First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

COMBINED SERVICES v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at United Services Ground, Portsmouth, May 28, 29, 30, 1947. South Africans won by seven wickets. COMBINED SERVICES 1 J.G.Dewes c Dawson b Smith 68 c Mitchell b Mann 19 2 J.F.Roberts c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 3 c Mitchell b Smith 52 3 F.C.Boys c Mitchell b Plimsoll 24 st Ovenstone b Mann 21 4 G.E.S.Woodhouse c Harris b Mann 3 lbw b Mann 0 5 I.P.Campbell c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 22 st Ovenstone b Smith 0 6 A.C.Shirreff c and b Smith 6 c Dawson b Mann 35 7 W.M.E.White b Plimsoll 35 c Harris b Mann 22 8 †B.R.M.Hayles c Begbie b Smith 0 b Plimsoll 9 9 B.J.K.Pryer b Plimsoll 5 c Mitchell b Plimsoll 0 10 J.H.G.Deighton b Plimsoll 9 c Dawson b Plimsoll 0 11 J.N.Bartlett not out 0 not out 1 Extras b 3, lb 4 7 b 2, w 1 3 —— —— 182 162 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-65, 3-75, 4-117, 5-131, 6-167, 7-168, 8-168, 9-177, 10-182 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-85, 3-93, 4-93, 5-98, 6-149, 7-157, 8-161, 9-161, 10-162 SOUTH AFRICANS 1 B.Mitchell st Hayles b Bartlett 108 c Roberts b Shirreff 14 2 †D.M.Ovenstone b Deighton 42 c Boys b Bartlett 19 3 G.M.Fullerton lbw b Pryer 5 c Shirreff b Bartlett 20 4 O.C.Dawson c and b White 57 not out 23 5 T.A.Harris c Roberts b Deighton 8 not out 5 6 D.W.Begbie lbw b Deighton 29 7 *A.Melville c Roberts b Deighton 0 8 N.B.F.Mann b Bartlett 5 9 L.W.Payn c Shirreff b White 1 10 J.B.Plimsoll b White 0 11 V.I.Smith not out 2 Extras lb 2 2 b 3, lb 2 5 —— —— 259 (3 wickets) 86 FoW (1): 1-77, 2-86, 3-172, 4-189, 5-233, 6-233, 7-238, 8-249, 9-257, 10-259 FoW (2): 1-14, 2-44, 3-71 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 38.2 16 53 6 18.4 6 38 3 Dawson 17 4 28 0 13 1 30 0 Smith 31 12 72 3 (4) 17 7 21 2 Mann 10 6 10 1 (3) 33 16 48 5 Begbie 3 2 12 0 Payn 3 3 0 0 (5) 5 0 22 0 Combined Services Bowling O M R W O M R W Deighton 32 5 88 4 5.1 1 15 0 White 22 4 55 3 (3) 1 0 6 0 Shirreff 15 3 44 0 (2) 13 4 27 1 Pryer 11 0 46 1 Bartlett 13.1 3 24 2 (4) 9 1 33 2 Umpires: F.Chester and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 115-2 (Mitchell 50*, Dawson 18*); 2nd day: Combined Services (2) 161-7 (Hayles 9*, Pryer 0*). B.Mitchell’s 108 took 240 minutes. 160