First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

WELLINGTON v FIJI Played at Basin Reserve, Wellington, February 27, 28, March 1, 1948. Fiji won by one wicket. WELLINGTON 1 E.W.T.Tindill lbw b Logavatu 26 b Viliame 10 2 R.Phillips b Viliame 15 b Fenn 67 3 R.A.Vance b Viliame 0 c Tuidraki b Logavatu 12 4 *R.T.Barber run out (Bogisa) 2 b Cakobau 34 5 D.S.Wilson c Apted b Viliame 2 c Tuidraki b Snow 54 6 E.W.Dempster b Viliame 0 (7) run out 1 7 A.McLean lbw b Cakobau 21 (6) c Cakobau b Logavatu 73 8 †F.L.H.Mooney b Logavatu 1 run out 8 9 R.M.Murray b Viliame 23 b Viliame 9 10 R.S.Challies not out 11 lbw b Viliame 4 11 R.Allen lbw b Viliame 13 not out 6 Extras b 9, lb 1 10 b 8, lb 7 15 —— —— 124 293 FoW (1): 1-44 (2), 2-48 (1), 3-50 (3), 4-52 (5), 5-52 (6), 6-55 (4), 7-56 (8), 8-93 (9), 9-105 (7), 10-124 (11) FoW (2): 1-18 (1), 2-45 (3), 3-125, 4-129, 5-206, 6-214, 7-242, 8-275, 9-287, 10-293 FIJI 1 H.J.Apted run out 14 b McLean 32 2 †P.T.Raddock c Tindill b Challies 27 c Allen b Murray 0 3 I.L.Bula b Wilson 1 c Murray b Allen 88 4 G.K.Cakobau not out 67 c Mooney b Wilson 38 5 *P.A.Snow b Allen 1 c Tindill b Murray 7 6 M.Bogisa c Barber b Murray 18 st Mooney b Allen 0 7 A.T.Tuidraki b Challies 18 c and b Allen 23 8 A.J.Wendt c Mooney b Wilson 11 c Mooney b Wilson 9 9 M.J.Fenn c Barber b Murray 0 not out 25 10 I.T.Logavatu b Murray 1 st Mooney b McLean 8 11 S.M.Viliame c Mooney b Wilson 2 not out 14 Extras b 7, lb 4 11 lb 3, nb 3 6 —— —— 171 (9 wickets) 250 FoW (1): 1-41 (1), 2-43 (3), 3-51 (2), 4-59 (5), 5-95 (6), 6-132 (7), 7-160 (8), 8-161 (9), 9-168 (10), 10-171 (11) FoW (2): 1-2 (2), 2-76 (1), 3-161, 4-161, 5-161, 6-187, 7-198, 8-215, 9-228 Fiji Bowling O M R W O M R W Logavatu 28 11 39 2 30 12 59 2 Fenn 10 4 18 0 (4) 25 10 47 1 Viliame 26.3 11 34 6 (2) 37.1 17 75 3 Cakobau 9 2 23 1 (3) 18 2 53 1 Snow (5) 12 1 40 1 Wendt (6) 3 1 4 0 Wellington Bowling O M R W O M R W Murray 18 4 51 3 (2) 18.4 3 83 2 3nb McLean 5 1 12 0 (5) 10 2 30 2 Challies 17 4 42 2 (4) 8 0 47 0 Wilson 17.3 5 40 3 (1) 26 8 41 2 Allen 7 2 15 1 (3) 14 1 43 3 Umpires: M.Malden and J.B.Watson. Toss: Wellington Close of Play: 1st day: Fiji (1) 132-6 (Cakobau 43*, Wendt 0*, 53 overs); 2nd day: Wellington (2) 262-7 (McLean 62*, Murray 5*, 111 overs). G.K.Cakobau took over as wicket-keeper on the third day due to a hand injury suffered by P.T.Raddock on the second day. 98