FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

HAMPSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at United Services Ground, Portsmouth, June 19, 20, 21, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Hampshire 0, Northamptonshire 4) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Eagar b Herman 1 2 C.P.Davis c and b Knott 36 not out 8 3 W.Barron b Hill 46 4 J.E.Timms b Hill 21 5 E.W.Whitfield c Eagar b Bailey 38 6 †H.W.Greenwood c Herman b Knott 10 7 R.J.Partridge b Hill 2 8 W.T.Nevell c Herman b Hill 17 (3) b Bailey 8 9 W.E.Merritt c Rogers b Hill 2 10 *P.E.Murray-Willis not out 2 (1) b Bailey 0 11 E.W.Clark c McCorkell b Hill 0 Extras lb 1, nb 1 2 —— —— 177 (2 wickets) 16 FoW (1): 1-5, 2-57, 3-99, 4-108, 5-139, 6-146, 7-172, 8-174, 9-174, 10-177 FoW (2): 1-2, 2-16 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Greenwood b Clark 33 2 †N.T.McCorkell b Merritt 29 3 G.Hill c Barron b Merritt 14 4 J.Bailey c Nevell b Clark 2 5 A.G.Holt st Greenwood b Merritt 2 6 *E.D.R.Eagar b Clark 3 7 N.H.Rogers c Davis b Merritt 9 8 O.W.Herman c Murray-Willis b Merritt 2 9 T.A.Dean c Brookes b Partridge 15 10 C.J.Knott not out 2 11 G.E.M.Heath b Merritt 2 Extras b 3, lb 2 5 —— 118 FoW (1): 1-57, 2-71, 3-74, 4-83, 5-88, 6-88, 7-90, 8-114, 9-114, 10-118 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Herman 10 0 33 1 Heath 6 2 8 0 Knott 26 3 70 2 Hill 25.4 7 35 6 Dean 10 1 27 0 (1) 4 0 13 0 Bailey 4 2 2 1 (2) 3.2 2 3 2 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W Clark 17 4 33 3 Partridge 16 9 18 1 Merritt 16.4 2 44 6 Nevell 7 1 18 0 Umpires: F.Chester and N.Kilner. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: No play; 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 108-4 (Whitfield 3*). Northamptonshire declared on 38/1 when play was possible after an interruption on the second day but this would have infringed Law 54 which forbade a declaration on the first day of a two-day game later than 100 minutes before the close. The Hampshire openers had walked out to bat before this was discovered but Northamptonshire then continued batting. 184