First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

WESTERN AUSTRALIA COMBINED XI v M.C.C. Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, October 17, 18, 19, 1946. Match drawn. WESTERN AUSTRALIA COMBINED XI 1 K.D.Meuleman c Pollard b Ikin 16 2 A.R.Edwards run out (Langridge/Gibb) 45 3 S.G.Barnes c and b Ikin 45 4 *G.D.Robinson c and b Ikin 8 5 A.D.Watt run out (Compton) 157 6 M.U.Herbert b Edrich 28 7 I.W.G.Johnson c Hutton b Langridge 87 8 †G.T.Kessey not out 34 9 B.Dooland c Langridge b Pollard 10 10 C.W.Puckett c Yardley b Bedser 2 11 K.R.Cumming b Ikin 13 Extras b 4, lb 8, w 1, nb 4 17 —— 462 FoW (1): 1-55, 2-88, 3-115, 4-130, 5-177, 6-394, 7-406, 8-430, 9-441, 10-462 M.C.C. 1 L.Hutton b Cumming 10 2 C.Washbrook lbw b Dooland 80 3 L.B.Fishlock c Kessey b Puckett 11 4 D.C.S.Compton st Kessey b Dooland 98 5 W.J.Edrich st Kessey b Dooland 1 6 J.T.Ikin c Dooland b Johnson 2 7 *N.W.D.Yardley c Johnson b Dooland 56 8 †P.A.Gibb run out (Robinson/Kessey) 1 9 J.Langridge not out 30 10 A.V.Bedser c Barnes b Johnson 1 11 R.Pollard b Johnson 0 Extras b 6, lb 6 12 —— 302 FoW (1): 1-30, 2-54, 3-177, 4-185, 5-202, 6-216, 7-232, 8-295, 9-302, 10-302 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Pollard 30 6 68 1 2nb Bedser 28 2 86 1 1w,2nb Edrich 10 4 20 1 Langridge 32 5 85 1 Ikin 35 2 172 4 Compton 2 0 14 0 Western Australia Combined XI Bowling O M R W Puckett 23 1 77 1 Cumming 18 5 41 1 Johnson 28.6 6 76 3 Dooland 33 4 88 4 Barnes 4 0 8 0 Umpires: M.F.Foley and J.P.Robbins. Toss: Western Australia Combined XI Close of Play: 1st day: Western Australia Combined XI (1) 271-5 (Watt 82*, Johnson 35*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 69-2 (Washbrook 36*, Compton 6*). A.D.Watt’s 157 took 243 minutes and included 10 fours. 6