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Ceylon v West Indians
West Indies in Ceylon 1948/49
VenueP Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo on 19th, 20th, 21st February 1949 (3-day match)
Balls per over6
TossWest Indians won the toss and decided to bat
ResultWest Indians won by an innings and 22 runs
UmpiresCD Mayo, JK Murray
Close of play day 1West Indians (1) 462/2 (Walcott 125*, Weekes 133*)
Close of play day 2Ceylon (2) 119/4 (Rodrigo 59*, Gunasekera 6*)


West Indians first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
AF Raest Navaratne b Wijesinha116    
GM Carewrun out77    
+CL Walcottnot out125    
ED Weekesnot out133    
RJ Christianidid not bat 
KR Rickardsdid not bat 
GE Gomezdid not bat 
*JDC Goddarddid not bat 
PEW Jonesdid not bat 
J Trimdid not bat 
W Fergusondid not bat 
Extras11
Total(2 wickets, declared, 118 overs)462
Fall of wickets:
1-200, 2-204
Ceylon bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Spittel24   1750--
Wijesinha27   5971--
Coomaraswamy14   2550--
de Kretser37   21310--
Gunasekera11   0660--
Prins5   0270--

Ceylon first inningsRunsBallsMins4s6s
M Rodrigob Trim14    
S Nagendrac Walcott b Jones17    
*FC de Saramb Goddard9    
VG Prinsc Ferguson b Jones0    
S Coomaraswamyc Gomez b Jones6    
CI Gunasekerac Goddard b Jones11    
B Wijesinhab Trim28    
GM Spittelb Trim7    
BR Heync Gomez b Ferguson22    
+B Navaratnenot out5    
RL de Kretserc and b Goddard3    
Extras0
Total(all out, 47.1 overs)122
Fall of wickets:
1-23, 2-40, 3-40, 4-40, 5-51, 6-64, 7-87, 8-104, 9-119, 10-122 (47.1 ov)
West Indians bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Jones12   3394--
Gomez16   6280--
Trim10   2273--
Goddard7.11232--
Ferguson2   051--

Ceylon second innings (following on)RunsBallsMins4s6s
S Nagendrac Weekes b Trim5    
M Rodrigonot out135 40010-
*FC de Saramc Ferguson b Gomez1    
B Wijesinhac Gomez b Trim10    
S Coomaraswamyc Walcott b Goddard35    
CI Gunasekerac Walcott b Jones72    
VG Prinsc Gomez b Jones1    
BR Heync Walcott b Jones0    
GM Spittelc Goddard b Jones0    
+B Navaratnec Walcott b Jones5    
RL de Kretserc Ferguson b Jones41    
Extras13
Total(all out, 100.4 overs)318
Fall of wickets:
1-16, 2-17, 3-38, 4-112, 5-229, 6-231, 7-231, 8-231, 9-237, 10-318 (100.4 ov)
West Indians bowlingOversMdnsRunsWktsWidesNo-Balls
Jones14.44236--
Gomez36   11711--
Trim18   2442--
Goddard14   0671-2
Ferguson13   0780--
Christiani5   0220--

Notes
--> M Rodrigo made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> CI Gunasekera made his debut in First-Class Matches
--> B Wijesinha (1) passed his previous highest First-Class Matches score of 14
--> W Ferguson reached 100 wickets in First-Class Matches when he dismissed , his 1st wicket in the Ceylon first innings
--> PEW Jones achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class Matches in the Ceylon second innings (previous best was 6-66)

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