First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

WESTERN PROVINCE v EASTERN PROVINCE Played at Newlands, Cape Town, December 26, 27, 29, 1947. Match drawn. (Points: Western Province 1, Eastern Province 3) EASTERN PROVINCE 1 R.G.Draper c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 37 c and b Plimsoll 17 2 R.B.Sutcliffe c Bolus b Hanley 13 3 H.B.Birrell c and b Hanley 9 4 H.V.Feltham c Ovenstone b Plimsoll 50 5 *S.F.Hird c Treadaway b Plimsoll 69 (3) not out 17 6 A.R.A.Murray b Impey 133 (2) b Plimsoll 14 7 A.W.Hicks b Impey 15 (6) not out 5 8 S.A.Thwaits c Ovenstone b Bolus 23 9 †D.G.Riemer b Impey 19 (5) lbw b Plimsoll 14 10 I.Preston st Ovenstone b Treadaway 24 (4) c Cheetham b Plimsoll 0 11 N.B.F.Mann not out 0 Extras b 14, lb 2, nb 1 17 nb 3 3 —— —— 409 (4 wickets) 70 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-52, 3-62, 4-187, 5-190, 6-248, 7-329, 8-370, 9-409, 10-409 FoW (2): 1-23, 2-32, 3-32, 4-58 WESTERN PROVINCE 1 O.E.Wynne st Riemer b Mann 28 b Hicks 12 2 K.G.Dimbleby c and b Mann 69 b Mann 21 3 *J.E.Cheetham c Hicks b Hird 39 c Riemer b Thwaits 58 4 G.Georgeu b Mann 14 lbw b Thwaits 104 5 †D.M.Ovenstone b Hird 5 c and b Thwaits 22 6 J.B.Plimsoll c Draper b Mann 5 (7) b Thwaits 51 7 D.E.Dimbleby b Mann 9 (6) b Thwaits 2 8 L.G.Treadaway c Murray b Mann 7 c Murray b Thwaits 8 9 G.R.M.Bolus lbw b Mann 2 not out 27 10 M.A.Hanley c Hicks b Mann 9 lbw b Mann 0 11 L.L.H.Impey not out 4 not out 3 Extras b 9, lb 4, nb 1 14 b 12, lb 3, nb 2 17 —— —— 205 (9 wickets, declared) 325 FoW (1): 1-62, 2-122, 3-149, 4-158, 5-170, 6-181, 7-182, 8-184, 9-200, 10-205 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-43, 3-199, 4-216, 5-228, 6-231, 7-259, 8-318, 9-319 Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Plimsoll 29 8 83 3 10 3 19 4 Impey 24.1 4 88 3 7 2 25 0 Hanley 26 3 115 2 3 0 17 0 Treadaway 20 4 58 1 Bolus 14 1 48 1 Cheetham (4) 1 0 6 0 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Preston 8 0 41 0 Thwaits 14 3 29 0 (1) 39 11 77 6 Mann 37.2 17 59 8 (2) 54 16 131 2 Birrell 5 0 20 0 Hird 21 14 15 2 (3) 29 11 64 0 Murray 6 0 27 0 (4) 3 0 11 0 Hicks (5) 7 1 25 1 Umpires: G.Clarke and S.Collins. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Eastern Province (1) 409 all out; 2nd day: Western Province (2) 85-2 (Cheetham 14*, Georgeu 26*). 45