FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WARWICKSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, June 29, July 1, 1946. Worcestershire won by nine wickets. (Points: Warwickshire 0, Worcestershire 12) WARWICKSHIRE 1 K.A.Taylor c Buller b Perks 7 b Jackson 0 2 J.S.Ord lbw b Perks 4 b Singleton 50 3 W.E.Fantham c Singleton b Perks 1 c Howorth b Perks 8 4 H.E.Dollery c Perks b Howorth 64 lbw b Perks 6 5 C.S.Dempster c Buller b Singleton 10 c Buller b Jackson 5 6 *P.Cranmer b Perks 72 c Cooper b Singleton 42 7 J.J.Hossell c sub b Perks 16 b Perks 5 8 J.M.A.Marshall c Buller b Howorth 20 b Perks 0 9 F.R.Mitchell b Singleton 43 b Perks 5 10 †C.C.Goodway lbw b Howorth 15 lbw b Singleton 10 11 W.E.Hollies not out 5 not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 2, nb 7 14 b 9, nb 2 11 —— —— 271 142 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-12, 3-14, 4-41, 5-129, 6-174, 7-181, 8-213, 9-265, 10-271 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-13, 3-35, 4-59, 5-89, 6-98, 7-98, 8-116, 9-142, 10-142 WORCESTERSHIRE 1 *A.P.Singleton c Dempster b Hollies 164 c Taylor b Hollies 13 2 E.Cooper c Dollery b Mitchell 40 not out 28 3 R.E.Bird lbw b Hollies 62 not out 9 4 N.H.Humphries b Mitchell 21 5 R.Howorth b Marshall 23 6 D.M.Young b Marshall 13 7 H.Horton b Marshall 0 8 †J.S.Buller not out 11 9 R.T.D.Perks c Dollery b Marshall 1 10 P.F.Jackson c Hollies b Marshall 6 11 H.Yarnold Extras b 11, lb 10, nb 1 22 nb 1 1 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 363 (1 wicket) 51 FoW (1): 1-126, 2-267, 3-288, 4-308, 5-344, 6-344, 7-351, 8-353, 9-363 FoW (2): 1-19 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 27 3 94 5 17 5 47 5 Jackson 26 7 58 0 15 8 20 2 Singleton 21 2 53 2 (4) 7.5 0 37 3 Howorth 20.5 5 52 3 (3) 6 1 27 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Mitchell 33 5 86 2 4 0 21 0 Fantham 14 1 55 0 Hollies 47 11 124 2 (2) 5 0 22 1 Marshall 24.3 6 76 5 (3) 2 0 7 0 Umpires: E.Robinson and A.Skelding. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 119-0 (Singleton 71*, Cooper 39*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. A.P.Singleton’s 164 took 210 minutes. 220