FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WORCESTERSHIRE v KENT Played at County Ground, New Road, Worcester, June 26, 27, 28, 1946. Kent won by two wickets. (Points: Worcestershire 4, Kent 12) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 *A.P.Singleton c Evans b Wright 50 lbw b Todd 1 2 E.Cooper lbw b Wright 70 lbw b Wright 82 3 R.E.S.Wyatt c Evans b Wright 24 c Davis b Mallett 54 4 A.F.T.White c Phebey b Todd 27 c Ames b Mallett 1 5 R.E.Bird lbw b Mallett 16 c Valentine b Todd 35 6 H.Yarnold c Davies b Mallett 9 7 R.Howorth c Dovey b Todd 5 (6) not out 8 8 R.T.D.Perks c and b Todd 2 (7) not out 12 9 †J.S.Buller b Mallett 1 10 P.F.Jackson c Phebey b Todd 0 11 L.Oakley not out 1 Extras b 6, lb 19, w 1 26 b 10, lb 5 15 —— —— 231 (5 wickets, declared) 208 FoW (1): 1-104, 2-142, 3-155, 4-203, 5-218, 6-225, 7-228, 8-230, 9-230, 10-231 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-94, 3-96, 4-179, 5-189 KENT 1 L.J.Todd not out 59 c Buller b Perks 0 2 J.G.W.Davies lbw b Perks 10 c Cooper b Wyatt 168 3 L.E.G.Ames b Perks 6 c Singleton b Howorth 68 4 *B.H.Valentine b Jackson 2 c Cooper b Howorth 2 5 †T.G.Evans c Wyatt b Perks 2 b Jackson 9 6 P.V.Davis b Perks 5 lbw b Howorth 0 7 A.H.Phebey c Buller b Wyatt 17 b Perks 17 8 A.W.H.Mallett c Buller b Perks 24 c Wyatt b Perks 4 9 D.V.P.Wright b Jackson 9 not out 16 10 R.R.Dovey b Perks 1 not out 7 11 C.Lewis b Perks 0 Extras b 2, lb 3 5 b 7, w 1, nb 1 9 —— —— 140 (8 wickets) 300 FoW (1): 1-25, 2-43, 3-48, 4-51, 5-57, 6-89, 7-123, 8-138, 9-140, 10-140 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-129, 3-133, 4-150, 5-151, 6-202, 7-212, 8-288 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Mallett 17.2 5 38 3 23 5 56 2 Todd 9 1 28 4 27 3 69 2 Dovey 18 7 43 0 14 4 33 0 Wright 23 6 67 3 5 0 27 1 Davies 4 0 15 0 3 1 8 0 Lewis 3 0 14 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 20.5 3 51 7 26 3 99 3 Wyatt 16 1 51 1 10 1 35 1 Jackson 14 5 29 2 17 1 49 1 Howorth 5 4 4 0 23 5 66 3 Singleton (5) 3 1 13 0 Oakley (6) 8 1 29 0 Umpires: Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 139-8 (Todd 59*, Dovey 0*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 208-5 (Howorth 8*, Perks 12*). J.G.W.Davies’s 168 included 24 fours. 208