FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Old County Ground, Brentwood, June 26, 27, 28, 1946. Gloucestershire won by an innings and 23 runs. (Points: Essex 0, Gloucestershire 12) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c and b Taylor 79 2 B.O.Allen c Dodds b Appleyard 14 3 W.L.Neale c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 39 4 *W.R.Hammond st Wade b Taylor 14 5 J.F.Crapp c and b R.Smith 102 6 G.M.Emmett c and b Vigar 66 7 †A.E.Wilson b Vigar 0 8 L.M.Cranfield not out 49 9 G.E.E.Lambert c Taylor b T.P.B.Smith 7 10 T.W.J.Goddard c Taylor b T.P.B.Smith 19 11 C.Cook c Pearce b R.Smith 1 Extras b 1, lb 4, w 1 6 —— 396 FoW (1): 1-38, 2-125, 3-133, 4-151, 5-284, 6-288, 7-340, 8-361, 9-389, 10-396 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery not out 83 b Cranfield 44 2 T.C.Dodds c Hammond b Goddard 6 b Cook 13 3 T.P.B.Smith b Goddard 12 c Goddard b Cranfield 43 4 F.H.Vigar b Goddard 2 lbw b Goddard 31 5 R.M.Taylor c Emmett b Goddard 0 c Hammond b Goddard 7 6 *T.N.Pearce run out 1 c Allen b Cook 30 7 R.F.T.Paterson lbw b Goddard 19 b Goddard 11 8 D.F.Cock c Cook b Goddard 14 c Cranfield b Goddard 0 9 R.Smith lbw b Barnett 18 c Cook b Goddard 0 10 †T.H.Wade c Allen b Goddard 1 not out 14 11 F.Appleyard c Cook b Goddard 0 lbw b Goddard 1 Extras b 8, lb 1 9 b 8, lb 5, w 1 14 —— —— 165 208 FoW (1): 1-15, 2-43, 3-69, 4-69, 5-76, 6-113, 7-127, 8-163, 9-165, 10-165 FoW (2): 1-25, 2-90, 3-137, 4-152, 5-157, 6-185, 7-185, 8-189, 9-199, 10-208 Essex Bowling O M R W R.Smith 28.4 4 95 2 Appleyard 16 7 31 1 T.P.B.Smith 52 12 121 3 Taylor 24 4 79 2 Paterson 3 0 9 0 Vigar 19 4 55 2 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 9 0 21 0 3 0 12 0 Barnett 5 3 5 1 12 4 25 0 Goddard 40.1 12 88 8 (4) 33.2 7 81 6 Cook 36 18 42 0 (3) 31 13 42 2 Emmett (5) 2 0 20 0 Cranfield (6) 14 5 14 2 Umpires: H.Elliott and H.W.Lee. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 15-0 (Avery 5*, Dodds 6*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 160-5 (Pearce 7*, Paterson 1*). J.F.Crapp’s 102 included 13 fours. It is not known if the umpire was Harry Elliott or Harold Elliott. 200