1947 English cricket season

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The 1947 English cricket season is remembered for the batting performances of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich who established seasonal records that will probably not be broken.

1 Honours
- 1.1 County Championship
2 Test Series
3 Leading batsmen
4 Leading bowlers
5 References

[edit] Honours

County Championship - Middlesex
Minor Counties Championship - Yorkshire II
Wisden (The Wisden Cricketers of the Year named in the 1948 edition for their deeds in 1947) – Martin Donnelly, Alan Melville, Dudley Nourse, Jack Robertson, Norman Yardley

[edit] County Championship

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	Tied	No Dec	1st inn lead match L	1st inn lead match D	Points
Pts	–	–	12	–	–	6	–	4	4	–
1	Middlesex	26	19	5	2	0	0	1	1	236
2	Gloucestershire	26	17	4	5	0	0	1	2	216
3	Lancashire	26	13	1	10	1	1	0	6	186
4	Kent	26	12	8	6	0	0	2	5	172
5	Derbyshire	26	11	9	5	0	1	3	4	160
6	Surrey	26	10	7	8	0	1	0	5	140
=7	Worcestershire	26	7	11	8	0	0	4	5	120
=7	Yorkshire	26	8	7	10	0	1	1	5	120
=9	Glamorgan	26	8	8	8	0	2	3	2	116
=9	Sussex	26	9	12	5	0	0	1	0	116
=11	Essex	26	6	9	10	1	0	1	4	100
=11	Nottinghamshire	26	6	6	13	0	1	1	6	100
=11	Somerset	26	8	12	6	0	0	0	1	100
14	Leicestershire	26	6	14	5	0	1	2	3	92
15	Warwickshire	26	6	12	7	0	1	2	1	84
16	Hampshire	26	4	11	8	1	2	0	6	78
17	Northamptonshire	26	2	16	6	1	1	2	4	54

[edit] Test Series

England defeated South Africa 3-0 with two matches drawn. Four of Denis Compton's record 18 centuries in a season were scored in the Test series alone.

[edit] Leading batsmen

1947 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
Denis Compton	50	3816	246	90.85	18
Bill Edrich	52	3539	267*	80.43	12
Ted Lester	11	657	142	73.00	3
Cyril Washbrook	47	2662	251*	68.25	11
Leslie Ames	42	2272	212*	64.91	7

1947 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
Name	Innings	Runs	Highest	Average	100s
Denis Compton	50	3816	246	90.85	18
Bill Edrich	52	3539	267*	80.43	12
Jack Robertson	57	2760	229	52.07	12
Cyril Washbrook	47	2662	251*	68.25	11
Leonard Hutton	44	2585	270*	64.62	11

Compton's 3816 runs and his 18 centuries are records for an English first-class cricket season. Edrich's 3539 runs is the second highest aggregate of all time in a single season.

[edit] Leading bowlers

1947 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
Johnnie Clay	2973	126	1069	65	16.44
Tom Goddard	8708	344	4119	238	17.30
Jack Young	7747	416	2765	159	17.38
Bill Bowes	4794	275	1277	73	17.49
Dick Howorth	7524	375	2929	164	17.85

1947 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
Name	Balls	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Average
Tom Goddard	8708	344	4119	238	17.30
Doug Wright	7055	252	3739	177	21.12
Peter Smith	9636	287	4667	172	27.13
Dick Howorth	7524	375	2929	164	17.85
Jack Young	7747	416	2765	159	17.38