f18305	North v South
	Test Trial 1949
Venue	Edgbaston, Birmingham on 1st, 2nd, 3rd June 1949 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	South won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Umpires	TJ Bartley, H Elliott
Scorers	E Hampton, JE Price
Close of play day 1	North (1) 83/1 (Lowson 45*, Simpson 8*)
Close of play day 2	South (2) 117/1 (Robertson 57*, Edrich 31*)

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South first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Brennan b Jackson	4			-	-
DGW Fletcher	st Brennan b Hollies	11			-	-
WJ Edrich	c Close b Gladwin	14			2	-
WE Jones	b Jackson	2			-	-
AJ Watkins	c Gladwin b Hollies	0			-	-
*FG Mann	b Jackson	13			2	-
+TG Evans	c Brennan b Jackson	0			-	-
RO Jenkins	not out	29			3	-
JA Young	b Jackson	2			-	-
F Ridgway	b Jackson	0			-	-
NG Hever	st Brennan b Gladwin	8			-	-
Extras	(1 b, 1 lb)	2
Total	(all out, 61.4 overs)	85
Fall of wickets:
1-8 (Robertson), 2-26 (Edrich), 3-30 (Fletcher), 4-30 (Watkins), 5-32 (Jones), 6-32 (Evans), 7-51 (Mann), 8-57 (Young), 9-57 (Ridgway), 10-85 (Hever, 61.4 ov)

North bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Gladwin	16.4	8	11	2	-	-
Jackson	24	10	37	6	-	-
Close	5	2	10	0	-	-
Hollies	16	8	25	2	-	-

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North first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Brookes	c Edrich b Jenkins	30			3	-
FA Lowson	c Hever b Edrich	64			4	-
RT Simpson	b Ridgway	69			5	-
A Wharton	c Evans b Edrich	67			9	-
V Broderick	st Evans b Hever	4			1	-
*FR Brown	c Watkins b Ridgway	1			-	-
DB Close	st Evans b Young	2			-	-
C Gladwin	lbw b Edrich	4			-	-
WE Hollies	c Ridgway b Jenkins	2			-	-
+DV Brennan	c Hever b Young	2			-	-
HL Jackson	not out	0			-	-
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(all out, 92.3 overs)	250
Fall of wickets:
1-50 (Brookes), 2-123 (Lowson), 3-192 (Simpson), 4-199 (Broderick), 5-212 (Brown), 6-229 (Close), 7-242 (Gladwin), 8-247 (Wharton), 9-250 (Brennan), 10-250 (Hollies, 92.3 ov)

South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	26	4	76	2	-	-
Hever	16	2	51	1	-	-
Young	20	6	35	2	-	-
Jenkins	17.3	5	56	2	-	-
Edrich	8	2	23	3	-	-
Watkins	4	2	2	0	-	-
Jones	1	0	2	0	-	-

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South second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
JDB Robertson	c Hollies b Broderick	126			13	-
DGW Fletcher	b Hollies	23			1	-
WJ Edrich	c Jackson b Gladwin	44			-	-
WE Jones	lbw b Broderick	24			3	-
AJ Watkins	not out	46			7	-
*FG Mann	c Brown b Hollies	24			4	-
+TG Evans	c Brookes b Broderick	15			1	-
RO Jenkins	did not bat
JA Young	did not bat
F Ridgway	did not bat
NG Hever	did not bat
Extras	(3 b, 3 lb, 2 nb)	8
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 144.5 overs)	310
Fall of wickets:
1-33 (Fletcher), 2-149 (Edrich), 3-215 (Jones), 4-224 (Robertson), 5-267 (Mann), 6-310 (Evans)

North bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Jackson	21	8	49	0	-	-
Gladwin	23	7	42	1	-	2
Brown	22	5	20	0	-	-
Close	28	5	87	0	-	-
Hollies	23	8	62	2	-	-
Broderick	27.5	14	42	3	-	-

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North second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
D Brookes	b Jenkins	15			-	-
FA Lowson	not out	11			-	-
RT Simpson	not out	5			1	-
A Wharton	did not bat
V Broderick	did not bat
*FR Brown	did not bat
DB Close	did not bat
C Gladwin	did not bat
WE Hollies	did not bat
+DV Brennan	did not bat
HL Jackson	did not bat
Extras	(1 lb)	1
Total	(1 wicket, 23 overs)	32
Fall of wickets:
1-24 (Brookes)

South bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Ridgway	6	2	9	0	-	-
Hever	2	1	2	0	-	-
Young	9	6	6	0	-	-
Jenkins	6	2	14	1	-	-

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Notes
--> FA Lowson (1) 50 in 95 minutes
--> RT Simpson (1) 50 in 43 minutes
--> A Wharton (1) 50 in 99 minutes
--> JDB Robertson (2) 50 in 138 minutes
--> JDB Robertson (2) 100 in 240 minutes
--> HL Jackson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in first-class matches in the South first innings (previous best was 6-70)
--> RO Jenkins reached 50 wickets in first-class matches for the season when he dismissed WE Hollies, his 2nd wicket in the North first innings

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Day 1 lunch: South of England (1) 57/8
Day 2 lunch: North of England (1) 178/2 (Simpson 61*, Wharton 23*)
Day 2 tea: South of England (2) 39/1
Day 3 lunch: South of England (2) 248/4 (Watkins 10*, Mann 6*)
Rain stopped play from 3.20pm to 5.10pm on the first day.
Rain stopped play from 12.10 pm to 12.15 pm and then caused play to be abandoned at 4.10pm on the third day.

 

 

 

 

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