FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

YORKSHIRE v WORCESTERSHIRE Played at Headingley, Leeds, July 20, 22, 1946. Yorkshire won by one wicket. (Points: Yorkshire 12, Worcestershire 0) WORCESTERSHIRE 1 *A.P.Singleton c Beaumont b Robinson 12 lbw b Coxon 15 2 E.Cooper lbw b Robinson 14 (7) not out 38 3 R.Howorth c Beaumont b Robinson 13 c Beaumont b Coxon 6 4 R.E.S.Wyatt c and b Robinson 15 lbw b Robinson 12 5 A.F.T.White c Coxon b Robinson 0 c Wood b Coxon 8 6 R.E.Bird c Wood b Smailes 36 (2) c Wood b Coxon 1 7 N.H.Humphries lbw b Smailes 0 (6) b Robinson 5 8 D.M.Young b Robinson 1 c Yardley b Coxon 33 9 †J.S.Buller b Robinson 0 b Coxon 0 10 R.T.D.Perks b Smailes 13 b Coxon 0 11 P.F.Jackson not out 8 b Coxon 0 Extras b 3, lb 4 7 b 1, lb 2 3 —— —— 119 121 FoW (1): 1-20, 2-46, 3-53, 4-56, 5-69, 6-76, 7-77, 8-77, 9-100, 10-119 FoW (2): 1-12, 2-21, 3-26, 4-36, 5-47, 6-52, 7-121, 8-121, 9-121, 10-121 YORKSHIRE 1 W.Barber lbw b Jackson 11 c Bird b Wyatt 2 2 W.Watson c Singleton b Howorth 43 b Howorth 29 3 M.Leyland lbw b Jackson 8 b Wyatt 0 4 *N.W.D.Yardley b Jackson 4 b Jackson 12 5 H.Beaumont b Jackson 0 lbw b Jackson 4 6 C.Turner b Jackson 21 lbw b Howorth 1 7 †A.Wood lbw b Howorth 4 c Buller b Jackson 3 8 T.F.Smailes run out 10 not out 8 9 A.Coxon c and b Wyatt 31 lbw b Jackson 5 10 J.H.Wardle not out 10 not out 2 11 E.P.Robinson b Wyatt 0 c Buller b Wyatt 16 Extras b 3, lb 6, nb 1 10 b 5, lb 3 8 —— —— 152 (9 wickets) 90 FoW (1): 1-32, 2-44, 3-58, 4-58, 5-85, 6-95, 7-103, 8-120, 9-152, 10-152 FoW (2): 1-4, 2-4, 3-25, 4-31, 5-38, 6-60, 7-73, 8-73, 9-84 Yorkshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Smailes 29.4 13 51 3 1nb 15 5 28 0 Coxon 11 5 10 0 26.1 14 31 8 Robinson 26 9 41 7 25 10 35 2 Wardle 3 0 10 0 Leyland (4) 5 2 24 0 Worcestershire Bowling O M R W O M R W Perks 20 9 23 0 6 3 12 0 Wyatt 10.1 2 21 2 8 2 29 3 Jackson 32 12 48 5 16 7 21 4 Howorth 19 4 50 2 11.3 4 20 2 Umpires: H.Elliott and J.Tranter. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Yorkshire (1) 137-8 (Coxon 20*, Wardle 8*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. A.Coxon took a hat-trick in the Worcestershire second innings (Buller, Perks, Jackson). It is not known if the umpire was Harry Elliott or Harold Elliott. 274