First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

WESTERN INDIA STATES v M.C.C. Played at Commerce College Ground, Ahmedabad, October 9, 10, 11, 1951. M.C.C. won by two wickets. WESTERN INDIA STATES 1 U.Chinnabhai c Spooner b Ridgway 4 (10) b Ridgway 1 2 †E.S.Maka c Ridgway b Shackleton 18 (1) lbw b Watkins 9 3 P.R.Umrigar b Shackleton 7 b Watkins 2 4 D.K.Gaekwad c Shackleton b Tattersall 2 not out 66 5 G.Kishenchand lbw b Shackleton 65 b Statham 0 6 W.A.D’Souza c Ridgway b Tattersall 0 lbw b Robertson 29 7 *P.N.Cambhatta lbw b Shackleton 32 (8) c Spooner b Statham 4 8 J.H.Shodhan c Spooner b Robertson 23 (9) lbw b Shackleton 6 9 D.Narottam c Ridgway b Robertson 0 (11) b Ridgway 3 10 J.M.Patel c Watkins b Robertson 0 (2) c Spooner b Statham 0 11 S.Nyalchand not out 6 (7) b Robertson 7 Extras lb 3, nb 4 7 b 10, lb 1, nb 1 12 —— —— 164 139 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-28, 3-31, 4-45, 5-45, 6-101, 7-152, 8-152, 9-152, 10-164 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-11, 3-19, 4-20, 5-86, 6-100, 7-107, 8-122, 9-123, 10-139 M.C.C. 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Narottam 11 c Maka b Narottam 9 2 F.A.Lowson lbw b Narottam 6 c Maka b Nyalchand 33 3 T.W.Graveney b Narottam 62 b Nyalchand 27 4 †R.T.Spooner c Kishenchand b Narottam 23 lbw b Nyalchand 0 5 D.Kenyon b Patel 6 c Kishenchand b Patel 2 6 A.J.Watkins lbw b Patel 15 b Nyalchand 7 7 *N.D.Howard c and b Patel 14 b Patel 10 8 D.Shackleton b Patel 23 b Nyalchand 5 9 R.Tattersall b Patel 0 not out 2 10 J.B.Statham b Nyalchand 7 11 F.Ridgway not out 0 (10) not out 5 Extras b 13, lb 12 25 lb 12 12 —— —— 192 (8 wickets) 112 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-27, 3-89, 4-106, 5-132, 6-160, 7-165, 8-165, 9-192, 10-192 FoW (2): 1-15, 2-66, 3-72, 4-75, 5-75, 6-91, 7-101, 8-103 M.C.C. Bowling O M R W O M R W Ridgway 9 1 34 1 10.3 5 13 2 Statham 10 3 25 0 10 2 27 3 Shackleton 12.1 3 23 4 13 3 31 1 Graveney 7 1 33 0 Tattersall 15 5 30 2 (4) 3 0 17 0 Watkins 3 1 3 0 (5) 7 2 14 2 Robertson 4 1 9 3 (6) 9 3 25 2 Western India States Bowling O M R W O M R W Shodhan 3 1 5 0 2 0 8 0 Narottam 15 3 77 4 3 0 25 1 Nyalchand 15 3 45 1 14.1 2 36 5 Patel 24.3 10 40 5 13 1 31 2 Umpires: D.D.Desai and M.M.Naidu. Toss: M.C.C. Close of Play: 1st day: M.C.C. (1) 68-2 (Graveney 28*, Spooner 14*); 2nd day: Western India States (2) 96-5 (Gaekwad 40*, Nyalchand 6*). 6