South African cricket team in England in 1947 South African cricket team in England in 1947 The South African cricket team toured England in the 1947 season to play a five-match Test series against England. The team was captained by Alan Melville with Dudley Nourse as his vice-captain (v/c). England won the series with three wins and two matches drawn. This was the second Test series hosted by England since the end of World War II in 1945. South Africa's previous visit to England was their successful 1935 tour. 1947 was a year in which the weather frequently made headlines in Great Britain. After one of the coldest
Alexander England Alexander England Alexander (Alex) England is an Australian actor. He comes from Albury in New South Wales, where he attended Scots School Albury. Lupita Nyong'o and Josh Gad will star opposite Alexander England in Australian zombie comedy-horror crossover "Little Monsters". Alexander England was selected to play Tony Greig, a former captain of the English cricket team known in Australia for his cricketing commentary, in 2012 for the television miniseries "Howzat! Kerry Packer's War". To copy Greig's distinctive accent, England listened to commentary recordings. In 2016, England was cast to play Harry Crewe in the Australian television series "Offspring". Joining the