FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

LANCASHIRE v MIDDLESEX Played at Old Trafford, Manchester, May 25, 27, 28, 1946. Lancashire won by seven wickets. (Points: Lancashire 12, Middlesex 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Brierley b Pollard 20 lbw b Ikin 35 2 S.M.Brown c Ikin b Pollard 16 c Edrich b Pollard 11 3 B.L.Muncer c Brierley b Pollard 23 b Price 9 4 D.C.S.Compton b Pollard 124 st Brierley b Price 100 5 *R.W.V.Robins c Howard b Roberts 61 b Pollard 38 6 J.M.Sims c Edrich b Pollard 2 c Brierley b Pollard 0 7 R.Routledge b Pollard 4 (8) c Edrich b Price 4 8 M.W.Etherington b Pollard 0 (9) b Pollard 3 9 J.A.Young b Pollard 0 (10) b Pollard 0 10 †H.D.King not out 13 (7) c Brierley b Pollard 15 11 R.A.Shaddick st Brierley b Price 1 not out 0 Extras lb 5, nb 4 9 lb 9, w 1, nb 3 13 —— —— 273 228 FoW (1): 1-35, 2-38, 3-95, 4-196, 5-217, 6-221, 7-230, 8-230, 9-262, 10-273 FoW (2): 1-16, 2-31, 3-108, 4-177, 5-177, 6-214, 7-220, 8-225, 9-225, 10-228 LANCASHIRE 1 C.Washbrook c and b Compton 182 b Young 0 2 W.Place c Etherington b Sims 25 c Routledge b Etherington 12 3 J.T.Ikin lbw b Sims 19 not out 55 4 N.D.Howard b Sims 4 b Young 3 5 G.A.Edrich lbw b Sims 1 not out 54 6 A.Wharton lbw b Shaddick 22 7 †T.L.Brierley b Shaddick 22 8 *J.A.Fallows b Sims 4 9 R.Pollard c Robertson b Sims 0 10 E.J.Price c Muncer b Compton 54 11 W.B.Roberts not out 12 Extras b 14, lb 5, nb 1 20 b 12, lb 1 13 —— —— 365 (3 wickets) 137 FoW (1): 1-50, 2-94, 3-100, 4-102, 5-139, 6-193, 7-204, 8-206, 9-344, 10-365 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-18, 3-35 Lancashire Bowling O M R W O M R W Pollard 31 3 127 8 28.3 5 89 6 Roberts 31 5 62 1 25 10 45 0 Ikin 5 1 21 0 (4) 10 1 38 1 Price 8.4 0 38 1 (3) 22 8 43 3 Wharton 2 0 16 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Etherington 11 1 29 0 9 1 41 1 Routledge 6 2 18 0 (6) 2.2 0 5 0 Shaddick 20 2 59 2 (4) 4 1 14 0 Sims 50 7 135 6 (3) 5 0 28 0 Young 27 5 62 0 (2) 10 2 22 2 Robins 5 0 19 0 Compton 8.2 1 23 2 (5) 2 0 6 0 Robertson (7) 1 0 8 0 Umpires: C.Bentley and Harry Elliott. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Lancashire (1) 159-5 (Washbrook 81*, Brierley 3*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 210-5 (Compton 100*, King 5*). D.C.S.Compton’s 124 took 175 minutes and included 14 fours. C.Washbrook’s 182 took 325 minutes and included 14 fours. D.C.S.Compton’s 100 took 165 minutes and included 15 fours. 128