FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

SOMERSET v HAMPSHIRE Played at Recreation Ground, Bath, June 29, July 1, 1946. Somerset won by an innings and 13 runs. (Points: Somerset 12, Hampshire 0) HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold b Meyer 3 b Wellard 30 2 †N.T.McCorkell c Castle b Meyer 5 b Wellard 0 3 G.Hill lbw b Buse 31 c Castle b Buse 45 4 J.Bailey c Lee b Wellard 24 c Lawrence b Buse 4 5 N.H.Rogers c Watts b Buse 13 c Luckes b Wellard 37 6 *E.D.R.Eagar lbw b Buse 7 b Lawrence 16 7 A.E.Pothecary lbw b Wellard 0 lbw b Wellard 22 8 W.L.Budd b Buse 9 c Buse b Wellard 2 9 O.W.Herman b Wellard 0 not out 4 10 C.J.Knott not out 7 absent hurt 0 11 J.F.Godfrey b Wellard 0 (10) st Luckes b Buse 3 Extras b 4 4 b 12, lb 1, w 1 14 —— —— 103 177 FoW (1): 1-8, 2-9, 3-51, 4-71, 5-84, 6-85, 7-85, 8-86, 9-102, 10-103 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-77, 3-77, 4-86, 5-109, 6-156, 7-159, 8-172, 9-177 SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee lbw b Herman 19 2 H.Gimblett b Knott 60 3 J.Lawrence b Knott 4 4 F.Castle b Knott 3 5 R.J.O.Meyer c Pothecary b Herman 61 6 H.E.Watts c McCorkell b Knott 2 7 H.F.T.Buse b Godfrey 29 8 *E.F.Longrigg c Bailey b Godfrey 7 9 A.W.Wellard lbw b Herman 74 10 †W.T.Luckes c Eagar b Herman 12 11 H.L.Hazell not out 6 Extras b 10, lb 2, nb 4 16 —— 293 FoW (1): 1-81, 2-83, 3-88, 4-94, 5-97, 6-184, 7-196, 8-202, 9-278, 10-293 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 25.3 8 48 4 33 11 49 5 Meyer 14 7 28 2 11 2 25 0 Buse 16 6 23 4 23 9 44 3 Hazell (4) 9 3 21 0 Lawrence (5) 6 0 24 1 Hampshire Bowling O M R W Herman 37.3 3 149 4 Godfrey 19 6 67 2 Knott 15 6 30 4 Bailey 13 2 31 0 Umpires: J.A.Smart and J.Tranter. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 221-8 (Wellard 22*, Luckes 0*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. 218