FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

TRANSVAAL v NATAL Played at Old Wanderers, Johannesburg, December 26, 27, 1945. Match drawn. TRANSVAAL 1 *B.Mitchell b Martin 4 not out 52 2 O.E.Wynne b Smith 35 not out 50 3 S.H.Curnow st Williams b Payn 29 4 T.A.Harris st Williams b Smith 139 5 F.F.Flanagan st Williams b Mann 4 6 R.J.Gordon-Campbell c Williams b Mann 0 7 †G.M.Fullerton lbw b Smith 63 8 G.W.A.Chubb lbw b Mann 14 9 X.C.Balaskas not out 10 10 N.Gordon st Williams b Smith 5 11 L.J.Heaney c Nourse b Smith 6 Extras 8 2 —— —— 317 (no wicket) 104 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-72, 3-82, 4-96, 5-96, 6-278, 7-284, 8-302, 9-310, 10-317 NATAL 1 D.R.Fell c Harris b Gordon 124 2 D.V.Dyer c Mitchell b Chubb 5 3 S.H.Martin c Balaskas b Chubb 67 4 W.W.Wade b Balaskas 109 5 *A.D.Nourse c Fullerton b Gordon 66 6 O.C.Dawson c Chubb b Heaney 43 7 L.W.Payn b Balaskas 1 8 †R.J.Williams st Fullerton b Heaney 13 9 V.I.Smith run out 5 10 N.B.F.Mann st Fullerton b Heaney 6 11 B.J.McBride not out 1 Extras 23 —— 463 FoW (1): 1-12, 2-188, 3-244, 4-346, 5-432, 6-434, 7-447, 8-454, 9-463, 10-463 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W McBride 5 1 19 0 3 0 22 0 Martin 10 0 50 1 6 2 8 0 Payn 19 5 76 1 15 5 21 0 Smith 23.7 4 95 5 12 2 34 0 Mann 21 5 57 3 9.6 5 17 0 Dawson 3 0 12 0 Transvaal Bowling O M R W Chubb 20 1 82 2 Heaney 26.7 1 106 3 Gordon 30 2 121 2 Balaskas 22 0 88 2 Mitchell 3 0 18 0 Flanagan 5 0 25 0 Umpires: F.A.Burton and W.G.Routledge. Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Natal (1) 138-1 (Fell 76*, Martin 46*). 33