First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SURREY v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Kennington Oval, May 10, 12, 13, 1947. South Africans won by 115 runs. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell c A.V.Bedser b Watts 18 b Watts 6 2 D.V.Dyer c McIntyre b Watts 4 b Lock 45 3 *A.Melville lbw b Watts 7 (6) c E.A.Bedser b A.V.Bedser 122 4 A.D.Nourse c A.V.Bedser b Watts 2 c Parker b A.V.Bedser 20 5 K.G.Viljoen b Watts 9 lbw b Parker 5 6 O.C.Dawson b Parker 10 (7) b A.V.Bedser 75 7 A.M.B.Rowan lbw b Parker 0 (8) b A.V.Bedser 0 8 †D.M.Ovenstone c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 10 (3) c McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 13 9 L.Tuckett c and b Lock 6 b Squires 4 10 N.B.F.Mann b A.V.Bedser 14 not out 6 11 V.I.Smith not out 2 b A.V.Bedser 2 Extras lb 1 1 b 6, lb 4, w 2, nb 1 13 —— —— 83 311 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-30, 3-31, 4-32, 5-47, 6-47, 7-53, 8-63, 9-71, 10-83 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-32, 3-63, 4-76, 5-124, 6-275, 7-275, 8-302, 9-309, 10-311 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock c Nourse b Tuckett 41 c Nourse b Dawson 24 2 E.A.Bedser c and b Dawson 9 b Rowan 23 3 R.J.Gregory b Tuckett 2 lbw b Tuckett 29 4 H.T.Barling c Ovenstone b Tuckett 4 (5) lbw b Mann 9 5 J.F.Parker c Ovenstone b Tuckett 3 (6) run out 6 6 H.S.Squires c Ovenstone b Tuckett 12 (7) lbw b Smith 0 7 †A.J.W.McIntyre b Tuckett 4 (8) st Ovenstone b Mann 29 8 *E.R.T.Holmes not out 15 (9) c Ovenstone b Mann 1 9 E.A.Watts lbw b Rowan 1 (4) b Mann 33 10 A.V.Bedser c Melville b Rowan 9 not out 13 11 G.A.R.Lock b Tuckett 8 c Dyer b Smith 0 Extras b 4 4 —— —— 112 167 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-25, 3-37, 4-53, 5-64, 6-77, 7-78, 8-79, 9-101, 10-112 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-57, 3-94, 4-109, 5-118, 6-124, 7-140, 8-141, 9-162, 10-167 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W A.V.Bedser 16.4 5 36 2 31 7 65 6 1nb Watts 15 4 31 5 23 6 50 1 Parker 5 2 6 2 14 3 43 1 Lock 4 1 9 1 (5) 21 8 45 1 2w E.A.Bedser (4) 7 0 25 0 Squires (6) 15 0 67 1 Gregory (7) 3 0 3 0 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Tuckett 26 5 63 7 16 4 56 1 Dawson 11 5 15 1 8 2 14 1 Rowan 16 6 28 2 12 1 40 1 Mann 3 2 2 0 (5) 23 14 17 4 Smith 1 1 0 0 (4) 23 7 40 2 Umpires: P.T.Mills and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (2) 25-1 (Dyer 8*, Ovenstone 11*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 59-2 (Gregory 12*, Watts 0*). A.Melville’s 122 took 180 minutes and included 15 fours. 126