First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

SOUTH v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, September 3, 4, 5, 1947. South Africans won by nine wickets. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell c Valentine b Goddard 145 2 *A.Melville c Griffith b Perks 14 3 K.G.Viljoen lbw b Compton 50 4 A.D.Nourse c Edrich b Bailey 27 5 O.C.Dawson not out 166 (3) not out 0 6 G.M.Fullerton b Wright 46 (2) not out 22 7 N.B.F.Mann b Goddard 20 8 A.M.B.Rowan run out 1 9 J.B.Plimsoll b Perks 14 10 †J.D.Lindsay not out 6 (1) b Goddard 5 11 V.I.Smith Extras b 12, lb 1, w 2, nb 6 21 lb 4 4 —— —— (8 wickets, declared) 510 (1 wicket) 31 FoW (1): 1-32, 2-162, 3-204, 4-271, 5-381, 6-405, 7-409, 8-446 FoW (2): 1-19 SOUTH 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Melville b Rowan 55 b Mann 12 2 W.J.Edrich lbw b Rowan 64 lbw b Rowan 54 3 D.C.S.Compton st Lindsay b Mann 101 b Rowan 30 4 B.H.Valentine b Rowan 9 st Lindsay b Mann 33 5 T.E.Bailey b Rowan 18 b Rowan 6 6 H.T.Bartlett c Viljoen b Mann 46 c Lindsay b Mann 19 7 *R.W.V.Robins c Nourse b Rowan 33 c Lindsay b Mann 14 8 †S.C.Griffith c Lindsay b Mann 1 b Rowan 11 9 R.T.D.Perks c and b Mann 0 c Dawson b Rowan 4 10 D.V.P.Wright not out 1 lbw b Mann 1 11 T.W.J.Goddard not out 1 not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 2, nb 1 12 b 6, lb 8, nb 1 15 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 341 199 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-196, 3-226, 4-232, 5-301, 6-305, 7-336, 8-336, 9-336 FoW (2): 1-32, 2-92, 3-97, 4-139, 5-159, 6-159, 7-185, 8-191, 9-197, 10-199 South Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 20 8 51 2 Bailey 20 1 84 1 Compton 22 0 97 1 Goddard 35 7 136 2 (1) 3 0 13 1 Wright 22 2 90 1 (2) 2.5 0 14 0 Robins 6 0 31 0 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 20 4 57 0 6 0 15 0 Dawson 10 0 40 0 9 2 15 0 Mann 35 6 97 4 28 11 71 5 Rowan 28 4 108 5 24.2 3 83 5 Smith 3 0 27 0 Umpires: F.Chester and A.Skelding. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 431-7 (Dawson 112*, Plimsoll 1*); 2nd day: South (1) 341-9 (Wright 1*, Goddard 1*). O.C.Dawson’s 166 included 22 fours and 1 six. D.C.S.Compton’s 101 took 108 minutes and included 13 fours. 395