First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

AUSTRALIAN XI v M.C.C. Played at Sydney Cricket Ground, December 15, 16, 18, 19, 1950. Match drawn. AUSTRALIAN XI 1 K.A.Archer b Hollies 81 2 *A.R.Morris c Warr b Berry 100 3 R.N.Harvey b Warr 40 4 K.R.Miller c Evans b Warr 62 5 J.W.Burke st Evans b Hollies 128 6 G.B.Hole b Hollies 41 7 C.W.Langdon run out (Berry/Evans) 27 8 D.T.Ring run out (Brown/Evans) 26 9 †G.R.A.Langley not out 8 10 A.K.Walker c Dewes b Berry 3 11 G.Noblet not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 3, nb 2 10 —— (9 wickets, declared) 526 FoW (1): 1-170, 2-201, 3-245, 4-330, 5-399, 6-453, 7-508, 8-516, 9-526 M.C.C. 1 R.T.Simpson b Ring 23 lbw b Miller 11 2 D.S.Sheppard c Harvey b Walker 8 b Ring 9 3 J.G.Dewes c Walker b Ring 10 not out 66 4 D.C.S.Compton c Walker b Ring 115 (5) c Langley b Burke 29 5 †T.G.Evans b Walker 31 6 W.G.A.Parkhouse c Burke b Walker 58 (4) not out 46 7 *F.R.Brown c Hole b Walker 46 8 A.V.Bedser c Walker b Miller 7 9 J.J.Warr c Langley b Walker 3 10 W.E.Hollies b Noblet 1 11 R.Berry not out 2 Extras b 8, lb 7, nb 2 17 b 7, lb 5 12 —— —— 321 (3 wickets) 173 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-40, 3-47, 4-119, 5-249, 6-265, 7-295, 8-316, 9-317, 10-321 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-22, 3-90 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W Warr 28 2 89 2 1nb Bedser 26 5 97 0 1nb Brown 18 1 84 0 Hollies 33 7 138 3 Berry 14 0 108 2 Australian XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Walker 24 1 60 5 1nb 7 1 19 0 Noblet 27 8 50 1 10 3 12 0 Ring 36 5 106 3 1nb 16 4 35 1 Miller 11 2 25 1 9 1 15 1 Hole 8 0 33 0 (6) 10 2 27 0 Harvey 2 0 3 0 (7) 5 0 13 0 Burke 9 2 27 0 (5) 6 2 16 1 Langdon (8) 4 2 6 0 Archer (9) 3 0 8 0 Morris (10) 2 0 10 0 Umpires: H.A.R.Elphinstone and H.Mackinnon. Toss: Australian XI Close of Play: 1st day: Australian XI (1) 309-3 (Miller 53*, Burke 28*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 47-3 (Compton 3*, Evans 0*); 3rd day: M.C.C. (1) 307-7 (Brown 39*, Warr 0*). A.R.Morris’s 100 took 168 minutes and included 12 fours. J.W.Burke’s 128 took 244 minutes and included 10 fours and 2 sixes. D.C.S.Compton’s 115 took 253 minutes and included 7 fours. W.G.A.Parkhouse retired hurt in the Marylebone Cricket Club second innings having scored 16 (team score 66-2) - he returned when the score was 90-3. 45