| South Africa in England Test Series - 1947 South Africa vs England England won by 7 wickets Scores : Innings 1 South Africa:339 England:478 Innings 2 South Africa:267 England:130 | Played at Old Trafford, Manchester 5,7,8,9 July 1947 (4-day match) |
| South Africa 1st innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| A Melville | c Hutton b Gladwin | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DV Dyer | b Edrich | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mitchell | run out | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Nourse | c Yardley b Cranston | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KG Viljoen | c Compton b Edrich | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OC Dawson | b Cranston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMB Rowan | lbw b Hollies | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Tuckett | b Edrich | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NBF Mann | c Hollies b Gladwin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Lindsay | not out | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Plimsoll | c ↑Evans b Edrich | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 3, lb 9) | 12 | ||||
| Total | (all out; 166.1 overs) | 339 | (2.04 runs per over) | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| WJ Edrich | 35 | 9 | 95 | 4 | 2.70 |
| C Gladwin | 50 | 24 | 58 | 2 | 1.16 |
| K Cranston | 34 | 12 | 64 | 2 | 1.88 |
| CJ Barnett | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1.37 |
| DVP Wright | 9 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 3.33 |
| WE Hollies | 23 | 8 | 42 | 1 | 1.82 |
| DCS Compton | 7 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 3.85 |
| England 1st innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| L Hutton | c ↑Lindsay b Plimsoll | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Washbrook | c Nourse b Tuckett | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJ Edrich | b Tuckett | 191 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 |
| DCS Compton | c Tuckett b Dawson | 115 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Barnett | c sub b Mann | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NWD Yardley | c Melville b Plimsoll | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| K Cranston | c Dawson b Rowan | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TG Evans | b Tuckett | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Gladwin | b Tuckett | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DVP Wright | not out | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WE Hollies | c Nourse b Plimsoll | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 2, lb 7, nb 1) | 10 | ||||
| Total | (all out; 151.3 overs) | 478 | (3.15 runs per over) | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| L Tuckett | 50 | 5 | 148 | 4 | 2.96 |
| JB Plimsoll | 35 | 9 | 128 | 3 | 3.60 |
| AMB Rowan | 17 | 1 | 63 | 1 | 3.70 |
| NBF Mann | 35 | 12 | 85 | 1 | 2.42 |
| OC Dawson | 14 | 2 | 44 | 1 | 3.14 |
| South Africa 2nd innings | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| A Melville | b Edrich | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DV Dyer | b Gladwin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B Mitchell | c Hutton b Compton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AD Nourse | b Edrich | 115 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| KG Viljoen | c Hutton b Wright | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| OC Dawson | b Edrich | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AMB Rowan | c ↑Evans b Wright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L Tuckett | lbw b Edrich | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NBF Mann | c Barnett b Wright | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Lindsay | b Hollies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JB Plimsoll | not out | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 5, lb 5, nb 1) | 11 | ||||
| Total | (all out; 84.4 overs) | 267 | (3.15 runs per over) | |||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| WJ Edrich | 22 | 4 | 77 | 4 | 3.39 |
| C Gladwin | 16 | 6 | 28 | 1 | 1.75 |
| CJ Barnett | 5 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 2.40 |
| DVP Wright | 10 | 2 | 32 | 3 | 3.20 |
| WE Hollies | 14 | 4 | 49 | 1 | 3.50 |
| DCS Compton | 17 | 2 | 58 | 1 | 3.41 |
| England 2nd innings (target: 129 runs) | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| L Hutton | c Dawson b Mann | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C Washbrook | c ↑Lindsay b Dawson | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WJ Edrich | not out | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DCS Compton | hit wicket b Mann | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CJ Barnett | not out | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 9, lb 8, nb 2) | 19 | ||||
| Total | (3 wickets; 36.5 overs) | 130 | (3.52 runs per over) | |||
| Did not bat: NWD Yardley, K Cranston, TG Evans, C Gladwin, DVP Wright, WE Hollies | ||||||
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| L Tuckett | 5 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 5.20 |
| JB Plimsoll | 4 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.75 |
| AMB Rowan | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3.25 |
| NBF Mann | 14 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1.35 |
| OC Dawson | 10 | 2 | 38 | 1 | 3.86 |
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