First-Class Cricket Matches 1913

WESTERN PROVINCE v TRANSVAAL Played at Newlands, Cape Town, December 26, 27, 1912. Western Province won by ten wickets. (Points: Western Province 5, Transvaal 0) TRANSVAAL 1 C.R.Hand c Commaille b de Smidt 25 run out 19 2 B.V.Morkel c Hands b de Smidt 24 c Commaille b de Smidt 17 3 †A.V.Berry b de Smidt 1 (11) b Smith 4 4 D.J.Meintjes run out 20 (3) c Smith b de Smidt 7 5 H.J.G.Bennett b Short 1 (6) c Conry b Bensimon 1 6 P.J.Heather c Yeoman b Short 53 (4) c Short b de Smidt 13 7 J.H.H.Rutherfoord b Short 2 c and b de Smidt 0 8 D.C.Jackson not out 47 (5) b Short 28 9 *F.W.Cooper b Short 11 (10) not out 11 10 H.V.Baumgartner c Short b de Smidt 1 (9) b Smith 6 11 R.O.Saunders c de Villiers b Short 20 (8) c and b Smith 20 Extras nb 5 23 5 —— —— 228 131 FoW (1): 1-46, 2-52, 3-82, 4-86, 5-102, 6-121, 7-165, 8-188, 9-189, 10-228 FoW (2): 1-40, 2-47, 3-47, 4-80, 5-88, 6-88, 7-95, 8-112, 9-127, 10-133 WESTERN PROVINCE 1 J.M.M.Commaille b Baumgartner 14 not out 8 2 G.A.L.Hearne c Morkel b Saunders 53 not out 6 3 P.A.M.Hands c Berry b Saunders 116 4 P.T.Lewis c Jackson b Cooper 11 5 W.F.Yeoman c Baumgartner b Cooper 3 6 *†F.D.Conry b Saunders 59 7 D.I.de Villiers b Baumgartner 17 8 R.de Smidt c Saunders b Baumgartner 11 9 W.H.Short c Morkel b Saunders 18 10 A.S.Bensimon b Baumgartner 0 11 F.Smith not out 6 Extras w 1 36 4 —— —— 344 (no wicket) 18 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-106, 3-154, 4-170, 5-240, 6-290, 7-321, 8-325, 9-338, 10-344 Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W de Villiers 6 3 15 0 Smith 7 2 31 0 (1) 8 1 35 3 Short 20.3 2 89 5 (2) 10 1 31 1 de Smidt 18 4 65 4 (3) 8 1 40 4 Bensimon 1 0 5 0 (4) 5 0 20 1 Transvaal Bowling O M R W O M R W Saunders 28.1 3 109 4 Baumgartner 29 5 82 4 1w (1) 2 1 3 0 Cooper 15 4 39 2 (2) 2.1 1 11 0 Meintjes 2 0 16 0 Jackson 4 0 21 0 Heather 4 0 21 0 Morkel 6 0 20 0 Umpires: H.V.Adams and E.W.Loxton. Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Western Province (1) 281-5 (Conry 42*, de Villiers 16*). 19