FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v SOMERSET Played at Ashley Down Ground, Bristol, August 3, 5, 6, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Gloucestershire 4, Somerset 0) GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett c Walford b Caesar 42 c Gimblett b Caesar 30 2 †A.E.Wilson lbw b Buse 24 c Caesar b Lawrence 33 3 W.L.Neale c Caesar b Buse 49 run out 5 4 *W.R.Hammond c Walford b Hazell 214 not out 52 5 J.F.Crapp b Andrews 38 (6) not out 6 6 B.O.Allen not out 132 7 G.M.Emmett not out 26 8 G.E.E.Lambert (5) b Lawrence 17 9 T.W.J.Goddard 10 C.J.Scott 11 C.Cook Extras b 13, lb 12 25 b 5, lb 2 7 —— —— (5 wickets, declared) 550 (4 wickets) 150 FoW (1): 1-66, 2-80, 3-153, 4-225, 5-467 FoW (2): 1-44, 2-58, 3-92, 4-127 SOMERSET 1 H.Gimblett c Wilson b Lambert 133 2 F.S.Lee c Barnett b Scott 15 3 M.M.Walford c Wilson b Scott 28 4 F.Castle b Cook 4 5 *E.F.Longrigg c Cook b Goddard 1 6 J.Lawrence b Goddard 38 7 H.F.T.Buse not out 58 8 †W.T.Luckes lbw b Cook 19 9 W.H.R.Andrews lbw b Goddard 4 10 W.C.Caesar b Cook 1 11 H.L.Hazell b Cook 43 Extras b 14, lb 12, w 1, nb 1 28 —— 372 FoW (1): 1-37, 2-129, 3-142, 4-143, 5-228, 6-234, 7-274, 8-279, 9-280, 10-372 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Andrews 44 6 145 1 (2) 6 2 17 0 Caesar 35 7 90 1 (1) 11 3 28 1 Buse 48 6 147 2 5 1 25 0 Lawrence 18 3 70 0 10 1 33 2 Hazell 26 8 64 1 Castle 4 1 9 0 5 0 18 0 Walford (5) 5 0 17 0 Longrigg (7) 2 0 5 0 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W Lambert 32 5 84 1 Scott 31 3 126 2 Cook 37.4 15 42 4 Goddard 53 21 87 3 Emmett 1 0 4 0 Barnett 2 1 1 0 Umpires: B.Flint and N.Kilner. Toss: Gloucestershire Close of Play: 1st day: Gloucestershire (1) 415-4 (Hammond 178*, Allen 66*); 2nd day: Somerset (1) 232-5 (Gimblett 131*, Buse 2*). W.R.Hammond’s 214 took 370 minutes and included 26 fours. 297