FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WESTERN PROVINCE v TRANSVAAL Played at Newlands, Cape Town, January 1, 2, 3, 1946. Transvaal won by eight wickets. WESTERN PROVINCE 1 R.Lofthouse b Levy 29 lbw b Balaskas 18 2 K.G.Dimbleby c Gordon-Campbell b Levy 20 c Mitchell b Chubb 19 3 B.W.Sewell c Levy b Chubb 0 (7) c Levy b Balaskas 34 4 G.Georgeu c Gordon-Campbell b Balaskas 7 c Fullerton b Chubb 58 5 *A.R.M.Ralph c Fullerton b Gordon 28 (3) b Chubb 62 6 A.D.Keen c Gordon-Campbell b Gordon 21 (5) c Fullerton b Chubb 35 7 B.H.Crews c Mitchell b Balaskas 0 (6) c Wynne b Mitchell 43 8 †A.B.J.Reid c and b Balaskas 10 (10) not out 13 9 L.S.Eckard c Levy b Gordon 0 (8) c Levy b Balaskas 26 10 J.B.Plimsoll not out 9 (9) b Mitchell 2 11 A.S.Carew c Balaskas b Gordon 5 c Gordon-Campbell b Balaskas 12 Extras 2 26 —— —— 131 348 FoW (1): 1-40, 2-41, 3-53, 4-59, 5-90, 6-95, 7-114, 8-116, 9-117, 10-131 FoW (2): 1-33, 2-53, 3-166, 4-175, 5-211, 6-292, 7-309, 8-322, 9-326, 10-348 TRANSVAAL 1 *B.Mitchell c Ralph b Plimsoll 6 b Plimsoll 17 2 O.E.Wynne b Plimsoll 10 lbw b Plimsoll 18 3 T.A.Harris lbw b Plimsoll 111 4 †G.M.Fullerton b Eckard 14 5 R.J.Gordon-Campbell b Plimsoll 10 (3) not out 55 6 F.F.Flanagan b Plimsoll 13 (4) not out 28 7 K.G.Viljoen not out 116 8 G.W.A.Chubb c Sewell b Eckard 1 9 C.Levy b Eckard 1 10 X.C.Balaskas c Eckard b Carew 42 11 N.Gordon st sub b Plimsoll 3 Extras 27 8 —— —— 354 (2 wickets) 126 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-39, 3-94, 4-107, 5-129, 6-229, 7-230, 8-232, 9-349, 10-354 FoW (2): 1-28, 2-55 Transvaal Bowling O M R W O M R W Chubb 10 2 28 1 34 6 81 4 Gordon 11.3 5 32 4 8 0 27 0 Levy 10 2 31 2 5 2 28 0 Balaskas 12 1 38 3 42.4 3 125 4 Flanagan (5) 3 1 5 0 Mitchell (6) 12 1 42 2 Gordon-Campbell (7) 3 0 14 0 Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 36.2 6 101 6 14.7 4 48 2 Carew 24 3 60 1 8 3 29 0 Eckard 26 1 89 3 7 0 23 0 Keen 11 2 19 0 4 0 18 0 Lofthouse 8 0 39 0 Crews 5 0 19 0 Umpires: D.V.Collins and G.L.Sickler. Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Transvaal (1) 229-5 (Harris 111*, Viljoen not out); 2nd day: Western Province (2) 218-5 (Crews 9*, Sewell 1*). 43