FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at County Ground, Chelmsford, June 8, 10, 11, 1946. Worcestershire won by five wickets. (Points: Essex 4, Worcestershire 12) ESSEX 1 H.P.Crabtree lbw b Jenkins 79 c and b Jackson 10 2 T.C.Dodds c Jackson b Howorth 29 not out 21 3 T.P.B.Smith b Howorth 0 not out 1 4 F.H.Vigar b Howorth 23 5 R.M.Taylor st Buller b Jenkins 1 6 *T.N.Pearce c Buller b Howorth 7 7 R.F.T.Paterson b Howorth 1 8 E.C.Tedder c White b Jenkins 7 9 R.Smith st Buller b Jenkins 46 10 †T.H.Wade b Jackson 9 11 F.Appleyard not out 1 Extras b 8, lb 2, nb 1 11 lb 1 1 —— —— 214 (1 wicket, declared) 33 FoW (1): 1-59, 2-59, 3-127, 4-130, 5-147, 6-148, 7-155, 8-164, 9-174, 10-214 FoW (2): 1-29 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper b R.Smith 24 (6) c Appleyard b R.Smith 5 2 D.Kenyon b R.Smith 5 (5) not out 10 3 *A.F.T.White c Paterson b R.Smith 18 (1) c Taylor b Vigar 77 4 H.H.I.H.Gibbons c Wade b R.Smith 3 b R.Smith 8 5 R.E.Bird run out 0 (7) not out 5 6 H.Yarnold b R.Smith 2 7 R.Howorth b R.Smith 4 (2) b R.Smith 38 8 R.O.Jenkins b R.Smith 0 9 †J.S.Buller c Taylor b T.P.B.Smith 21 (3) lbw b T.P.B.Smith 23 10 L.Blunt c Paterson b T.P.B.Smith 0 11 P.F.Jackson not out 2 Extras lb 2 2 b 2, lb 3 5 —— —— 81 (5 wickets) 171 FoW (1): 1-7, 2-43, 3-49, 4-51, 5-51, 6-56, 7-56, 8-61, 9-62, 10-81 FoW (2): 1-110, 2-126, 3-148, 4-156, 5-166 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Blunt 8 0 28 0 6 0 14 0 Jackson 24 5 47 1 9.4 4 13 1 Howorth 32 10 51 5 (4) 2 1 1 0 Jenkins 28.4 5 77 4 (3) 2 0 4 0 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 17 5 51 7 17 3 64 3 Appleyard 6 3 6 0 14 2 50 0 T.P.B.Smith 11 3 22 2 14.3 0 47 1 Vigar (4) 2 0 5 1 Umpires: H.Elliott and J.J.Hills. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 115-2 (Crabtree 57*, Vigar 19*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 29-1 (Dodds 18*, T.P.B.Smith 0*). It is not known if the umpire was Harry Elliott or Harold Elliott. 156