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Format: CricInfo Version 1t

Test # 289 (289/69)
England v South Africa, 1947, 5th Test
Kennington Oval, London
16,18,19,20 August 1947 (4-day match)

Result: Match drawn
England wins the 5-Test series 3-0

Toss: England
Umpires: HG Baldwin and JA Smart
Test Debuts: R Howorth, JDB Robertson (Eng).

Close of Play:

  • Day 1: England 311/6 (Howorth 17*, Evans 10*)
  • Day 2: England 427, South Africa 204/4 (Mitchell 92*, Dawson 28*)
  • Day 3: South Africa 302, England 325/6d, South Africa 8/1 (Mitchell 1*)
    England 1st innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton                                 b Mann                83 213   6  0
    C Washbrook           lbw                b Mann                32  85      0
    JDB Robertson         c Melville         b Smith                4  19      0
    DCS Compton           c Tuckett          b Rowan               53 104      0
    *NWD Yardley                             b Mann                59 134      0
    K Cranston            st Fullerton       b Rowan               45  99      0
    R Howorth             c Fullerton        b Rowan               23  71      0
    +TG Evans             run out                                  45  66      0
    C Gladwin             not out                                  51  90      0
    DVP Wright                               b Mann                14  49      0
    WH Copson                                b Dawson               6  13      0
    Extras                (b 4, lb 7, nb 1)                        12
    Total                 (all out, 190 overs)                    427
    
    FoW: 1-63 (Washbrook), 2-80 (Robertson), 3-178 (Compton),
         4-178 (Hutton), 5-271 (Cranston), 6-290 (Yardley),
         7-322 (Howorth), 8-358 (Evans), 9-408 (Wright),
         10-427 (Copson).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                     32      6     82      0
    Dawson                      35      5     80      1
    Mann                        64     28     93      4
    Rowan                       38      9     92      3
    Smith                       21      0     68      1
    
    South Africa 1st innings                                        R   M   4  6
    B Mitchell            c Evans            b Copson             120 381  14  0
    DV Dyer               c Gladwin          b Howorth             18  60      0
    KG Viljoen            c Evans            b Wright              10  33      0
    AD Nourse             c Yardley          b Howorth             10  13      0
    *A Melville           lbw                b Cranston            39 108      0
    OC Dawson             lbw                b Wright              55  91      0
    +GM Fullerton         c Howorth          b Cranston             6  21      0
    AMB Rowan                                b Howorth              0   4   0  0
    NBF Mann                                 b Copson              36  49      1
    L Tuckett             not out                                   0   7   0  0
    VI Smith              lbw                b Copson               0   2   0  0
    Extras                (b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 2)                    8
    Total                 (all out, 131 overs)                    302
    
    FoW: 1-47 (Dyer), 2-62 (Viljoen), 3-78 (Nourse),
         4-164 (Melville), 5-243 (Dawson), 6-253 (Fullerton),
         7-254 (Rowan), 8-293 (Mitchell), 9-302 (Mann),
         10-302 (Smith).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Copson                      27     13     46      3
    Gladwin                     16      2     39      0
    Wright                      29      7     89      2
    Howorth                     39     16     64      3
    Compton                     11      4     31      0
    Cranston                     9      2     25      2
    
    England 2nd innings                                             R   M   4  6
    L Hutton              c Tuckett          b Mann                36  55      0
    C Washbrook           c Fullerton        b Rowan               43  69      0
    JDB Robertson                            b Rowan               30  59      0
    DCS Compton           c Nourse           b Dawson             113 109  15  0
    *NWD Yardley          c sub              b Mann                11  15      0
    K Cranston            c Mitchell         b Rowan                0   2   0  0
    R Howorth             not out                                  45  74      0
    +TG Evans             not out                                  39  29      0
    Extras                (b 6, w 2)                                8
    Total                 (6 wickets declared, 77 overs)          325
    
    DNB: C Gladwin, DVP Wright, WH Copson.
    
    FoW: 1-73 (Hutton), 2-89 (Washbrook), 3-158 (Robertson),
         4-179 (Yardley), 5-180 (Cranston), 6-267 (Compton).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Tuckett                      7      0     34      0
    Dawson                      15      1     59      1
    Mann                        27      7    102      2
    Rowan                       25      1     95      3
    Smith                        3      0     27      0
    
    South Africa 2nd innings (target: 451 runs)                     R   M   4  6
    B Mitchell            not out                                 189 420      0
    DV Dyer               lbw                b Wright               4  30      0
    KG Viljoen            st Evans           b Howorth             33  63      0
    AD Nourse                                b Howorth             97 150  12  0
    *A Melville           c Evans            b Cranston             6  15      0
    OC Dawson             c Howorth          b Cranston             0   5   0  0
    +GM Fullerton         c Evans            b Howorth             14  19      0
    NBF Mann              c Hutton           b Wright              10  41      0
    L Tuckett             not out                                  40  90      0
    Extras                (b 12, lb 14, w 4)                       30
    Total                 (7 wickets, 141 overs)                  423
    
    DNB: AMB Rowan, VI Smith.
    
    FoW: 1-8 (Dyer), 2-48 (Viljoen), 3-232 (Nourse),
         4-247 (Melville), 5-249 (Dawson), 6-266 (Fullerton),
         7-314 (Mann).
    
    Bowling                      O      M      R      W
    Copson                      30     11     66      0
    Gladwin                     16      5     33      0
    Wright                      30      8    103      2
    Howorth                     37     12     85      3
    Compton                      4      0     30      0
    Cranston                    21      3     61      2
    Hutton                       2      0     14      0
    Yardley                      1      0      1      0
    


  • Tour Index

    Team Pages: England, South Africa.

    Ground Page: Kennington Oval, London

    England Player Pages: L Hutton, C Washbrook, JDB Robertson, DCS Compton, NWD Yardley, K Cranston, R Howorth, TG Evans, C Gladwin, DVP Wright, WH Copson.

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

    Match Officials' Pages: HG Baldwin, JA Smart.

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