First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

IRELAND v SCOTLAND Played at Ormeau, Belfast, July 23, 25, 26, 1949. Ireland won by 73 runs. IRELAND 1 *N.C.Mahony lbw b Henderson 9 st McLaren b Laidlaw 18 2 R.L.G.Armstrong b Henderson 11 (4) b Hermiston 13 3 J.S.Pollock b Laidlaw 14 lbw b Youngson 32 4 S.F.Bergin st McLaren b Laidlaw 30 (2) c Youngson b Hermiston 29 5 G.Wilson c Henderson b Youngson 6 b Youngson 12 6 H.Martin lbw b Henderson 17 c Sheppard b Youngson 5 7 S.A.Curley c McLaren b Laidlaw 0 c McLaren b Henderson 16 8 J.Bowden lbw b Laidlaw 0 (9) st McLaren b Henderson 0 9 J.C.Boucher not out 24 (8) c Sheppard b Edward 2 10 †F.J.Miller b Laidlaw 0 (11) not out 2 11 T.Newburn b Youngson 8 (10) b Edward 4 Extras b 11, lb 1, nb 3 15 b 19, lb 1 20 —— —— 134 153 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-30, 3-43, 4-56, 5-101, 6-101, 7-101, 8-102, 9-102, 10-134 FoW (2): 1-38, 2-78, 3-94, 4-102, 5-121, 6-126, 7-144, 8-144, 9-145, 10-153 SCOTLAND 1 R.H.E.Chisholm st Miller b Bowden 27 b Armstrong 1 2 H.F.Sheppard b Boucher 14 run out 12 3 J.Aitchison c Bowden b Boucher 6 c Newburn b Boucher 26 4 R.O.Haywood c and b Bowden 0 (5) c Martin b Wilson 12 5 J.R.N.Taylor c Armstrong b Bowden 4 (4) c Miller b Newburn 17 6 W.A.Edward lbw b Bowden 2 b Wilson 27 7 W.Hermiston b Boucher 10 c Mahony b Bowden 2 8 J.D.Henderson st Miller b Boucher 2 c Curley b Bowden 25 9 *W.K.Laidlaw c Mahony b Bowden 3 c Curley b Newburn 1 10 †R.S.McLaren not out 0 b Newburn 0 11 G.W.Youngson b Bowden 1 not out 5 Extras b 9, lb 2 11 b 5, nb 1 6 —— —— 80 134 FoW (1): 1-39, 2-53, 3-53, 4-61, 5-63, 6-70, 7-76, 8-79, 9-79, 10-80 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-22, 3-44, 4-68, 5-88, 6-91, 7-107, 8-112, 9-116, 10-134 Scotland Bowling O M R W O M R W Youngson 16.2 4 22 2 21 9 37 3 Edward 9 3 22 0 (3) 10.4 2 16 2 Henderson 25 16 23 3 (4) 18 9 24 2 Laidlaw 21 3 51 5 (5) 12 3 35 1 Hermiston 4 3 1 0 (2) 10 2 21 2 Ireland Bowling O M R W O M R W Boucher 20 7 27 4 (3) 16 2 47 1 Bowden 14.1 6 23 6 (4) 17.1 6 22 2 Armstrong 5 0 11 0 (1) 17 8 24 1 Newburn 9 5 8 0 (2) 19 6 23 3 Wilson (5) 5 2 12 2 Umpires: W.J.Baxter and N.Petts. Toss: Ireland Close of Play: 1st day: Ireland (2) 1-0 (Mahony 0*, Bergin 1*); 2nd day: Scotland (2) 107-7 (Henderson 4*). 287