FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

SOMERSET v SURREY Played at Clarence Park, Weston-super-Mare, August 17, 19, 1946. Somerset won by an innings and 163 runs. (Points: Somerset 12, Surrey 0) SOMERSET 1 F.S.Lee b Bedser 48 2 H.Gimblett b Watts 135 3 M.M.Walford c Parker b Squires 139 4 †W.T.Luckes c Parker b Squires 56 5 G.R.Langdale c Mobey b Pierpoint 3 6 F.Castle not out 60 7 J.Lawrence c Mobey b Pierpoint 0 8 H.F.T.Buse not out 41 9 A.W.Wellard 10 H.L.Hazell 11 W.H.R.Andrews Extras b 17, lb 8 25 —— (6 wickets, declared) 507 FoW (1): 1-105, 2-239, 3-396, 4-397, 5-406, 6-406 SURREY 1 R.J.Gregory lbw b Wellard 59 c Buse b Wellard 34 2 E.A.Bedser c Lee b Wellard 26 c Wellard b Hazell 43 3 H.S.Squires c Hazell b Lawrence 7 c sub b Wellard 5 4 H.T.Barling c Buse b Wellard 23 b Hazell 10 5 J.F.Parker lbw b Hazell 27 c Buse b Wellard 7 6 B.Constable c Buse b Wellard 0 lbw b Hazell 0 7 R.H.Yeatman c Hazell b Lawrence 19 b Hazell 0 8 *N.H.Bennett hit wkt b Lawrence 9 c Luckes b Hazell 19 9 E.A.Watts lbw b Wellard 1 c Castle b Hazell 15 10 †G.S.Mobey c Hazell b Lawrence 8 not out 4 11 F.G.Pierpoint not out 1 c Luckes b Hazell 0 Extras b 8, lb 13 21 b 5, lb 1 6 —— —— 201 143 FoW (1): 1-91, 2-93, 3-103, 4-141, 5-141, 6-157, 7-179, 8-186, 9-200, 10-201 FoW (2): 1-70, 2-76, 3-90, 4-97, 5-97, 6-101, 7-101, 8-138, 9-141, 10-143 Surrey Bowling O M R W Watts 37 7 131 1 Pierpoint 34 7 99 2 Parker 5 1 8 0 Bedser 26 4 75 1 Squires 24 5 81 2 Constable 8 0 44 0 Gregory 12 1 44 0 Somerset Bowling O M R W O M R W Wellard 38 3 87 5 (3) 14 2 50 3 Andrews 7 2 17 0 (1) 7 0 37 0 Buse 5 1 15 0 (2) 7 1 14 0 Hazell 20 7 34 1 (5) 11.4 4 30 7 Lawrence 13 0 27 4 (4) 2 1 6 0 Umpires: Harry Elliott and J.Hardstaff. Toss: Somerset Close of Play: 1st day: Somerset (1) 507-6 (Castle 60*, Buse 41*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. H.Gimblett’s 135 included 17 fours and 1 six. M.M.Walford’s 139 included 18 fours. 336