First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

EASTERN PROVINCE v M.C.C. Played at St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, January 8, 10, 11, 1949. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 C.H.Palmer b du Toit 116 b du Toit 57 2 R.T.Simpson b Hicks 40 c Murray b Young 67 3 J.F.Crapp b Murray 3 not out 103 4 D.C.S.Compton c Jordaan b Hird 108 (5) not out 29 5 A.J.Watkins b Murray 83 6 *F.G.Mann c Birrell b du Toit 22 (4) c Hicks b Young 80 7 M.F.Tremlett b Young 1 8 †S.C.Griffith b du Toit 0 9 C.Gladwin not out 52 10 D.V.P.Wright b Hicks 6 11 J.A.Young not out 11 Extras b 6, lb 1, nb 1 8 b 11, lb 4, w 1, nb 1 17 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 450 (3 wickets) 353 FoW (1): 1-87, 2-204, 3-219, 4-287, 5-330, 6-342, 7-343, 8-417, 9-434 FoW (2): 1-125, 2-129, 3-291 EASTERN PROVINCE 1 R.G.Draper b Gladwin 2 2 K.G.Dimbleby b Wright 61 3 †J.H.B.Waite c Griffith b Tremlett 80 4 A.R.A.Murray b Young 17 5 D.E.Dimbleby c Compton b Wright 87 6 H.B.Birrell run out 34 7 G.D.Jordaan c Watkins b Compton 28 8 S.D.du Toit b Young 11 9 A.W.Hicks b Compton 27 10 J.O.Young c Griffith b Wright 9 11 *S.F.Hird not out 11 Extras b 18, lb 5, nb 7 30 —— 397 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-119, 3-149, 4-178, 5-289, 6-325, 7-342, 8-342, 9-377, 10-397 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Hicks 20 0 93 2 14 0 93 0 du Toit 19 1 74 3 18 0 73 1 Young 25 1 85 1 12 1 55 2 Hird 15 2 49 1 Murray 12 0 70 2 (4) 8 0 38 0 Jordaan 4 0 48 0 (5) 2 0 20 0 Birrell 4 0 23 0 (6) 8 0 41 0 D.E.Dimbleby (7) 4 0 16 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Gladwin 23 5 62 1 Tremlett 11 1 28 1 Wright 25 3 112 3 Watkins 7 3 18 0 Young 33 14 67 2 Compton 17.7 0 80 2 Umpires: C.E.Miller and F.R.W.Payne. Toss: Eastern Province Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 450-9 (Gladwin 52*, Young 11*); 2nd day: Eastern Province (1) 325-6 (D.E.Dimbleby 81*). D.C.S.Compton’s 108 took 105 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 52