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England v South Africa @ Lord's, London
21, 23, 24, 25 June 1947 (four-day match)
Toss: England (bat)
Umpires: HG Baldwin, D Davies
Match Result: England won by 10 wickets
1st Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | b Athol Rowan | 18 | 0 | 110 | 1 | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | c Lindsay Tuckett b Ossie Dawson | 65 | - | 140 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | b Tufty Mann | 189 | - | 361 | 26 | 1 |
| 4. Denis Compton | c Athol Rowan b Lindsay Tuckett | 208 | - | 354 | 20 | - |
| 5. Charlie Barnett | b Lindsay Tuckett | 33 | - | 31 | - | - |
| *6. Norman Yardley | c Athol Rowan b Lindsay Tuckett | 5 | - | 17 | - | - |
| +7. Godfrey Evans | b Lindsay Tuckett | 16 | - | 17 | - | - |
| 8. George Pope | not out | 8 | - | 10 | - | - |
| 9. Alec Bedser | b Lindsay Tuckett | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Eric Hollies |
| FOW | 1-75 (Len Hutton), 2-96 (Cyril Washbrook), 3-466 (Bill Edrich), 4-515 (Denis Compton), 5-526 (Charlie Barnett), 6-541 (Norman Yardley), 7-554 (Godfrey Evans), 8-554 (Alec Bedser). |
| Extras | 2b, 10lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 12 |
| Total | (for 8 wickets, 215 ovs) 554 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 47 | 8 | 115 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 33 | 11 | 81 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 53 | 16 | 99 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Athol Rowan | 65 | 11 | 174 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ian Smith | 17 | 2 | 73 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
2nd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | st Godfrey Evans b Denis Compton | 46 | - | 95 | - | - |
| *2. Alan Melville | c Alec Bedser b Eric Hollies | 117 | - | 253 | 13 | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | b Doug Wright | 1 | - | 8 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | lbw b Doug Wright | 61 | - | 159 | - | - |
| 5. Ossie Dawson | c Charlie Barnett b Eric Hollies | 36 | - | 103 | - | - |
| 6. Tony Harris | st Godfrey Evans b Denis Compton | 30 | - | 83 | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | b Doug Wright | 8 | - | 11 | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | b Doug Wright | 5 | - | 22 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Doug Wright | 4 | - | 12 | - | - |
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | not out | 7 | - | 31 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | c Bill Edrich b George Pope | 11 | - | 24 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-95 (Bruce Mitchell), 2-104 (Ken Viljoen), 3-222 (Alan Melville), 4-230 (Dudley Nourse), 5-290 (Tony Harris), 6-300 (Ossie Dawson), 7-302 (Athol Rowan), 8-308 (Tufty Mann), 9-309 (Lindsay Tuckett), 327 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 0b, 1lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 1 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 142.2 ovs) 327 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Edrich | 9 | 1 | 22 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 26 | 1 | 76 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Pope | 19.2 | 5 | 49 | 1 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 39 | 10 | 95 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 28 | 10 | 52 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 21 | 11 | 32 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
3rd Innings
South Africa
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Bruce Mitchell | c Bill Edrich b Doug Wright | 80 | - | 253 | - | - |
| *2. Alan Melville | b Bill Edrich | 8 | - | 36 | - | - |
| 3. Ken Viljoen | b Bill Edrich | 6 | - | 15 | - | - |
| 4. Dudley Nourse | b Bill Edrich | 58 | - | 102 | - | - |
| 5. Ossie Dawson | c Bill Edrich b Denis Compton | 33 | - | 99 | - | - |
| 6. Tony Harris | c Norman Yardley b Denis Compton | 3 | - | 13 | - | - |
| 7. Athol Rowan | not out | 38 | - | 98 | - | - |
| 8. Lindsay Tuckett | lbw b Doug Wright | 9 | - | 37 | - | - |
| 9. Tufty Mann | b Doug Wright | 5 | - | 9 | - | - |
| +10. Johnny Lindsay | c Norman Yardley b Doug Wright | 5 | - | 36 | - | - |
| 11. Ian Smith | c Bill Edrich b Doug Wright | 0 | - | 1 | - | - |
| FOW | 1-16 (Alan Melville), 2-28 (Ken Viljoen), 3-120 (Dudley Nourse), 4-192 (Bruce Mitchell), 5-192 (Ossie Dawson), 6-201 (Tony Harris), 7-224 (Lindsay Tuckett), 8-236 (Tufty Mann), 9-252 (Johnny Lindsay), 252 (Ian Smith). |
| Extras | 3b, 4lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 7 |
| Total | (for 10 wickets, 127.2 ovs) 252 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Bill Edrich | 13 | 5 | 31 | 3 | (0w,0nb) |
| Alec Bedser | 14 | 6 | 20 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| George Pope | 17 | 7 | 36 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Doug Wright | 32.2 | 6 | 80 | 5 | (0w,0nb) |
| Eric Hollies | 20 | 7 | 32 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Denis Compton | 31 | 10 | 46 | 2 | (0w,0nb) |
4th Innings
England
| Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| 1. Len Hutton | not out | 13 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 2. Cyril Washbrook | not out | 13 | - | 30 | - | - |
| 3. Bill Edrich | ||||||
| 4. Denis Compton | ||||||
| 5. Charlie Barnett | ||||||
| *6. Norman Yardley | ||||||
| +7. Godfrey Evans | ||||||
| 8. George Pope | ||||||
| 9. Alec Bedser | ||||||
| 10. Doug Wright | ||||||
| 11. Eric Hollies |
| FOW | . |
| Extras | 0b, 0lb, 0w, 0nb, 0pen) 0 |
| Total | (for 0 wickets, 12.1 ovs) 26 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Extras |
| Lindsay Tuckett | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Ossie Dawson | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
| Tufty Mann | 3.1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | (0w,0nb) |
Squads
England:
Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Denis Compton, Charlie Barnett, Norman Yardley, Godfrey Evans, George Pope, Alec Bedser, Doug Wright, Eric Hollies