FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

MIDDLESEX v SOMERSET Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, May 15, 16, 17, 1946. Middlesex won by four wickets. (Points: Middlesex 12, Somerset 4) SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee lbw b Sims 29 c Sims b Young 6 2 H.Gimblett c Young b Thompson 38 c Edrich b Gray 1 3 N.S.Mitchell-Innes c Compton b Gray 55 b Gray 8 4 J.Lawrence c Young b Sims 5 c Compton b Gray 1 5 H.F.T.Buse c Maxwell b Gray 27 b Young 3 6 C.J.P.Barnwell c and b Sims 64 c Robins b Young 0 7 *E.F.Longrigg b Sims 30 c Robertson b Young 8 8 W.H.R.Andrews c Maxwell b Sims 65 c Edrich b Gray 0 9 A.W.Wellard c Brown b Young 35 b Gray 4 10 †W.T.Luckes lbw b Young 5 not out 10 11 H.L.Hazell not out 0 b Young 8 Extras b 11 11 b 2, lb 3, w 1 6 —— —— 364 55 FoW (1): 1-56, 2-78, 3-84, 4-157, 5-159, 6-239, 7-288, 8-331, 9-364, 10-364 FoW (2): 1-3, 2-15, 3-17, 4-17, 5-21, 6-30, 7-30, 8-34, 9-34, 10-55 MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Gimblett b Lawrence 104 lbw b Wellard 16 2 S.M.Brown run out 59 st Luckes b Hazell 24 3 W.J.Edrich c Lawrence b Wellard 17 c Mitchell-Innes b Hazell 6 4 D.C.S.Compton lbw b Lawrence 50 b Hazell 39 5 †C.R.N.Maxwell lbw b Wellard 6 b Wellard 0 6 *R.W.V.Robins c Andrews b Wellard 4 c Luckes b Lawrence 43 7 J.M.Sims c Gimblett b Lawrence 5 not out 16 8 R.Routledge c Gimblett b Wellard 0 not out 4 9 J.A.Young c Longrigg b Wellard 7 10 L.H.Gray not out 5 11 L.B.Thompson Extras b 2, lb 1 3 b 12 12 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 260 (6 wickets) 160 FoW (1): 1-133, 2-173, 3-217, 4-233, 5-239, 6-243, 7-244, 8-250, 9-260 FoW (2): 1-32, 2-46, 3-46, 4-46, 5-98, 6-151 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 26 4 62 2 21 7 27 5 Thompson 18 2 46 1 7 4 11 0 Routledge 7 1 33 0 Sims 45 8 105 5 Edrich 2 1 6 0 Young 18.2 3 55 2 (3) 14 6 11 5 Robins 6 0 46 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 40.4 6 112 5 (4) 22 7 48 2 Andrews 7 2 20 0 (1) 3 0 16 0 Buse 4 0 7 0 (2) 4 0 14 0 Lawrence 20 3 78 3 (5) 5 1 21 1 Hazell 10 2 40 0 (3) 19 6 49 3 Umpires: Harry Elliott and J.Hardstaff. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 17-0 (Robertson 2*, Brown 14*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 37-9 (Luckes 1*, Hazell 0*). 107