FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WORCESTERSHIRE v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at Chester Road North, Kidderminster, July 6, 8, 9, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Worcestershire 0, Northamptonshire 4) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 E.Cooper b Clarke 191 not out 106 2 *A.P.Singleton b Clarke 25 c Greenwood b Nevell 41 3 R.Howorth c Greenwood b Nevell 89 not out 65 4 R.E.S.Wyatt b Nevell 44 5 R.E.Bird lbw b Clarke 3 6 E.H.Perry b Clarke 5 7 N.H.Humphries lbw b Whitfield 16 8 A.F.T.White c Barron b Nevell 59 9 †J.S.Buller not out 21 10 R.T.D.Perks c Clarke b Nevell 7 11 P.F.Jackson b Clarke 0 Extras b 10, lb 7 17 b 4, lb 3 7 —— —— 477 (1 wicket) 219 FoW (1): 1-36, 2-254, 3-345, 4-363, 5-364, 6-375, 7-407, 8-460, 9-472, 10-477 FoW (2): 1-91 NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Bird b Howorth 200 2 C.P.Davis c Perry b Perks 105 3 E.W.Whitfield b Perks 0 4 J.E.Timms c Bird b Perks 48 5 W.Barron c Bird b Perks 0 6 †H.W.Greenwood b Jackson 29 7 *P.E.Murray-Willis c Singleton b Howorth 54 8 W.T.Nevell c Bird b Singleton 0 9 R.J.Partridge b Perks 25 10 C.B.Clarke c Buller b Perks 26 11 E.W.Clark not out 6 Extras b 12, lb 14, w 2, nb 6 34 —— 527 FoW (1): 1-243, 2-243, 3-376, 4-376, 5-376, 6-425, 7-428, 8-473, 9-521, 10-527 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 33 2 116 0 4 1 17 0 Partridge 31 7 88 0 5 1 9 0 Clarke 36.1 9 114 5 9 1 50 0 Nevell 33 5 103 4 8 0 40 1 Whitfield 5 1 13 1 9 1 32 0 Davis 4 0 26 0 (8) 3 0 10 0 Timms (6) 6 0 16 0 Barron (7) 5 1 38 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Perks 31.5 2 125 6 Perry 10 0 58 0 Howorth 34 9 82 2 Jackson 37 8 104 1 Singleton 23 3 76 1 Wyatt 6 0 26 0 Humphries 2 0 22 0 Umpires: H.Cruice and D.Davies. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Worcestershire (1) 424-7 (White 35*, Buller 3*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (1) 456-7 (Murray-Willis 24*, Partridge 20*). E.Cooper’s 191 took 355 minutes and included 20 fours. D.Brookes’s 200 took 275 minutes. E.Cooper’s 106 took 125 minutes and included 14 fours. 237