First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

EASTERN PROVINCE v NATAL Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, January 9, 10, 1948. Natal won by an innings and 165 runs. (Points: Eastern Province 0, Natal 5) EASTERN PROVINCE 1 R.G.Draper c Nourse b Smith 20 b McCarthy 5 2 R.B.Sutcliffe b McCarthy 13 c and b Payn 9 3 E.B.Norton b Payn 5 b McCarthy 0 4 H.V.Feltham c Wade b Smith 8 st Wade b Smith 3 5 *S.F.Hird c Wade b Payn 11 b Smith 4 6 A.R.A.Murray c Nourse b Smith 2 b Markham 22 7 H.B.Birrell st Wade b Smith 17 c Wade b McCarthy 1 8 †D.G.Riemer c King b Smith 10 b Markham 1 9 I.Preston st Wade b Smith 5 lbw b Markham 0 10 N.B.F.Mann c Payn b Smith 16 not out 23 11 A.H.Coy not out 3 lbw b Payn 5 Extras b 3, lb 7 10 b 11, lb 4 15 —— —— 120 88 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-30, 3-39, 4-57, 5-59, 6-63, 7-82, 8-89, 9-111, 10-120 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-8, 3-21, 4-21, 5-28, 6-41, 7-42, 8-46, 9-53, 10-88 NATAL 1 D.R.Fell c Feltham b Mann 63 2 M.H.Lang b Mann 26 3 D.B.G.King lbw b Mann 4 4 *A.D.Nourse b Preston 130 5 †W.W.Wade b Birrell 76 6 D.F.Dowling c Sutcliffe b Mann 30 7 H.E.Dalton hit wkt b Coy 5 8 L.W.Payn b Mann 12 9 L.A.Markham b Mann 4 10 V.I.Smith lbw b Coy 2 11 C.N.McCarthy not out 0 Extras b 14, lb 6, w 1 21 —— 373 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-80, 3-101, 4-275, 5-321, 6-330, 7-345, 8-360, 9-373, 10-373 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W Dalton 6 1 9 0 8 7 1 0 McCarthy 17 6 37 1 12 1 33 3 Payn 17 2 23 2 12.5 10 10 2 Smith 27.3 1 41 7 9 5 10 2 Markham (5) 7 0 19 3 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W Preston 21 2 88 1 Murray 6 1 37 0 Mann 53 20 111 6 Coy 16.1 4 50 2 Birrell 9 1 33 1 Hird 19 7 33 0 Umpires: H.L.Fielding and W.C.Ware. Toss: Eastern Province Close of Play: 1st day: Natal (1) 115-3 (Nourse 14*, Wade 4*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 59