First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

ESSEX v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Valentine’s Park, Ilford, May 30, 31, June 1, 1951. Match drawn. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 *E.A.B.Rowan b Preston 3 2 D.J.McGlew lbw b Bailey 8 (1) run out 56 3 J.H.B.Waite c Bailey b R.Smith 128 4 G.M.Fullerton b Preston 2 (3) b Insole 167 5 †W.R.Endean c Insole b Preston 7 (2) c Avery b Preston 13 6 P.N.F.Mansell lbw b T.P.B.Smith 6 (4) c Preston b T.P.B.Smith 20 7 A.M.B.Rowan b T.P.B.Smith 40 8 H.J.Tayfield b T.P.B.Smith 68 (5) c and b Insole 11 9 N.B.F.Mann c Dodds b Preston 40 (6) not out 10 10 G.W.A.Chubb not out 3 11 M.G.Melle not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 2, nb 1 7 b 3, lb 6 9 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 312 (5 wickets, declared) 286 FoW (1): 1-9, 2-15, 3-19, 4-39, 5-46, 6-140, 7-236, 8-300, 9-308 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-174, 3-226, 4-247, 5-286 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds b Mann 138 c and b Melle 10 2 A.V.Avery c McGlew b Mann 18 c Fullerton b Melle 10 3 †P.A.Gibb lbw b Chubb 30 4 R.Horsfall c Fullerton b Melle 35 (3) lbw b Melle 47 5 *D.J.Insole lbw b Tayfield 60 (6) not out 12 6 T.E.Bailey not out 18 7 C.Griffiths c Endean b Mann 1 8 R.Smith c and b Tayfield 0 (4) c Melle b Chubb 147 9 W.T.Greensmith not out 12 10 T.P.B.Smith (5) b Chubb 25 11 K.C.Preston Extras b 7 7 lb 4 4 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 319 (5 wickets) 255 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-118, 3-183, 4-271, 5-291, 6-298, 7-299 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-203, 3-203, 4-225, 5-255 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Bailey 26 7 55 1 14 8 12 0 Preston 26 7 77 4 14 4 37 1 R.Smith 16 4 61 1 (4) 18 2 61 0 T.P.B.Smith 31 11 77 3 (3) 19 2 79 1 Greensmith 15 4 35 0 19 6 50 0 Insole (6) 6.5 0 38 2 South Africans Bowling O M R W O M R W Melle 10 1 51 1 13 0 77 3 Chubb 27 6 82 1 15 0 91 2 Mann 39 16 70 3 (4) 6 0 43 0 A.M.B.Rowan 22 6 43 0 (3) 7 0 40 0 Mansell 7 1 22 0 Tayfield 18 4 44 2 Umpires: E.Cooke and J.J.Hills. Toss: South Africans Close of Play: 1st day: South Africans (1) 312-9 (Chubb 3*, Melle 0*); 2nd day: South Africans (2) 12-0 (McGlew 2*, Endean 10*). J.H.B.Waite’s 128 took 280 minutes and included 14 fours. T.C.Dodds’s 138 included 18 fours. G.M.Fullerton’s 167 took 235 minutes and included 18 fours and 3 sixes. R.Smith’s 147 took 94 minutes and included 26 fours. 196