First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

WORCESTERSHIRE v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, August 30, September 1, 1924. South Africans won by an innings and 28 runs. WORCESTERSHIRE 1 H.K.Foster c Blanckenberg b Pegler 12 (8) b Meintjes 0 2 F.A.Pearson c Nourse b Blanckenberg 7 c and b Carter 26 3 H.L.Higgins c Blanckenberg b Pegler 2 (1) c Pegler b Carter 21 4 R.H.Holyoake c Susskind b Blanckenberg 4 (3) b Carter 0 5 Lord Cobham b Pegler 0 (10) not out 21 6 *M.K.Foster lbw b Blanckenberg 0 (7) lbw b Pegler 5 7 H.O.Hopkins c Susskind b Blanckenberg 6 (6) c Carter b Meintjes 13 8 H.P.Gordon lbw b Pegler 11 (9) b Meintjes 0 9 C.F.Root c Commaille b Blanckenberg 24 (4) st Susskind b Blanckenberg 11 10 †J.F.MacLean c and b Blanckenberg 10 (11) b Pegler 27 11 G.C.Wilson not out 5 (5) c Hearne b Pegler 12 Extras b 6 6 b 19, lb 4, nb 2 25 —— —— 87 161 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-16, 3-25, 4-29, 5-29, 6-31, 7-48, 8-48, 9-78, 10-87 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-37, 3-70, 4-83, 5-99, 6-104, 7-109, 8-109, 9-110, 10-161 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 J.M.M.Commaille lbw b Wilson 27 2 E.P.Nupen c M.K.Foster b Root 5 3 †M.J.Susskind b Root 6 4 A.W.Nourse c Gordon b Root 90 5 *H.W.Taylor b Pearson 38 6 R.H.Catterall b Pearson 29 7 G.A.L.Hearne b Wilson 13 8 J.M.Blanckenberg b Pearson 0 9 D.J.Meintjes c M.K.Foster b Root 4 10 S.J.Pegler c Higgins b Root 29 11 C.P.Carter not out 0 Extras b 28, lb 7 35 —— 276 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-17, 3-79, 4-186, 5-230, 6-230, 7-230, 8-235, 9-276, 10-276 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Blanckenberg 15.1 3 40 6 (4) 8 4 14 1 Pegler 15 5 41 4 (5) 14.4 6 21 3 Nourse (1) 12 3 19 0 Meintjes (2) 15 3 38 3 1nb Carter (3) 19 4 44 3 1nb Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Root 34.1 12 83 5 Pearson 27 2 90 3 Wilson 14 2 49 2 Hopkins 6 0 18 0 M.K.Foster 1 0 1 0 Umpires: H.R.Butt and W.Phillips. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 234-7 (Hearne 0*, Meintjes 4*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.