First-Class Cricket Matches 1951

TASMANIA COMBINED XI v M.C.C. Played at North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston, January 19, 20, 22, 1951. M.C.C. won by ten wickets. TASMANIA COMBINED XI 1 A.R.Morris c Compton b Bedser 7 c Warr b Bedser 8 2 H.J.Shelton b Bedser 14 b Bedser 17 3 E.E.Rodwell lbw b Bedser 38 st Evans b Hollies 12 4 G.B.Hole c Dewes b Hollies 105 (5) c and b Hollies 8 5 J.H.de Courcy lbw b Bedser 6 (4) b Compton 6 6 †T.R.Davidson c Evans b Compton 26 st Evans b Compton 6 7 B.S.Reid c Berry b Compton 8 c Bedser b Compton 17 8 G.Noblet b Berry 19 b Hollies 1 9 *J.F.L.Laver b Bedser 59 b Hollies 5 10 T.J.Cowley run out 2 b Warr 10 11 K.R.Dollery not out 3 not out 5 Extras b 2 2 b 6, lb 2 8 —— —— 289 103 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-26, 3-103, 4-115, 5-173, 6-185, 7-217, 8-238, 9-253, 10-289 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-35, 3-43, 4-47, 5-53, 6-59, 7-60, 8-70, 9-87, 10-103 M.C.C. 1 D.S.Sheppard c Noblet b Cowley 21 2 J.G.Dewes c Laver b Cowley 32 3 D.B.Close b Hole 4 (2) not out 5 4 *D.C.S.Compton c de Courcy b Dollery 142 5 C.Washbrook c Rodwell b Hole 112 6 W.G.A.Parkhouse c Rodwell b Morris 44 7 †T.G.Evans c Morris b Dollery 6 (1) not out 8 8 A.V.Bedser not out 2 9 J.J.Warr 10 W.E.Hollies 11 R.Berry Extras b 10, lb 9 19 —— —— (7 wickets, declared) 382 (no wicket) 13 FoW (1): 1-56, 2-59, 3-75, 4-275, 5-362, 6-370, 7-382 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Bedser 19.7 1 57 5 9 1 29 2 Warr 7 0 29 0 6 0 27 1 Hollies 16 2 71 1 7 2 7 4 Compton 15 1 77 2 7.4 0 32 3 Berry 15 5 53 1 Tasmania Combined XI Bowling O M R W O M R W Noblet 19 3 49 0 Dollery 15 0 53 2 Cowley 17 0 87 2 Hole 14 0 73 2 Shelton 5 0 50 0 Laver 6 0 31 0 Morris 2.6 0 20 1 de Courcy (1) 1 0 9 0 Rodwell (2) 0.2 0 4 0 Umpires: J.J.Guy and R.J.Harrison. Toss: Tasmania Combined XI Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 5-0 (Sheppard 2*, Dewes 1*); 2nd day: M.C.C. (1) 382-7 (Bedser 2*). G.B.Hole’s 105 took 176 minutes and included 12 fours. D.C.S.Compton’s 142 took 130 minutes and included 16 fours and 1 six. C.Washbrook’s 112 took 198 minutes and included 8 fours and 1 six. 93