First-Class Cricket Matches 1948

NATAL v NORTH EASTERN TRANSVAAL Played at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, February 27, 28, March 1, 1948. Natal won by an innings and 64 runs. (Points: Natal 5, North Eastern Transvaal 0) NORTH EASTERN TRANSVAAL 1 *H.B.Jordaan b McCarthy 4 b McCarthy 25 2 J.T.Seccombe b McCarthy 0 c Wade b Smith 24 3 †D.H.Naish c Payn b Dawson 1 c Dawson b Smith 2 4 R.A.Edwards c and b Smith 105 c Dawson b Smith 9 5 J.G.Waites c Payn b McCarthy 52 lbw b McCarthy 56 6 L.O.Waller c Dawson b Smith 19 c McCarthy b Payn 24 7 W.L.Hall c Nourse b Dawson 12 c Nourse b Smith 7 8 H.E.Patterson c Wade b McCarthy 6 b McCarthy 1 9 R.W.S.Cheetham b McCarthy 1 c Nourse b McCarthy 13 10 V.McCormick b McCarthy 0 c Dawson b Smith 1 11 L.J.Hayward not out 1 not out 0 Extras 12 17 —— —— 213 179 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-6, 3-14, 4-101, 5-187, 6-198, 7-211, 8-211, 9-212, 10-213 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-47, 3-63, 4-69, 5-142, 6-159, 7-165, 8-178, 9-179, 10-179 NATAL 1 M.H.Lang c Naish b Cheetham 10 2 D.J.McGlew c Hayward b Cheetham 69 3 D.B.G.King b Hayward 38 4 *A.D.Nourse c Jordaan b Hayward 140 5 †W.W.Wade c Naish b Waites 28 6 D.F.Dowling c Waller b Waites 106 7 O.C.Dawson c Seccombe b Hayward 29 8 L.W.Payn b Waites 5 9 L.A.Markham c Seccombe b Waites 19 10 V.I.Smith not out 0 11 C.N.McCarthy run out 0 Extras 12 —— 456 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-91, 3-150, 4-326, 5-329, 6-405, 7-432, 8-445, 9-456, 10-456 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W McCarthy 20 4 43 6 19 2 45 4 Dawson 8 2 11 2 4 1 5 0 Smith 9 0 70 2 21.2 3 58 5 Payn 14 2 43 0 7 3 13 1 Markham 4 0 17 0 4 1 14 0 Dowling 2 0 17 0 4 0 27 0 North Eastern Transvaal Bowling O M R W McCormick 6 0 31 0 Cheetham 36 6 129 2 Hayward 34 6 112 3 Waller 6 0 31 0 Patterson 18 0 79 0 Waites 12.4 0 62 4 Umpires: J.V.Hart-Davis and B.V.Malan. Toss: North Eastern Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Natal (1) 173-3 (Nourse 49*, Wade 1*); 2nd day: North Eastern Transvaal (2) 149-5 (Waites 46*, Hall 3*). 97