 97    12  0   22.93%
Alan Melville* c †Evans b Cranston 6    0  0   1.42%
Oscar Dawson c Howorth b Cranston 0    0  0  
George Fullerton c †Evans b Howorth 14    0  0   3.31%
Norman Mann c Hutton b Wright 10    0  0   2.36%
Lindsay Tuckett not out 40    0  0   9.46%
Extras (b 12, lb 14, w 4) 30  
Total 7 wickets   (141.0 overs @ 3.00 rpo) 423
 
Did not Bat
 
Athol Rowan, Vivian Smith
Fall of Wickets
 
1-8 Dyer, 2-48 Viljoen, 3-232 Nourse, 4-247 Melville, 5-249 Dawson, 6-266 Fullerton,
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7-314 Mann
 
BOWLING
 
O
 
M
 
R
 
W
 
ER
 
% Wickets
William Copson 30.0 11 66 0 2.20
Clifford Gladwin 16.0 5 33 0 2.06
Douglas Wright 30.0 8 103 2 3.43 20.00
Richard Howorth 37.0 12 85 3 2.30 30.00
Denis Compton 4.0 0 30 0 7.50
Kenneth Cranston 21.0 3 61 2 2.90 20.00
Leonard Hutton 2.0 0 14 0 7.00
Norman Yardley 1.0 0 1 0 1.00
 
MATCH INFORMATION
Venue Kennington Oval, London
Toss England won the toss and elected to bat
Series 1947 England v South Africa - 5th Test
Match No. Test #289
Match Conditions Day Match
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END OF DAY STATUS (Rest days excluded)
Day 1 - England 1st innings 311/6 (R Howorth 17*, TG Evans 10*)
Day 2 - South Africa 1st innings 204/4 (B Mitchell 92*, OC Dawson 28*)
Day 3 - South Africa 2nd innings 8/1 (B Mitchell 1*)
Day 4 - South Africa 2nd Innings 423/7, 141.0 overs - end of match

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