First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

TRANSVAAL v NATAL Played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 26, 27, 28, 1946. Natal won by one wicket. (Points: Transvaal 0, Natal 5) TRANSVAAL 1 E.A.B.Rowan c Williams b Tayfield 50 b Payn 12 2 O.E.Wynne run out 3 lbw b Payn 13 3 K.G.Viljoen lbw b Tayfield 44 run out 7 4 B.Mitchell c Williams b Payn 67 lbw b Martin 4 5 *A.Melville lbw b Martin 31 c Williams b Tayfield 29 6 T.A.Harris b Dawson 33 c Dawson b Payn 51 7 †G.M.Fullerton c Nourse b Dalton 12 c Dawson b Martin 35 8 D.W.Begbie run out 36 c Nourse b Tayfield 2 9 A.M.B.Rowan b Martin 15 c and b Martin 2 10 N.Gordon b Martin 1 not out 0 11 W.W.Ralph not out 1 c Martin b Tayfield 3 Extras b 6, lb 3 9 b 8, lb 2 10 —— —— 302 168 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-101, 3-112, 4-164, 5-231, 6-248, 7-284, 8-294, 9-296, 10-302 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-29, 3-40, 4-40, 5-110, 6-124, 7-153, 8-162, 9-164, 10-168 NATAL 1 D.V.Dyer b A.M.B.Rowan 21 c Begbie b A.M.B.Rowan 26 2 D.R.Fell c Melville b A.M.B.Rowan 17 c Harris b A.M.B.Rowan 26 3 S.H.Martin c E.A.B.Rowan b A.M.B.Rowan 25 c Harris b Begbie 29 4 *A.D.Nourse b A.M.B.Rowan 96 c Harris b A.M.B.Rowan 11 5 E.L.Dalton c and b Gordon 1 c Fullerton b A.M.B.Rowan 26 6 O.C.Dawson lbw b Begbie 85 lbw b Begbie 2 7 D.F.Dowling lbw b A.M.B.Rowan 36 lbw b A.M.B.Rowan 2 8 †R.J.Williams c Mitchell b Gordon 10 b A.M.B.Rowan 8 9 L.W.Payn st Fullerton b Begbie 10 not out 9 10 H.J.Tayfield not out 3 b Gordon 1 11 V.I.Smith c Fullerton b Begbie 0 not out 1 Extras b 8, lb 8, nb 1 17 b 6, lb 3 9 —— —— 321 (9 wickets) 150 FoW (1): 1-35, 2-54, 3-83, 4-93, 5-229, 6-274, 7-300, 8-314, 9-320, 10-321 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-80, 3-92, 4-96, 5-98, 6-107, 7-125, 8-144, 9-149 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W Martin 24 9 46 3 29 8 48 3 Dawson 8 2 23 1 2 0 11 0 Payn 37.6 16 60 1 26 10 45 3 Smith 24 3 82 0 2 0 15 0 Dalton 6 0 23 1 Tayfield 22 8 59 2 (5) 27 11 39 3 Transvaal Bowling O M R W O M R W Gordon 15 2 61 2 5.2 0 14 1 Ralph 15 1 64 0 6 2 17 0 A.M.B.Rowan 39 10 96 5 35 8 61 6 Begbie 18.5 4 59 3 19 4 49 2 Mitchell 4 0 24 0 Umpires: Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Natal (1) 4-0 (Dyer 3*, Fell 1*); 2nd day: Transvaal (2) 76-4 (Melville 17*, Harris 19*). 50