FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

ESSEX v WARWICKSHIRE Played at Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea, August 21, 22, 1946. Essex won by an innings and 20 runs. (Points: Essex 12, Warwickshire 0) WARWICKSHIRE 1 K.A.Taylor c Vigar b R.Smith 29 b Bailey 8 2 J.S.Ord b T.P.B.Smith 90 b T.P.B.Smith 20 3 J.M.A.Marshall lbw b T.P.B.Smith 21 b T.P.B.Smith 14 4 H.E.Dollery b T.P.B.Smith 28 c Wade b R.Smith 4 5 *P.Cranmer c R.Smith b Bailey 80 b R.Smith 0 6 J.J.Hossell c R.Smith b T.P.B.Smith 21 lbw b R.Smith 9 7 W.E.Fantham c Avery b Bailey 2 c Taylor b R.Smith 3 8 M.P.Barker c and b Bailey 0 b R.Smith 10 9 T.L.Robinson b Bailey 0 c Taylor b T.P.B.Smith 4 10 †C.C.Goodway c and b Bailey 3 c Vigar b R.Smith 4 11 W.E.Hollies not out 0 not out 0 Extras b 3, lb 6, nb 1 10 b 3, lb 1, w 1 5 —— —— 284 81 FoW (1): 1-73, 2-142, 3-157, 4-210, 5-246, 6-268, 7-269, 8-269, 9-273, 10-284 FoW (2): 1-21, 2-40, 3-47, 4-47, 5-47, 6-57, 7-64, 8-73, 9-73, 10-81 ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery c Cranmer b Barker 6 2 H.P.Crabtree c Ord b Barker 18 3 T.C.Dodds b Robinson 1 4 T.E.Bailey b Hollies 27 5 T.P.B.Smith b Robinson 0 6 *T.N.Pearce b Hollies 25 7 D.R.Wilcox c and b Fantham 134 8 R.Smith c Goodway b Hollies 2 9 R.M.Taylor b Hollies 142 10 F.H.Vigar c and b Fantham 3 11 †T.H.Wade not out 9 Extras b 14, lb 1, nb 3 18 —— 385 FoW (1): 1-22, 2-25, 3-31, 4-31, 5-83, 6-84, 7-88, 8-351, 9-356, 10-385 Essex Bowling O M R W O M R W R.Smith 52 17 106 1 22.1 9 41 6 Bailey 13.1 4 27 5 10 5 11 1 T.P.B.Smith 46 10 115 4 12 3 24 3 Vigar 6 0 26 0 Warwickshire Bowling O M R W Barker 20 4 59 2 Robinson 22 3 74 2 Hollies 46 15 83 4 Fantham 34.3 8 86 2 Marshall 11 0 44 0 Cranmer 3 0 21 0 Umpires: C.A.R.Coleman and J.J.Hills. Toss: Warwickshire Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 84-7 (Wilcox 5*, Taylor 2*). The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two. D.R.Wilcox’s 134 took 300 minutes and included 15 fours. R.M.Taylor’s 142 took 240 minutes and included 12 fours. 339