First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ORANGE FREE STATE v WESTERN PROVINCE Played at Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein, March 12, 13, 15, 1948. Orange Free State won by 165 runs. (Points: Orange Free State 5, Western Province 0) ORANGE FREE STATE 1 *E.W.Warner c van der Bijl b Witte 0 b Bolus 25 2 N.K.Cowan run out 29 st van der Bijl b Bolus 17 3 †I.E.F.Kirby c Georgeu b Witte 12 c Treadaway b Bolus 18 4 R.C.le Sueur c van der Bijl b Witte 6 c Burmeister b Bolus 28 5 F.B.Lee b Bolus 95 st van der Bijl b Bolus 12 6 J.C.Newton b Treadaway 17 c Crews b Witte 74 7 H.F.Wright b Witte 25 b Luck 19 8 W.A.M.Howell b Bolus 0 run out 54 9 D.W.Piers b Witte 24 c Treadaway b Witte 6 10 L.Tuckett not out 17 (11) not out 16 11 K.A.Walker b Luck 0 (10) not out 16 Extras 12 12 —— —— 237 (9 wickets, declared) 297 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-20, 3-26, 4-89, 5-131, 6-194, 7-194, 8-194, 9-234, 10-237 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-48, 3-92, 4-97, 5-112, 6-151, 7-248, 8-261, 9-261 WESTERN PROVINCE 1 I.A.Burmeister b Tuckett 21 run out 4 2 J.P.Sierra c Newton b Tuckett 60 c Kirby b Newton 2 3 J.W.E.Wiley st Kirby b Walker 13 lbw b Wright 5 4 B.H.Crews b Tuckett 10 b Wright 29 5 R.C.Valentine b Wright 16 (7) lbw b Walker 19 6 *G.Georgeu lbw b Cowan 38 (5) b Cowan 12 7 A.A.Luck c Kirby b Cowan 1 (6) b Wright 14 8 E.V.Witte b Wright 8 not out 47 9 †V.van der Bijl lbw b Tuckett 0 (11) b Wright 2 10 L.G.Treadaway not out 16 (9) lbw b Tuckett 24 11 G.R.M.Bolus c Newton b Wright 9 (10) lbw b Tuckett 0 Extras 15 4 —— —— 207 162 FoW (1): 1-41, 2-64, 3-109, 4-120, 5-144, 6-147, 7-162, 8-163, 9-182, 10-207 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-8, 3-32, 4-51, 5-61, 6-80, 7-93, 8-156, 9-156, 10-162 Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Witte 34 10 63 5 32 11 114 2 Bolus 27 6 72 2 36 7 125 5 Treadaway 16 1 72 1 7 1 30 0 Crews 2 0 8 0 Luck 3 0 10 1 (4) 2 0 16 1 Orange Free State Bowling O M R W O M R W Tuckett 29 6 57 4 18 3 45 2 Cowan 9 3 18 2 3 0 15 1 Wright 19.1 3 64 3 20 2 57 4 Walker 18 3 53 1 7 0 19 1 Newton (5) 3 2 3 1 le Sueur (6) 4 1 19 0 Umpires: E.B.Parsons and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Western Province (1) 69-2 (Sierra 28*, Crews 0*); 2nd day: Orange Free State (2) 85-2 (Kirby 14*, le Sueur 25*). 103