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Rhodesian first-class cricket in 1946/47Captains: 'Bob' Newson (5), Lee Walkden (1), Sandy Singleton (1) Rhodesia now returned to the Currie Cup, in which they played regularly until Independence in 1980. It was not a good season, though, as they finished bottom of the log, with their only points coming from a first-innings lead in the drawn match against Natal. This gives a false impression, though, as the team was never overwhelmed and gave a good account of itself in all its matches. Only one wicket stood between them and victory over North-Eastern Transvaal after being behind on first innings, and they looked likely to beat Western Province in Cape Town before the latter scored a remarkable 313, by far the highest score of the match, to win. The season ended with the country's first victory over Transvaal in a friendly match when it may be suggested that the opposition may have been complacent. Nevertheless a sporting declaration left Rhodesia 153 to win in 85 minutes, and superb batting by McDonald and Mansell took them home. The batting was quite strong, with four batsmen averaging above 30: Percy Mansell (508 at 46.18), former Eastern Province batsman Forbes McDonald (437 at 43.70), Bob Newson (243 at 34.71) and wicket-keeper-batsman Cecil Harris, in his first season (288 runs at 32.00). The bowling was largely dependent on former Test and Transvaal bowler Len Brown (21 wickets at 26.28) and Tomlinson (31 at 27.58); Percy Mansell was still not a front-line bowler at this stage. In the final match, the former Oxford University and Worcestershire all-rounder `Sandy' Singleton made his Rhodesian debut, as captain, and played a leading part in the victory.
CURRIE CUP TABLE, 1946/47
Double Single
Inns Inns
P W L W L NR Pts Poss Percent
Natal 7 5 - - 1 1 26 30 86.66
Western Province 6 5 1 - - - 25 30 83.33
Transvaal 7 3 2 1 - 1 18 30 60.00
Eastern Province 6 3 2 - - 1 15 25 60.00
Border 6 2 3 - - 1 10 25 40.00
North-Eastern Transvaal 5 1 3 1 - - 8 25 32.00
Griqualand West 7 2 5 - - - 10 35 28.57
Orange Free State 5 1 4 - - - 5 25 20.00
Rhodesia 5 - 2 1 2 - 5 25 20.00
At Brakpan; 29, 30 November, 1 December. RHODESIA 277 (R J Noble 40, M Napier 97; W H Douglas 3/58) and 320/7 dec (R J Noble 84, F McDonald 72, E S Newson 62; W H Douglas 4/50). NORTH-EASTERN TRANSVAAL 321 (J T Seccombe 36, D H Naish 42, R S Martin 62, J D Lindsay 51; L S Brown 3/85, A S Carew 3/37) and 221/9 (A P C Steyn 73, K J Funston 41, T H Woolley 45; L S Brown 4/60). Match drawn. At Cape Town; 6, 7, 8 December. RHODESIA 225 (C Harris 73, J H F Fuller 49; M A Hanley 8/55) and 222 (C Harris 47, J H F Fuller 35, P N F Mansell 57, F McDonald 45; J B Plimsoll 4/44, M A Hanley 3/57). WESTERN PROVINCE 136 (J E Cheetham 34, L Eckard 31*; D S Tomlinson 6/56) and 313/6 (S Kiel 75, C B van Ryneveld 90*, A D Keen 63; D S Tomlinson 3/107). Western Province won by four wickets. At Kimberley; 13, 14, 16 December. GRIQUALAND WEST 300 (L E McNamara 54, N Cartwright 61, D H Buckley 72, C Helfrich 36; L S Brown 6/94) and 341/8 dec (L E McNamara 94, D H Buckley 80, R W Searle 35; D S Tomlinson 3/65). RHODESIA 220 (M Napier 40, P N F Mansell 57, F McDonald 41*; A Waddington 5/52, J E Waddington 4/85) and 309 (C Harris 35, P N F Mansell 90*, E S Newson 114; J E Waddington 7/110). Griqualand West won by 112 runs. At Salisbury Sports Club; 1, 2, 3 January. NATAL 166 (R J Williams 34; D S Tomlinson 6/87) and 278/8 dec (D V Dyer 50, S H Martin 69, A D Nourse 70, O C Dawson 32; L S Brown 4/86, A S Carew 4/69). RHODESIA 200 (J H F Fuller 41, F McDonald 38; V I Smith 5/59) and 30/2. Match drawn. (Friendly) At Raylton, Bulawayo; 4, 5, 6 January. RHODESIA 156 (F McDonald 48; L W Payn 3/41, V I Smith 3/42, E L Dalton 4/23) and 134 (P N F Mansell 34; H J Tayfield 6/27). NATAL 409/6 dec (D V Dyer 61, D R Fell 161, S H Martin 56, H Keppler 33, J C Watkins 71). Natal won by an innings and 119 runs. At Raylton, Bulawayo; 2, 3, 4 March. RHODESIA 200 (C Harris 46, F McDonald 33, R W Hayes 44; B P Shaw 3/62, L J Heaney 6/45) and 303/7 dec (P N F Mansell 30, J H F Fuller 107*, D S Tomlinson 50*; R Harrison 3/111). TRANSVAAL 221 (L Sadler 50, A Melville 69; D S Tomlinson 3/62, P N F Mansell 3/24) and 185/5 (L Sadler 52, C H K Jones 57; Q A Austin 4/51). Match drawn. (Friendly) At Salisbury Sports Club; 7, 8, 9 March. RHODESIA 357 (A P Singleton 72, J H F Fuller 53, F McDonald 65, P N F Mansell 111*; L A Heaney 6/69) and 156/5 (F McDonald 72*, P N F Mansell 65). TRANSVAAL 99 (A P Singleton 4/20, D S Tomlinson 4/41) and 410/6 dec (L Sadler 38, C H K Jones 42, J H Ward 46, A Melville 74 retired hurt, B P Shaw 60, R Harrison 73*, R C Wooler 51*; A P Singleton 3/84). Rhodesia won by five wickets. It is intended in the future to produce full scorecards, and also much more information about all cricket in Rhodesia during this season. At present, the next entry in this section is for 1947/48 |
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