First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

WESTERN AUSTRALIA v M.C.C. Played at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth, October 20, 21, 23, 24, 1950. Match drawn. M.C.C. 1 R.T.Simpson c Munro b Dunn 0 c Dunn b Herbert 12 2 D.S.Sheppard c Munro b Puckett 5 b Rigg 33 3 W.G.A.Parkhouse b Herbert 14 c Edwards b Dunn 40 4 D.C.S.Compton c Munro b Dunn 106 not out 35 5 J.G.Dewes c and b Frankish 94 not out 1 6 T.E.Bailey c Munro b Dunn 1 7 D.B.Close not out 108 8 *F.R.Brown c Puckett b Frankish 7 9 †T.G.Evans c Puckett b Dunn 43 10 A.V.Bedser c Puckett b Frankish 42 11 D.V.P.Wright not out 0 Extras b 11, lb 3 14 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 434 (3 wickets, declared) 121 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-19, 3-25, 4-208, 5-214, 6-262, 7-270, 8-360, 9-430 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-84, 3-87 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 1 L.Charlesworth c Close b Wright 24 (4) retired hurt 28 2 *D.K.Carmody lbw b Bedser 59 c Simpson b Close 22 3 R.R.Frankish b Bedser 1 (6) not out 38 4 A.R.Edwards c Close b Wright 4 (7) not out 3 5 C.W.Langdon c Dewes b Close 60 (3) c Bailey b Close 20 6 T.M.Outridge c Evans b Wright 8 (5) c Evans b Close 92 7 B.A.Rigg b Wright 36 8 †J.K.E.Munro c Compton b Wright 3 9 M.U.Herbert c Bedser b Wright 16 (1) c Compton b Bailey 0 10 C.W.Puckett not out 12 11 W.P.Dunn c Bedser b Wright 9 Extras lb 1, nb 3 4 b 3, nb 1 4 —— —— 236 (4 wickets) 207 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-85, 3-88, 4-90, 5-108, 6-192, 7-196, 8-211, 9-224, 10-236 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-38, 3-50, 4-201 Western Australia Bowling O M R W O M R W Dunn 32 10 105 4 10 4 31 1 Puckett 33 5 104 1 9 1 39 0 Herbert 26 4 127 1 6 1 25 1 Frankish 16 2 52 3 Langdon 4 2 16 0 Rigg 2 0 6 0 (4) 4 1 26 1 Edwards 1 0 10 0 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 15 4 56 0 2nb 7 0 41 1 1nb Bedser 21 3 62 2 1nb Close 6 1 23 1 (2) 13 0 81 3 Wright 20.5 5 60 7 (3) 7 1 34 0 Brown 8 1 17 0 (4) 5 0 18 0 Compton 2 0 14 0 (5) 5 0 29 0 Umpires: O.T.C.Cooley and J.P.Robbins. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 218-5 (Dewes 82*, Close 2*); 2nd day: Western Australia (1) 43-0 (Charlesworth 11*, Carmody 30*); 3rd day: M.C.C. (2) 4-0 (Simpson 4*, Sheppard 0*). D.C.S.Compton’s 106 took 215 minutes and included 13 fours. D.B.Close’s 108 took 202 minutes and included 12 fours. L.Charlesworth retired hurt in the Western Australia second innings having scored 28 (team score 67-3). 9