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England v South Africa @ Trent Bridge, Nottingham
7, 9, 10, 11 June 1947 (four-day match)
Toss: South Africa (bat)
Umpires: CAR Coleman, JA Smart
Match Result: Match Drawn
1st Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | b Alec Bedser | 14 | - | 40 | - | - |
| *2. Alan Melville | b Jack Martin | 189 | - | 364 | 16 | 1 |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | lbw b Bill Edrich | 10 | - | 44 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | b Eric Hollies | 149 | - | 244 | 15 | 1 |
| 5. Ossie Dawson | st Godfrey Evans b Eric Hollies | 48 | - | 101 | - | - |
| 6. Tony Harris | c Len Hutton b Eric Hollies | 60 | - | 133 | 9 | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | not out | 34 | - | 102 | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | lbw b Eric Hollies | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Alec Bedser | 8 | - | 18 | - | - |
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | b Alec Bedser | 0 | - | 7 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | c Norman Yardley b Eric Hollies | 1 | - | 7 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-23 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-44 (Ken Viljoen), 3-363 (Dudley Nourse), 4-384 (Alan Melville), 5-450 (Ossie Dawson), 6-505 (Tony Harris), 7-505 (Lindsay Tuckett), 8-528 (Tufty Mann), 9-530 (Johnny Lindsay), 533 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 7b, 12lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 20 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 196.3 ovs) 533 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Martin | 36 | 4 | 111 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 57.1 | 14 | 106 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 20 | 8 | 56 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 55.2 | 16 | 123 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Cook | 21 | 4 | 87 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Norman Yardley | 5 | 0 | 24 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | lbw b Athol Rowan | 17 | - | 46 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | lbw b Lindsay Tuckett | 25 | - | 60 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Ian Smith | 57 | - | 205 | 1 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Bruce Mitchell b Lindsay Tuckett | 65 | - | 135 | 1 | - |
| 5. Tom Dollery | b Ossie Dawson | 9 | - | 13 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | lbw b Lindsay Tuckett | 22 | - | 45 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | st Johnny Lindsay b Ian Smith | 2 | - | 21 | - | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | c Alan Melville b Ian Smith | 7 | - | 8 | - | 1 |
| 9. Sam Cook | b Lindsay Tuckett | 0 | - | 2 | - | - |
| 10. Jack Martin | c Johnny Lindsay b Lindsay Tuckett | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 11. Eric Hollies | not out | 0 | - | 3 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-40 (Len Hutton), 2-48 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-154 (Denis Compton), 4-165 (Tom Dollery), 5-198 (Bill Edrich), 6-198 (Norman Yardley), 7-207 (Alec Bedser), 8-208 (Sam Cook), 9-208 (Jack Martin), 208 (Godfrey Evans). |
| Extras | 1b, 2lb, 1w, 0nb, 0pen) 4 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 113.1 ovs) 208 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 37 | 9 | 68 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 13 | 2 | 35 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 16 | 6 | 45 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 20 | 13 | 10 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 27.1 | 10 | 46 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Lindsay Tuckett | 9 | - | 20 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Johnny Lindsay b Athol Rowan | 59 | - | 150 | 2 | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Ian Smith | 50 | - | 109 | 7 | - |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Bruce Mitchell b Tufty Mann | 163 | - | 290 | 19 | - |
| 5. Tom Dollery | c & b Ossie Dawson | 17 | - | 47 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Lindsay Tuckett b Ossie Dawson | 99 | - | 250 | 10 | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | c & b Ian Smith | 74 | - | 76 | 14 | - |
| 8. Alec Bedser | c Tony Harris b Ian Smith | 2 | - | 31 | - | - |
| 9. Sam Cook | c Ossie Dawson b Ian Smith | 4 | - | 19 | - | - |
| 10. Eric Hollies | not out | 18 | - | 52 | - | - |
| 11. Jack Martin | b Athol Rowan | 26 | - | 49 | - | 2 |
| FOW | 1-20 (Len Hutton), 2-116 (Bill Edrich), 3-133 (Cyril Washbrook), 4-170 (Tom Dollery), 5-407 (Denis Compton), 6-434 (Norman Yardley), 7-472 (Alec Bedser), 8-499 (Godfrey Evans), 9-500 (Sam Cook), 551 (Jack Martin). |
| Extras | 15b, 13lb, 2w, 0nb, 0pen) 30 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 226.2 ovs) 551 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 47 | 12 | 127 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 25 | 7 | 57 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 43.2 | 8 | 100 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 60 | 22 | 94 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 51 | 15 | 143 | 4 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Godfrey Evans b Alec Bedser | 4 | - | 22 | - | - |
| *2. Alan Melville | not out | 104 | - | 160 | 15 | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | not out | 51 | - | 137 | 5 | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | ||||||
| 5. Ossie Dawson | ||||||
| 6. Tony Harris | ||||||
| 7. Athol Rowan | ||||||
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | ||||||
| 9. Tufty Mann | ||||||
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | ||||||
| 11. Ian Smith |
| FOW | 1-21 (Bruce Mitchell). |
| Extras | 1b, 0lb, 5w, 1nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 1 wickets, 51 ovs) 166 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Jack Martin | 9 | 2 | 18 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 14 | 3 | 31 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Bill Edrich | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 9 | 1 | 33 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Sam Cook | 9 | 0 | 40 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Len Hutton | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Tom Dollery, Norman Yardley, Godfrey Evans, Alec Bedser, Sam Cook, Eric Hollies, Jack Martin