FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v MIDDLESEX Played at Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 17, 18, 19, 1946. Middlesex won by 101 runs. (Points: Essex 4, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Rist b Dodds 9 c and b Morris 48 2 S.M.Brown c Avery b Morris 118 b Smith 39 3 W.J.Edrich lbw b Morris 44 c and b Dodds 111 4 *R.W.V.Robins c Vigar b Morris 28 c Morris b Smith 9 5 J.P.Mann c Vigar b Smith 22 c Wade b Smith 24 6 A.W.Thompson c Dodds b Morris 7 not out 41 7 L.H.Compton c Vigar b Smith 0 c Avery b Dodds 6 8 †W.F.F.Price c Vigar b Smith 0 b Smith 8 9 J.M.Sims c Vigar b Smith 0 not out 6 10 J.A.Young c Morris b Smith 6 11 L.B.Thompson not out 3 Extras lb 4 4 b 9, lb 13 22 —— —— 241 (7 wickets, declared) 314 FoW (1): 1-36, 2-157, 3-186, 4-199, 5-212, 6-213, 7-221, 8-221, 9-238, 10-241 FoW (2): 1-61, 2-116, 3-135, 4-226, 5-256, 6-272, 7-299 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Young 43 b Young 5 2 L.S.Clark lbw b Robins 10 c Robertson b Edrich 5 3 T.C.Dodds c Compton b Young 61 c A.W.Thompson b Compton 72 4 R.Smith c Price b Robins 44 b Robertson 0 5 R.M.Taylor c Robertson b Young 60 c Mann b Compton 49 6 *T.N.Pearce lbw b Young 20 b Sims 9 7 R.F.T.Paterson b Young 0 b Edrich 14 8 F.H.Vigar not out 19 c Edrich b Sims 0 9 F.H.Rist c Brown b Sims 3 lbw b Sims 5 10 W.B.Morris c Mann b Edrich 6 not out 6 11 †T.H.Wade b L.B.Thompson 1 b Sims 0 Extras b 4, lb 8, w 4, nb 1 17 b 4, lb 1 5 —— —— 284 170 FoW (1): 1-41, 2-63, 3-140, 4-208, 5-254, 6-254, 7-255, 8-268, 9-283, 10-284 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-14, 3-15, 4-117, 5-132, 6-145, 7-145, 8-157, 9-166, 10-170 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Smith 19.4 3 70 5 38 4 135 4 Paterson 5 0 21 0 Dodds 4 0 14 1 (2) 16 2 54 2 Vigar 10 0 42 0 1 0 9 0 Morris 15 0 90 4 (3) 27 7 74 1 Taylor (5) 5 1 20 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W L.B.Thompson 18.1 2 44 1 5 2 6 0 Edrich 22 5 42 1 7 2 10 2 Young 43 18 55 5 10 6 10 1 Sims 32 6 95 1 (5) 21 6 52 4 Robins 15 3 31 2 (6) 15 1 47 0 Robertson (4) 5 1 19 1 Compton (7) 7 3 21 2 Umpires: E.Cooke and A.Skelding. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 140-3 (Dodds 32*); 2nd day: Middlesex (2) 201-3 (Edrich 73*, Mann 18*). S.M.Brown’s 118 took 90 minutes. W.J.Edrich’s 111 took 125 minutes and included 13 fours and 1 six. 259