f20698	Natal v Western Province
	Currie Cup 1954/55 (Section A)
Venue	Kingsmead, Durban on 26th, 27th, 29th November 1954 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Natal won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Match drawn
Points	Natal 3; Western Province 1
Umpires	PH Goulding, W Marais
Close of play day 1	Natal (1) 112/0 (McGlew 66*, Goddard 45*)
Close of play day 2	Western Province (1) 10/0 (Commins 7*, Westcott 1*)

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Natal first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DJ McGlew	c sub b Pothecary	91
TL Goddard	c Baguley b Pothecary	60
FC Bestall	b Fuller	0
RA McLean	b Pothecary	15
BP Armitage	b Pothecary	5
NE Markham	b Marshall	51
HJ Keith	not out	111
AL Upton	not out	68
HJ Tayfield	did not bat
+PJL Randles	did not bat
VI Smith	did not bat
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(6 wickets, declared, 111.7 overs)	406
Fall of wickets:
1-148, 2-149, 3-155, 4-167, 5-178, 6-294

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Fuller	26	4	77	1	-	-
Pothecary	32	6	100	4	-	-
Roy	2	0	6	0	-	-
Innes	14	2	74	0	-	-
Marshall	20.7	3	74	1	-	-
Westcott	7	0	36	0	-	-
Pfaff	10	2	34	0	-	-

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Western Province first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
KT Commins	c McGlew b Smith	18
RJ Westcott	c Smith b Tayfield	1
GAS Innes	b Smith	50
BD Pfaff	c Markham b Tayfield	43
*JE Cheetham	b Tayfield	42
F Bing	c McGlew b Smith	0
AW Marshall	lbw b Tayfield	70
JE Pothecary	c Markham b Tayfield	4
HNP Roy	b McGlew	9
ERH Fuller	not out	50
+N Baguley	b Smith	0
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb, 3 nb)	10
Total	(all out, 107.6 overs)	297
Fall of wickets:
1-19, 2-23, 3-112, 4-140, 5-140, 6-173, 7-177, 8-215, 9-292, 10-297 (107.6 ov)

Natal bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Markham	6	0	19	0	-	-
Goddard	4	0	10	0	-	-
Smith	43.6	9	122	4	-	-
Tayfield	48	17	116	5	-	-
Bestall	4	1	10	0	-	-
Keith	1	0	1	0	-	-
McGlew	1	0	9	1	-	-

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Natal second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
*DJ McGlew	not out	37
TL Goddard	not out	53
FC Bestall	did not bat
RA McLean	did not bat
BP Armitage	did not bat
NE Markham	did not bat
HJ Keith	did not bat
AL Upton	did not bat
HJ Tayfield	did not bat
+PJL Randles	did not bat
VI Smith	did not bat
Extras	(5 b)	5
Total	(no wicket, 21.4 overs)	95

Western Province bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Pothecary	6	0	22	0	-	-
Innes	5	0	27	0	-	-
Marshall	1.4	0	1	0	-	-
Commins	3	0	8	0	-	-
Cheetham	6	0	32	0	-	-

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Notes
--> FC Bestall made his debut in First-Class matches
--> BP Armitage made his debut in First-Class matches
--> F Bing made his debut in First-Class matches
--> NE Markham (1) passed his previous highest score of 29 in First-Class matches
--> HJ Keith (1) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 5
--> JE Pothecary achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Natal first innings (previous best was 3-86)

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