vca1897	St Kilda v North Melbourne
	Victoria Cricket Association Premiership 1923/24
Venue	St Kilda Cricket Ground, Melbourne on 23rd February, 1st March 1924 (2-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	St Kilda won the toss and decided to field
Result	Match drawn (St Kilda won on first innings)
Points	St Kilda 3; North Melbourne -1
Umpires	W Harrison, AA Hobbs
Close of play day 1	St Kilda (1) 32/1 (Ponsford 9*, Ellis 7*)

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North Melbourne first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
J Mathers	b Blackie	2
C Courtney	b Ironmonger	3
A Stewart	c Blackie b Watson	37
TJ Matthews	b Blackie	5
EL Spencer	b Blackie	3
*TA Carlton	lbw b Blackie	2
+J Flanagan	lbw b Watson	17
R McGregor	b Watson	7
G Stewart	b Ironmonger	7
C Hardy	b Blackie	3
MS McDonald	not out	7
Extras		12
Total	(all out, 34.1 overs)	105
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?, 9-?, 10-105 (34.1 ov)

St Kilda bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Blackie	17.1	3	47	5	-	-
Watson	7	2	24	3	-	-
Ironmonger	10	2	22	2	-	-

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St Kilda first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
AW Lampard	b Carlton	12
WH Ponsford	c Mathers b Carlton	125
RN Ellis	b G Stewart	42
RH Watson	c Courtney b Carlton	23
LH Barnard	run out	24
WJ Griffiths	b McDonald	2
+HF Guthrie	b Carlton	23
W Caddy	b Carlton	33
DD Blackie	not out	4
H Ironmonger	not out	1
*BL Cohen	did not bat
Extras		12
Total	(8 wickets)	301
Fall of wickets:
1-?, 2-?, 3-?, 4-?, 5-?, 6-?, 7-?, 8-?

North Melbourne bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Carlton	28	?	105	5	-	-
McDonald	?	?	29	1	-	-
G Stewart	?	?	44	1	-	-
Matthews	?	?	59	0	-	-
Spencer	?	?	17	0	-	-
Courtney	?	?	35	0	-	-

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