FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

SUSSEX v NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Played at The Saffrons, Eastbourne, August 21, 22, 23, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Sussex 0, Northamptonshire 4) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE 1 D.Brookes b Darwall-Smith 112 not out 154 2 C.P.Davis c Parks b Nye 8 b Nye 8 3 †H.W.Greenwood b Nye 3 c J.G.Langridge b Cox 10 4 J.E.Timms b Cox 25 c Oakes b J.Langridge 22 5 W.Barron b Nye 4 c Darwall-Smith b J.Langridge 1 6 *J.Webster run out 0 (7) b Nye 6 7 W.R.F.Chamberlain c J.N.Bartlett b J.Langridge 7 (6) b J.Langridge 4 8 W.E.Merritt b Darwall-Smith 7 c Oakes b Nye 16 9 R.J.Partridge b Darwall-Smith 0 not out 26 10 W.T.Nevell c Griffith b Darwall-Smith 9 11 E.W.Clark not out 0 Extras b 5, lb 4, nb 2 11 b 12, lb 3, nb 1 16 —— —— 186 (7 wickets, declared) 263 FoW (1): 1-23, 2-27, 3-63, 4-79, 5-89, 6-124, 7-141, 8-141, 9-179, 10-186 FoW (2): 1-29, 2-49, 3-106, 4-110, 5-118, 6-154, 7-154 SUSSEX 1 J.G.Langridge b Clark 2 c Partridge b Merritt 61 2 H.W.Parks c Chamberlain b Partridge 2 lbw b Webster 55 3 P.D.S.Blake c Greenwood b Clark 6 not out 15 4 G.Cox b Partridge 18 not out 31 5 J.Langridge c Davis b Clark 3 6 C.Oakes c Brookes b Merritt 59 7 H.T.Bartlett b Partridge 1 8 *†S.C.Griffith b Clark 3 9 R.F.H.Darwall-Smith not out 16 10 J.K.Nye b Merritt 5 11 J.N.Bartlett b Nevell 0 Extras b 5, lb 1 6 b 8, lb 1, w 1 10 —— —— 121 (2 wickets) 172 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-5, 3-25, 4-31, 5-31, 6-34, 7-51, 8-114, 9-120, 10-121 FoW (2): 1-113, 2-127 Sussex Bowling O M R W O M R W Nye 20 4 38 3 27.2 2 80 3 Darwall-Smith 22.1 3 72 4 23 3 68 0 Cox 5 0 14 1 7 0 18 1 J.Langridge 23 4 39 1 (5) 25 6 44 3 Oakes 5 1 12 0 (4) 7 0 19 0 J.N.Bartlett (6) 7 0 18 0 Northamptonshire Bowling O M R W O M R W Clark 14 2 45 4 6 1 13 0 Partridge 10 7 6 3 9 1 21 0 Webster 5 2 17 0 15 3 29 1 Nevell 6.5 2 19 1 (6) 10 2 23 0 Merritt 6 1 28 2 (4) 9 0 50 1 Timms (5) 5 1 17 0 Brookes (7) 1 0 9 0 Umpires: F.Chester and G.M.Lee. Toss: Close of Play: 1st day: Sussex (1) 121 all out; 2nd day: Northamptonshire (2) 263-7 (Brookes 154*, Partridge 26*). D.Brookes’s 112 took 210 minutes. D.Brookes’s 154 took 255 minutes. 344