FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WORCESTERSHIRE v ROYAL AIR FORCE Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, June 19, 20, 21, 1946. Worcestershire won by 45 runs. WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper c Gavin b Constable 68 c Sells b Shirreff 38 2 G.Dews st Harrison b Constable 78 (3) c Harrison b Shirreff 1 3 H.Horton c Constable b Shirreff 15 (5) not out 3 4 C.H.Palmer c Kenyon b Shirreff 16 c Faulkner b Shirreff 51 5 R.O.Jenkins b Constable 18 6 D.M.Young st Harrison b Gavin 22 7 R.Howorth c Harrison b Gavin 56 (2) c Boddington b Shirreff 0 8 †H.Yarnold b Constable 25 9 L.Blunt not out 11 10 P.F.Jackson c Constable b Gavin 4 11 L.Oakley b Constable 2 Extras b 8, w 2, nb 1 11 b 1 1 —— —— 326 (4 wickets, declared) 94 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-326 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- ROYAL AIR FORCE 1 H.M.Sells st Yarnold b Jenkins 26 lbw b Oakley 20 2 T.Thornton c Yarnold b Blunt 6 st Yarnold b Oakley 23 3 D.Kenyon c Yarnold b Oakley 0 (4) c Yarnold b Oakley 0 4 L.R.White b Oakley 29 (6) c Palmer b Oakley 46 5 †L.Harrison c Jenkins b Howorth 30 c Howorth b Jackson 3 6 E.B.Trubshaw st Yarnold b Howorth 1 (8) b Oakley 1 7 *A.C.Shirreff c Jenkins b Howorth 0 c Howorth b Jenkins 16 8 B.Constable not out 56 (3) c Yarnold b Oakley 15 9 M.A.Boddington b Jackson 0 c Oakley b Jackson 23 10 W.G.Faulkner b Jackson 5 (11) c Young b Blunt 18 11 N.L.Gavin run out 29 (10) not out 23 Extras lb 1 1 b 4 4 —— —— 183 192 FoW (1): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-183 FoW (2): 1- , 2- , 3- , 4- , 5- , 6- , 7- , 8- , 9- , 10-192 Royal Air Force Bowling O M R W O M R W Shirreff 22 3 67 2 14 4 39 4 Boddington 3 0 13 0 Faulkner 13 3 28 0 (2) 11 4 28 0 Gavin 27 9 76 3 (3) 7 1 26 0 Constable 31 1 131 5 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Blunt 8 1 17 1 22 9 35 1 Jackson 19 4 34 2 24 5 54 2 Howorth 30 11 53 3 Jenkins 27 6 52 1 7 0 35 1 Oakley 9 2 18 2 (3) 22 3 64 6 Palmer 1 0 8 0 Umpires: Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Royal Air Force (1) 70-3 (Sells 22*, Harrison 12*); 2nd day: Royal Air Force (1) 183 all out. 189