International cricket in 1947

The 1947 International cricket season was from April 1947 to August 1947.

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

Main article: South African cricket team in England in 1947

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