England vs South Africa Scorecard, England vs South Africa, 5th Test, 16 August, 1947, Kennington Oval

England vs South Africa | August 16, 1947, 07:30 PM | Kennington Oval

Abandoned, Canceled, No Result

England

427/10 (190.0 ov) & 325/6 (77.0 ov)

South Africa

302/10 (131.0 ov) & 423/7 (141.0 ov)

Match drawn

Commentary Scorecard Squad Stats

England 1st Innings Inning

427/10 (190.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton b Mann	83	0	6	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook lbw b Mann	32	0	0	0	0.00
John Robertson c Melville b Smith	4	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c Tuckett b Rowan	53	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Yardley b Mann	59	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Cranston st †Fullerton b Rowan	45	0	0	0	0.00
Richard Howorth c †Fullerton b Rowan	23	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans run out	45	0	0	0	0.00
Clifford Gladwin not out	51	0	0	0	0.00
Douglas Wright b Mann	14	0	0	0	0.00
William Copson b Dawson	6	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 4, lb 7, w 0, nb 1, p 0)	12
TOTAL (2.25 RUNS PER OVER)	427/10 (190.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

178-4 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 63-1 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 80-2 (John Robertson, 0 ov), 178-3 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 290-6 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 271-5 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov), 322-7 (Richard Howorth, 0 ov), 358-8 (Godfrey Evans, 0 ov), 408-9 (Douglas Wright, 0 ov), 427-10 (William Copson, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Lindsay Tuckett	32	6	82	0	2.56
Oscar Dawson	35	5	80	1	2.29
Norman Mann	64	28	93	4	1.45
Athol Rowan	38	9	92	3	2.42
Vivian Smith	21	0	68	1	3.24

South Africa 1st Innings Inning

302/10 (131.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell c †Evans b Copson	120	0	14	0	0.00
Dennis Dyer c Gladwin b Howorth	18	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen c †Evans b Wright	10	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse c Yardley b Howorth	10	0	0	0	0.00
Alan Melville lbw b Cranston	39	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson lbw b Wright	55	0	0	0	0.00
George Fullerton c Howorth b Cranston	6	0	0	0	0.00
Athol Rowan b Howorth	0	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann b Copson	36	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Vivian Smith lbw b Copson	0	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 2, p 0)	8
TOTAL (2.31 RUNS PER OVER)	302/10 (131.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

293-8 (Bruce Mitchell, 0 ov), 47-1 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov), 62-2 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 78-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 164-4 (Alan Melville, 0 ov), 243-5 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 253-6 (George Fullerton, 0 ov), 254-7 (Athol Rowan, 0 ov), 302-9 (Norman Mann, 0 ov), 302-10 (Vivian Smith, 0 ov)

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
William Copson	27	13	46	3	1.70
Clifford Gladwin	16	2	39	0	2.44
Douglas Wright	29	7	89	2	3.07
Richard Howorth	39	16	64	3	1.64
Denis Compton	11	4	31	0	2.82
Kenneth Cranston	9	2	25	2	2.78

England 2nd Innings Inning

325/6 (77.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Leonard Hutton c Tuckett b Mann	36	0	0	0	0.00
Cyril Washbrook c †Fullerton b Rowan	43	0	0	0	0.00
John Robertson b Rowan	30	0	0	0	0.00
Denis Compton c Nourse b Dawson	113	0	15	0	0.00
Norman Yardley c sub b Mann	11	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Cranston c Mitchell b Rowan	0	0	0	0	0.00
Richard Howorth not out	45	0	0	0	0.00
Godfrey Evans not out	39	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 6, lb 0, w 2, nb 0, p 0)	8
TOTAL (4.22 RUNS PER OVER)	325/6 (77.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

73-1 (Leonard Hutton, 0 ov), 89-2 (Cyril Washbrook, 0 ov), 158-3 (John Robertson, 0 ov), 267-6 (Denis Compton, 0 ov), 179-4 (Norman Yardley, 0 ov), 180-5 (Kenneth Cranston, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT

Clifford Gladwin, Douglas Wright, William Copson

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
Lindsay Tuckett	7	0	34	0	4.86
Oscar Dawson	15	1	59	1	3.93
Norman Mann	27	7	102	2	3.78
Athol Rowan	25	1	95	3	3.80
Vivian Smith	3	0	27	0	9.00

South Africa 2nd Innings (target 451) Inning

423/7 (141.0 ov)

Batter	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Bruce Mitchell not out	189	0	0	0	0.00
Dennis Dyer lbw b Wright	4	0	0	0	0.00
Kenneth Viljoen st †Evans b Howorth	33	0	0	0	0.00
Dudley Nourse b Howorth	97	0	12	0	0.00
Alan Melville c †Evans b Cranston	6	0	0	0	0.00
Oscar Dawson c Howorth b Cranston	0	0	0	0	0.00
George Fullerton c †Evans b Howorth	14	0	0	0	0.00
Norman Mann c Hutton b Wright	10	0	0	0	0.00
Lindsay Tuckett not out	40	0	0	0	0.00
EXTRAS ( b 12, lb 14, w 4, nb 0, p 0)	30
TOTAL (3.00 RUNS PER OVER)	423/7 (141.0 ov)

FALL OF WICKETS

8-1 (Dennis Dyer, 0 ov), 48-2 (Kenneth Viljoen, 0 ov), 232-3 (Dudley Nourse, 0 ov), 247-4 (Alan Melville, 0 ov), 249-5 (Oscar Dawson, 0 ov), 266-6 (George Fullerton, 0 ov), 314-7 (Norman Mann, 0 ov)

DID NOT BAT

Athol Rowan, Vivian Smith

Bowling Stats

Bowler	O	M	R	W	ECO
William Copson	30	11	66	0	2.20
Clifford Gladwin	16	5	33	0	2.06
Douglas Wright	30	8	103	2	3.43
Richard Howorth	37	12	85	3	2.30
Denis Compton	4	0	30	0	7.50
Kenneth Cranston	21	3	61	2	2.90
Leonard Hutton	2	0	14	0	7.00
Norman Yardley	1	0	1	0	1.00