First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WORCESTERSHIRE v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, April 30, May 1, 2, 1947. Worcestershire won by 39 runs. WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper b Rowan 12 lbw b Rowan 22 2 F.Cooper b Rowan 3 b Rowan 20 3 D.Kenyon c Lindsay b Tuckett 2 b Rowan 3 4 R.E.S.Wyatt b Rowan 2 c Rowan b Mann 1 5 *A.F.T.White lbw b Rowan 25 c Melville b Mann 2 6 R.Howorth b Mann 0 c Dyer b Mann 9 7 R.E.Bird b Tuckett 79 c Nourse b Rowan 13 8 †H.Yarnold c Dyer b Mann 25 c Melville b Mann 4 9 R.O.Jenkins b Rowan 27 b Mann 17 10 R.T.D.Perks c Begbie b Mann 3 st Lindsay b Rowan 0 11 P.F.Jackson not out 6 not out 5 Extras b 8, lb 9, nb 1 18 b 9, lb 6 15 —— —— 202 111 FoW (1): 1-19, 2-20, 3-24, 4-34, 5-37, 6-67, 7-138, 8-174, 9-185, 10-202 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-45, 3-46, 4-56, 5-62, 6-66, 7-77, 8-95, 9-103, 10-111 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell b Perks 3 c Jackson b Howorth 9 2 D.V.Dyer c Bird b Perks 26 c Yarnold b Jackson 12 3 K.G.Viljoen c Wyatt b Jackson 26 lbw b Jackson 2 4 A.D.Nourse b Jackson 0 c Jenkins b Howorth 16 5 *A.Melville b Perks 8 b Jackson 14 6 D.W.Begbie c Perks b Jackson 0 c Jenkins b Howorth 8 7 A.M.B.Rowan lbw b Perks 28 b Howorth 14 8 L.Tuckett st Yarnold b Howorth 8 lbw b Jackson 9 9 †J.D.Lindsay not out 15 not out 7 10 N.B.F.Mann b Perks 19 b Howorth 6 11 J.B.Plimsoll b Jackson 8 b Howorth 0 Extras b 11, lb 13, nb 2 26 b 8, nb 2 10 —— —— 167 107 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-55, 3-55, 4-66, 5-69, 6-83, 7-102, 8-128, 9-156, 10-167 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-23, 3-23, 4-48, 5-66, 6-67, 7-85, 8-101, 9-107, 10-107 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Tuckett 20 8 38 2 7 1 13 0 Plimsoll 7 2 29 0 10 5 13 0 Rowan 30 11 59 5 (4) 20.5 6 34 5 Mann 21 6 40 3 (3) 24 10 36 5 Begbie 4 0 18 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 30 8 66 5 3 1 6 0 Jackson 32 12 63 4 29 9 53 4 Howorth 15 9 7 1 27.2 11 38 6 Jenkins 7 4 5 0 Umpires: D.Davies and P.T.Mills. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 50-1 (Dyer 10*, Viljoen 25*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 83-7 (Bird 5*, Jenkins 5*). 111