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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 288 (288/68)
England v South Africa, 1947, 4th Test
Headingley, Leeds
26,28,29 July 1947 (4-day match)

Result: England won by 10 wickets
England leads the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: South Africa
Umpires: F Chester and JJ Hills
Test Debuts: HJ Butler, JA Young (Eng); GM Fullerton (SA).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: South Africa 175, England 53/0 (Hutton 32*, Washbrook 21*)
  • Day 2: England 317/7 (Evans 6*, Young 0*)
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    *A Melville                              b Edrich               0  13   0  0
    DV Dyer               c Evans            b Wright               9  75      0
    B Mitchell                               b Butler              53 183      0
    AD Nourse                                b Butler              51 156      0
    KG Viljoen                               b Wright               5  22      0
    OC Dawson             c Young            b Butler               5  19      0
    +GM Fullerton         c Cranston         b Edrich              13  43      0
    AMB Rowan             c Yardley          b Edrich               0   3   0  0
    NBF Mann              c Edrich           b Cranston            29  41      0
    L Tuckett             c Evans            b Butler               3   8   0  0
    VI Smith              not out                                   0   1   0  0
    Extras                (lb 5, nb 2)                              7
    Total                 (all out, 97.1 overs)                   175
    
    FoW: 1-1 (Melville), 2-23 (Dyer), 3-113 (Mitchell),
         4-121 (Viljoen), 5-125 (Nourse), 6-130 (Dawson),
         7-131 (Rowan), 8-158 (Fullerton), 9-175 (Tuckett),
         10-175 (Mann).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Butler                      28     15     34      4
    Edrich                      17      4     46      3
    Young                       17      5     31      0
    Wright                      20      9     24      2
    Cranston                    11.1    3     24      1
    Compton                      4      0      9      0
    
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              run out                                 100 277      0
    C Washbrook                              b Mann                75 190  10  0
    WJ Edrich             c Melville         b Mann                43 107      0
    DCS Compton           c Mitchell         b Mann                30  69      0
    CJ Barnett            c Tuckett          b Rowan                6  18      0
    *NWD Yardley          c Nourse           b Smith               36  68      0
    K Cranston            c Melville         b Mann                 3  19   0  0
    +TG Evans             not out                                   6  24      0
    JA Young              not out                                   0   5   0  0
    Extras                (b 8, lb 8, nb 2)                        18
    Total                 (7 wickets declared, 154 overs)         317
    
    DNB: DVP Wright, HJ Butler.
    
    FoW: 1-141 (Washbrook), 2-218 (Hutton), 3-241 (Edrich),
         4-253 (Barnett), 5-289 (Compton), 6-306 (Cranston),
         7-316 (Yardley).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                     18      4     48      0
    Dawson                       4      0     12      0
    Mann                        50     20     68      4
    Smith                       36      9     82      1
    Rowan                       46     12     89      1
    
    South Africa 2nd innings                                        R   M   B  4 6
    *A Melville           c Compton          b Young               30  70        0
    DV Dyer               c Yardley          b Edrich               2  10      0 0
    B Mitchell                               b Young                5  19        0
    AD Nourse             lbw                b Butler              57 139        0
    KG Viljoen            lbw                b Butler              29  90        0
    OC Dawson                                b Butler              17  26        0
    +GM Fullerton         lbw                b Cranston            13  55        0
    AMB Rowan             not out                                  21  45        0
    NBF Mann              c Evans            b Cranston             0   2   2  0 0
    L Tuckett                                b Cranston             0   2   2  0 0
    VI Smith                                 b Cranston             0   1   1  0 0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 6)                              10
    Total                 (all out, 80 overs)                     184
    
    FoW: 1-6 (Dyer), 2-16 (Mitchell), 3-59 (Melville),
         4-130 (Viljoen), 5-139 (Nourse), 6-156 (Dawson),
         7-184 (Fullerton), 8-184 (Mann), 9-184 (Tuckett),
         10-184 (Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Butler                      24      9     32      3
    Edrich                      14      2     35      1
    Young                       19      7     54      2
    Wright                      14      7     31      0
    Cranston                     7      3     12      4
    Compton                      2      0     10      0
    
    England 2nd innings (target: 43 runs)                           R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              not out                                  32  38      1
    C Washbrook           not out                                  15  38      0
    Extras                                                          0
    Total                 (0 wickets, 15.4 overs)                  47
    
    DNB: WJ Edrich, DCS Compton, CJ Barnett, *NWD Yardley,
         K Cranston, +TG Evans, JA Young, DVP Wright, HJ Butler.
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                      6      1     12      0
    Dawson                       4      1     13      0
    Mann                         3.4    0     17      0
    Mitchell                     2      1      5      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Headingley, Leeds

    South Africa Player Pages: A Melville, DV Dyer, B Mitchell, AD Nourse, KG Viljoen, OC Dawson, GM Fullerton, AMB Rowan, NBF Mann, L Tuckett, VI Smith.

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, WJ Edrich, DCS Compton, CJ Barnett, NWD Yardley, K Cranston, TG Evans, JA Young, DVP Wright, HJ Butler.

    Match Officials' Pages: F Chester, JJ Hills.

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