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England v South Africa @ Old Trafford, Manchester
5, 7, 8, 9 July 1947 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, CAR Coleman
Match Result: England won by 7 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Alan Melville | c Len Hutton b Cliff Gladwin | 17 | - | 48 | - | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | b Bill Edrich | 62 | - | 177 | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | run out ( > > ) | 80 | - | 223 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | c Norman Yardley b Ken Cranston | 23 | - | 36 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | c Denis Compton b Bill Edrich | 93 | - | 243 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | b Ken Cranston | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | lbw b Eric Hollies | 13 | - | 54 | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | b Bill Edrich | 13 | - | 59 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Eric Hollies b Cliff Gladwin | 8 | - | 21 | - | - |
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | not out | 9 | - | 57 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Plimsoll | c Godfrey Evans b Bill Edrich | 8 | - | 16 | - | - |
| FOW | 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), 339 (Jack Plimsoll). |
| Extras | 3b, 9lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 166.1 ovs) 339 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Edrich | 35.1 | 9 | 95 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 50 | 24 | 58 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 34 | 12 | 64 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Barnett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 23 | 8 | 42 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Johnny Lindsay b Jack Plimsoll | 12 | - | 32 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Dudley Nourse b Lindsay Tuckett | 29 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Lindsay Tuckett | 191 | - | 317 | 22 | 3 |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Lindsay Tuckett b Ossie Dawson | 115 | - | 195 | 17 | - |
| 5. Charlie Barnett | c sub b Tufty Mann | 5 | - | 11 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Alan Melville b Jack Plimsoll | 41 | - | 61 | - | - |
| 7. Ken Cranston | c Ossie Dawson b Athol Rowan | 23 | - | 55 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | b Lindsay Tuckett | 27 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | b Lindsay Tuckett | 16 | - | 36 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | not out | 4 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 11. Eric Hollies | c Dudley Nourse b Jack Plimsoll | 5 | - | 12 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Len 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), 478 (Eric Hollies). |
| Extras | 2b, 7lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 151.3 ovs) 478 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 50 | 5 | 148 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Plimsoll | 35.3 | 9 | 128 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 17 | 1 | 63 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 35 | 12 | 85 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 14 | 2 | 44 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Alan Melville | b Bill Edrich | 59 | - | 110 | - | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | b Cliff Gladwin | 1 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | c Len Hutton b Denis Compton | 6 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | b Bill Edrich | 115 | - | 144 | 13 | 2 |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | c Len Hutton b Doug Wright | 32 | - | 99 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | b Bill Edrich | 9 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | c Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | lbw b Bill Edrich | 17 | - | 39 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Charlie Barnett b Doug Wright | 9 | - | 14 | - | - |
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | b Eric Hollies | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Plimsoll | not out | 8 | - | 17 | - | - |
| FOW | 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), 267 (Lindsay Tuckett). |
| Extras | 5b, 5lb, 0w, 1nb, 0pen) 11 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 84.4 ovs) 267 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Edrich | 22.4 | 4 | 77 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Cliff Gladwin | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Charlie Barnett | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 10 | 2 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 14 | 4 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 17 | 2 | 58 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | c Ossie Dawson b Tufty Mann | 24 | - | 71 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Johnny Lindsay b Ossie Dawson | 40 | - | 53 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | not out | 22 | - | 50 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | hit wicket b Tufty Mann | 6 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 5. Charlie Barnett | not out | 19 | - | 14 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | ||||||
| 7. Ken Cranston | ||||||
| +8. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 9. Cliff Gladwin | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Eric Hollies |
| FOW | 1-63 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-80 (Len Hutton), 3-103 (Denis Compton). |
| Extras | 9b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 19 |
| Total | (for 3 wickets, 36.5 ovs) 130 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Plimsoll | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 14 | 8 | 19 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 9.5 | 2 | 38 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Charlie Barnett, Norman Yardley, Ken Cranston, Godfrey Evans, Cliff Gladwin, Doug Wright, Eric Hollies