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1947: Melville leads South Africa on English tour

Alan Melville's South African team warm up for their tour at Lords.

Norman Yardley led England to a 3-0 series win.

1947.

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1947 ENG v RSA 3rd Test 1947 ENG v RSA 4th Test 1947 ENG v RSA 1st Test 1947 ENG v RSA 5th Test 1947 ENG v RSA 2nd Test

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1947 ENG v SAF

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Fullerton, George M Dawson, Oscar C Tuckett, Lindsay Mitchell, Bruce Dyer, Dennis V Melville, Alan Plimsoll, John B Mann, Norman Bertram Flee ... Nourse, Arthur Dudley Harris, Terence Anthony Rowan, Athol M B Lindsay, John D Smith, Vivian Ian Viljoen, Kenneth G

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