FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

WARWICKSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Edgbaston, Birmingham, July 13, 15, 16, 1946. Warwickshire won by 30 runs. (Points: Warwickshire 12, Essex 0) WARWICKSHIRE 1 *P.Cranmer c Wade b Paterson 2 b T.P.B.Smith 21 2 J.S.Ord c Pearce b Paterson 2 lbw b T.P.B.Smith 34 3 J.M.A.Marshall lbw b R.Smith 18 run out 22 4 H.E.Dollery st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 121 c Wade b T.P.B.Smith 11 5 W.E.Fantham lbw b R.Smith 8 b T.P.B.Smith 0 6 K.A.Taylor c Dodds b T.P.B.Smith 48 b T.P.B.Smith 5 7 J.J.Hossell c and b T.P.B.Smith 33 c R.Smith b Morris 9 8 J.M.Mills c Pearce b R.Smith 1 b Vigar 22 9 F.R.Mitchell c Morris b R.Smith 0 st Wade b R.Smith 0 10 †C.C.Goodway st Wade b T.P.B.Smith 22 b R.Smith 13 11 W.E.Hollies not out 3 not out 4 Extras b 2, lb 1 3 b 14 14 —— —— 261 155 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-6, 3-40, 4-48, 5-184, 6-231, 7-232, 8-232, 9-236, 10-261 FoW (2): 1-54, 2-61, 3-85, 4-85, 5-95, 6-106, 7-109, 8-110, 9-147, 10-155 ESSEX 1 T.C.Dodds c Mitchell b Hollies 7 (3) lbw b Cranmer 6 2 A.V.Avery b Marshall 115 (1) c Dollery b Cranmer 6 3 T.P.B.Smith c Cranmer b Hollies 0 (10) c Cranmer b Mitchell 1 4 F.H.Vigar lbw b Hollies 4 (6) b Hollies 12 5 R.M.Taylor b Hollies 10 c Cranmer b Mitchell 60 6 *T.N.Pearce run out 4 (2) c Taylor b Mitchell 4 7 R.F.T.Paterson b Marshall 0 c Mills b Marshall 15 8 R.Smith c Fantham b Mills 15 (4) c Goodway b Cranmer 6 9 F.S.Unwin c Hossell b Cranmer 17 (11) b Hollies 7 10 W.B.Morris c Hollies b Mitchell 10 (8) lbw b Marshall 7 11 †T.H.Wade not out 11 (9) not out 40 Extras b 6, lb 2 8 b 13, lb 7, nb 1 21 —— —— 201 185 FoW (1): 1-34, 2-34, 3-42, 4-56, 5-62, 6-67, 7-95, 8-149, 9-172, 10-201 FoW (2): 1-7, 2-13, 3-25, 4-26, 5-42, 6-85, 7-99, 8-166, 9-172, 10-185 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 23 7 55 4 15.2 2 56 2 T.P.B.Smith 27.5 5 70 4 (3) 11 4 24 5 Paterson 12 0 61 2 (2) 6 0 10 0 Vigar 3 0 19 0 (5) 4 1 9 1 Taylor 4 0 20 0 Morris 10 1 33 0 (4) 22 9 42 1 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Mitchell 18 4 37 1 31 7 65 3 Cranmer 11 3 28 1 13 3 31 3 Hollies 37 16 55 4 30 14 39 2 Marshall 24.2 2 55 2 14 3 19 2 Mills 6 0 18 1 3 0 10 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and G.M.Lee. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 132-7 (Avery 77*, Unwin 5*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 145-7 (Taylor 51*, Wade 22*). A.V.Avery’s 115 took 240 minutes. 256