FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, July 10, 11, 12, 1946. Nottinghamshire won by an innings and 5 runs. (Points: Nottinghamshire 12, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 *A.P.Singleton c Woodhead b Jepson 10 b Woodhead 31 2 E.Cooper lbw b Heane 82 c Meads b Woodhead 11 3 R.Howorth c and b Jepson 0 c Willatt b Butler 96 4 R.E.S.Wyatt c Harris b Jepson 0 lbw b Woodhead 49 5 A.F.T.White run out 9 b Butler 2 6 R.E.Bird c Meads b Jepson 43 b Woodhead 19 7 N.H.Humphries b Woodhead 17 b Harris 22 8 †J.S.Buller lbw b Harris 38 c Meads b Jepson 6 9 L.Blunt run out 11 not out 10 10 P.F.Jackson run out 0 b Butler 0 11 L.Oakley not out 0 b Jepson 4 Extras b 8, lb 3, nb 1 12 b 5, lb 7 12 —— —— 222 262 FoW (1): 1-18, 2-20, 3-20, 4-51, 5-142, 6-162, 7-207, 8-220, 9-220, 10-222 FoW (2): 1-39, 2-46, 3-124, 4-128, 5-176, 6-224, 7-231, 8-249, 9-249, 10-262 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE 1 W.W.Keeton c and b Singleton 50 2 C.B.Harris c Bird b Wyatt 72 3 R.T.Simpson c Wyatt b Oakley 2 4 T.B.Reddick lbw b Blunt 6 5 G.L.Willatt c Buller b Howorth 44 6 *G.F.H.Heane lbw b Howorth 134 7 F.W.Stocks not out 100 8 H.J.Butler c Singleton b Howorth 2 9 A.Jepson b Howorth 0 10 F.G.Woodhead b Singleton 5 11 †E.A.Meads not out 50 Extras b 9, lb 13, w 1, nb 1 24 —— (9 wickets, declared) 489 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-100, 3-124, 4-140, 5-282, 6-348, 7-356, 8-356, 9-379 Nottinghamshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Butler 19 1 64 0 28 5 66 3 Jepson 22 4 55 4 27 4 90 2 Woodhead 23 9 40 1 22 8 32 4 Harris 6.5 2 7 1 20 10 26 1 Stocks 1 0 5 0 Heane 18 8 39 1 (5) 19 9 30 0 Reddick (6) 6 3 6 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W Blunt 18 2 73 1 Wyatt 15 3 35 1 Jackson 20 5 51 0 Oakley 28 4 120 1 Singleton 42 12 97 2 Howorth 26 2 89 4 Umpires: H.Cruice and H.Elliott. Toss: Worcestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Nottinghamshire (1) 134-3 (Harris 63*, Willatt 4*); 2nd day: Worcestershire (2) 113-2 (Howorth 26*, Wyatt 43*). G.F.H.Heane’s 134 took 145 minutes and included 12 fours and 4 sixes. It is not known if the umpire was Harry Elliott or Harold Elliott. 243