First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WESTERN AUSTRALIA v M.C.C. Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, October 11, 12, 14, 1946. Match drawn. WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 H.W.H.Rigg c Edrich b Smith 34 c Hammond b Edrich 6 2 A.R.Edwards c Hardstaff b Smith 43 not out 24 3 *G.D.Robinson c Wright b Smith 36 4 A.E.O.Barras c Washbrook b Wright 10 5 A.D.Watt lbw b Wright 85 6 M.U.Herbert c Hammond b Wright 53 7 C.W.Langdon lbw b Wright 19 (3) not out 15 8 †G.T.Kessey not out 44 9 T.E.O’Dwyer b Voce 14 10 C.W.Puckett b Voce 0 11 K.R.Cumming b Smith 10 Extras b 3, lb 13, nb 2 18 b 3 3 —— —— 366 (1 wicket) 48 FoW (1): 1-76, 2-86, 3-103, 4-148, 5-266, 6-273, 7-314, 8-333, 9-333, 10-366 FoW (2): 1-16 M.C.C. 1 P.A.Gibb lbw b Puckett 20 2 C.Washbrook c Barras b Cumming 17 3 J.T.Ikin run out (Robinson/Puckett) 66 4 J.Hardstaff lbw b O’Dwyer 52 5 *W.R.Hammond b Puckett 208 6 W.J.Edrich c Watt b O’Dwyer 10 7 N.W.D.Yardley b Puckett 38 8 T.P.B.Smith lbw b Cumming 46 9 †T.G.Evans lbw b Puckett 7 10 W.Voce b Puckett 5 11 D.V.P.Wright not out 0 Extras b 3, lb 5 8 —— 477 FoW (1): 1-29, 2-66, 3-146, 4-171, 5-201, 6-272, 7-421, 8-450, 9-470, 10-477 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Voce 23 4 75 2 1nb (2) 3 2 5 0 Edrich 18 2 78 0 (1) 4 0 14 1 Smith 30.2 1 132 4 Wright 19 4 55 4 1nb 2 0 11 0 Ikin 1 0 8 0 (3) 2 0 7 0 Hardstaff (5) 1 0 8 0 Western Australia Bowling O M R W Cumming 35 4 109 2 Puckett 37.5 2 126 5 O’Dwyer 29 1 139 2 Herbert 17 2 60 0 Barras 6 0 20 0 Langdon 2 0 15 0 Umpires: M.F.Foley and J.P.Robbins. Toss: Western Australia Close of Play: 1st day: Western Australia (1) 310-6 (Langdon 19*, Kessey 19*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 215-5 (Hammond 45*, Yardley 3*). W.R.Hammond’s 208 took 312 minutes and included 16 fours and 1 five. 5