FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

SOMERSET v LEICESTERSHIRE Played at Rowdens Road, Wells, July 20, 22, 23, 1946. Somerset won by four wickets. (Points: Somerset 12, Leicestershire 4) LEICESTERSHIRE 1 *G.L.Berry b Wellard 53 c Lee b Buse 5 2 G.Lester c Gimblett b Andrews 17 c Wellard b Meyer 8 3 F.T.Prentice c Luckes b Wellard 23 b Meyer 28 4 M.Tompkin c Luckes b Meyer 41 lbw b Buse 16 5 G.S.Watson st Luckes b Lawrence 21 c Luckes b Meyer 36 6 V.E.Jackson lbw b Lawrence 13 c Luckes b Lawrence 3 7 A.Riddington c Luckes b Andrews 41 run out 7 8 T.A.Chapman not out 29 b Wellard 4 9 J.E.Walsh c Gimblett b Meyer 21 c Luckes b Wellard 0 10 †P.Corrall b Meyer 0 lbw b Wellard 10 11 J.Sperry b Meyer 0 not out 0 Extras b 9, lb 5, nb 2 16 b 7, lb 1 8 —— —— 275 125 FoW (1): 1-44, 2-94, 3-97, 4-154, 5-162, 6-198, 7-238, 8-270, 9-270, 10-275 FoW (2): 1-6, 2-26, 3-49, 4-67, 5-72, 6-94, 7-110, 8-113, 9-116, 10-125 SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee b Riddington 12 lbw b Jackson 14 2 H.Gimblett c and b Jackson 118 lbw b Riddington 43 3 J.Lawrence lbw b Jackson 7 b Walsh 7 4 *E.F.Longrigg lbw b Walsh 11 5 R.J.O.Meyer c Walsh b Lester 28 c Corrall b Walsh 12 6 H.E.Watts b Lester 13 not out 15 7 H.F.T.Buse b Walsh 13 c Corrall b Jackson 12 8 C.J.P.Barnwell b Walsh 25 (4) b Jackson 20 9 A.W.Wellard b Walsh 16 (8) not out 10 10 W.H.R.Andrews not out 0 11 †W.T.Luckes b Walsh 2 Extras b 12, lb 1, w 1 14 b 9 9 —— —— 259 (6 wickets) 142 FoW (1): 1-57, 2-70, 3-124, 4-179, 5-195, 6-199, 7-238, 8-256, 9-257, 10-259 FoW (2): 1-26, 2-45, 3-82, 4-101, 5-101, 6-119 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 24 2 75 2 (5) 7.2 4 6 3 Andrews 20 4 57 2 6 1 14 0 Buse 10 1 33 0 (1) 15 2 40 2 Meyer 19 3 47 4 (3) 20 7 44 3 Lawrence 13 3 47 2 (4) 4 0 13 1 Leicestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Sperry 6 2 17 0 5 2 11 0 Jackson 26 8 53 2 24 10 37 3 Prentice 4 1 10 0 Riddington 27 9 40 1 7 1 8 1 Walsh 25 3 80 5 (3) 28.3 7 71 2 Lester 15 2 45 2 (5) 2 1 6 0 Umpires: H.W.Lee and C.N.Woolley. Toss: Leicestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 101-2 (Gimblett 71*, Longrigg 6*); 2nd day: Somerset (2) 67-2 (Gimblett 32*, Barnwell 11*). H.Gimblett’s 118 took 210 minutes and included 11 fours. 272