First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

MIDDLESEX v SOUTH AFRICANS Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 25, 27, 28, 1951. Match drawn. SOUTH AFRICANS 1 *E.A.B.Rowan b D.C.S.Compton 36 2 †J.H.B.Waite b Bennett 9 3 D.J.McGlew c Sims b D.C.S.Compton 11 4 R.A.McLean b Sims 26 5 J.E.Cheetham c and b Young 32 6 G.M.Fullerton not out 89 7 P.N.F.Mansell b Edrich 36 8 H.J.Tayfield b Young 25 9 N.B.F.Mann c L.H.Compton b Young 0 10 M.G.Melle hit wkt b D.C.S.Compton 10 11 G.W.A.Chubb c Sims b Bennett 10 Extras b 6, lb 7 13 —— 297 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-58, 3-63, 4-102, 5-138, 6-192, 7-262, 8-262, 9-273, 10-297 MIDDLESEX 1 S.M.Brown b Chubb 0 2 J.D.B.Robertson not out 70 3 J.G.Dewes c Chubb b Mansell 32 4 *D.C.S.Compton not out 28 5 W.J.Edrich 6 F.G.Mann 7 †L.H.Compton 8 R.Routledge 9 D.Bennett 10 J.M.Sims 11 J.A.Young Extras b 4, nb 2 6 —— (2 wickets) 136 FoW (1): 1-1, 2-80 Middlesex Bowling O M R W Edrich 18 6 37 1 Bennett 17.1 5 31 2 Routledge 3 0 13 0 D.C.S.Compton 22 3 93 3 Young 33 20 45 3 Sims 18 3 65 1 South Africans Bowling O M R W Chubb 13 3 36 1 Melle 6 1 21 0 Mansell 17 3 42 1 Tayfield 6 0 20 0 Mann 6 2 11 0 Umpires: W.F.F.Price and A.Skelding. Toss: South Africans Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 41-1 (Robertson 23*, Dewes 12*); 2nd day: Middlesex (1) 136-2 (Robertson 70*, D.C.S.Compton 28*). There was no play on the final day. 421