England verses South Africa in 4th Test match at Headingley Leeds 1947

Record ID: 454602

  • Title: England verses South Africa in 4th Test match at Headingley Leeds 1947
  • Date: 31st July 1947
  • Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Cricket And Swimming In The Week's Sport ENGLAND: Leeds: Headingley: EXT CRICKET 4th Test at Headingley Leeds. S. Africa wins toss. Dyer and Melville go in to bat. Melville scores 53. Hutton and Washbrook open England's inning and Edrich undefeated at close of play- spectators covering up with mackintoshes through rain CRICKETERS IN GENERAL 4th Test. Shots of Dyer and Melville - mitchell batting. Hutton and Washbrook opening England's innings. Edrich scrambling to get incease. Rain. SOUTH AFRICAN TOURING TEAM Opening day of 4th Test Match - S. African s win toss and Dyer and Melville go into bat. Mitchell scores 53. England's innings opened by Hutton and Washbrook. Edrich scores 43 Sport; South Africa athletes, Dennis Dyer, Alan Melville, Len Hutton, Cyril Washbrook, Bill Edrich, Bruce Mitchell, competition, postwar,
  • Embargoed: 15th August 1947 13:00
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  • Location: England, United Kingdom
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  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Topics: People,Sports
  • Reuters ID: LVA9NV67ZWLJS5G3T6GK6RPAWVKL
  • Story Text: Cricketers and spectators endure rain with England winning by 10 wickets over South Africa in the Test match
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