First-Class Cricket Matches 1952

EASTERN PROVINCE v TRANSVAAL Played at Union Ground, St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth, January 12, 14, 15, 1952. Match drawn. (Points: Eastern Province 3, Transvaal 1) TRANSVAAL 1 *E.A.B.Rowan c Blenkinsop b Murray 47 b Murray 5 2 †W.R.Endean lbw b Blenkinsop 56 not out 23 3 S.R.Kimber b Blenkinsop 20 c Granger b Young 25 4 C.Tayfield c Johnson b Young 64 not out 55 5 D.R.Bruorton lbw b Blenkinsop 36 st Waite b Young 1 6 J.H.Ward lbw b Young 12 lbw b Wise 18 7 J.W.James b Murray 23 8 A.Tayfield b Murray 15 9 J.P.Andrew b Murray 8 10 M.G.Melle not out 7 11 J.L.Heaney c and b du Toit 5 Extras b 5, lb 5, nb 2 12 lb 4, nb 3 7 —— —— 305 (4 wickets) 134 FoW (1): 1-100, 2-106, 3-146, 4-214, 5-238, 6-247, 7-278, 8-289, 9-300, 10-305 FoW (2): 1-9, 2-49, 3-52, 4-61 EASTERN PROVINCE 1 K.H.Johnson c Endean b Melle 0 2 W.C.Brockway c Bruorton b Heaney 0 3 †J.H.B.Waite hit wkt b C.Tayfield 177 4 *E.B.Norton b A.Tayfield 70 5 A.R.A.Murray lbw b A.Tayfield 26 6 H.G.Emslie run out 26 7 S.D.du Toit run out 0 8 R.J.Wise b Andrew 12 9 G.Granger c Rowan b A.Tayfield 25 10 J.O.Young b A.Tayfield 6 11 A.G.Blenkinsop not out 0 Extras b 6, lb 7 13 —— 355 FoW (1): 1-0, 2-10, 3-170, 4-216, 5-253, 6-253, 7-280, 8-317, 9-351, 10-355 Eastern Province Bowling O M R W O M R W Blenkinsop 33 4 107 3 12 1 34 0 Murray 27 12 44 4 14 9 18 1 du Toit 21.7 7 53 1 8 2 23 0 Granger 6 0 37 0 3 0 10 0 Young 25 9 44 2 16 6 28 2 Wise 5 3 8 0 8 5 14 1 Transvaal Bowling O M R W Melle 15 2 62 1 Heaney 35 12 70 1 C.Tayfield 12 2 32 1 Andrew 32 3 96 1 A.Tayfield 48.4 20 82 4 Umpires: Toss: Transvaal Close of Play: 1st day: Transvaal (1) 305 all out; 2nd day: Eastern Province (1) 301-7 (Waite 152*, Granger 3*). J.H.B.Waite’s 177 took 480 minutes and included 10 fours. 83