First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

WESTERN AUSTRALIA v VICTORIA Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, December 5, 6, 8, 9, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Western Australia 3, Victoria 1) VICTORIA 1 *M.R.Harvey c and b Bandy 141 lbw b Puckett 6 2 K.D.Meuleman b Cumming 9 c Watt b Langdon 135 3 D.H.Fothergill st Kessey b Herbert 29 c Kessey b Cumming 52 4 R.N.Harvey c Watt b Bandy 94 c Langdon b Puckett 41 5 S.J.E.Loxton c Robinson b Langdon 30 c Puckett b Cumming 31 6 R.Harvey c Kessey b Herbert 1 b Cumming 15 7 †L.V.Maddocks b O’Dwyer 7 (11) not out 0 8 F.A.W.Freer b Puckett 15 b Cumming 3 9 D.T.Ring lbw b Cumming 28 (7) b Cumming 16 10 H.F.Lambert lbw b Cumming 2 b Cumming 0 11 A.Jinks not out 6 (9) not out 1 Extras b 5, lb 3 8 b 4 4 —— —— 370 (9 wickets, declared) 304 FoW (1): 1-22 (2), 2-102 (3), 3-275 (4), 4-276 (1), 5-277 (6), 6-300 (7), 7-318 (8), 8-352 (5), 9-363 (10), 10-370 (9) FoW (2): 1-9 (1), 2-140 (3), 3-197 (4), 4-259 (5), 5-274 (2), 6-298 (6), 7-303 (8), 8-304 (7), 9-304 (10) WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 *D.K.Carmody c Maddocks b Freer 20 c Maddocks b Jinks 27 2 A.R.Edwards c Ring b Jinks 104 b Freer 67 3 G.D.Robinson c and b Ring 134 b Ring 15 4 A.D.Watt run out (Loxton/Maddocks) 76 c Jinks b Ring 0 5 C.W.Langdon run out 31 (7) not out 29 6 L.H.Bandy lbw b Freer 19 not out 53 7 M.U.Herbert b Freer 6 (5) b Freer 5 8 †G.T.Kessey lbw b Ring 6 9 T.E.O’Dwyer not out 7 10 C.W.Puckett lbw b Ring 4 11 K.R.Cumming b Freer 5 Extras b 8, lb 3, w 3, nb 3 17 b 3, lb 2, w 1, nb 3 9 —— —— 429 (5 wickets) 205 FoW (1): 1-25 (1), 2-215 (2), 3-341 (3), 4-345 (4), 5-375 (6), 6-387 (7), 7-407 (8), 8-419 (5), 9-424 (10), 10-429 (11) FoW (2): 1-60 (1), 2-107 (3), 3-108 (4), 4-115 (5), 5-123 (2) Western Australia Bowling O M R W O M R W Puckett 26 7 72 1 (2) 21 2 76 2 Cumming 14.1 3 44 3 (1) 12 0 62 6 O’Dwyer 18 0 65 1 (5) 15 3 55 0 Herbert 28 3 136 2 10 0 38 0 Langdon 8 2 25 1 (3) 15 5 57 1 Watt 1 0 4 0 (7) 1 0 4 0 Bandy 8 2 16 2 (6) 2 0 8 0 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 10 1 35 0 8 2 30 0 1nb Freer 35 1 132 4 2nb 17 3 55 2 1w,1nb Ring 32 3 120 3 1nb (5) 18 3 56 2 1nb Jinks 19 2 58 1 1w 13 3 30 1 Loxton 17 1 53 0 2w (3) 5 0 25 0 Fothergill 3 0 14 0 Umpires: S.B.Hall and J.P.Robbins. Toss: Victoria Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 345-7 (Freer 13*, Ring 13*); 2nd day: Western Australia (1) 307-2 (Robinson 121*, Watt 54*); 3rd day: Victoria (2) 140-1 (Meuleman 80*, Fothergill 52*). M.R.Harvey’s 141 took 242 minutes and included 12 fours. A.R.Edwards’s 104 took 221 minutes and included 7 fours. G.D.Robinson’s 134 took 299 minutes and included 6 fours and 1 five. K.D.Meuleman’s 135 took 239 minutes and included 15 fours. 24