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Eastern Province v Transvaal
Currie Cup 1955/56 (Section A)
VenueUnion Ground, St George's Park, Port Elizabeth on 9th, 10th, 12th December 1955 (3-day match)
Balls per over8
TossTransvaal won the toss and decided to bat
ResultTransvaal won by 52 runs
PointsEastern Province 0; Transvaal 6
UmpiresHH Bulbring, EW Prynn
Close of play day 1Eastern Province (1) 12/1 (Dakin 8*, Varnals 1*)
Close of play day 2Transvaal (2) 51/2 (Ritchie 20*, Heine 2*)
Transvaal first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
A Tayfieldnot out133 35514- 
*AI Taylorlbw b McKinnon30 1101- 
WR Endeanc Bradfield b Anderson14 64-- 
DEJ Ironsidelbw b Anderson011-- 
KJ Funstonc Emslie b McKinnon3 18-- 
+JHB Waite hit wkt b McKinnon0 4-- 
WE Patrickb du Toit1 3-- 
GG Ritchiec sub (NC Shaw) b McKinnon8 141- 
PS Heineb Birrell14 35-- 
M Charnasb Dakin32 703- 
NAT Adcockb McKinnon14 253- 
Extras(6 b, 4 lb, 2 nb)12
Total(all out, 355 minutes, 103.3 overs)261
Fall of wickets:
1-62 (Taylor), 2-101 (Endean), 3-101 (Ironside), 4-109 (Funston), 5-109 (Waite), 6-110 (Patrick), 7-123 (Ritchie), 8-160 (Heine), 9-235 (Charnas), 10-261 (Adcock, 103.3 ov)
Eastern Province bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Anderson21   5642-1
Impey2   080--
Dakin9   4141--
McKinnon30.35885-1
Birrell24   6541--
du Toit17   7211--
Eastern Province first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
HB Birrelllbw b Heine0 33-- 
GF Dakinc Heine b Charnas11 80-- 
GD Varnalsb Charnas24 1322- 
HG Emslieb Tayfield18 75-- 
EB Nortonc Ritchie b Heine48 130-- 
JW Ponsonbyst Waite b Charnas3 18-- 
*SD du Toitc Endean b Tayfield24 783- 
IF Andersonnot out22 12321 
AH McKinnonc Ritchie b Tayfield38 3042 
+BB Bradfieldb Ritchie17 521- 
LLH Impeyb Heine4 18-- 
Extras(18 b, 4 lb, 3 nb)25
Total(all out, 98 overs)234
Fall of wickets:
1-6 (Birrell), 2-22 (Dakin), 3-61 (Emslie), 4-65 (Varnals), 5-71 (Ponsonby), 6-134 (du Toit), 7-144 (Norton), 8-193 (McKinnon), 9-221 (Bradfield), 10-234 (Impey, 98 ov)
Transvaal bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Heine17   7293-1
Adcock6   260-2
Charnas26   9543--
Ironside19   5390--
Taylor3   0130--
Tayfield25   5663--
Ritchie2   121--
Transvaal second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
*AI Taylorlbw b Birrell10 30-- 
GG Ritchierun out31 1063- 
WR Endeanc and b du Toit16 33-- 
PS Heineb Anderson34 375- 
KJ Funstonb du Toit3 28-- 
+JHB Waitec Norton b Anderson22 461- 
A Tayfieldc Bradfield b Anderson3 11-- 
WE Patrickc Bradfield b du Toit0 4-- 
M Charnasc McKinnon b Anderson4 61- 
NAT Adcockc Emslie b Anderson4 16-- 
DEJ Ironsidenot out2 12-- 
Extras(2 b, 5 lb, 2 nb)9
Total(all out, 45.3 overs)138
Fall of wickets:
1-22 (Taylor), 2-49 (Endean), 3-98 (Heine), 4-100 (Ritchie), 5-122 (Funston), 6-127 (Tayfield), 7-128 (Patrick), 8-128 (Waite), 9-133 (Charnas), 10-138 (Adcock, 45.3 ov)
Eastern Province bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Anderson12.33375-2
Dakin4   240--
Birrell10   2281--
McKinnon7   0340--
du Toit12   2263--
Eastern Province second inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
GF Dakinlbw b Heine01110-- 
HB Birrellrun out7 18-- 
GD Varnalsb Charnas12 54-- 
HG Emslienot out34 2401- 
EB Nortonc Endean b Ironside5 171- 
JW Ponsonbyrun out0 3-- 
*SD du Toitc Tayfield b Charnas0 8-- 
IF Andersonb Heine22 632- 
AH McKinnonc Taylor b Charnas18 651- 
+BB Bradfieldb Charnas4 11-- 
LLH Impeyc Heine b Charnas0 18-- 
Extras(4 b, 5 nb, 2 w)11
Total(all out, 57.2 overs)113
Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Dakin, 2 ov), 2-11 (Birrell), 3-25 (Varnals), 4-30 (Norton), 5-30 (Ponsonby), 6-32 (du Toit), 7-61 (Anderson), 8-94 (McKinnon), 9-100 (Bradfield), 10-113 (Impey, 57.2 ov)
Transvaal bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Adcock10   3240-2
Heine10   32322-
Ironside14   7171-1
Charnas15.22315--
Tayfield8   570-2
Notes
--> JW Ponsonby made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> LLH Impey made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> A Tayfield (1) 50 in 166 minutes with 7 fours
--> A Tayfield (1) passed his previous highest score of 72 in First-Class matches
--> A Tayfield (1) made his first century in First-Class matches
--> A Tayfield (1) 100 in 298 minutes with 11 fours
--> M Charnas (1) passed his previous highest score of 15 in First-Class matches
--> NAT Adcock (1) passed his previous highest score of 12 in First-Class matches
--> IF Anderson (1) equalled his previous highest score of 22 in First-Class matches
--> GG Ritchie (2) passed his previous highest score of 28 in First-Class matches
--> IF Anderson (2) equalled his previous highest score of 22 in First-Class matches
--> HB Birrell reached 50 wickets in First-Class matches when he dismissed AI Taylor, his 1st wicket in the Transvaal second innings
--> IF Anderson achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches when he dismissed NAT Adcock in the Transvaal second innings (previous best was 4-76)
--> IF Anderson achieved his first five wickets in an innings in First-Class matches in the Transvaal second innings