First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

VICTORIA v QUEENSLAND Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, December 21, 22, 24, 1923. Victoria won by an innings and 241 runs. QUEENSLAND 1 †J.K.Farquhar b Gamble 1 (2) c Carlton b Gamble 7 2 L.E.Oxenham c Love b Hartkopf 43 (1) b Gamble 2 3 J.F.Sheppard c Liddicut b Gamble 8 c sub (J.Mathers) b Gamble 0 4 F.C.Thompson c and b Liddicut 14 b Gamble 23 5 *L.P.D.O’Connor c and b Hartkopf 16 b Liddicut 11 6 W.Rowe st Love b Ransford 42 not out 55 7 R.K.Oxenham c Love b Liddicut 24 c Love b Gamble 8 8 H.R.G.Poon b Ransford 2 b Carlton 10 9 P.M.Hornibrook b Gamble 10 b Hartkopf 8 10 C.B.Barstow b Gamble 0 b Carlton 0 11 C.Griffiths not out 1 st Love b Hartkopf 3 Extras lb 1 1 b 6, lb 1, nb 1 8 —— —— 162 135 FoW (1): 1-2, 2-19, 3-49, 4-77, 5-96, 6-149, 7-149, 8-155, 9-161, 10-162 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-5, 3-14, 4-33, 5-86, 6-106, 7-120, 8-131, 9-132, 10-135 VICTORIA 1 *E.R.Mayne b Barstow 209 2 W.H.Ponsford lbw b R.K.Oxenham 248 3 W.M.Woodfull not out 46 4 †H.S.B.Love not out 17 5 C.B.Willis 6 V.S.Ransford 7 A.E.V.Hartkopf 8 L.F.Freemantle 9 T.A.Carlton 10 A.E.Liddicut 11 H.S.Gamble Extras b 14, lb 4 18 —— (2 wickets, declared) 538 FoW (1): 1-456, 2-480 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Gamble 12.6 1 27 4 12 2 38 5 1nb Carlton 12 5 16 0 8 4 25 2 Liddicut 10 2 27 2 (4) 4 1 10 1 Freemantle 10 1 40 0 (3) 4 0 22 0 Hartkopf 8 0 39 2 11.1 2 22 2 Ransford 3 0 12 2 3 0 10 0 Queensland Bowling O M R W Hornibrook 39 2 144 0 Barstow 24 1 110 1 Griffiths 29 4 115 0 R.K.Oxenham 17 0 87 1 Poon 8 0 29 0 L.E.Oxenham 6 1 27 0 Thompson 1 0 8 0 Umpires: H.J.Alessio and J.Richards. Toss: Queensland Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 108-0 (Mayne 47*, Ponsford 59*); 2nd day: Victoria (1) 538-2 (Woodfull 46*, Love 17*). E.R.Mayne’s 209 took 378 minutes and included 12 fours. W.H.Ponsford’s 248 took 359 minutes and included 22 fours. 12th Men: J.Mathers (Vic) and E.C.Bensted (Qld).