First-Class Cricket Matches 1924

C.I.THORNTON’S XI v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at North Marine Road Ground, Scarborough, September 10, 11, 12, 1924. C.I.Thornton’s XI won by an innings and 45 runs. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 J.M.M.Commaille lbw b Kennedy 9 lbw b Rhodes 38 2 †T.A.Ward b Allen 5 (9) b Kennedy 22 3 M.J.Susskind b Allen 21 (7) c and b Douglas 39 4 A.W.Nourse b Allen 25 (5) lbw b Kennedy 84 5 *H.W.Taylor c Dolphin b Allen 21 (6) c Douglas b Rhodes 10 6 R.H.Catterall b Allen 0 (3) b Allen 2 7 J.M.Blanckenberg not out 37 (4) c Parker b Allen 3 8 G.A.L.Hearne b Allen 2 (2) c Kennedy b Allen 31 9 D.J.Meintjes lbw b Allen 0 (8) lbw b Douglas 3 10 S.J.Pegler lbw b Rhodes 14 c Douglas b Parker 23 11 C.P.Carter lbw b Kennedy 2 not out 4 Extras b 2, lb 5 7 lb 14 14 —— —— 143 273 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-38, 3-39, 4-85, 5-85, 6-92, 7-94, 8-94, 9-126, 10-143 FoW (2): 1-47, 2-55, 3-59, 4-91, 5-103, 6-207, 7-211, 8-223, 9-258, 10-273 C.I.THORNTON’S XI 1 J.C.W.MacBryan lbw b Pegler 20 2 P.Holmes not out 202 3 G.E.Tyldesley lbw b Pegler 7 4 E.H.Hendren c Ward b Meintjes 101 5 A.P.F.Chapman b Meintjes 37 6 W.Rhodes b Nourse 56 7 G.O.B.Allen c Commaille b Nourse 6 8 *J.W.H.T.Douglas not out 4 9 A.S.Kennedy 10 †A.Dolphin 11 C.W.L.Parker Extras b 25, lb 1, w 1, nb 1 28 —— (6 wickets, declared) 461 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-56, 3-226, 4-316, 5-438, 6-452 C.I.Thornton’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Allen 25 4 61 7 24 3 57 3 Kennedy 26.2 11 50 2 32.3 13 52 2 Parker 14 6 14 0 27 9 75 1 Rhodes 8 4 11 1 21 6 45 2 Douglas (5) 13 2 30 2 South Africans Bowling O M R W Meintjes 30 3 111 2 1w Catterall 15 1 54 0 Pegler 18 4 51 2 Blanckenberg 21 2 66 0 1nb Carter 12 0 47 0 Nourse 15.5 1 51 2 Hearne 8 0 28 0 Susskind 2 0 25 0 Umpires: B.Brown and G.H.Hirst. Toss: South Africans Close of Play: 1st day: C.I.Thornton’s XI (1) 83-2 (Holmes 41*, Hendren 15*); 2nd day: South Africans (2) 45-0 (Commaille 13*, Ward 31*). P.Holmes’s 202 took 315 minutes and included 20 fours. E.H.Hendren’s 101 took 105 minutes and included 9 fours and 1 six.