First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

TASMANIA v M.C.C. Played at Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Hobart, January 13, 15, 16, 1951. M.C.C. won by nine wickets. TASMANIA 1 R.V.Thomas c Evans b Warr 39 c Berry b Warr 5 2 †T.R.Davidson c Simpson b A.V.Bedser 2 (9) b Warr 3 3 E.B.N.Booth c Simpson b Warr 1 (4) c and b Compton 46 4 E.E.Rodwell c Warr b Berry 25 (3) c A.V.Bedser b Berry 60 5 H.J.Shelton b A.V.Bedser 49 (2) c Evans b Compton 26 6 B.S.Reid st Evans b Berry 31 (5) b A.V.Bedser 43 7 K.E.Schmidt c Evans b Warr 4 (6) c Warr b A.V.Bedser 28 8 *J.F.L.Laver b A.V.Bedser 6 (7) c Compton b A.V.Bedser 0 9 N.V.Diprose c Washbrook b Warr 3 (10) c Compton b A.V.Bedser 8 10 C.G.Richardson b A.V.Bedser 23 (8) c Dewes b Warr 3 11 K.R.Dollery not out 0 not out 4 Extras lb 5, nb 4 9 lb 2, nb 1 3 —— —— 192 229 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-9, 3-64, 4-73, 5-144, 6-153, 7-161, 8-164, 9-182, 10-192 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-54, 3-119, 4-161, 5-209, 6-209, 7-214, 8-217, 9-217, 10-229 M.C.C. 1 D.S.Sheppard b Dollery 2 not out 67 2 J.G.Dewes c Laver b Dollery 2 3 R.T.Simpson run out (Richardson/Davidson) 32 (2) c Davidson b Richardson 43 4 †T.G.Evans c Laver b Dollery 12 5 *D.C.S.Compton run out (Reid/Laver) 44 (3) not out 77 6 C.Washbrook lbw b Schmidt 61 7 E.A.Bedser b Laver 2 8 A.V.Bedser c Booth b Schmidt 35 9 J.J.Warr c Rodwell b Diprose 19 10 R.Berry c sub (D.J.Walton) b Schmidt 10 11 W.E.Hollies not out 0 Extras b 10, lb 1, w 1, nb 3 15 w 1 1 —— —— 234 (1 wicket) 188 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-10, 3-28, 4-88, 5-115, 6-119, 7-201, 8-207, 9-231, 10-234 FoW (2): 1-68 (2) M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Warr 19 3 47 4 3nb 12 0 39 3 1nb A.V.Bedser 13.6 1 56 4 1nb 9.6 3 30 4 Hollies 9 1 26 0 12 1 40 0 E.A.Bedser 7 1 25 0 (6) 5 0 14 0 Berry 9 3 19 2 10 3 31 1 Compton 4 1 10 0 (4) 11 1 72 2 Tasmania Bowling O M R W O M R W Richardson 12 1 32 0 6 0 43 1 1w Dollery 14 5 30 3 1w,2nb 4 0 38 0 Diprose 12 0 51 1 3 0 24 0 Schmidt 18.4 1 74 3 1nb 4 0 40 0 Laver 12 0 32 1 2.7 0 42 0 Umpires: W.T.Lonergan and T.P.J.Lynch. Toss: Tasmania Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 18-2 (Simpson 0*, Evans 2*); 2nd day: Tasmania (2) 37-1 (Shelton 23*, Rodwell 8*). 90