FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

EASTERN PROVINCE v ORANGE FREE STATE Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, December 24, 26, 1945. Eastern Province won by ten wickets. ORANGE FREE STATE 1 H.F.Wright c Leibbrandt b Waldek 14 c Waldek b Thwaits 0 2 H.F.Emslie c Riemer b Thwaits 36 c Riemer b Reynolds 9 3 K.C.Kyte b Thwaits 9 c Riemer b Reynolds 20 4 †D.Ellis b Reynolds 12 st Riemer b Reynolds 16 5 *J.C.Newton b Reynolds 45 b Leibbrandt 3 6 R.C.le Sueur st Riemer b Thwaits 55 b Waldek 30 7 C.V.de Jager st Riemer b Reynolds 4 run out 1 8 R.G.Walkerley b Young 7 not out 52 9 G.M.Lee c Draper b Waldek 25 c Leibbrandt b Waldek 11 10 H.D.Beaumont not out 7 b Reynolds 4 11 K.A.Walker lbw b Thwaits 2 b Reynolds 2 Extras b 16, lb 6, nb 2 24 b 10, lb 2 12 —— —— 240 160 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-61, 3-66, 4-116, 5-135, 6-143, 7-160, 8-207, 9-238, 10-240 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-21, 3-38, 4-49, 5-55, 6-59, 7-101, 8-141, 9-158, 10-160 EASTERN PROVINCE 1 *E.A.B.Rowan c Emslie b Wright 19 2 G.R.Connell st Ellis b Emslie 3 (1) not out 4 3 R.G.Draper c Ellis b Wright 114 (2) not out 11 4 D.E.Dimbleby c Wright b Walker 38 5 W.D.Wilson c Wright b Walker 97 6 J.M.Leibbrandt c Wright b Emslie 0 7 S.A.Thwaits c Ellis b Walker 6 8 †D.G.Riemer c Beaumont b Walker 19 9 J.O.Young not out 40 10 O.G.R.Reynolds run out 17 11 R.T.Waldek run out 4 Extras b 23, lb 2, nb 3 28 2 —— —— 385 (no wicket) 17 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-28, 3-100, 4-237, 5-238, 6-254, 7-288, 8-343, 9-385, 10-385 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Thwaits 17 6 39 4 13 2 30 1 Young 12 5 24 1 8 0 20 0 Reynolds 12 2 45 3 12.4 5 28 5 Leibbrandt 16 1 36 0 11 2 31 1 Waldek 13 1 72 2 2 0 39 2 Orange Free State Bowling O M R W O M R W Wright 21 0 87 2 2 0 8 0 Emslie 9 0 46 2 2 0 7 0 le Sueur 5 0 24 0 Walker 21 1 95 4 Beaumont 20 0 89 0 Lee 4 0 16 0 Umpires: Toss: Eastern Province Close of Play: 1st day: Eastern Province (1) 237-4 (Wilson 50*). 28