First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

KENT v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, August 27, 28, 29, 1947. South Africans won by 88 runs. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 *A.Melville lbw b Davies 38 c Ridgway b Wright 22 2 B.Mitchell c Davies b Wright 46 c and b Davies 57 3 K.G.Viljoen c Fagg b Davies 104 b Harding 35 4 A.D.Nourse c Evans b Harding 12 b Dovey 31 5 D.W.Begbie c Fagg b Wright 4 b Ridgway 24 6 O.C.Dawson c Valentine b Hearn 87 not out 32 7 †G.M.Fullerton c Harding b Hearn 46 c Evans b Harding 4 8 A.M.B.Rowan st Evans b Wright 35 (9) not out 12 9 N.B.F.Mann not out 26 (8) b Harding 0 10 J.B.Plimsoll c Fagg b Wright 0 11 V.I.Smith c Evans b Wright 1 Extras b 1, lb 7, nb 3 11 b 5, lb 2, nb 3 10 —— —— 410 (7 wickets, declared) 227 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-91, 3-125, 4-145, 5-295, 6-311, 7-375, 8-380, 9-380, 10-410 FoW (2): 1-64, 2-114, 3-122, 4-159, 5-184, 6-203, 7-203 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Rowan 16 c Nourse b Mann 41 2 A.E.Fagg c Mitchell b Mann 44 c Rowan b Mann 34 3 L.E.G.Ames b Mann 3 c Begbie b Mann 16 4 *B.H.Valentine c Begbie b Plimsoll 55 c Melville b Mann 23 5 J.G.W.Davies b Mann 80 c Nourse b Mann 26 6 P.Hearn b Rowan 18 (7) c and b Mann 15 7 †T.G.Evans c Dawson b Mann 61 (6) run out 17 8 R.R.Dovey b Mann 26 not out 31 9 D.V.P.Wright run out 0 b Rowan 8 10 F.Ridgway c Smith b Mann 0 b Mann 7 11 N.W.Harding not out 3 c Dawson b Rowan 2 Extras b 3, lb 7, nb 2 12 b 6, lb 5 11 —— —— 318 231 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-42, 3-88, 4-164, 5-214, 6-257, 7-302, 8-306, 9-308, 10-318 FoW (2): 1-59, 2-79, 3-97, 4-133, 5-163, 6-166, 7-194, 8-213, 9-226, 10-231 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 18 1 86 1 16 4 58 3 Ridgway 20 5 63 0 14 0 56 1 Wright 29 3 124 5 14 1 48 1 Davies 28 6 78 2 13 1 30 1 Dovey 11 3 24 0 11 3 25 1 Hearn 7 0 24 2 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 28 8 47 1 8 2 29 0 Dawson 12 2 26 0 7 1 17 0 Rowan 32 6 78 2 27.4 5 79 2 Mann 35.3 6 132 6 27 4 95 7 Smith 3 0 23 0 Umpires: E.Cooke and D.Hendren. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 410 all out; 2nd day: South Africans (2) 45-0 (Melville 22*, Mitchell 22*). 382