1946 English cricket season

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The 1946 English cricket season was the first after World War II and it saw Yorkshire retain the title it had won in 1939.

Contents

[edit] Honours

[edit] County Championship

Position Team Played Won Lost Drawn No Dec 1st inn

lead match L

 1st inn

lead match D

 Points
Pts – – 12 – – – 4 4 –
1 Yorkshire 26 17 1 5 3 0 5 216
2 Middlesex 26 16 5 5 0 1 2 204
3 Lancashire 26 15 4 5 2 1 4 200
4 Somerset 26 12 6 7 1 2 3 166
5 Gloucestershire 26 12 6 4 4 1 3 160
=6 Glamorgan 26 10 8 6 2 3 3 144
=6 Kent 26 11 8 7 0 0 3 144
=8 Essex 26 8 9 8 1 2 4 120
=8 Worcestershire 26 9 12 2 3 3 0 120
10 Hampshire 26 8 15 3 0 2 2 112
=11 Leicestershire 26 7 13 4 2 2 2 100
=11 Surrey 26 6 11 7 2 3 4 100
13 Nottinghamshire 26 6 8 11 1 1 5 96
14 Warwickshire 26 7 15 3 1 1 1 92
15 Derbyshire 26 5 12 8 1 3 4 88
16 Northamptonshire 26 2 11 11 2 2 8 64
17 Sussex 26 4 11 10 1 2 1 60

Yorkshire total includes eight points for win on first innings in match reduced by weather to one day. Somerset total includes two points for tie on first innings in match lost.

[edit] Test series

England managed to arrange a three-match series against India. England won the first thanks to Alec Bedser's 11 wickets on his debut; the other two were drawn.

[edit] Leading batsmen

1946 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Walter Hammond 26 1783 214 84.90 7
Vijay Merchant 41 2385 242* 74.53 7
Cyril Washbrook 43 2400 182 68.57 9
Denis Compton 45 2403 235 61.61 10
Martin Donnelly 29 1425 142 52.77 6
Micky Walford 10 472 141* 52.44 2
1946 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
Name Innings Runs Highest Average 100s
Denis Compton 45 2403 235 61.61 10
Cyril Washbrook 43 2400 182 68.57 9
Vijay Merchant 41 2385 242* 74.53 7
Laurie Fishlock 46 2221 172 50.47 5
Dennis Brookes 48 2191 200 50.95 7
Jack Robertson 58 2114 128 38.43 5

[edit] Leading bowlers

1946 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Arthur Booth 5504 423 1289 111 11.61
Johnnie Clay 4874 204 1742 130 13.40
Austin Matthews 4160 215 1329 93 14.29
Ellis Robinson 6830 354 2498 167 14.95
Bill Bowes 3578 203 987 65 15.18
1946 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
Name Balls Maidens Runs Wickets Average
Eric Hollies 9168 433 2871 184 15.60
Tom Goddard 7862 358 3095 177 17.48
Ellis Robinson 6830 354 2498 167 14.95
Jack Walsh 5962 144 3012 148 20.35
Sam Cook 6739 327 2477 133 18.62

[edit] External sources

[edit] Annual reviews

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