England v South Africa
Match drawn
16 to 20 August 1947The Oval
England
427 & 325/6d77 ov
South Africa
302 & 423/7141 ov
Scorecard: every batter's and bowler's line, as the scorer kept it
Scorecard. For this match we hold every batter's and every bowler's line as the scorer's card kept it. The card does not name the fielder or the bowler for each dismissal, and older cards often leave balls faced blank (shown as -). There is no ball-by-ball record before December 2001. See the matches held ball by ball.
England innings
427190 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 83 | - | 213 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 32 | - | 85 | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Robertson | caught | 4 | - | 19 | - | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 53 | - | 104 | - | 0 | - |
| Norman Yardley | bowled | 59 | - | 134 | - | 0 | - |
| Ken Cranston | stumped | 45 | - | 99 | - | 0 | - |
| Dick Howorth | caught | 23 | - | 71 | - | 0 | - |
| Godfrey Evans | run out | 45 | - | 66 | - | 0 | - |
| Cliff Gladwin | not out | 51* | - | 90 | - | 0 | - |
| Doug Wright | bowled | 14 | - | 49 | - | 0 | - |
| Bill Copson | bowled | 6 | - | 13 | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 4, lb 7, nb 1 | 12 | |||||
| Total | all out, 190 overs | 427 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-63 Cyril Washbrook2-80 Jack Robertson3-178 Denis Compton4-178 Leonard Hutton5-271 Ken Cranston6-290 Norman Yardley7-322 Dick Howorth8-358 Godfrey Evans9-408 Doug Wright10-427 Bill Copson
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 32 | 6 | 82 | 0 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 35 | 5 | 80 | 1 | 2.29 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 64 | 28 | 93 | 4 | 1.45 | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 38 | 9 | 92 | 3 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | 21 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 3.24 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings
302131 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | caught | 120 | - | 381 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Dennis Dyer | caught | 18 | - | 60 | - | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | caught | 10 | - | 33 | - | 0 | - |
| Dudley Nourse | caught | 10 | - | 13 | - | 0 | - |
| Alan Melville | lbw | 39 | - | 108 | - | 0 | - |
| Ossie Dawson | lbw | 55 | - | 91 | - | 0 | - |
| George Fullerton | caught | 6 | - | 21 | - | 0 | - |
| Athol Rowan | bowled | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tufty Mann | bowled | 36 | - | 49 | - | 1 | - |
| Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 0* | - | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ian Smith | lbw | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 2 | 8 | |||||
| Total | all out, 131 overs | 302 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-47 Dennis Dyer2-62 Ken Viljoen3-78 Dudley Nourse4-164 Alan Melville5-243 Ossie Dawson6-253 George Fullerton7-254 Athol Rowan8-293 Bruce Mitchell9-302 Tufty Mann10-302 Ian Smith
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Copson | 27 | 13 | 46 | 3 | 1.70 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2.44 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 29 | 7 | 89 | 2 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | 39 | 16 | 64 | 3 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 11 | 4 | 31 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 9 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2.78 | 0 | 0 |
England innings
325/6d77 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Hutton | caught | 36 | - | 55 | - | 0 | - |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught | 43 | - | 69 | - | 0 | - |
| Jack Robertson | bowled | 30 | - | 59 | - | 0 | - |
| Denis Compton | caught | 113 | - | 109 | 15 | 0 | - |
| Norman Yardley | caught | 11 | - | 15 | - | 0 | - |
| Ken Cranston | caught | 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 | 6 wickets declared, 77 overs | 325 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-73 Leonard Hutton2-89 Cyril Washbrook3-158 Jack Robertson4-179 Norman Yardley5-180 Ken Cranston6-267 Denis Compton
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Tuckett | 7 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 4.86 | 0 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | 15 | 1 | 59 | 1 | 3.93 | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | 27 | 7 | 102 | 2 | 3.78 | 0 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | 25 | 1 | 95 | 3 | 3.80 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 |
South Africa innings chasing 451
423/7141 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | Mins | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Mitchell | not out | 189* | - | 420 | - | 0 | - |
| Dennis Dyer | lbw | 4 | - | 30 | - | 0 | - |
| Ken Viljoen | stumped | 33 | - | 63 | - | 0 | - |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 97 | - | 150 | 12 | 0 | - |
| Alan Melville | caught | 6 | - | 15 | - | 0 | - |
| Ossie Dawson | caught | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| George Fullerton | caught | 14 | - | 19 | - | 0 | - |
| Tufty Mann | caught | 10 | - | 41 | - | 0 | - |
| Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 40* | - | 90 | - | 0 | - |
| Extras | b 12, lb 14, w 4 | 30 | |||||
| Total | 7 wickets, 141 overs | 423 | |||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 430
1-8 Dennis Dyer2-48 Ken Viljoen3-232 Dudley Nourse4-247 Alan Melville5-249 Ossie Dawson6-266 George Fullerton7-314 Tufty Mann
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Copson | 30 | 11 | 66 | 0 | 2.20 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 5 | 33 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | 30 | 8 | 103 | 2 | 3.43 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | 37 | 12 | 85 | 3 | 2.30 | 0 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | 21 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 2.90 | 0 | 0 |
| Leonard Hutton | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7.00 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 |