First-Class Cricket Matches 1920

TRANSVAAL v NATAL Played at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, April 2, 3, 5, 1920. Natal won by an innings and 43 runs. TRANSVAAL 1 †T.A.Ward b de Gersigny 2 b de Gersigny 6 2 N.V.Lindsay c Nicol b Carter 32 c D.Taylor b Easterbrook 51 3 E.C.Murray lbw b Cox 9 c Nicol b Easterbrook 31 4 *L.J.Tancred st Nicol b Carter 11 c Nicol b Easterbrook 8 5 S.J.Snooke c Nourse b Easterbrook 3 (9) c H.W.Taylor b Nourse 0 6 A.H.C.Cooper b Easterbrook 3 c Robbins b D.Taylor 117 7 D.J.Meintjes b Carter 48 run out 34 8 F.L.le Roux c Nourse b Carter 16 c Nicol b Nourse 7 9 C.M.Maritz c Easterbrook b Carter 9 (5) b Carter 30 10 H.M.von Mengershausen st Nicol b Carter 0 not out 15 11 T.Ley not out 3 c H.W.Taylor b Carter 7 Extras 19 28 —— —— 155 334 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-32, 3-68, 4-71, 5-74, 6-77, 7-116, 8-142, 9-142, 10-155 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-96, 3-112, 4-137, 5-224, 6-296, 7-302, 8-302, 9-309, 10-334 NATAL 1 *H.W.Taylor b Snooke 76 2 L.W.Field b le Roux 8 3 D.Taylor b le Roux 0 4 A.W.Nourse not out 304 5 V.C.Robbins lbw b le Roux 3 6 F.A.Morris b Cooper 49 7 J.W.Easterbrook b Maritz 46 8 X.de Gersigny run out 9 9 J.L.Cox c Cooper b Meintjes 15 10 C.P.Carter not out 0 11 †D.J.Nicol Extras 22 —— (8 wickets, declared) 532 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-12, 3-186, 4-202, 5-342, 6-453, 7-479, 8-520 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W Cox 16 3 46 1 35 10 93 0 de Gersigny 8 0 26 1 20 4 58 1 Carter 17.4 3 40 6 36.3 12 57 2 Easterbrook 10 2 24 2 30 12 54 3 Morris (5) 1 1 0 0 D.Taylor (6) 9 0 35 1 Nourse (7) 7 2 9 2 Transvaal Bowling O M R W Ley 28 3 96 0 le Roux 32 6 84 3 Snooke 20 0 104 1 Maritz 19 5 49 1 Meintjes 11 1 61 1 Murray 11 1 53 0 Cooper 11 1 35 1 Lindsay 3 0 28 0 Umpires: F.E.Smith and B.Wallach. Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Natal (1) 196-3 (Nourse 100*, Robbins 3*); 2nd day: Transvaal (2) 38-1 (Lindsay 15*, Murray 12*). A.W.Nourse’s 304 took 360 minutes and included 53 fours. 37