FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

SURREY v ESSEX Played at Kennington Oval, June 29, July 1, 2, 1946. Essex won by an innings and 179 runs. (Points: Surrey 0, Essex 12) SURREY 1 R.J.Gregory c and b Paterson 31 absent hurt 0 2 L.B.Fishlock b Paterson 45 (1) st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 57 3 H.S.Squires b R.Smith 3 c Vigar b T.P.B.Smith 0 4 H.T.Barling c Wade b Paterson 18 (2) b T.P.B.Smith 26 5 A.J.W.McIntyre b R.Smith 6 (4) b Vigar 46 6 J.F.Parker b T.P.B.Smith 6 (5) c Taylor b Vigar 34 7 †G.S.Mobey lbw b T.P.B.Smith 24 (6) c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 54 8 E.A.Watts b T.P.B.Smith 18 (7) not out 24 9 A.V.Bedser b T.P.B.Smith 4 (8) c Cock b T.P.B.Smith 0 10 *N.H.Bennett lbw b T.P.B.Smith 0 (9) b T.P.B.Smith 0 11 A.R.Gover not out 0 (10) lbw b Vigar 1 Extras b 5, lb 2 7 b 4, lb 10 14 —— —— 162 256 FoW (1): 1-57, 2-84, 3-96, 4-110, 5-110, 6-129, 7-148, 8-161, 9-161, 10-162 FoW (2): 1-54, 2-58, 3-115, 4-153, 5-188, 6-246, 7-246, 8-255, 9-256 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery c and b Bedser 210 2 T.C.Dodds lbw b Gover 103 3 T.P.B.Smith b Bedser 43 4 F.H.Vigar c Bedser b Squires 41 5 R.M.Taylor c Mobey b Watts 2 6 *T.N.Pearce not out 116 7 F.H.Rist st Mobey b Squires 3 8 R.F.T.Paterson c Watts b Gover 0 9 D.F.Cock b Gover 1 10 R.Smith c Squires b Bedser 55 11 †T.H.Wade b Squires 1 Extras b 11, lb 6, w 1, nb 4 22 —— 597 FoW (1): 1-270, 2-365, 3-374, 4-379, 5-465, 6-475, 7-477, 8-479, 9-588, 10-597 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 19 5 55 2 5 0 16 0 T.P.B.Smith 17.1 7 31 5 (3) 35 8 88 6 Paterson 13 2 47 3 (2) 3 0 17 0 Taylor 11 3 22 0 13 1 49 0 Vigar (5) 26.1 7 72 3 Surrey Bowling O M R W Gover 38 3 110 3 Bedser 51 6 158 3 Watts 38 3 158 1 Squires 35.5 4 101 3 Parker 14 1 32 0 McIntyre 2 0 8 0 Fishlock 2 0 8 0 Umpires: N.Kilner and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Surrey Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 235-0 (Avery 140*, Dodds 83*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 58-2 (Fishlock 32*). A.V.Avery’s 210 took 320 minutes and included 20 fours. T.C.Dodds’s 103 took 195 minutes. 219