First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SOMERSET v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at County Ground, Taunton, June 14, 16, 17, 1947. South Africans won by an innings and 43 runs. SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee c Mitchell b Plimsoll 0 c Mitchell b Begbie 23 2 H.Gimblett c Ovenstone b Dawson 0 c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 17 3 M.Coope c Ovenstone b Begbie 64 lbw b Dawson 1 4 H.F.T.Buse c Ovenstone b Dawson 8 c sub b Begbie 12 5 *R.J.O.Meyer c Dyer b Plimsoll 11 (8) c Mitchell b Plimsoll 0 6 A.Vickery c Ovenstone b Payn 2 c Nourse b Begbie 7 7 †W.T.Luckes not out 47 b Dawson 23 8 J.Lawrence lbw b Plimsoll 17 (5) c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 49 9 M.F.Tremlett c Ovenstone b Dawson 0 c Smith b Dawson 7 10 A.W.Wellard lbw b Plimsoll 11 not out 7 11 H.L.Hazell b Dawson 5 b Plimsoll 0 Extras b 1, lb 3, w 1 5 b 5, lb 4 9 —— —— 170 155 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-6, 3-24, 4-45, 5-60, 6-110, 7-145, 8-146, 9-163, 10-170 FoW (2): 1-23, 2-26, 3-51, 4-58, 5-78, 6-131, 7-133, 8-141, 9-154, 10-155 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell b Buse 72 2 D.V.Dyer c Luckes b Wellard 39 3 G.M.Fullerton c Hazell b Wellard 8 4 D.W.Begbie c and b Lawrence 62 5 O.C.Dawson c Luckes b Tremlett 33 6 †D.M.Ovenstone c Lawrence b Tremlett 6 7 *A.D.Nourse c Tremlett b Meyer 65 8 K.G.Viljoen not out 54 9 L.W.Payn st Luckes b Hazell 4 10 V.I.Smith not out 11 11 J.B.Plimsoll Extras b 6, lb 4, w 2, nb 2 14 —— (8 wickets, declared) 368 FoW (1): 1-115, 2-117, 3-127, 4-216, 5-224, 6-235, 7-326, 8-336 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 33 8 70 4 24 7 41 4 Dawson 16.2 3 41 4 16 6 28 3 Payn 24 11 34 1 (4) 11 4 30 0 Begbie 8 2 20 1 1w (3) 11 1 41 3 Smith (5) 7 5 6 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W Wellard 32 8 74 2 Buse 28 8 68 1 2nb Tremlett 30 3 92 2 1w Hazell 16 4 34 1 1w Lawrence 7 1 32 1 Coope 1 0 11 0 Gimblett 3 0 17 0 Meyer 7 0 26 1 Umpires: C.F.Root and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 82-5 (Coope 45*, Luckes 16*); 2nd day: South Africans (1) 241-6 (Nourse 10*, Viljoen 1*). 206