FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

MIDDLESEX v SURREY Played at Lord’s Cricket Ground, August 24, 26, 27, 1946. Middlesex won by ten wickets. (Points: Middlesex 12, Surrey 0) MIDDLESEX 1 J.D.B.Robertson b Gover 21 not out 34 2 S.M.Brown b A.V.Bedser 10 not out 14 3 W.J.Edrich c Mobey b E.A.Bedser 147 4 D.C.S.Compton c Bennett b Gover 235 5 *R.W.V.Robins c Squires b Gover 30 6 A.W.Thompson c Squires b Gover 15 7 J.P.Mann c E.A.Bedser b Gover 9 8 L.H.Compton c Watts b A.V.Bedser 0 9 †W.F.F.Price not out 9 10 J.M.Sims lbw b Gover 1 11 J.A.Young not out 6 Extras b 7, lb 5, nb 4 16 nb 1 1 —— —— (9 wickets, declared) 499 (no wicket) 49 FoW (1): 1-21, 2-33, 3-329, 4-454, 5-466, 6-475, 7-475, 8-485, 9-488 SURREY 1 L.B.Fishlock b L.H.Compton 1 b L.H.Compton 26 2 E.A.Bedser b Edrich 2 (3) c D.C.S.Compton b L.H.Compton 58 3 R.J.Gregory b Edrich 9 (2) b Robins 26 4 H.T.Barling c Price b Sims 60 c Robertson b Edrich 122 5 H.S.Squires c D.C.S.Compton b Robins 23 b Edrich 23 6 A.J.W.McIntyre b Edrich 3 lbw b Robertson 31 7 †G.S.Mobey b Edrich 2 c Brown b Edrich 4 8 *N.H.Bennett b Edrich 21 b Young 53 9 E.A.Watts st Price b Robins 2 c L.H.Compton b Young 8 10 A.V.Bedser not out 8 b Sims 20 11 A.R.Gover c Robertson b Robins 5 not out 1 Extras b 7, lb 7 14 b 15, lb 7, w 1 23 —— —— 150 395 FoW (1): 1-3, 2-9, 3-22, 4-87, 5-90, 6-92, 7-132, 8-134, 9-136, 10-150 FoW (2): 1-46, 2-72, 3-159, 4-238, 5-304, 6-308, 7-311, 8-341, 9-387, 10-395 Surrey Bowling O M R W O M R W Gover 28 3 122 6 5 1 16 0 A.V.Bedser 30 3 93 2 4 1 10 0 Watts 22 5 74 0 E.A.Bedser 22 1 93 1 Squires 18 2 75 0 Gregory 4 0 26 0 Fishlock (3) 3 2 1 0 McIntyre (4) 2 0 11 0 Bennett (5) 1 0 6 0 Barling (6) 0.1 0 4 0 Middlesex Bowling O M R W O M R W Edrich 17 2 52 5 31 6 101 3 L.H.Compton 10 3 14 1 21 5 41 2 Sims 19 4 44 1 (4) 22 1 68 1 D.C.S.Compton 5 3 4 0 (6) 5 1 24 0 Robins 5.5 0 22 3 (3) 26 1 72 1 Young (5) 21.5 7 57 2 Robertson (7) 6 3 9 1 Umpires: E.Robinson and C.V.Tarbox. Toss: Middlesex Close of Play: 1st day: Middlesex (1) 499-9 (Price 9*, Young 6*); 2nd day: Surrey (2) 224-3 (Barling 83*, Squires 19*). W.J.Edrich’s 147 included 16 fours and 1 six. D.C.S.Compton’s 235 took 275 minutes and included 26 fours. H.T.Barling’s 122 took 200 minutes and included 6 fours. 352