First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

TASMANIA v VICTORIA Played at North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston, December 31, 1948, January 1, 3, 1949. Victoria won by an innings and 73 runs. TASMANIA 1 *R.O.G.Morrisby b Daniel 5 c Baird b Daniel 93 2 R.V.Thomas c Numa b Baird 9 lbw b Baird 22 3 M.R.Thomas c McDonald b Daniel 5 b Baird 2 4 J.Gardiner c Dick b Daniel 1 lbw b Hill 59 5 A.E.Wilkes c McDonald b Daniel 7 b Blundell 5 6 E.E.Rodwell c Numa b Baird 6 st McDonald b Blundell 1 7 A.L.Shephard c Hill b Daniel 12 lbw b Blundell 4 8 T.F.Gordon not out 5 b Baird 18 9 T.J.Cowley b Hill 0 b Daniel 10 10 N.V.Diprose c McDonald b Hill 0 b Baird 12 11 †L.J.Alexander b Daniel 2 not out 0 Extras b 2, lb 9, nb 2 13 b 2, lb 2, w 1, nb 5 10 —— —— 65 236 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-19, 3-21, 4-29, 5-34, 6-40, 7-56, 8-57, 9-57, 10-65 FoW (2): 1-37, 2-42, 3-145, 4-152, 5-154, 6-168, 7-209, 8-213, 9-236, 10-236 VICTORIA 1 *M.R.Harvey lbw b Diprose 36 2 R.Howard c Shephard b Cowley 132 3 R.I.Maddocks c and b M.R.Thomas 91 4 H.L.Numa lbw b Rodwell 12 5 J.G.Green c Alexander b Diprose 10 6 J.C.Hill lbw b M.R.Thomas 44 7 W.A.Dick lbw b M.R.Thomas 30 8 N.C.Blundell b M.R.Thomas 0 9 †I.H.McDonald c Morrisby b Diprose 0 10 J.Daniel c Gardiner b M.R.Thomas 0 11 J.G.Baird not out 15 Extras lb 4 4 —— 374 FoW (1): 1-59, 2-216, 3-268, 4-273, 5-295, 6-347, 7-347, 8-348, 9-349, 10-374 Victoria Bowling O M R W O M R W Baird 9 0 28 2 16 3 44 4 1w,4nb Daniel 12.6 3 20 6 1nb 16.2 0 57 2 1nb Hill 4 3 4 2 1nb (4) 9 2 19 1 Blundell (3) 17 2 73 3 Dick (5) 7 0 33 0 Tasmania Bowling O M R W Rodwell 17 2 79 1 Cowley 16 1 66 1 Gordon 10 0 65 0 Diprose 22 2 106 3 M.R.Thomas 11.2 1 54 5 Umpires: C.L.Jeffery and C.Thomas. Toss: Tasmania Close of Play: 1st day: Victoria (1) 279-4 (Green 1*, Hill 6*); 2nd day: Tasmania (2) 228-8 (Cowley 4*, Diprose 10*). R.Howard’s 132 took 185 minutes and included 18 fours and 1 six. 45