| f20747 | |
| Venue | North Tasmania Cricket Association Ground, Launceston on 13th, 14th, 15th January 1955 (3-day match) |
| Balls per over | 8 |
| Toss | Marylebone Cricket Club won the toss and decided to bat |
| Result | Marylebone Cricket Club won by 243 runs |
| Umpires | JM Blakeney, RJ Harrison |
| Close of play day 1 | Marylebone Cricket Club (1) 377/5 (Wilson 41*, Wardle 53*) |
| Close of play day 2 | Marylebone Cricket Club (2) 40/1 (Tyson 17*, Appleyard 5*) |
| Marylebone Cricket Club first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| *L Hutton | lbw b Considine | 61 | |||||
| RT Simpson | c Cowley b Considine | 4 | |||||
| TW Graveney | c Smith b Diprose | 134 | |||||
| DCS Compton | c Rodwell b Considine | 50 | |||||
| MC Cowdrey | b Diprose | 27 | |||||
| JV Wilson | not out | 62 | |||||
| JH Wardle | c Brownlow b Diprose | 63 | |||||
| FH Tyson | c Brownlow b Diprose | 15 | |||||
| R Appleyard | not out | 1 | |||||
| +KV Andrew | did not bat | ||||||
| PJ Loader | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (5 b, 3 lb, 2 nb) | 10 | |||||
| Total | (7 wickets, declared, 388 minutes, 94 overs) | 427 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-11, 2-138, 3-243, 4-276, 5-281, 6-392, 7-413 | |||||||
| Tasmania bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Considine | 20 | 0 | 93 | 3 | - | 2 | |
| Cowley | 19 | 1 | 84 | 0 | - | - | |
| Hird | 22 | 1 | 94 | 0 | - | - | |
| Diprose | 27 | 2 | 107 | 4 | - | - | |
| Richardson | 6 | 0 | 39 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tasmania first innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MR Thomas | c Andrew b Loader | 17 | |||||
| LHJ Smith | lbw b Loader | 6 | |||||
| BJ Hyland | lbw b Appleyard | 18 | |||||
| JM Maddox | b Wardle | 19 | |||||
| *EE Rodwell | b Loader | 11 | |||||
| BD Richardson | b Wardle | 22 | |||||
| +B Brownlow | b Compton | 3 | |||||
| TJ Cowley | c Simpson b Loader | 12 | |||||
| W Hird | not out | 6 | |||||
| NV Diprose | b Loader | 0 | |||||
| BT Considine | c and b Loader | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (1 b, 1 lb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 207 minutes, 43 overs) | 117 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-19, 2-24, 3-52, 4-71, 5-78, 6-100, 7-106, 8-111, 9-115, 10-117 (43 ov) | |||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Tyson | 9 | 0 | 22 | 0 | - | - | |
| Loader | 12 | 3 | 22 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wardle | 9 | 2 | 29 | 2 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
| Appleyard | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | - | - | |
| Compton | 4 | 0 | 21 | 1 | - | - | |
| Marylebone Cricket Club second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| RT Simpson | c and b Cowley | 18 | |||||
| FH Tyson | c Hyland b Cowley | 27 | |||||
| R Appleyard | c Richardson b Diprose | 14 | |||||
| MC Cowdrey | c Richardson b Cowley | 11 | |||||
| *L Hutton | not out | 21 | |||||
| DCS Compton | b Diprose | 20 | |||||
| JV Wilson | b Cowley | 9 | |||||
| JH Wardle | not out | 12 | |||||
| TW Graveney | did not bat | ||||||
| +KV Andrew | did not bat | ||||||
| PJ Loader | did not bat | ||||||
| Extras | (1 b) | 1 | |||||
| Total | (6 wickets, declared, 149 minutes, 37 overs) | 133 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-21, 2-57, 3-69, 4-70, 5-93, 6-114 | |||||||
| Tasmania bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Hird | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | - | - | |
| Cowley | 15 | 2 | 53 | 4 | - | - | |
| Diprose | 13 | 1 | 45 | 2 | - | - | |
| Tasmania second innings | Runs | Balls | Mins | 4s | 6s | ||
| MR Thomas | st Andrew b Wilson | 10 | |||||
| LHJ Smith | c Andrew b Cowdrey | 18 | |||||
| BJ Hyland | c Wilson b Loader | 49 | |||||
| JM Maddox | not out | 62 | |||||
| *EE Rodwell | b Tyson | 13 | |||||
| BD Richardson | c Appleyard b Tyson | 0 | |||||
| +B Brownlow | c Compton b Wardle | 11 | |||||
| TJ Cowley | c and b Wardle | 10 | |||||
| W Hird | b Wardle | 19 | |||||
| NV Diprose | b Compton | 5 | |||||
| BT Considine | b Wardle | 1 | |||||
| Extras | (2 lb) | 2 | |||||
| Total | (all out, 206 minutes, 49.1 overs) | 200 | |||||
| Fall of wickets: | |||||||
| 1-13, 2-42, 3-102, 4-126, 5-126, 6-147, 7-161, 8-192, 9-199, 10-200 (49.1 ov) | |||||||
| Marylebone Cricket Club bowling | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Wides | No-Balls | |
| Tyson | 6 | 1 | 20 | 2 | - | - | |
| Loader | 10 | 1 | 34 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | |
| Wardle | 13.1 | 2 | 37 | 4 | - | - | |
| Compton | 11 | 1 | 75 | 1 | - | - | |
| Cowdrey | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | - | - | |
| Appleyard | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - | - | |
Notes
--> BD Richardson made his debut in First-Class matches
--> BT Considine made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TW Graveney (1) passed 15000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 28
--> JH Wardle (1) passed 5000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 23
--> BJ Hyland (2) passed his previous highest score of 18 in First-Class matches
--> JM Maddox (2) passed his previous highest score of 39 in First-Class matches
--> EE Rodwell retired hurt in the Tasmania first innings having scored 2 (team score 56/3) - he returned when the score was 100/6
12th Men:R Dufty (Tas) and PBH May (MCC)
Crowds: 4073, 4243, 3896. Total: 12,212. Receipts: 1,885 pounds
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