FIrst-Class Cricket Matches 1946

GLOUCESTERSHIRE v ESSEX Played at Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester, August 31, September 2, 3, 1946. Match drawn. (Points: Gloucestershire 0, Essex 0) ESSEX 1 A.V.Avery b Lambert 65 2 H.P.Crabtree b Lambert 12 3 T.C.Dodds c Goddard b Cook 20 4 T.E.Bailey c Neale b Goddard 9 5 R.M.Taylor c and b Lambert 1 6 *T.N.Pearce c Crapp b Cook 15 7 R.Smith c Wilson b Cook 14 8 †R.F.T.Paterson c Crapp b Goddard 15 9 F.H.Vigar b Cranfield 14 10 W.B.Morris c Neale b Cook 21 11 T.H.Wade not out 3 Extras b 4, lb 4 8 —— 197 FoW (1): 1-28, 2-87, 3-109, 4-113, 5-113, 6-139, 7-144, 8-173, 9-173, 10-197 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 1 C.J.Barnett not out 12 2 †A.E.Wilson c Crabtree b Smith 0 3 W.L.Neale not out 9 4 J.F.Crapp 5 *B.O.Allen 6 G.M.Emmett 7 A.G.S.Wilcox 8 L.M.Cranfield 9 G.E.E.Lambert 10 T.W.J.Goddard 11 C.Cook Extras lb 1, w 1, nb 1 3 —— (1 wicket) 24 FoW (1): 1-1 Gloucestershire Bowling O M R W Lambert 17 5 40 3 Barnett 10 4 14 0 Goddard 25 4 55 2 Cook 24.4 7 39 4 Cranfield 16 6 41 1 Essex Bowling O M R W Smith 5 2 10 1 Bailey 4 0 11 0 Umpires: H.G.Baldwin and Harry Elliott. Toss: Essex Close of Play: 1st day: Essex (1) 48-1 (Avery 30*, Dodds 3*); 2nd day: Gloucestershire (1) 24-1 (Barnett 12*, Neale 0*). There was no play on the final day. 363