First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

WESTERN PROVINCE v M.C.C. Played at Newlands, Cape Town, October 29, 30, November 1, 1948. M.C.C. won by nine wickets. WESTERN PROVINCE 1 O.E.Wynne b Gladwin 108 b Bedser 8 2 W.D.Wilson c Compton b Bedser 20 lbw b Bedser 0 3 J.O.Newton-Thompson c Compton b Bedser 78 b Bedser 4 4 G.Georgeu b Gladwin 32 not out 41 5 *J.E.Cheetham not out 68 (6) not out 17 6 H.G.O.Owen-Smith not out 65 (5) b Bedser 3 7 A.W.Marshall 8 †A.B.J.Reid 9 E.V.Witte 10 M.A.Hanley 11 L.L.H.Impey Extras b 5, lb 5, nb 5 15 b 8, lb 6, nb 1 15 —— —— (4 wickets, declared) 386 (4 wickets, declared) 88 FoW (1): 1-51, 2-176, 3-242, 4-249 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-19, 3-27, 4-39 M.C.C. 1 L.Hutton c Reid b Owen-Smith 17 lbw b Impey 38 2 C.Washbrook c Owen-Smith b Witte 19 not out 50 3 J.F.Crapp b Witte 83 4 D.C.S.Compton c Reid b Witte 34 (3) not out 30 5 *F.G.Mann c and b Hanley 112 6 R.T.Simpson not out 35 7 †T.G.Evans not out 52 8 A.V.Bedser 9 C.Gladwin 10 D.V.P.Wright 11 J.A.Young Extras lb 3, nb 2 5 —— —— (5 wickets, declared) 357 (1 wicket) 118 FoW (1): 1-34, 2-38, 3-113, 4-232, 5-272 FoW (2): 1-60 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 22 1 96 2 7 0 30 4 Gladwin 20 5 71 2 6 1 8 0 Wright 17 2 79 0 3 0 26 0 Young 20 1 84 0 2 0 9 0 Compton 7 0 41 0 Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Witte 31 7 72 3 5 0 49 0 Impey 14 1 56 0 4 0 45 1 Owen-Smith 15 1 73 1 Hanley 23 0 109 1 (3) 2 0 19 0 Marshall 5 0 42 0 Cheetham (4) 1 0 5 0 Umpires: G.Clarke and D.V.Collins. Toss: Western Province Close of Play: 1st day: Western Province (1) 386-4 (Cheetham 68*, Owen-Smith 65*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 152-3 (Crapp 57*, Mann 23*). O.E.Wynne’s 108 took 255 minutes and included 8 fours. F.G.Mann’s 112 took 130 minutes and included 11 fours and 2 sixes. 5