First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

H.D.G.LEVESON-GOWER’S XI v M.C.C. SOUTH AFRICAN TOURING TEAM Played at North Marine Road, Scarborough, September 4, 6, 7, 1948. Match drawn. M.C.C. SOUTH AFRICAN TOURING TEAM 1 L.Hutton c Wooller b Laker 73 b Brown 35 2 R.T.Simpson c Pritchard b Brown 24 b Brown 19 3 J.F.Crapp c and b Laker 9 c Wooller b Laker 23 4 D.C.S.Compton b Laker 135 not out 125 5 C.H.Palmer b Brown 1 b Pritchard 32 6 *F.G.Mann c and b Brown 1 (7) not out 0 7 †T.G.Evans c Edrich b Wooller 32 (6) run out 2 8 M.F.Tremlett c Cranston b Laker 35 9 A.V.Bedser c Dewes b Laker 8 10 C.Gladwin run out 6 11 J.A.Young not out 0 Extras b 21, lb 2 23 lb 1, nb 2 3 —— —— 347 (5 wickets, declared) 239 FoW (1): 1-60, 2-92, 3-127, 4-141, 5-145, 6-225, 7-288, 8-341, 9-344, 10-347 FoW (2): 1-41, 2-64, 3-88, 4-212, 5-238 H.D.G.LEVESON-GOWER’S XI 1 J.G.Dewes c Evans b Gladwin 4 st Evans b Young 33 2 F.R.Brown b Tremlett 123 b Tremlett 47 3 T.N.Pearce c and b Young 29 c Tremlett b Young 15 4 M.P.Donnelly b Bedser 27 run out 36 5 R.E.S.Wyatt b Bedser 24 c and b Compton 7 6 *N.W.D.Yardley b Bedser 15 not out 49 7 K.Cranston st Evans b Compton 8 b Compton 19 8 W.Wooller lbw b Compton 20 c Mann b Gladwin 31 9 †E.H.Edrich run out 4 lbw b Gladwin 0 10 J.C.Laker c Evans b Compton 10 11 T.L.Pritchard not out 4 Extras lb 2, w 1, nb 2 5 b 10, lb 11, nb 1 22 —— —— 273 (8 wickets) 259 FoW (1): 1-10, 2-88, 3-153, 4-197, 5-220, 6-229, 7-244, 8-257, 9-266, 10-273 FoW (2): 1-73, 2-101, 3-128, 4-143, 5-161, 6-192, 7-258, 8-259 H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Pritchard 16 2 54 0 14 4 30 1 2nb Wooller 17 4 45 1 11 1 54 0 Cranston 16 4 56 0 (5) 4 0 22 0 Brown 24 3 72 3 (3) 13 1 58 2 Laker 27.1 2 97 5 (4) 12 2 72 1 M.C.C. South African Touring Team Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 29 4 84 3 2nb 13 0 35 0 1nb Gladwin 19 2 65 1 9 1 49 2 Tremlett 8 0 41 1 1w (4) 7 1 11 1 Young 16 5 45 1 (3) 23 4 77 2 Palmer 2 1 5 0 Compton 11.3 2 28 3 (5) 12 1 65 2 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and H.Elliott. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. South African Touring Team (1) 347 all out; 2nd day: M.C.C. South African Touring Team (2) 14-0 (Hutton 5*, Simpson 6*). D.C.S.Compton’s 135 took 175 minutes and included 12 fours and 3 sixes. F.R.Brown’s 123 took 155 minutes and included 13 fours and 2 sixes. D.C.S.Compton’s 125 took 85 minutes and included 15 fours and 3 sixes. 398