First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

AUCKLAND v M.C.C. Played at Eden Park, Auckland, March 28, 29, 1947. M.C.C. won by an innings and 65 runs. M.C.C. 1 L.B.Fishlock c W.N.Snedden b Cowie 7 2 C.Washbrook c Taylor b Wiles 35 3 W.J.Edrich c Scott b C.A.Snedden 25 4 D.C.S.Compton not out 97 5 *N.W.D.Yardley c Wallace b Emery 44 6 J.T.Ikin c and b C.A.Snedden 5 7 †T.G.Evans c Emery b C.A.Snedden 10 8 T.P.B.Smith st Kent b Cowie 1 9 A.V.Bedser b C.A.Snedden 0 10 D.V.P.Wright c Cowie b Wiles 5 11 R.Pollard b Wiles 0 Extras b 7, lb 4 11 —— 240 FoW (1): 1-10 (1), 2-54 (3), 3-76 (2), 4-162 (5), 5-187 (6), 6-201 (7), 7-202 (8), 8-211 (9), 9-240 (10), 10-240 (11) AUCKLAND 1 V.J.Scott c Edrich b Compton 13 b Smith 9 2 D.D.Taylor c Yardley b Bedser 22 run out 5 3 W.N.Snedden b Bedser 17 c Ikin b Pollard 0 4 *W.M.Wallace b Compton 14 c Ikin b Pollard 38 5 R.W.G.Emery c Ikin b Compton 4 b Pollard 8 6 J.Cowie c Evans b Compton 0 c Ikin b Compton 4 7 A.V.Wiles c Compton b Bedser 0 b Pollard 0 8 G.L.Weir c Washbrook b Compton 5 c Ikin b Compton 0 9 C.Burke not out 1 c Ikin b Compton 2 10 †L.A.W.Kent c Edrich b Compton 1 c Yardley b Compton 0 11 C.A.Snedden st Evans b Compton 0 not out 8 Extras lb 6, nb 2 8 b 2, lb 9, nb 5 16 —— —— 85 90 FoW (1): 1-19 (1), 2-47, 3-70, 4-70, 5-71, 6-76, 7-76, 8-82, 9-85, 10-85 FoW (2): 1-6 (2), 2-6 (3), 3-43 (1), 4-62, 5-78, 6-78, 7-78, 8-78, 9-79, 10-90 Auckland Bowling O M R W Cowie 24 5 66 2 C.A.Snedden 20 3 85 4 Wiles 11 1 32 3 Weir 5 0 31 0 Emery 3 1 15 1 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 16 6 26 3 2 2 0 0 Pollard 3 0 8 0 11 6 19 4 Compton 16.5 5 36 7 6.5 2 13 4 Edrich 3 1 7 0 Wright (4) 6 3 13 0 Smith (5) 5 1 22 1 Ikin (6) 1 0 7 0 Umpires: J.C.Harris and R.W.Mitchell. Toss: Auckland Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 197-5 (Compton 67*, Evans 6*, 51 overs). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 109