International cricket in 1947
International cricket season
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Season overview
| International tours | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start date | Home team | Away team | Results [Matches] | |||
| Test | ODI | FC | LA | |||
| 31 May 1947 |  Ireland |
 Scotland |
— | — | 0–0 [1] | — |
| 7 June 1947 |  England |
 South Africa |
3–0 [5] | — | — | — |
| 27 August 1947 |  Netherlands |
England |
— | — | 0–1 [1] | 1–1 [2] |
May
Scotland in Ireland
| Three-day Match | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 31 May–3 June | Noel Mahony | William Laidlaw | Mardyke, Cork | Match drawn | |||
June
South Africa in England
| Test series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Test 285 | 7–11 June | Norman Yardley | Alan Melville | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Match drawn | |||
| Test 286 | 21–25 June | Norman Yardley | Alan Melville | Lord's, London | England by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 287 | 5–9 July | Norman Yardley | Alan Melville | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | England by 7 wickets | |||
| Test 288 | 26–29 July | Norman Yardley | Alan Melville | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | England by 10 wickets | |||
| Test 289 | 16–20 August | Norman Yardley | Alan Melville | Kennington Oval, London | Match drawn | |||
August
England in Netherlands
| One-day match series | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match 1 | 27 August | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Enschede | Free Foresters by 20 runs | |||
| Match 2 | 30 August | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | Haarlem | Netherlands XI by 2 wickets | |||
| Two-day match | ||||||||
| No. | Date | Home captain | Away captain | Venue | Result | |||
| Match | 2–3 September | Not mentioned | Not mentioned | De Diepput, The Hague | Free Foresters by an innings and 59 runs | |||
