First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

ORANGE FREE STATE v EASTERN PROVINCE Played at Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein, March 27, 29, 30, 1948. Eastern Province won by 60 runs. (Points: Orange Free State 0, Eastern Province 5) EASTERN PROVINCE 1 R.G.Draper lbw b Wright 3 st Kirby b Wright 32 2 R.B.Sutcliffe lbw b de Jager 12 lbw b Wright 22 3 H.V.Feltham c Cowan b de Jager 6 c de Jager b Cowan 15 4 A.W.Hicks c Howell b de Jager 18 c Howell b Wright 25 5 A.R.A.Murray b Wright 0 b Wright 68 6 G.D.Pringle run out 7 b Cowan 57 7 H.B.Birrell c Wright b de Jager 3 c Walker b Cowan 25 8 *J.O.Young not out 110 b Cowan 5 9 †D.G.Riemer b Wright 13 st Kirby b Cowan 49 10 O.G.R.Reynolds c de Jager b Wright 11 b Cowan 33 11 D.J.Thysse b Cowan 9 not out 4 Extras b 2, lb 2 4 b 2, lb 3, w 1, nb 2 8 —— —— 196 343 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-16, 3-38, 4-42, 5-42, 6-48, 7-62, 8-121, 9-159, 10-196 FoW (2): 1-54, 2-55, 3-87, 4-101, 5-214, 6-238, 7-244, 8-271, 9-328, 10-343 ORANGE FREE STATE 1 *E.W.Warner b Thysse 0 c Thysse b Murray 29 2 †I.E.F.Kirby c Pringle b Murray 30 (3) c Draper b Birrell 119 3 N.K.Cowan c Draper b Thysse 42 (2) b Murray 69 4 L.S.Matthews b Murray 0 (7) run out 35 5 F.B.Lee b Murray 4 b Thysse 35 6 J.C.Newton c Sutcliffe b Murray 1 c Draper b Thysse 0 7 H.F.Wright b Murray 2 (4) run out 25 8 W.A.M.Howell c Hicks b Murray 5 b Hicks 12 9 D.W.Piers b Thysse 0 c Pringle b Young 11 10 D.H.de Jager not out 4 lbw b Murray 14 11 K.A.Walker b Murray 4 not out 4 Extras b 10, lb 4 14 b 16, lb 3, w 1 20 —— —— 106 373 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-55, 3-60, 4-72, 5-76, 6-82, 7-94, 8-94, 9-95, 10-106 FoW (2): 1-46, 2-136, 3-182, 4-253, 5-257, 6-304, 7-335, 8-349, 9-365, 10-373 Orange Free State Bowling O M R W O M R W de Jager 16 0 92 4 16 1 69 0 Wright 18 4 73 4 39 9 106 4 Walker 3 0 18 0 6 0 39 0 Cowan 1.7 0 9 1 20.5 1 99 6 Newton (5) 6 1 22 0 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Thysse 13 2 28 3 21 0 84 2 Reynolds 5 3 14 0 9 3 27 0 Hicks 1 1 0 0 13 3 27 1 Birrell 7 1 20 0 19 5 51 1 Murray 13.1 0 30 7 26.7 4 107 3 Young (6) 24 7 57 1 Umpires: B.Herholdt and E.B.Parsons. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Orange Free State (1) 32-1 (Kirby 19*, Cowan 13*); 2nd day: Orange Free State (2) 5-0 (Warner 4*, Cowan 0*). 109