First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WARWICKSHIRE v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, August 6, 7, 8, 1947. South Africans won by an innings and 114 runs. WARWICKSHIRE 1 R.Sale c Mitchell b Mann 17 b Dawson 1 2 W.A.Hill lbw b Mann 73 b Tuckett 2 3 K.A.Taylor c Mitchell b Smith 20 c Fullerton b Dawson 3 4 J.S.Ord lbw b Smith 7 c Melville b Dawson 0 5 †H.E.Dollery c Mitchell b Smith 38 b Tuckett 0 6 R.H.Maudsley c Dawson b Mann 6 lbw b Tuckett 3 7 J.J.Hossell b Mann 12 b Dawson 20 8 *P.Cranmer c Nourse b Mann 101 c Mitchell b Tuckett 38 9 C.W.C.Grove b Dawson 17 b Dawson 3 10 V.H.D.Cannings not out 27 b Tuckett 1 11 W.E.Hollies c Dawson b Smith 0 not out 1 Extras b 4, lb 7, nb 1 12 b 4 4 —— —— 330 76 FoW (1): 1-34, 2-92, 3-100, 4-152, 5-169, 6-176, 7-185, 8-232, 9-330, 10-330 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-7, 3-8, 4-9, 5-11, 6-33, 7-33, 8-44, 9-47, 10-76 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell hit wkt b Hossell 51 2 *A.Melville c Maudsley b Grove 15 3 K.G.Viljoen b Taylor 113 4 A.D.Nourse not out 205 5 O.C.Dawson b Grove 4 6 T.A.Harris b Cannings 26 7 †G.M.Fullerton c and b Maudsley 29 8 N.B.F.Mann c Dollery b Maudsley 27 9 A.M.B.Rowan not out 27 10 V.I.Smith 11 L.Tuckett Extras b 10, lb 11, nb 2 23 —— (7 wickets, declared) 520 FoW (1): 1-40, 2-112, 3-280, 4-286, 5-351, 6-410, 7-448 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Tuckett 9 1 24 0 19.5 5 30 5 Dawson 11 1 16 1 19 5 42 5 Rowan 21 3 60 0 Mann 45 16 109 5 Smith 31.2 7 85 4 Mitchell 2 0 24 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W Grove 35 5 86 2 Cannings 30 8 82 1 Maudsley 23 2 116 2 Hollies 53 9 144 0 Cranmer 1 0 5 0 Hossell 13 1 46 1 Taylor 3 0 18 1 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and P.Holmes. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 42-1 (Mitchell 21*, Viljoen 2*); 2nd day: South Africans (1) 520-7 (Nourse 205*, Rowan 27*). P.Cranmer’s 101 took 90 minutes and included 12 fours. A.D.Nourse’s 205 took 310 minutes. 334