FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WESTERN INDIA v GUJARAT Played at European Gymkhana Ground, Rajkot, December 14, 15, 16, 17, 1945. Western India won by 3 runs. WESTERN INDIA 1 Jayantilal Vora c Alimuddin b Kesari 22 lbw b Kesari 8 2 R.P.Rathod c Alimuddin b Kesari 5 c J.M.Patel b Shodhan 4 3 Umar Khan c Mankad b Kesari 3 lbw b Mankad 51 4 S.B.Gandhi lbw b Mankad 0 (5) lbw b Mankad 7 5 Purshottam c Mankad b Kesari 15 (7) c Prithviraj b Mankad 40 6 Bhawanishankar c Chippa b Kesari 12 (8) c Cambhatta b Mankad 5 7 H.Umrigar c Hazare b Chippa 22 (6) c Alimuddin b Shodhan 4 8 *Thakore Saheb of Rajkot c Prithviraj b Kesari 44 (4) not out 26 9 Akbar Khan b Kesari 25 c Alimuddin b Kesari 10 10 †U.D.Waghela not out 6 b Mankad 0 11 S.Nyalchand c B.G.Patel b Mankad 33 b Chippa 0 Extras 12 3 —— —— 199 158 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-199 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-158 GUJARAT 1 *M.H.Mankad c Nyalchand b Akbar Khan 0 (6) c sub b Jayantilal Vora 6 2 Alimuddin c Nyalchand b Jayantilal Vora 32 c Akbar Khan b Jayantilal Vora 28 3 B.G.Patel c Waghela b Gandhi 15 lbw b Akbar Khan 2 4 Prithviraj b Jayantilal Vora 45 b Nyalchand 56 5 K.P.Kesari lbw b Akbar Khan 2 (7) lbw b Nyalchand 3 6 P.N.Cambhatta c Umrigar b Nyalchand 7 (8) lbw b Nyalchand 24 7 J.H.Shodhan c Waghela b Gandhi 22 (5) b Nyalchand 34 8 V.T.Parekh not out 20 (1) lbw b Akbar Khan 0 9 J.M.Patel run out 4 c Gandhi b Jayantilal Vora 15 10 U.R.Chippa c and b Jayantilal Vora 4 c Jayantilal Vora b Gandhi 11 11 †R.G.Hazare lbw b Nyalchand 0 not out 6 Extras 13 5 —— —— 164 190 FoW (1): 1- (1), 2- (3), 3- (2), 4- (5), 5- (6), 6- (4), 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-164 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-190 Gujarat Bowling O M R W O M R W Shodhan 5 1 9 0 12 3 24 2 Kesari 30 10 55 7 21 8 41 2 Mankad 29.1 7 74 2 23 8 53 5 Chippa 13 3 39 1 8 0 27 1 Alimuddin 1 0 10 0 J.M.Patel (5) 6 2 10 0 Western India Bowling O M R W O M R W Akbar Khan 8 2 19 2 8 4 21 2 Jayantilal Vora 28 6 58 3 33 6 93 3 Gandhi 17 4 37 2 12 3 25 1 Nyalchand 29.3 13 37 2 29.4 10 38 4 Purshottam (5) 8 1 8 0 Umpires: H.D.Billimoria and J.R.Patel. Toss: Western India Close of Play: 1st day: Gujarat (1) 51-2 (Alimuddin 22*, Prithviraj 7*); 2nd day: Western India (2) 65-3 (Rajkot not out, Gandhi not out); 3rd day: Gujarat (2) 94-3 (Prithviraj 44*, Shodhan 20*). 18