First-Class Cricket Matches 1949

NATAL XI v M.C.C. Played at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, February 19, 21, 22, 1949. Match drawn. NATAL XI 1 D.R.Fell c Griffith b Tremlett 9 c Tremlett b Bedser 45 2 D.S.Turner b Bedser 4 c and b Jenkins 18 3 I.de Gersigny c Watkins b Wright 77 c Bedser b Compton 24 4 *A.D.Nourse lbw b Wright 117 b Palmer 76 5 D.F.Dowling c Crapp b Bedser 43 lbw b Wright 13 6 J.C.Watkins c Crapp b Bedser 1 b Palmer 42 7 R.L.Rutherfoord hit wkt b Jenkins 8 not out 4 8 †R.J.Williams c Palmer b Wright 2 not out 19 9 A.L.Upton b Bedser 14 10 A.Tayfield st Evans b Jenkins 2 11 D.M.Dinkelman not out 1 Extras b 4, lb 3, nb 3 10 b 10, lb 3, w 2, nb 1 16 —— —— 288 (6 wickets, declared) 257 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-46, 3-147, 4-256, 5-258, 6-259, 7-270, 8-270, 9-272, 10-288 FoW (2): 1-58, 2-74, 3-119, 4-142, 5-227, 6-234 M.C.C. 1 C.H.Palmer b Dinkelman 80 c Williams b Dinkelman 29 2 R.T.Simpson b Tayfield 17 lbw b Dinkelman 20 3 D.C.S.Compton st Williams b Tayfield 15 c Fell b Watkins 141 4 J.F.Crapp lbw b Dinkelman 14 5 A.J.Watkins c Nourse b Dinkelman 2 6 M.F.Tremlett c Watkins b Tayfield 105 (4) not out 63 7 †T.G.Evans c de Gersigny b Dinkelman 6 (5) st Williams b Dinkelman 2 8 *S.C.Griffith c Nourse b Dinkelman 1 9 R.O.Jenkins c Rutherfoord b Tayfield 32 10 A.V.Bedser run out 0 11 D.V.P.Wright not out 0 Extras b 4 4 b 4, lb 1 5 —— —— 276 (4 wickets) 260 FoW (1): 1-48, 2-82, 3-119, 4-125, 5-134, 6-186, 7-194, 8-272, 9-272, 10-276 FoW (2): 1-43, 2-62, 3-252, 4-260 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 23.4 6 70 4 14 1 44 1 Tremlett 9 2 14 1 4 0 32 0 Jenkins 15 2 78 2 10 0 75 1 Compton 8 1 34 0 8 0 37 1 Watkins 4 1 14 0 Wright 16 4 68 3 (5) 8 2 43 1 Palmer (6) 4 1 10 2 Natal XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Watkins 7 3 25 0 4 1 43 1 Rutherfoord 12 4 32 0 3 1 11 0 Dinkelman 36 10 113 5 16.7 1 112 3 Tayfield 32.7 8 102 4 9 0 51 0 Upton (5) 6 0 38 0 Umpires: McAllan and R.W.Rein. Toss: Natal XI Close of Play: 1st day: Natal XI (1) 284-9 (Upton 10*, Dinkelman 1*); 2nd day: Natal XI (2) 14-0 (Fell 8*, Turner 2*). D.C.S.Compton’s 141 took 99 minutes and included 20 fours and 1 six. A.D.Nourse’s 117 took 194 minutes. M.F.Tremlett’s 105 took 124 minutes and included 11 fours. 79