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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 287 (287/67)
England v South Africa, 1947, 3rd Test
Old Trafford, Manchester
5,7,8,9 July 1947 (4-day match)

Result: England won by 7 wickets
England leads the 5-Test series 2-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: F Chester and CAR Coleman
Test Debuts: K Cranston, C Gladwin (Eng); DV Dyer, JB Plimsoll (SA).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 278/6 (Viljoen 66*, Tuckett 6*)
  • Day 2: South Africa 339, England 311/4 (Edrich 141*, Yardley 1*)
  • Day 3: England 478, South Africa 14/1 (Melville 12*, Mitchell 0*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    *A Melville           c Hutton           b Gladwin             17  48      0
    DV Dyer                                  b Edrich              62 177      0
    B Mitchell            run out                                  80 223      0
    AD Nourse             c Yardley          b Cranston            23  36      0
    KG Viljoen            c Compton          b Edrich              93 243      0
    OC Dawson                                b Cranston             1   7   0  0
    AMB Rowan             lbw                b Hollies             13  54      0
    L Tuckett                                b Edrich              13  59      0
    NBF Mann              c Hollies          b Gladwin              8  21      0
    +JD Lindsay           not out                                   9  57      0
    JB Plimsoll           c Evans            b Edrich               8  16      0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 9)                              12
    Total                 (all out, 166.1 overs)                  339
    
    FoW: 1-32 (Melville), 2-125 (Dyer), 3-163 (Nourse),
         4-214 (Mitchell), 5-215 (Dawson), 6-260 (Rowan),
         7-287 (Tuckett), 8-298 (Mann), 9-327 (Viljoen),
         10-339 (Plimsoll).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Edrich                      35.1    9     95      4
    Gladwin                     50     24     58      2
    Cranston                    34     12     64      2
    Barnett                      8      3     11      0
    Wright                       9      1     30      0
    Hollies                     23      8     42      1
    Compton                      7      1     27      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              c Lindsay          b Plimsoll            12  32      0
    C Washbrook           c Nourse           b Tuckett             29  46      0
    WJ Edrich                                b Tuckett            191 317  22  3
    DCS Compton           c Tuckett          b Dawson             115 195  17  0
    CJ Barnett            c sub              b Mann                 5  11      0
    *NWD Yardley          c Melville         b Plimsoll            41  61      0
    K Cranston            c Dawson           b Rowan               23  55      0
    +TG Evans                                b Tuckett             27  46      0
    C Gladwin                                b Tuckett             16  36      0
    DVP Wright            not out                                   4  24      0
    WE Hollies            c Nourse           b Plimsoll             5  12      0
    Extras                (b 2, lb 7, nb 1)                        10
    Total                 (all out, 151.3 overs)                  478
    
    FoW: 1-40 (Hutton), 2-48 (Washbrook), 3-276 (Compton),
         4-289 (Barnett), 5-363 (Yardley), 6-415 (Edrich),
         7-439 (Cranston), 8-466 (Evans), 9-471 (Gladwin),
         10-478 (Hollies).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                     50      5    148      4
    Plimsoll                    35.3    9    128      3
    Rowan                       17      1     63      1
    Mann                        35     12     85      1
    Dawson                      14      2     44      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   4  6
    *A Melville                              b Edrich              59 110      0
    DV Dyer                                  b Gladwin              1  19   0  0
    B Mitchell            c Hutton           b Compton              6  55      0
    AD Nourse                                b Edrich             115 144  13  2
    KG Viljoen            c Hutton           b Wright              32  99      0
    OC Dawson                                b Edrich               9  19      0
    AMB Rowan             c Evans            b Wright               0   5   0  0
    L Tuckett             lbw                b Edrich              17  39      0
    NBF Mann              c Barnett          b Wright               9  14      0
    +JD Lindsay                              b Hollies              0   2   0  0
    JB Plimsoll           not out                                   8  17      0
    Extras                (b 5, lb 5, nb 1)                        11
    Total                 (all out, 84.4 overs)                   267
    
    FoW: 1-12 (Dyer), 2-42 (Mitchell), 3-96 (Melville),
         4-217 (Viljoen), 5-225 (Nourse), 6-228 (Rowan),
         7-232 (Dawson), 8-244 (Mann), 9-244 (Lindsay),
         10-267 (Tuckett).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Edrich                      22.4    4     77      4
    Gladwin                     16      6     28      1
    Barnett                      5      1     12      0
    Wright                      10      2     32      3
    Hollies                     14      4     49      1
    Compton                     17      2     58      1
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 129 runs)                          R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              c Dawson           b Mann                24  71      0
    C Washbrook           c Lindsay          b Dawson              40  53      0
    WJ Edrich             not out                                  22  50      0
    DCS Compton           hit wicket         b Mann                 6  17      0
    CJ Barnett            not out                                  19  14      0
    Extras                (b 9, lb 8, nb 2)                        19
    Total                 (3 wickets, 36.5 overs)                 130
    
    DNB: *NWD Yardley, K Cranston, +TG Evans, C Gladwin, DVP Wright,
         WE Hollies.
    
    FoW: 1-63 (Washbrook), 2-80 (Hutton), 3-103 (Compton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                      5      0     26      0
    Plimsoll                     4      0     15      0
    Rowan                        4      0     13      0
    Mann                        14      8     19      2
    Dawson                       9.5    2     38      1
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Old Trafford, Manchester

    South Africa Player Pages: A Melville, DV Dyer, B Mitchell, AD Nourse, KG Viljoen, OC Dawson, AMB Rowan, L Tuckett, NBF Mann, JD Lindsay, JB Plimsoll.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, WJ Edrich, DCS Compton, CJ Barnett, NWD Yardley, K Cranston, TG Evans, C Gladwin, DVP Wright, WE Hollies.

    Match Officials' Pages: F Chester, CAR Coleman.

    Thanks: Travis, Vishal
     Contributed by Graham.Rose (grahamr@hadrian.bt.co.uk)  
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