First-Class Cricket Matches 1949/40-1945

NORTH ISLAND v SOUTH ISLAND Played at Eden Park, Auckland, March 9, 10, 12, 1945. North Island won by 34 runs. NORTH ISLAND 1 H.T.Pearson c Anderson b Butterfield 9 b Butterfield 15 2 H.F.Rice c Freeman b Butterfield 1 c T.B.Burtt b Butterfield 6 3 †F.L.H.Mooney b T.B.Burtt 16 b Butterfield 4 4 *W.M.Wallace c Cromb b T.B.Burtt 37 b T.B.Burtt 60 5 B.Sutcliffe st Mills b T.B.Burtt 18 lbw b Butterfield 8 6 O.C.Cleal c Butterfield b Freeman 4 b Butterfield 0 7 A.C.Kerr c T.B.Burtt b Butterfield 24 not out 55 8 A.M.Matheson b T.B.Burtt 4 c Cromb b N.V.Burtt 16 9 C.Burke b T.B.Burtt 20 c Cromb b T.B.Burtt 13 10 W.J.Wheeler c Uttley b T.B.Burtt 25 st Mills b T.B.Burtt 0 11 R.Allen not out 0 c T.B.Burtt b N.V.Burtt 8 Extras b 2, lb 2 4 b 2, lb 6, nb 1 9 —— —— 162 194 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-23, 3-29, 4-78, 5-87, 6-87, 7-99, 8-125, 9-162, 10-162 FoW (2): 1-24, 2-27, 3-30, 4-44, 5-44, 6-124, 7-160, 8-183, 9-183, 10-194 SOUTH ISLAND 1 *I.B.Cromb c Pearson b Wheeler 8 c Rice b Matheson 62 2 J.G.Leggat c Wallace b Wheeler 1 c Rice b Matheson 6 3 K.F.M.Uttley b Wheeler 0 run out 30 4 C.D.G.Toomey c Wheeler b Matheson 2 (6) c Rice b Matheson 4 5 W.M.Anderson b Wheeler 12 (4) b Wheeler 36 6 D.T.Ager c Cleal b Matheson 0 (5) b Kerr 0 7 L.A.Butterfield run out 16 c Pearson b Matheson 58 8 T.A.Freeman c Cleal b Matheson 0 (9) c Kerr b Burke 24 9 †G.H.Mills b Burke 15 (8) c Mooney b Kerr 1 10 T.B.Burtt run out 23 c Rice b Matheson 1 11 N.V.Burtt not out 11 not out 2 Extras b 3, lb 2, nb 2 7 lb 1, nb 2 3 —— —— 95 227 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-8, 3-11, 4-11, 5-14, 6-34, 7-42, 8-42, 9-78, 10-95 FoW (2): 1-11, 2-96, 3-100, 4-104, 5-117, 6-157, 7-165, 8-223, 9-225, 10-227 South Island Bowling O M R W O M R W Freeman 8 5 6 1 18 7 31 0 Butterfield 24 9 47 3 12 5 9 5 N.V.Burtt 7 2 23 0 21.2 6 53 2 T.B.Burtt 24 7 67 6 34 11 78 3 Cromb 2 0 15 0 11 6 14 0 North Island Bowling O M R W O M R W Wheeler 11 3 21 4 17 5 39 1 Matheson 13 6 19 3 40.1 23 50 5 Allen 6 1 18 0 17 5 43 0 Kerr 8 1 23 0 30 7 62 2 Burke 4.3 2 7 1 15 2 30 1 Umpires: J.C.Harris and R.W.Mitchell. Toss: North Island Close of Play: 1st day: North Island (2) 23-0 (Pearson 15*, Rice 5*); 2nd day: South Island (2) 46-1 (Cromb 34*, Uttley 6*). 254