FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

MIDDLESEX v GLOUCESTERSHIRE Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, July 20, 22, 1946. Gloucestershire won by eight wickets. (Points: Middlesex 4, Gloucestershire 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson c Scott b Goddard 20 b Lambert 1 2 S.M.Brown c Crapp b Goddard 10 c Barnett b Lambert 0 3 W.J.Edrich b Cook 0 (6) not out 127 4 *R.W.V.Robins c Emmett b Cook 11 (8) c and b Goddard 0 5 J.P.Mann c Allen b Goddard 5 (9) c Crapp b Goddard 3 6 A.W.Thompson b Cook 15 (5) c Wilson b Scott 2 7 L.H.Compton b Goddard 50 c Allen b Goddard 2 8 †W.F.F.Price c Scott b Goddard 5 (3) c Lambert b Cook 23 9 J.M.Sims b Goddard 15 (10) c Wilson b Cook 6 10 L.H.Gray c Neale b Goddard 5 (4) b Lambert 0 11 J.A.Young not out 0 c Wilson b Cook 2 Extras b 1, nb 1 2 b 2, nb 1 3 —— —— 138 169 FoW (1): 1-26, 2-31, 3-31, 4-44, 5-47, 6-67, 7-82, 8-120, 9-138, 10-138 FoW (2): 1-1, 2-2, 3-8, 4-11, 5-64, 6-80, 7-80, 8-104, 9-151, 10-169 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c Mann b Gray 4 not out 102 2 †A.E.Wilson c Compton b Edrich 4 b Gray 8 3 W.L.Neale b Gray 0 c Price b Sims 9 4 J.F.Crapp lbw b Compton 31 not out 50 5 *B.O.Allen c Robins b Compton 8 6 G.M.Emmett c Robertson b Gray 7 7 L.M.Cranfield b Sims 28 8 G.E.E.Lambert c Robins b Sims 21 9 C.J.Scott c Gray b Sims 16 10 T.W.J.Goddard lbw b Sims 3 11 C.Cook not out 1 Extras b 9 9 b 3, lb 5 8 —— —— 132 (2 wickets) 177 FoW (1): 1-6, 2-6, 3-16, 4-45, 5-54, 6-58, 7-93, 8-124, 9-131, 10-132 FoW (2): 1-17, 2-42 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Lambert 4 1 11 0 8 2 18 3 Scott 4 0 14 0 4 0 21 1 Goddard 28.5 8 59 7 (4) 18 3 59 3 Cook 28 10 52 3 (3) 22 5 68 3 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Gray 15 5 30 3 10 1 30 1 Edrich 11 3 22 1 6 0 25 0 Compton 11 4 31 2 (5) 6 1 22 0 Sims 9.5 2 27 4 13 2 56 1 Young 5 2 13 0 (3) 11 4 20 0 Robins (6) 2.3 0 16 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and J.J.Hills. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (2) 16-4 (Price 10*, Edrich 4*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. W.J.Edrich’s 127 took 140 minutes and included 12 fours. C.J.Barnett’s 102 took 135 minutes and included 11 fours and 2 sixes. 270