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England v South Africa @ Headingley, Leeds
26, 28, 29 July 1947 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: F Chester, JJ Hills
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Alan Melville | b Bill Edrich | 0 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | c Godfrey Evans b Doug Wright | 9 | - | 75 | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b Harold Butler | 53 | - | 183 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | b Harold Butler | 51 | - | 156 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | b Doug Wright | 5 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | c Jack Young b Harold Butler | 5 | - | 19 | - | - |
| +7. George Fullerton | c Ken Cranston b Bill Edrich | 13 | - | 43 | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | c Norman Yardley b Bill Edrich | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Bill Edrich b Ken Cranston | 29 | - | 41 | - | - |
| 10. Lindsay Tuckett | c Godfrey Evans b Harold Butler | 3 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | not out | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-1 (Alan Melville), 2-23 (Dennis Dyer), 3-113 (Bruce Mitchell), 4-121 (Ken Viljoen), 5-125 (Dudley Nourse), 6-130 (Ossie Dawson), 7-131 (Athol Rowan), 8-158 (George Fullerton), 9-175 (Lindsay Tuckett), 175 (Tufty Mann). |
| Extras | 0b, 5lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 97.1 ovs) 175 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Butler | 28 | 15 | 34 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 17 | 4 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 17 | 5 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 20 | 9 | 24 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 11.1 | 3 | 24 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | run out ( > > ) | 100 | - | 277 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | b Tufty Mann | 75 | - | 190 | 10 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | c Alan Melville b Tufty Mann | 43 | - | 107 | - | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Bruce Mitchell b Tufty Mann | 30 | - | 69 | - | - |
| 5. Charlie Barnett | c Lindsay Tuckett b Athol Rowan | 6 | - | 18 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Dudley Nourse b Ian Smith | 36 | - | 68 | - | - |
| 7. Ken Cranston | c Alan Melville b Tufty Mann | 3 | - | 19 | - | - |
| +8. Godfrey Evans | not out | 6 | - | 24 | - | - |
| 9. Jack Young | not out | 0 | - | 5 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Harold Butler |
| FOW | 1-141 (Cyril Washbrook), 2-218 (Len Hutton), 3-241 (Bill Edrich), 4-253 (Charlie Barnett), 5-289 (Denis Compton), 6-306 (Ken Cranston), 7-316 (Norman Yardley). |
| Extras | 8b, 8lb, 0w, 2nb, 0pen) 18 |
| Total | (for 7 wickets, 154 ovs) 317 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 18 | 4 | 48 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 50 | 20 | 68 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 36 | 9 | 82 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 46 | 12 | 89 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *1. Alan Melville | c Denis Compton b Jack Young | 30 | - | 70 | - | - |
| 2. Dennis Dyer | c Norman Yardley b Bill Edrich | 2 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 3. Bruce Mitchell | b Jack Young | 5 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Harold Butler | 57 | - | 139 | - | - |
| 5. Ken Viljoen | lbw b Harold Butler | 29 | - | 90 | - | - |
| 6. Ossie Dawson | b Harold Butler | 17 | - | 26 | - | - |
| +7. George Fullerton | lbw b Ken Cranston | 13 | - | 55 | - | - |
| 8. Athol Rowan | not out | 21 | - | 45 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | c Godfrey Evans b Ken Cranston | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Lindsay Tuckett | b Ken Cranston | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | b Ken Cranston | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-6 (Dennis Dyer), 2-16 (Bruce Mitchell), 3-59 (Alan Melville), 4-130 (Ken Viljoen), 5-139 (Dudley Nourse), 6-156 (Ossie Dawson), 7-184 (George Fullerton), 8-184 (Tufty Mann), 9-184 (Lindsay Tuckett), 184 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 4b, 6lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 10 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 80 ovs) 184 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Harold Butler | 24 | 9 | 32 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 14 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Jack Young | 19 | 7 | 54 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 14 | 7 | 31 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ken Cranston | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 32 | - | 38 | - | 1 |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | not out | 15 | - | 38 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | ||||||
| 4. Denis Compton | ||||||
| 5. Charlie Barnett | ||||||
| *6. Norman Yardley | ||||||
| 7. Ken Cranston | ||||||
| +8. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 9. Jack Young | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Harold Butler |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 15.4 ovs) 47 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 3.4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bruce Mitchell | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Charlie Barnett, Norman Yardley, Ken Cranston, Godfrey Evans, Jack Young, Doug Wright, Harold Butler