First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

GLAMORGAN v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at St Helen’s, Swansea, August 2, 4, 5, 1947. South Africans won by 40 runs. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 A.M.B.Rowan st H.G.Davies b Lavis 3 lbw b Muncer 21 2 D.V.Dyer st H.G.Davies b Clay 15 lbw b Clay 13 3 D.W.Begbie c Watkins b Clay 24 c Watkins b Muncer 1 4 O.C.Dawson b Muncer 40 lbw b Clay 21 5 T.A.Harris c Wooller b D.E.Davies 100 b Clay 0 6 K.G.Viljoen c Watkins b Muncer 31 c sub b Clay 38 7 *A.Melville lbw b Clay 39 lbw b Clay 12 8 L.W.Payn b Clay 0 lbw b Wooller 28 9 J.B.Plimsoll not out 0 hit wkt b Clay 10 10 †J.D.Lindsay c Watkins b Clay 0 b Wooller 17 11 V.I.Smith c Wooller b Muncer 1 not out 10 Extras b 7 7 b 13, lb 3, nb 1 17 —— —— 260 188 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-42, 3-43, 4-123, 5-204, 6-255, 7-255, 8-259, 9-259, 10-260 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-35, 3-46, 4-51, 5-60, 6-80, 7-145, 8-145, 9-160, 10-188 GLAMORGAN 1 D.E.Davies b Rowan 20 lbw b Payn 21 2 A.H.Dyson c Harris b Rowan 38 lbw b Dawson 3 3 A.Porter lbw b Rowan 39 c Dyer b Rowan 4 4 W.E.Jones c Payn b Rowan 7 c Melville b Dawson 1 5 A.J.Watkins b Payn 15 c Smith b Rowan 75 6 *W.Wooller c Smith b Rowan 0 c Dyer b Rowan 1 7 B.L.Muncer b Payn 8 c Dawson b Rowan 0 8 M.Robinson b Smith 10 c Lindsay b Dawson 32 9 G.Lavis c Harris b Rowan 15 lbw b Dawson 25 10 †H.G.Davies c Begbie b Smith 0 not out 37 11 J.C.Clay not out 10 b Dawson 11 Extras b 12, lb 21, nb 2 35 lb 1 1 —— —— 197 211 FoW (1): 1-52, 2-88, 3-102, 4-135, 5-136, 6-152, 7-160, 8-187, 9-187, 10-197 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-18, 3-21, 4-34, 5-39, 6-39, 7-128, 8-138, 9-198, 10-211 Glamorgan Bowling O M R W O M R W Wooller 10 2 20 0 12.5 1 33 2 Lavis 11 2 24 1 4 1 13 0 Clay 30 5 76 5 23 4 86 6 Muncer 26.2 12 55 3 15 5 39 2 D.E.Davies 11 1 36 1 Porter 6 3 6 0 Jones 7 1 36 0 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 4 0 11 0 8 3 15 0 Dawson 2 0 6 0 18.2 4 50 5 Rowan 54.3 25 53 6 27 3 92 4 Smith 24 8 43 2 (5) 4 0 22 0 Begbie 1 0 4 0 Payn 29 13 45 2 (4) 12 5 31 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and J.A.Smart. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Glamorgan (1) 52-0 (D.E.Davies 20*, Dyson 27*); 2nd day: South Africans (2) 153-8 (Plimsoll 7*, Lindsay 0*). T.A.Harris’s 100 included 11 fours and 1 six. 320