First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

TRANSVAAL v WESTERN PROVINCE Played at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 13, 15, 16, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Transvaal 3, Western Province 1) WESTERN PROVINCE 1 O.E.Wynne run out 11 c Mitchell b Chubb 88 2 K.G.Dimbleby lbw b A.M.B.Rowan 55 b Chubb 6 3 †D.M.Ovenstone c Barraclough b Chubb 0 b Chubb 3 4 G.Georgeu c Melville b Ironside 3 run out 76 5 *J.E.Cheetham c Harris b A.M.B.Rowan 7 (7) not out 55 6 D.E.Dimbleby c Barraclough b Mitchell 8 b Heaney 2 7 W.B.H.Foley lbw b Heaney 16 (5) st Barraclough b Mitchell 3 8 J.B.Plimsoll b Heaney 1 not out 27 9 E.V.Witte lbw b Heaney 1 10 M.A.Hanley not out 0 11 L.L.H.Impey b Heaney 0 Extras 13 b 5, lb 15, nb 7 27 —— —— 115 (6 wickets) 287 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-18, 3-25, 4-45, 5-78, 6-99, 7-112, 8-114, 9-115, 10-115 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-17, 3-158, 4-167, 5-174, 6-213 TRANSVAAL 1 E.A.B.Rowan c Georgeu b Impey 68 2 *A.Melville c Ovenstone b Impey 12 3 B.Mitchell c Wynne b Plimsoll 122 4 D.W.Begbie c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 55 5 K.G.Viljoen c Plimsoll b Witte 97 6 T.A.Harris c Ovenstone b Hanley 36 7 A.M.B.Rowan not out 30 8 G.W.A.Chubb 9 †A.D.Barraclough 10 L.J.Heaney 11 D.E.J.Ironside Extras b 4, lb 3, nb 1 8 —— (6 wickets, declared) 428 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-138, 3-233, 4-299, 5-349, 6-428 Transvaal Bowling O M R W O M R W Chubb 9 2 22 1 22 5 48 3 Ironside 5 1 16 1 16 3 30 0 A.M.B.Rowan 19 5 34 2 24 5 56 0 Heaney 12 5 9 4 25 12 39 1 Begbie 3 1 7 0 13 4 31 0 Mitchell 3 0 14 1 13 0 50 1 E.A.B.Rowan (7) 2 0 6 0 Western Province Bowling O M R W Plimsoll 25 6 98 2 Impey 24 1 110 2 Hanley 41 4 158 1 Witte 27.5 8 54 1 Umpires: R.G.A.Ashman and L.G.Stacey. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Transvaal (1) 168-2 (Mitchell 68*, Begbie 16*); 2nd day: Western Province (2) 55-3 (Wynne 21*, Georgeu 19*). 30