England v South Africa 5th Test
South Africa tour of England - 1947 (1947) · Kennington Oval, London · 16 August 1947 · England won the toss and chose to bat
Match drawn
Match drawn. Bruce Mitchell top-scored with 189* for South Africa.
England, 415 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | bowled | 83 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | lbw | 32 | 0 |
| Jack Robertson | caught (Alan Melville) | 4 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 53 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | bowled | 59 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | stumping (George Fullerton) | 45 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | caught (George Fullerton) | 23 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | run out | 45 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | not out | 51 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | bowled | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Copson | bowled | 6 | 0 |
Lindsay Tuckett 32.00-6-82-0Ossie Dawson 35.00-5-80-1Tufty Mann 64.00-28-93-4Athol Rowan 38.00-9-92-3Ian Smith 21.00-0-68-1
South Africa, 294 (10 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 120 | 0 |
| Dennis Dyer | caught (Cliff Gladwin) | 18 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 10 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | caught (Norman Yardley) | 10 | 0 |
| Alan Melville | lbw | 39 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | lbw | 55 | 0 |
| George Fullerton | caught (Dick Howorth) | 6 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | bowled | 36 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | lbw | 0 | 0 |
Bill Copson 27.00-13-46-3Cliff Gladwin 16.00-2-39-0Doug Wright 29.00-7-89-2Dick Howorth 39.00-16-64-3Denis Compton 11.00-4-31-0Ken Cranston 9.00-2-25-2
England, 317 (6 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 36 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (George Fullerton) | 43 | 0 |
| Jack Robertson | bowled | 30 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Dudley Nourse) | 113 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | caught | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | caught (Bruce Mitchell) | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Howorth | not out | 45 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | not out | 39 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Copson | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Lindsay Tuckett 7.00-0-34-0Ossie Dawson 15.00-1-59-1Tufty Mann 27.00-7-102-2Athol Rowan 25.00-1-95-3Ian Smith 3.00-0-27-0
South Africa, 393 (7 wkts)
| Bruce Mitchell | not out | 189 | 0 |
| Dennis Dyer | lbw | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | stumping (Godfrey Evans) | 33 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 97 | 0 |
| Alan Melville | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 6 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | caught (Dick Howorth) | 0 | 0 |
| George Fullerton | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 14 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 10 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | not out | 40 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Smith | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Bill Copson 30.00-11-66-0Cliff Gladwin 16.00-5-33-0Doug Wright 30.00-8-103-2Dick Howorth 37.00-12-85-3Denis Compton 4.00-0-30-0Ken Cranston 21.00-3-61-2Leonard Hutton 2.00-0-14-0Norman Yardley 1.00-0-1-0
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