First-Class Cricket Matches 1947

VICTORIA v M.C.C. Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, February 14, 15, 17, 18, 1947. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 C.Washbrook b Tribe 22 (2) c Miller b Freer 0 2 L.B.Fishlock c Hassett b Freer 51 (1) b Ring 11 3 P.A.Gibb c Johnson b Miller 17 lbw b Loxton 6 4 D.C.S.Compton c and b Miller 93 c Freer b Ring 10 5 J.Hardstaff c Tribe b Freer 9 c Hassett b Tribe 26 6 J.T.Ikin b Tribe 71 lbw b Tribe 12 7 *N.W.D.Yardley b Miller 18 lbw b Tribe 28 8 †T.G.Evans not out 41 c Ring b Tribe 5 9 A.V.Bedser c M.R.Harvey b Tribe 11 c and b Tribe 5 10 R.Pollard lbw b Miller 9 st Baker b Tribe 5 11 D.V.P.Wright c Hassett b Ring 0 not out 8 Extras b 5, lb 7, w 1 13 b 2 2 —— —— 355 118 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-70, 3-111, 4-139, 5-225, 6-287, 7-293, 8-325, 9-354, 10-355 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-9, 3-27, 4-28, 5-55, 6-68, 7-80, 8-102, 9-109, 10-118 VICTORIA 1 M.R.Harvey c Evans b Bedser 10 2 K.D.Meuleman st Evans b Pollard 14 3 K.R.Miller st Evans b Bedser 6 4 *A.L.Hassett c Fishlock b Yardley 126 5 R.N.Harvey c Evans b Wright 69 6 S.J.E.Loxton c Washbrook b Wright 2 7 D.T.Ring b Wright 0 8 F.A.W.Freer c Bedser b Pollard 22 9 G.E.Tribe c Bedser b Wright 60 10 †E.A.Baker not out 13 11 I.W.G.Johnson absent hurt 0 Extras b 2, lb 1, nb 2 5 —— 327 FoW (1): 1-24, 2-24, 3-32, 4-152, 5-160, 6-160, 7-226, 8-270, 9-327 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Miller 25 6 63 4 2 1 2 0 Freer 23 2 77 2 1w 5 1 9 1 Loxton 5 1 15 0 5 0 11 1 Tribe 38 1 142 3 (6) 14.5 0 49 6 Ring 14.4 2 45 1 13 0 36 2 Hassett (4) 2 0 5 0 Meuleman (7) 2 1 4 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Bedser 22 1 90 2 Pollard 26 4 72 2 1nb Wright 24.2 1 108 4 1nb Yardley 7 1 27 1 Ikin 5 1 25 0 Umpires: A.N.Barlow and R.J.J.Wright. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 266-5 (Ikin 51*, Yardley 13*); 2nd day: Victoria (1) 171-6 (Hassett 68*, Freer 1*); 3rd day: Victoria (1) 201-6 (Hassett 84*, Freer 14*). A.L.Hassett’s 126 took 280 minutes and included 6 fours. 87