FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

NORTHAMPTONSHIRE v SOMERSET Played at County Ground, Northampton, July 17, 18, 19, 1946. Somerset won by seven wickets. (Points: Northamptonshire 0, Somerset 12) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes c Gimblett b Andrews 21 c Buse b Andrews 17 2 C.P.Davis c Luckes b Wellard 32 c Watts b Wellard 7 3 †H.W.Greenwood b Andrews 1 c Luckes b Lawrence 28 4 J.E.Timms c Hazell b Andrews 14 c Luckes b Andrews 2 5 W.Barron c Gimblett b Lawrence 63 b Lawrence 58 6 *P.E.Murray-Willis b Wellard 1 c Hazell b Wellard 12 7 R.J.Partridge b Lawrence 18 not out 13 8 W.E.Merritt c Hazell b Lawrence 21 c Luckes b Wellard 5 9 W.T.Nevell c Luckes b Buse 1 b Andrews 14 10 A.G.Robinson c Buse b Lawrence 1 c Gimblett b Wellard 5 11 E.W.Clark not out 1 b Andrews 2 Extras b 10, lb 3 13 b 2, w 1 3 —— —— 187 166 FoW (1): 1-54, 2-56, 3-58, 4-83, 5-88, 6-150, 7-179, 8-180, 9-181, 10-187 FoW (2): 1-8, 2-30, 3-32, 4-86, 5-126, 6-128, 7-135, 8-158, 9-163, 10-166 SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee c Barron b Merritt 66 b Partridge 0 2 H.Gimblett run out 1 b Robinson 41 3 J.Lawrence c Greenwood b Merritt 12 not out 75 4 C.J.P.Barnwell c Robinson b Merritt 31 5 H.E.Watts c Brookes b Nevell 33 (4) c Greenwood b Clark 15 6 G.E.S.Woodhouse c Timms b Merritt 0 (5) not out 13 7 H.F.T.Buse c Merritt b Clark 18 8 A.W.Wellard hit wkt b Clark 14 9 W.H.R.Andrews b Nevell 14 10 †W.T.Luckes c Murray-Willis b Merritt 14 11 H.L.Hazell not out 3 Extras b 4, lb 2 6 —— —— 212 (3 wickets) 144 FoW (1): 1-4, 2-46, 3-110, 4-122, 5-122, 6-160, 7-172, 8-180, 9-200, 10-212 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-83, 3-101 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 26 3 55 2 26 2 74 4 Andrews 24 8 48 3 14 3 35 4 Buse 11 2 38 1 5 0 14 0 Lawrence 10.5 1 33 4 14 5 21 2 Hazell (5) 5 0 19 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 24 5 50 2 12 4 29 1 Partridge 15 2 28 0 15 2 33 1 Timms 3 2 9 0 Nevell 21 4 54 2 9.3 2 28 0 Robinson 2 0 6 0 6 2 6 1 Merritt 16.2 2 59 5 (3) 7 0 48 0 Umpires: Harry Elliott and B.Flint. Toss: Northamptonshire Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 94-2 (Lee 50*, Barnwell 26*); 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 166 all out. 264