FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

KENT v MIDDLESEX Played at Mote Park, Maidstone, July 27, 29, 1946. Middlesex won by an innings and 104 runs. (Points: Kent 0, Middlesex 12) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Davies 58 2 S.M.Brown c Evans b Ridgway 88 3 W.J.Edrich c Evans b Wright 26 4 D.C.S.Compton c Valentine b Dovey 142 5 *R.W.V.Robins c Valentine b Davies 59 6 J.P.Mann c Ridgway b Davies 34 7 L.H.Compton b Dovey 30 8 †W.F.F.Price lbw b Dovey 15 9 J.M.Sims not out 9 10 L.H.Gray b Dovey 4 11 J.A.Young c Evans b Davies 4 Extras b 13, lb 3, nb 2 18 —— 487 FoW (1): 1-146, 2-168, 3-193, 4-304, 5-385, 6-429, 7-461, 8-474, 9-482, 10-487 KENT 1 L.J.Todd c Price b Gray 19 c D.C.S.Compton b Gray 5 2 J.G.W.Davies b Edrich 6 b Edrich 16 3 †T.G.Evans c L.H.Compton b Edrich 15 (6) c L.H.Compton b Edrich 0 4 L.E.G.Ames c Sims b Gray 41 (3) b Edrich 1 5 *B.H.Valentine b Gray 132 (4) c Price b Edrich 0 6 A.H.Phebey b D.C.S.Compton 21 (5) c Price b Young 22 7 J.G.Larking lbw b D.C.S.Compton 1 b Edrich 0 8 A.W.H.Mallett c Sims b D.C.S.Compton 28 c Gray b D.C.S.Compton 26 9 D.V.P.Wright not out 1 not out 7 10 F.Ridgway c Young b Gray 0 c and b Young 4 11 R.R.Dovey b Gray 10 b Young 0 Extras b 2, lb 15, w 1, nb 2 20 b 5, lb 2, w 1 8 —— —— 294 89 FoW (1): 1-16, 2-52, 3-52, 4-155, 5-219, 6-225, 7-276, 8-284, 9-284, 10-294 FoW (2): 1-10, 2-17, 3-17, 4-42, 5-42, 6-42, 7-63, 8-79, 9-84, 10-89 Kent Bowling O M R W Ridgway 15 2 52 1 Mallett 26 5 70 0 Wright 23 3 117 1 Dovey 18 3 81 4 Todd 8 1 33 0 Davies 26.3 3 116 4 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 18 1 36 2 (2) 13 3 30 5 Gray 28 5 75 5 (1) 7 2 14 1 Sims 21 1 66 0 4 3 4 0 L.H.Compton 5 1 23 0 Young 20 8 31 0 3.2 0 12 3 Robins 1 0 9 0 D.C.S.Compton 10 2 34 3 (4) 4 1 21 1 Umpires: B.Flint and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 26-1 (Todd 10*, Evans 10*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. D.C.S.Compton’s 142 included 22 fours. 284