First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

ORANGE FREE STATE v M.C.C. Played at Ramblers Cricket Club Ground, Bloemfontein, November 19, 20, 22, 1948. M.C.C. won by nine wickets. M.C.C. 1 L.Hutton c and b Jackson 134 2 R.T.Simpson c Kirby b Tuckett 37 (1) c Warner b Tuckett 3 3 J.F.Crapp not out 127 4 C.H.Palmer c Kirby b Tuckett 10 (3) not out 14 5 A.J.Watkins lbw b Tuckett 2 6 R.O.Jenkins b Tuckett 6 7 *F.G.Mann lbw b Wright 1 (2) not out 24 8 M.F.Tremlett lbw b le Sueur 37 9 A.V.Bedser not out 77 10 †S.C.Griffith 11 D.V.P.Wright Extras b 4, lb 14 18 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 449 (1 wicket) 41 FoW (1): 1-111 (2), 2-210 (1), 3-226 (4), 4-228 (5), 5-246 (6), 6-248 (7), 7-306 (8) FoW (2): 1-4 (1) ORANGE FREE STATE 1 E.W.Warner lbw b Jenkins 55 b Wright 21 2 L.B.Koch c Crapp b Jenkins 49 c Watkins b Jenkins 14 3 †I.E.F.Kirby lbw b Bedser 0 c Hutton b Jenkins 4 4 F.B.Lee run out 1 c Griffith b Jenkins 4 5 R.C.le Sueur lbw b Tremlett 44 c Hutton b Jenkins 4 6 H.F.Wright b Jenkins 0 b Wright 20 7 *J.C.Newton c Bedser b Tremlett 33 b Wright 46 8 G.F.K.Jackson c Simpson b Wright 40 c Griffith b Jenkins 49 9 L.Tuckett st Griffith b Jenkins 0 c Griffith b Jenkins 47 10 N.K.Cowan st Griffith b Jenkins 8 c Watkins b Jenkins 4 11 K.A.Walker not out 4 not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 4, w 2, nb 6 17 b 19, lb 2, nb 4 25 —— —— 251 238 FoW (1): 1-113, 2-114, 3-117, 4-119, 5-120, 6-193, 7-195, 8-199, 9-233, 10-251 FoW (2): 1-34, 2-42, 3-46, 4-56, 5-56, 6-87, 7-165, 8-225, 9-235, 10-238 Orange Free State Bowling O M R W O M R W Tuckett 26 2 114 4 5.3 0 22 1 Wright 19 3 84 1 5 0 19 0 Walker 28 3 108 0 Jackson 10 0 60 1 Cowan 7 1 44 0 le Sueur 4 0 21 1 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 17 6 33 1 25 4 70 0 Tremlett 8 0 27 2 6 0 15 0 Watkins 4 1 19 0 4 0 18 0 Wright 14.1 0 71 1 13 5 16 3 Palmer 3 0 8 0 Jenkins 21 2 76 5 (5) 31.6 3 94 7 Umpires: E.B.Parsons and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 449-7 (Crapp 127*, Bedser 77*); 2nd day: Orange Free State (2) 56-4 (le Sueur 4*). L.Hutton’s 134 took 147 minutes and included 22 fours. 13