First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

VICTORIA v TASMANIA Played at Melbourne Cricket Ground, January 27, 28, 29, 1948. Victoria won by ten wickets. TASMANIA 1 *R.O.G.Morrisby st Maddocks b Blundell 42 (3) c and b Ring 42 2 R.V.Thomas lbw b Loxton 0 (1) c Blundell b Ring 24 3 M.R.Thomas lbw b Ring 64 (4) c Maddocks b Blundell 37 4 W.T.Walmsley c Loxton b Lambert 66 (2) c Blundell b Ring 12 5 A.E.Wilkes b Ring 5 (6) lbw b Blundell 5 6 E.E.Rodwell c Harvey b Lambert 14 (7) st Maddocks b Ring 23 7 C.J.Sankey b Ring 53 (5) lbw b Ring 0 8 J.F.L.Laver b Ring 13 st Maddocks b Blundell 9 9 C.G.Richardson c Numa b Ring 6 lbw b Blundell 3 10 N.V.Diprose not out 0 st Maddocks b Blundell 4 11 †L.J.Alexander c Loxton b Ring 0 not out 3 Extras b 6, lb 2, w 1 9 b 6, lb 1, nb 2 9 —— —— 272 171 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-105, 3-132, 4-171, 5-184, 6-232, 7-257, 8-272, 9-272, 10-272 FoW (2): 1-22, 2-43, 3-116, 4-116, 5-122, 6-127, 7-145, 8-151, 9-163, 10-171 VICTORIA 1 K.D.Meuleman run out 206 2 H.L.Numa lbw b Laver 29 (1) not out 23 3 R.Howard c Walmsley b Laver 13 4 S.J.E.Loxton c R.V.Thomas b Rodwell 19 5 R.Harvey b Richardson 2 6 J.G.Green c Alexander b Laver 50 7 D.T.Ring b Rodwell 54 8 *N.C.Blundell c Alexander b Richardson 0 9 †L.V.Maddocks st Alexander b Walmsley 14 (2) not out 21 10 J.Daniel c Laver b Rodwell 0 11 H.F.Lambert not out 6 Extras b 3, lb 5 8 b 1 1 —— —— 401 (no wicket) 45 FoW (1): 1-101, 2-135, 3-172, 4-177, 5-288, 6-368, 7-375, 8-383, 9-383, 10-401 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Loxton 7 0 25 1 (4) 3 1 9 0 Lambert 14 3 40 2 (1) 7 1 30 0 1nb Ring 26 5 84 6 1w 19 3 59 5 1nb Daniel 10 1 32 0 (2) 9 1 27 0 Blundell 16 1 71 1 14 1 37 5 Harvey 1 0 11 0 Tasmania Bowling O M R W O M R W Richardson 25 3 90 2 4 0 18 0 Rodwell 16 2 67 3 Walmsley 14.6 2 60 1 1 0 9 0 Diprose 23 1 79 0 (2) 4.6 0 17 0 Laver 19 1 97 3 Umpires: A.G.Nicholson and J.H.Ward. Toss: Tasmania Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 31-0 (Meuleman 20*, Numa 10*); 2nd day: Tasmania (2) 22-1 (R.V.Thomas 9*). K.D.Meuleman’s 206 took 327 minutes and included 16 fours. 77