FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v HAMPSHIRE Played at Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 20, 22, 23, 1946. Essex won by 74 runs. (Points: Essex 12, Hampshire 0) ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Knott 11 b Heath 7 2 L.S.Clark c and b Herman 32 b Heath 0 3 T.C.Dodds st McCorkell b Eagar 111 b Heath 39 4 R.Smith lbw b Herman 2 lbw b Heath 42 5 R.M.Taylor lbw b Herman 0 b Hill 39 6 *T.N.Pearce c Arnold b Herman 156 c Eagar b Hill 34 7 R.F.T.Paterson b Hill 18 b Heath 4 8 F.H.Vigar c and b Herman 38 run out 2 9 F.H.Rist c McCorkell b Heath 1 not out 1 10 W.B.Morris b Herman 0 not out 9 11 †T.H.Wade not out 3 Extras b 9, lb 20 29 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 401 (8 wickets, declared) 180 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-86, 3-104, 4-104, 5-203, 6-242, 7-382, 8-389, 9-390, 10-401 FoW (2): 1-0, 2-19, 3-77, 4-92, 5-144, 6-161, 7-169, 8-170 HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold run out 59 b Vigar 52 2 A.G.Holt b Taylor 51 c Dodds b Smith 1 3 G.Hill c Avery b Morris 9 lbw b Smith 0 4 J.Bailey c and b Dodds 25 b Smith 25 5 *E.D.R.Eagar b Morris 43 c Taylor b Vigar 12 6 N.H.Rogers lbw b Vigar 38 b Vigar 1 7 †N.T.McCorkell b Smith 14 c Pearce b Vigar 6 8 A.C.Shirreff b Smith 0 not out 77 9 O.W.Herman st Wade b Vigar 6 b Vigar 30 10 C.J.Knott b Smith 0 c Clark b Vigar 12 11 G.E.M.Heath not out 4 b Taylor 0 Extras b 19, lb 17 36 b 6 6 —— —— 285 222 FoW (1): 1-102, 2-118, 3-134, 4-171, 5-232, 6-275, 7-275, 8-275, 9-275, 10-285 FoW (2): 1-5, 2-5, 3-67, 4-82, 5-92, 6-97, 7-104, 8-170, 9-206, 10-222 Hampshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Herman 51.5 18 89 6 14 2 63 0 Heath 15 0 40 1 17 1 59 5 Knott 48 10 109 1 6 0 28 0 Bailey 8 1 23 0 Hill 23 7 35 1 (4) 12 2 27 2 Shirreff 6 2 18 0 Eagar 19 3 58 1 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W Smith 32 10 54 3 25 3 90 3 Dodds 17 5 35 1 6 1 13 0 Vigar 8.3 2 38 2 (4) 19 3 78 6 Taylor 20 3 71 1 (5) 1.2 0 5 1 Morris 24 10 40 2 (3) 5 0 30 0 Paterson 2 0 11 0 Umpires: D.Davies and J.Hardstaff. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 352-6 (Pearce 128*, Vigar 27*); 2nd day: Essex (2) 0-0 (Avery 0*, Clark 0*). T.C.Dodds’s 111 included 12 fours. T.N.Pearce’s 156 took 330 minutes and included 13 fours. 268