FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

MIDDLESEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 11, 13, 14, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Middlesex 4, Northamptonshire 0) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 †H.W.Greenwood c Maxwell b Gray 17 lbw b Sims 9 2 E.W.Whitfield lbw b Sims 4 b Thompson 31 3 J.E.Timms c Maxwell b Sims 7 c Sharp b Thompson 126 4 W.Barron b Compton 41 (5) c Robins b Young 9 5 D.Brookes b Gray 115 (6) b Gray 0 6 *P.E.Murray-Willis c Compton b Young 22 (4) b Young 16 7 C.P.Davis not out 102 c Gray b Young 18 8 W.T.Nevell c Robins b Sims 27 b Thompson 8 9 C.B.Clarke b Compton 8 c Gray b Young 0 10 R.J.Partridge b Edrich 10 not out 18 11 E.W.Clark c and b Young 6 not out 7 Extras b 13, lb 10, nb 1 24 b 3, lb 1, nb 4 8 —— —— 383 (9 wickets, declared) 250 FoW (1): 1-47, 2-58, 3-85, 4-165, 5-200, 6-268, 7-316, 8-342, 9-374, 10-383 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-18, 3-68, 4-98, 5-107, 6-157, 7-182, 8-189, 9-237 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Barron b Clark 68 (4) lbw b Clarke 26 2 S.M.Brown c Greenwood b Clark 22 (1) b Clark 10 3 W.J.Edrich b Nevell 48 c Clark b Partridge 4 4 D.C.S.Compton not out 147 (2) run out 54 5 †C.R.N.Maxwell c Nevell b Clarke 26 c Clarke b Nevell 13 6 *R.W.V.Robins c Barron b Partridge 41 not out 85 7 H.P.H.Sharp b Partridge 1 lbw b Clark 10 8 J.M.Sims not out 23 st Greenwood b Clarke 10 9 J.A.Young b Clark 11 10 L.H.Gray run out 1 11 L.B.Thompson not out 0 Extras b 4, lb 2, w 2 8 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— (6 wickets, declared) 384 (9 wickets) 227 FoW (1): 1-42, 2-132, 3-143, 4-186, 5-282, 6-294 FoW (2): 1-27, 2-44, 3-83, 4-106, 5-110, 6-160, 7-199, 8-226, 9-227 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 28 7 58 2 24 5 55 1 Thompson 13 2 52 0 25 6 50 3 Sims 35 6 107 3 (4) 15 1 39 1 Edrich 11 1 32 1 (3) 4 0 15 0 Young 15.4 3 35 2 (6) 32 7 64 4 Robins 14 0 38 0 (5) 6 3 9 0 Compton 17 5 37 2 4 1 10 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 24 5 72 2 12 2 65 3 Partridge 29.4 7 85 2 12 0 61 1 Nevell 24 1 96 1 6 0 37 1 Clarke 36 5 123 1 12 1 61 2 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 18-0 (Robertson 4*, Brown 14*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 30-2 (Whitfield 17*, Murray-Willis 3*). D.Brookes’s 115 included 10 fours. C.P.Davis’s 102 took 180 minutes and included 9 fours. D.C.S.Compton’s 147 included 13 fours, 1 five and 1 six. 101