First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

IRELAND v M.C.C. Played at Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin, August 21, 23, 24, 1948. Match drawn. IRELAND 1 *N.C.Mahony b Read 5 b Brocklebank 29 2 J.R.Gill c Quick b Brocklebank 106 b Read 0 3 J.S.Pollock c Brocklebank b Shaddick 27 c Wyatt b Wrigley 40 4 R.L.G.Armstrong lbw b Shaddick 3 not out 29 5 J.D.Caprani c McCorquodale b Shaddick 12 c Comber b Read 0 6 S.A.Curley b Wrigley 30 not out 9 7 J.W.Allen b Wrigley 0 8 J.C.Boucher c Wyatt b Brocklebank 0 9 †V.A.Craig b Brocklebank 12 10 J.W.Hill not out 18 11 N.B.Hool not out 1 Extras b 20, lb 3, w 1, nb 8 32 b 18, lb 8 26 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 246 (4 wickets) 133 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-93, 3-103, 4-134, 5-198, 6-202, 7-207, 8-216, 9-236 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-83, 3-91, 4-113 M.C.C. 1 W.G.Keighley b Boucher 55 2 M.E.A.Keeling c Craig b Hill 8 3 R.E.S.Wyatt c Caprani b Boucher 133 4 A.B.Quick b Boucher 6 5 †J.T.H.Comber b Boucher 0 6 *H.J.Enthoven run out 17 7 A.McCorquodale b Hool 0 8 R.A.Shaddick c Craig b Boucher 5 9 J.M.Brocklebank b Boucher 0 10 H.D.Read b Boucher 0 11 M.H.Wrigley not out 1 Extras b 14, lb 3 17 —— 242 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-114, 3-128, 4-128, 5-162, 6-162, 7-189, 8-199, 9-199, 10-242 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Read 32 12 59 1 8 3 23 2 Keeling 7 3 5 0 Shaddick 19 3 66 3 (4) 4 0 12 0 McCorquodale 2 0 12 0 Brocklebank 15 5 40 3 (3) 14 3 45 1 Wrigley 7 1 32 2 (2) 16 9 27 1 Ireland Bowling O M R W Armstrong 7 1 18 0 Hill 9 1 26 1 Boucher 31 6 91 7 Hool 28 7 90 1 Umpires: J.Connerton and E.Fitzgerald. Toss: Ireland Close of Play: 1st day: Ireland (1) 83-1 (Gill 49*, Pollock 21*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 199-9 (Wyatt 96*). J.R.Gill’s 106 included 14 fours. R.E.S.Wyatt’s 133 included 11 fours and 5 sixes. 372