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, with the subsequent reduction in the number of first-class matches, will probably never be broken. They were assisted by the fact that it was the driest and sunniest English summer for a generation.

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[edit] Honours

[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

[edit] External sources

[edit] Annual reviews


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