FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

KENT v HAMPSHIRE Played at St Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, August 3, 5, 6, 1946. Kent won by an innings and 75 runs. (Points: Kent 12, Hampshire 0) HAMPSHIRE 1 J.Arnold c Evans b Davies 83 lbw b Ridgway 19 2 A.G.Holt b Dovey 90 c Evans b Harding 20 3 G.Hill b Harding 8 (6) c Evans b Harding 24 4 J.Bailey c Ames b Todd 3 (5) c Valentine b Ridgway 27 5 *E.D.R.Eagar b Dovey 6 (7) b Ridgway 20 6 N.H.Rogers b Dovey 7 (3) lbw b Ridgway 0 7 F.A.V.Parker c Dovey b Harding 5 (4) c Davies b Harding 4 8 †N.T.McCorkell lbw b Dovey 1 c Davies b Ridgway 28 9 O.W.Herman c Ames b Harding 0 c and b Ridgway 19 10 C.J.Knott not out 9 b Harding 2 11 G.E.M.Heath run out 5 not out 0 Extras b 1, lb 7, nb 4 12 b 6, lb 3, nb 1 10 —— —— 229 173 FoW (1): 1-156, 2-168, 3-179, 4-201, 5-206, 6-213, 7-215, 8-215, 9-215, 10-229 FoW (2): 1-35, 2-35, 3-41, 4-45, 5-97, 6-99, 7-134, 8-170, 9-173, 10-173 KENT 1 L.J.Todd b Eagar 122 2 J.G.W.Davies b Knott 29 3 †T.G.Evans c Holt b Knott 72 4 L.E.G.Ames b Heath 1 5 *B.H.Valentine c Eagar b Hill 110 6 A.H.Phebey b Knott 16 7 H.A.Pawson run out 90 8 T.W.Spencer c Hill b Knott 0 9 N.W.Harding b Hill 3 10 R.R.Dovey b Knott 19 11 F.Ridgway not out 5 Extras b 3, lb 7 10 —— 477 FoW (1): 1-85, 2-195, 3-200, 4-257, 5-322, 6-364, 7-389, 8-394, 9-461, 10-477 Kent Bowling O M R W O M R W Harding 22 4 52 3 21.1 2 78 4 Ridgway 10 2 30 0 26 8 59 6 Todd 13 3 22 1 10 6 9 0 Dovey 20.3 5 55 4 (5) 8 5 6 0 Davies 17 2 45 1 (4) 11 4 11 0 Ames 3 1 13 0 Hampshire Bowling O M R W Herman 23 3 78 0 Heath 35 5 153 1 Hill 21 5 49 2 Knott 38.5 3 159 5 Eagar 5 0 28 1 Umpires: H.W.Lee and J.A.Smart. Toss: Hampshire Close of Play: 1st day: Kent (1) 141-1 (Todd 73*, Evans 38*); 2nd day: Hampshire (2) 89-4 (Bailey 21*, Hill 20*). L.J.Todd’s 122 took 240 minutes. B.H.Valentine’s 110 included 14 fours and 1 six. 298