England v South Africa 3rd Test
South Africa tour of England - 1947 (1947) · Old Trafford, Manchester · 5 July 1947 · South Africa won the toss and chose to bat
England won by 7 wickets
England won by 7 wickets. Bill Edrich top-scored with 191 for England.
South Africa, 327 (10 wkts)
| Alan Melville | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 17 | 0 |
| Dennis Dyer | bowled | 62 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | run out | 80 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | caught (Norman Yardley) | 23 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | caught (Denis Compton) | 93 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | lbw | 13 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | bowled | 13 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Eric Hollies) | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Lindsay | not out | 9 | 0 |
| Unknown #786 | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 8 | 0 |
Bill Edrich 35.10-9-95-4Cliff Gladwin 50.00-24-58-2Ken Cranston 34.00-12-64-2Charlie Barnett 8.00-3-11-0Doug Wright 9.00-1-30-0Eric Hollies 23.00-8-42-1Denis Compton 7.00-1-27-0
England, 468 (10 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Johnny Lindsay) | 12 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Dudley Nourse) | 29 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | bowled | 191 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | caught (Lindsay Tuckett) | 115 | 0 |
| Charlie Barnett | caught | 5 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | caught (Alan Melville) | 41 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 23 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | bowled | 27 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | bowled | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | not out | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | caught (Dudley Nourse) | 5 | 0 |
Lindsay Tuckett 50.00-5-148-4Unknown #786 35.30-9-128-3Athol Rowan 17.00-1-63-1Tufty Mann 35.00-12-85-1Ossie Dawson 14.00-2-44-1
South Africa, 256 (10 wkts)
| Alan Melville | bowled | 59 | 0 |
| Dennis Dyer | bowled | 1 | 0 |
| Bruce Mitchell | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 6 | 0 |
| Dudley Nourse | bowled | 115 | 0 |
| Ken Viljoen | caught (Leonard Hutton) | 32 | 0 |
| Ossie Dawson | bowled | 9 | 0 |
| Athol Rowan | caught (Godfrey Evans) | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsay Tuckett | lbw | 17 | 0 |
| Tufty Mann | caught (Charlie Barnett) | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Lindsay | bowled | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown #786 | not out | 8 | 0 |
Bill Edrich 22.40-4-77-4Cliff Gladwin 16.00-6-28-1Charlie Barnett 5.00-1-12-0Doug Wright 10.00-2-32-3Eric Hollies 14.00-4-49-1Denis Compton 17.00-2-58-1
England, 111 (3 wkts)
| Leonard Hutton | caught (Ossie Dawson) | 24 | 0 |
| Cyril Washbrook | caught (Johnny Lindsay) | 40 | 0 |
| Bill Edrich | not out | 22 | 0 |
| Denis Compton | hitwicket | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Barnett | not out | 19 | 0 |
| Norman Yardley | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Cranston | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Godfrey Evans | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Gladwin | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Wright | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hollies | did not bat | 0 | 0 |
Lindsay Tuckett 5.00-0-26-0Unknown #786 4.00-0-15-0Athol Rowan 4.00-0-13-0Tufty Mann 14.00-8-19-2Ossie Dawson 9.50-2-38-1
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