First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

TASMANIA v M.C.C. Played at North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston, January 15, 16, 17, 1947. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 L.Hutton c R.V.Thomas b Kildey 51 2 L.B.Fishlock c R.V.Thomas b Richardson 20 3 †P.A.Gibb st Gardiner b Clark 22 4 J.Hardstaff b Clark 155 5 D.C.S.Compton c Richardson b Clark 163 6 W.J.Edrich not out 30 7 J.T.Ikin not out 15 8 *N.W.D.Yardley 9 T.G.Evans 10 W.Voce 11 R.Pollard Extras b 10, lb 1 11 —— (5 wickets, declared) 467 FoW (1): 1-39, 2-71, 3-109, 4-391, 5-438 TASMANIA 1 *R.O.G.Morrisby c Ikin b Voce 0 b Pollard 5 2 R.V.Thomas c Gibb b Edrich 8 c Compton b Ikin 35 3 M.R.Thomas c Yardley b Voce 4 c and b Ikin 22 4 A.E.Wilkes lbw b Ikin 13 not out 33 5 D.Calvert c Gibb b Edrich 2 c Yardley b Compton 18 6 †J.Gardiner lbw b Edrich 0 c and b Ikin 3 7 J.F.L.Laver c Gibb b Ikin 5 c Fishlock b Ikin 0 8 D.J.Clark c Pollard b Ikin 0 not out 6 9 J.I.Murfett not out 46 10 C.G.Richardson st Gibb b Hutton 8 11 E.K.Kildey b Edrich 12 Extras b 3, lb 2 5 b 6, lb 1 7 —— —— 103 (6 wickets) 129 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-12, 3-16, 4-20, 5-20, 6-30, 7-30, 8-49, 9-68, 10-103 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-47, 3-70, 4-97, 5-110, 6-110 Tasmania Bowling O M R W Murfett 18.6 2 108 0 Richardson 18 2 90 1 Kildey 18 0 93 1 Clark 16 0 98 3 Laver 11 0 67 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Voce 7 4 7 2 5 1 8 0 Pollard 11 5 19 0 9 3 23 1 Edrich 9.7 1 26 4 (4) 3 0 9 0 Ikin 7 2 17 3 (3) 14 0 51 4 Hutton 5 0 29 1 Compton (5) 6 1 27 1 Yardley (6) 1 0 1 0 Fishlock (7) 1 0 3 0 Umpires: J.J.Guy and E.Watling. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 361-3 (Hardstaff 120*, Compton 137*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 467-5d. J.Hardstaff’s 155 took 233 minutes and included 10 fours and 1 five. D.C.S.Compton’s 163 took 181 minutes and included 24 fours. 69