First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

TASMANIA COMBINED XI v M.C.C. Played at Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart, January 10, 11, 13, 1947. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 L.B.Fishlock lbw b Barnes 52 c and b Johnson 46 2 P.A.Gibb c Gardiner b Murfett 1 c Gardiner b Murfett 11 3 J.Hardstaff c Morrisby b Murfett 3 c M.R.Thomas b Johnson 60 4 D.C.S.Compton c Morrisby b Murfett 11 c Barnes b Laver 124 5 J.T.Ikin c Gardiner b Johnson 5 c Clark b Miller 50 6 W.J.Edrich lbw b Clark 82 st Gardiner b Laver 22 7 *N.W.D.Yardley b Clark 4 b Laver 19 8 A.V.Bedser c and b Clark 51 c Morrisby b Laver 5 9 †T.G.Evans c Clark b Miller 34 not out 4 10 D.V.P.Wright c and b Johnson 20 c Gardiner b Laver 0 11 R.Pollard not out 2 Extras b 9, lb 4 13 b 6, lb 6 12 —— —— 278 (9 wickets, declared) 353 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-8, 3-32, 4-53, 5-159, 6-164, 7-165, 8-235, 9-270, 10-278 FoW (2): 1-26, 2-117, 3-121, 4-289, 5-315, 6-340, 7-348, 8-353, 9-353 TASMANIA COMBINED XI 1 *R.O.G.Morrisby b Pollard 16 2 R.V.Thomas c Edrich b Bedser 16 3 S.G.Barnes c Pollard b Wright 57 4 A.L.Hassett c Evans b Pollard 35 (2) c Fishlock b Pollard 11 5 K.R.Miller c Evans b Bedser 70 (1) lbw b Ikin 30 6 I.W.G.Johnson c Edrich b Compton 6 (3) not out 80 7 M.R.Thomas run out (Ikin) 1 (4) not out 21 8 J.F.L.Laver c Evans b Compton 30 9 †J.Gardiner not out 94 10 D.J.Clark c Ikin b Edrich 27 11 J.I.Murfett c Evans b Edrich 9 Extras b 5, lb 2, nb 6 13 lb 2, nb 1 3 —— —— 374 (2 wickets) 145 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-45, 3-109, 4-129, 5-147, 6-150, 7-202, 8-269, 9-360, 10-374 FoW (2): 1-20, 2-73 Tasmania Combined XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Murfett 18 2 89 3 (2) 15 0 99 1 Miller 15 2 35 1 (1) 12 0 52 1 Johnson 14.3 1 74 2 (4) 12 0 52 2 Clark 11 0 48 3 (5) 9 0 61 0 Barnes 6 0 19 1 (6) 4 0 30 0 Hassett (3) 4 1 21 0 Laver (7) 4.2 0 26 5 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 20 0 124 2 1nb 7 0 37 1 1nb Bedser 13 0 75 2 5nb 5 0 21 0 Edrich 7.3 0 40 2 Wright 5 0 48 1 Compton 13 1 58 2 (3) 3 0 17 0 Yardley 2 0 16 0 Ikin (4) 7 1 35 1 Gibb (5) 1 0 14 0 Hardstaff (6) 4 0 18 0 Umpires: H.D.G.Hickman and M.Leonard. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: Tasmania Combined XI (1) 25-0 (Morrisby 8*, R.V.Thomas 15*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (2) 52-1 (Fishlock 28*, Hardstaff 13*). D.C.S.Compton’s 124 took 119 minutes and included 14 fours. 68