South African cricket team in England in 1947
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The South African cricket team toured England in the 1947 season
to play a five-match Test
series against England.
England won the series 3-0 with 2 matches drawn.
1947 English cricket season
The 1947 English cricket season is remembered for the batting performances of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich who established seasonal records that, with the subsequent reduction in the number of first-class matches, will probably never be broken...
to play a five-match Test
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
series against England.
England won the series 3-0 with 2 matches drawn.
Test series summary
- 1st Test at Trent BridgeTrent BridgeTrent Bridge is a Test, One-day international and County cricket ground located in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England and is also the headquarters of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. As well as International cricket and Nottinghamshire's home games, the ground has hosted the Finals Day of...
– match drawn - 2nd Test at Lord'sLord's Cricket GroundLord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
– England won by 10 wickets - 3rd Test at Old Trafford – England won by 7 wickets
- 4th Test at HeadingleyHeadingley StadiumHeadingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
– England won by 10 wickets - 5th Test at The OvalThe OvalThe Kia Oval, still commonly referred to by its original name of The Oval, is an international cricket ground in Kennington, in the London Borough of Lambeth. In the past it was also sometimes called the Kennington Oval...
– match drawn
External sources
Further reading
- Louis DuffusLouis DuffusLouis George Duffus was a South African cricketer who became the country's most respected writer on the game....
, South African Cricket, Volume 3, 1927-1947, The South African Cricket Association, 1948 - various writers, A Century of South Africa in Test & International Cricket 1889-1989, Ball, 1989