First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

NATAL v WESTERN PROVINCE Played at City Oval, Pietermaritzburg, December 7, 8, 10, 1951. Match drawn. (Points: Natal 3, Western Province 1) NATAL 1 *D.J.McGlew lbw b Thwaits 186 c Thwaits b Delport 64 2 I.de Gersigny c Ferrandi b Delport 28 b Thwaits 42 3 H.J.Keith run out 27 c Innes b Thwaits 1 4 E.Eaglestone st Ferrandi b Delport 7 c Innes b Delport 1 5 R.A.McLean c Ferrandi b Delport 25 b Thwaits 1 6 J.C.Watkins lbw b Bolus 22 not out 8 7 D.F.Dowling c Thwaits b Bolus 6 not out 18 8 †J.M.Kaplan c and b Bolus 4 9 H.J.Tayfield c Foreman b Bolus 30 10 N.E.Markham b Fuller 2 11 V.I.Smith not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 2 6 2 —— —— 343 (5 wickets, declared) 137 FoW (1): 1-68, 2-143, 3-165, 4-221, 5-296, 6-303, 7-310, 8-312, 9-325, 10-343 FoW (2): 1-87, 2-88, 3-111, 4-116, 5-117 WESTERN PROVINCE 1 K.T.Commins b Markham 25 c Kaplan b Keith 6 2 J.D.Nel c Keith b Markham 5 not out 27 3 G.A.S.Innes c McGlew b Markham 34 not out 18 4 *J.E.Cheetham c de Gersigny b Keith 27 5 D.J.Foreman c de Gersigny b Tayfield 5 6 A.W.Marshall c de Gersigny b Watkins 27 7 †J.H.Ferrandi b Markham 66 8 E.R.H.Fuller b Markham 48 9 G.R.M.Bolus lbw b Markham 0 10 S.A.Thwaits st Kaplan b Smith 2 11 R.F.Delport not out 4 Extras b 3, lb 1, nb 2 6 nb 1 1 —— —— 249 (1 wicket) 52 FoW (1): 1-17, 2-59, 3-84, 4-97, 5-101, 6-179, 7-218, 8-218, 9-243, 10-249 FoW (2): 1-15 (1) Western Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Fuller 23 2 94 1 5 1 22 0 Bolus 16.1 1 63 4 9 1 46 0 Thwaits 33 11 76 1 17 10 24 3 Delport 24 1 104 3 13 3 43 2 Natal Bowling O M R W O M R W Markham 20 1 77 6 2 1 4 0 Watkins 17 4 31 1 5 2 8 0 Dowling 2 0 4 0 3 1 10 0 Keith 18 5 41 1 10 5 14 1 Tayfield 7 1 31 1 6 2 9 0 Smith 13.1 2 59 1 3 0 6 0 Umpires: J.V.Hart-Davis and B.V.Malan. Toss: Natal Close of Play: 1st day: Western Province (1) 32-1 (Commins 15*, Innes 12*); 2nd day: Western Province (1) 101-5 (Marshall 1*, Ferrandi 0*). D.J.McGlew’s 186 took 285 minutes and included 21 fours. 35