South Africa in England, 1947
Kent v South Africa
St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury
27,28,29 August 1947 (3-day match)
Result: South Africa won by 88 runs
Toss:
Umpires: E Cooke and D Hendren
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
South Africa 1st innings
*A Melville lbw b Davies 38
B Mitchell c Davies b Wright 46
KG Viljoen c Fagg b Davies 104
AD Nourse c Evans b Harding 12
DW Begbie c Fagg b Wright 4
OC Dawson c Valentine b Hearn 87
+GM Fullerton c Harding b Hearn 46
AMB Rowan st Evans b Wright 35
NBF Mann not out 26
JB Plimsoll c Fagg b Wright 0
VI Smith c Evans b Wright 1
Extras (b 1, lb 7, nb 3) 11
Total (all out, 113 overs) 410
FoW: 1-81, 2-91, 3-125, 4-145, 5-295,
6-311, 7-375, 8-380, 9-380, 10-410.
Bowling O M R W
Harding 18 0 86 1
Ridgway 20 5 63 0
Wright 29 3 124 5
Davies 28 6 78 2
Dovey 11 3 24 0
Hearn 7 0 24 2
Kent 1st innings
LJ Todd b Rowan 16
AE Fagg c Mitchell b Mann 44
LEG Ames b Mann 3
*BH Valentine c Begbie b Plimsoll 55
JGW Davies b Mann 80
P Hearn b Rowan 18
+TG Evans c Dawson b Mann 61
RR Dovey b Mann 26
DVP Wright run out 0
F Ridgway c Smith b Mann 0
NW Harding not out 3
Extras (b 3, lb 7, nb 2) 12
Total (all out, 110.3 overs) 318
FoW: 1-37, 2-42, 3-88, 4-164, 5-214,
6-257, 7-302, 8-306, 9-308, 10-318.
Bowling O M R W
Plimsoll 28 8 47 1
Dawson 12 2 26 0
Rowan 32 6 78 2
Mann 35.3 6 132 6
Smith 3 0 23 0
South Africa 2nd innings
*A Melville c Ridgway b Wright 22
B Mitchell c & b Davies 57
KG Viljoen b Harding 35
AD Nourse b Dovey 31
DW Begbie b Ridgway 24
OC Dawson not out 32
+GM Fullerton c Evans b Harding 4
NBF Mann b Harding 0
AMB Rowan not out 12
Extras (b 5, lb 2, nb 3) 10
Total (7 wickets declared, 68 overs) 227
DNB: JB Plimsoll, VI Smith.
FoW: 1-64, 2-114, 3-122, 4-159, 5-184, 6-203, 7-203.
Bowling O M R W
Harding 16 4 58 3
Ridgway 14 0 56 1
Wright 14 1 48 1
Davies 13 1 30 1
Dovey 11 3 25 1
Kent 2nd innings (target: 320 runs)
LJ Todd c Nourse b Mann 41
AE Fagg c Rowan b Mann 34
LEG Ames c Begbie b Mann 16
*BH Valentine c Melville b Mann 23
JGW Davies c Nourse b Mann 26
+TG Evans run out 17
P Hearn c & b Mann 15
RR Dovey not out 31
DVP Wright b Rowan 8
F Ridgway b Mann 7
NW Harding c Dawson b Rowan 2
Extras (b 6, lb 5) 11
Total (all out, 69.4 overs) 231
FoW: 1-59, 2-79, 3-97, 4-133, 5-163,
6-166, 7-194, 8-213, 9-226, 10-231.
Bowling O M R W
Plimsoll 8 2 29 0
Dawson 7 1 17 0
Rowan 27.4 5 79 2
Mann 27 4 95 7
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