Ranji Trophy: Bullock blitzkrieg destroys Orissa

Superb allround performance by captain Peter Warner Bullock powered Assam to 103-run win over Orissa in their East Zone Ranji Trophy match, held Jubilee Field in Nowgong rom 15 to 18 December, 1951.

Bullock scored a total of 179 runs, including one century and bagged 10 wickets, including seven for 70 in this match. Orissa suffered defeat despite taking a first-innings lead of 61 runs.

Orissa captain Banabasi Patnaik also put up impressive performance in this match, mustering 73 runs, including a half-century and scalping six wickets, including five for 42 in the first innings.

BV Ram Raju and Nabhi Ramamurthy made their First-Class debut for Orissa, while KCV Ratnam and P Badrayya made their last First-Class appearance.

SCOREBOARD (Odisha Match No 3):

ASSAM
(1st innings): M Talukdar c JK Patnaik b Badrayya 17, R Chakravarty c JK Patnaik b Bardhan 2, *PW Bullock st Ramayyha b JK Patnaik 31, A Guha Roy c Ramamurthy b B Patnaik 16, A Hazarika c Ratnam b B Patnaik 0, +GB Eastmure c B Patnaik b JK Patnaik 22, PC Das c Ratnam b JK Patnaik 16, G Das lbw b B Patnaik 1,J Ghosh b B Patnaik 0, N Chowdhury not out 4, JN Barua b B Patnaik 1; Extras 6
Total (all out, 46.3 overs) 116
Fall of wickets:
1-6, 2-37, 3-65, 4-65, 5-80, 6-110, 7-111, 8-111, 9-115, 10-116
Orissa bowling: B Patnaik 17.3-4-42-5, Bardhan 15-1-32-1, JK Patnaik 8-1-18-3, Badrayya 3-0-14-1, Ramamurthy 3-1-4-0.

ORISSA (1st innings): SS Patnaik b Bullock 7, KCV Ratnam run out 3, P Badrayya c Chowdhury b Bullock 13, +P Ramayyha b Bullock 24, JK Patnaik c Eastmure b Chowdhury 18, *B Patnaik lbw b Bullock 53, RJ le Faucheur lbw b Bullock 12, BV Ram Raju c Eastmure b Bullock 23, Nabhi Ramamurthy b Chowdhury 2, PC Patnaik b Bullock 2, ND Bardhan not out 8; Extras 12
Total (all out, 86.4 overs) 177
Fall of wickets:
1-12, 2-17, 3-42, 4-60, 5-74, 6-98, 7-146, 8-159, 9-162, 10-177
Assam bowling: Chowdhury 36-11-78-2, Bullock 41.4-18-70-7, Guha Roy 3-1-5-0, Ghosh 5-2-7-0, Barua 1-0-5-0.

ASSAM (2nd innings): M Talukdar lbw Ramamurthy 38, R Chakravarty run out 14, *PW Bullock b Badrayya 148, A Guha Roy b Ramamurthy 0, A Hazarika b B Patnaik 25, +GB Eastmure c SS Patnaik b Badrayya 36, PC Das not out 6; Extras 11
Total (6 wickets, declared, 98 overs) 278
Did not bat:
G Das, J Ghosh, N Chowdhury, JN Barua
Fall of wickets: 1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-278
Orissa bowling: B Patnaik 29-6-64-1, Bardhan 29-2-71-0, JK Patnaik 15-0-55-0, Badrayya 15-2-54-2, Ramamurthy 10-1-23-2.

ORISSA
(2nd innings): KCV Ratnam c Ghosh b Bullock 0, +P Ramayyha run out 8, P Badrayya c Guha Roy b Ghosh 30, SS Patnaik b Bullock 13, RJ le Faucheur c Chakravarty b Barua 11, *B Patnaik lbw b Barua 20, BV Ram Raju b Chowdhury 15, JK Patnaik c Bullock b Barua 0, N Ramamurthy not out 1, PC Patnaik b Barua 2, ND Bardhan b Bullock 1; Extras 13
Total (all out, 75.3 overs) 114
Fall of wickets:
1-4, 2-?, 3-59, 4-59, 5-81, 6-109, 7-109, 8-109, 9-113, 10-114
Assam bowling: Chowdhury 22-8-38-1, Bullock 28.3-9-29-3, Guha Roy 3-0-11-0, Ghosh 7-4-5-1, Barua 15-4-18-4.

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