FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v KENT Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, May 11, 13, 14, 1946. Nottinghamshire won by three wickets. (Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Kent 0) KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Butler 57 lbw b Jepson 106 2 P.G.Foster b Woodhead 14 st Meads b Woodhead 16 3 L.E.G.Ames c Woodhead b Jepson 70 lbw b Butler 7 4 *B.H.Valentine b Jepson 60 c Reddick b Woodhead 169 5 T.A.Pearce b Butler 2 6 T.W.Spencer lbw b Woodhead 15 (7) not out 9 7 †T.G.Evans b Butler 13 (5) c Hardstaff b Butler 25 8 A.W.H.Mallett b Jepson 1 (6) c Reddick b Butler 40 9 N.W.Harding c Stocks b Butler 7 (8) not out 10 10 C.Lewis not out 0 11 J.W.Martin b Butler 1 Extras b 6, lb 4 10 b 15, lb 9, nb 2 26 —— —— 250 (6 wickets, declared) 408 FoW (1): 1-33, 2-107, 3-165, 4-174, 5-210, 6-238, 7-242, 8-249, 9-249, 10-250 FoW (2): 1-64, 2-78, 3-232, 4-312, 5-371, 6-391 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton b Martin 30 c Pearce b Martin 160 2 C.B.Harris c Evans b Mallett 23 c Harding b Lewis 27 3 *G.F.H.Heane lbw b Mallett 6 c Foster b Lewis 33 4 J.Hardstaff b Martin 0 b Mallett 66 5 J.Knowles b Martin 4 c Martin b Mallett 4 6 T.B.Reddick c Evans b Harding 55 c Evans b Martin 0 7 F.W.Stocks c Pearce b Mallett 114 8 H.J.Butler lbw b Martin 53 (7) b Mallett 1 9 F.G.Woodhead b Todd 4 not out 16 10 A.Jepson c Harding b Martin 34 (8) not out 8 11 †E.A.Meads not out 3 Extras b 8, lb 6, w 1 15 lb 3, w 1 4 —— —— 341 (7 wickets) 319 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-60, 3-61, 4-65, 5-65, 6-142, 7-239, 8-284, 9-331, 10-341 FoW (2): 1-68, 2-117, 3-276, 4-286, 5-288, 6-292, 7-293 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 28.3 7 51 5 32 6 112 3 Jepson 28 4 61 3 26 4 74 1 Woodhead 23 2 67 2 30 6 115 2 Heane 16 0 61 0 Harris (4) 26 3 81 0 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Todd 14 3 46 1 (5) 9 0 32 0 Harding 19 1 88 1 (3) 6 0 33 0 Martin 31.3 4 89 5 (1) 18 2 82 2 Mallett 32 4 86 3 (2) 18 1 89 3 Lewis 2 0 17 0 (4) 16 1 79 2 Umpires: G.Beet and C.A.R.Coleman. Toss: Kent Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 66-5 (Reddick 1*, Stocks 0*); 2nd day: Kent (2) 125-2 (Todd 65*, Valentine 21*). F.W.Stocks’s 114 included 15 fours. B.H.Valentine’s 169 included 13 fours and 4 sixes. 102