County Championship - Season 1946

County Championship - Results

Date	Opponents	Venue	Results	Scores
11 May	Worcestershire	Southampton	Won by 93 runs (12 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 346 (Bailey 133, Blunt 5-60) Worcs 347-6 (Singleton 152, Heath 5-74) Hants 214 (Bailey 76, Blunt 3-42) Worcs 120 (Singleton 42, Herman 5-39)
18 May	Middlesex	Lords	Lost by 208 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Middlesex	Middx 209 (Compton 39, Hill 4-61) Hants 70 (Bailey 22, Gray 7-17) Middx 175 (Compton 35, Knott 5-66) Hants 106 (Eagar 49, Gray 4-17)
25 May	Essex	Portsmouth	Won by 9 wkts (12 pts) Toss won by Essex	Essex 205 (TPB Smith 106, Herman 6-86) Hants 261 (Holt 94, TPB Smith 6-107) Essex 88 (Clark 28, Knott 4-16) Hants 33-1 (Arnold 20no, R Smith 1-18)
29 May	Derbyshire	Ilkeston	Won by 7 wkts (12 pts) Toss unknown	Derby 183 (Hodgkinson 41, Dean 7-51) Hants 189 (Hill 69, Worthington 2-24) Derby 216 (Gladwin 61no, Knott 4-79) Hants 211-3 (Eagar 78no, Copson 2-29)
08 Jun	Kent	Southampton	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 219 (McCorkell 42, Dovey 5-67) Kent 98 (Valentine 24, Knott 6-37)
15 Jun	Warwickshire	Coventry, Courtaulds	Lost by 73 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Warwickshire	Warwick 252-8 (Cranmer 83, Herman 4-84) Hants 154-8 (Bailey 36no, Hollies 6-52) Warwick 154-2 (Cranmer 81no, Herman 1-34) Hants 179 (Arnold 58, Hollies 5-71)
19 Jun	Northamptonshire	Portsmouth	Match Drawn (0 pts) Toss unknown	Nhants 177 (Barron 46, Hill 6-35) Hants 118 (Arnold 33, Merritt 6-44) Nhants 16-2 (Davis 8no, Nevell 8, Bailey 2-3)
22 Jun	Sussex	Chichester	Won by 49 runs (12 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 202 (Hill 49, J Langridge 5-49) Sussex 168 (J Langridge 41, Knott 5-46) Hants 166 (McCorkell 72, Cox 5-26, Oakes 5-62) Sussex 151 (Bartlett 52, Knott 4-44)
26 Jun	Surrey	Guildford	Lost by 9 wkts (0 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 48 (Rogers 16no, Bedser 5-21, Gover 5-22) Surrey 222 (Gregory 82, Knott 6-56) Hants 242 (Hill 108, Watts 3-58) Surrey 69-1 (Gregory 37no, Godfrey 1-24)
29 Jun	Somerset	Bath	Lost by an innings and 13 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 103 (Hill 31, Buse 4-23) Somerset 293 (Wellard 74, Knott 4-30) Hants 177-9 (1 abs) (Hill 45, Wellard 5-49)
03 Jul	Sussex	Bournemouth	Won by an innings and 84 runs (12 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 356-8 (Bailey 116, Carey 3-70) Sussex 124 (J Langridge 33, Bailey 5-35) Sussex 148 (Cox 44, Dean 5-31)
06 Jul	Middlesex	Bournemouth	Lost by 8 wkts (0 pts) Toss won by Middlesex	Middx 355 (Compton 115, Knott 6-114) Hants 136 (Bridger 39, Robins 3-41) Hants 398 (Bridger 142, Sims 6-114) Middx 180-2 (Edrich 93no, Herman 1-13)
10 Jul	Glamorgan	Swansea	Lost by 7 wkts (0 pts) Toss unknown	Glam 316 (DE Davies 119, Bailey 5-73) Hants 135 (Holt 77, Clay 4-20) Hants 262 (Arnold 110, E Davies 5-61) Glam 82-3 (DE Davies 42no, Dean 2-13)
13 Jul	Nottinghamshire	Portsmouth	Lost by 1 wkt (4 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 256 (Bailey 60, Jepson 3-65) Notts 194 (Jepson 42, Heath 6-80) Hants 148 (Hill 48, Jepson 6-57) Notts 212-9 (Keeton 69, Herman 5-73)
17 Jul	Gloucestershire	Bristol	Lost by an innings and 9 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Gloucestershire	Glos 331-9 (Neale 101, Bailey 3-73) Hants 132 (Bailey 36, Goddard 4-56) Hants 190 (Eagar 59, Goddard 4-66)
20 Jul	Essex	Westcliff-on-Sea	Lost by 74 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Essex 401 (Pearce 156, Dodds 111, Herman 6-89) Hants 285 (Arnold 59, Smith 3-54) Essex 180-8 (Smith 42, Heath 5-59) Hants 222 (Shirreff 77no, Vigar 6-78)
24 Jul	Derbyshire	Southampton	Lost by 6 wkts (4 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 358-8 (Hill 100, Copson 2-56) Derby 349 (Alderman 101, Heath 4-62) Hants 95 (Hill 21, Gladwin 6-39) Derby 109-4 (Elliott 54no, Herman 3-59)
27 Jul	Somerset	Portsmouth	Lost by 10 wkts (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 80 (Holt 24, Andrews 8-25) Somerset 302 (Meyer 98, Herman 5-100) Hants 228 (Holt 61, Meyer 4-57) Somerset 8-0 (Longrigg 4no, Lawrence 4no)
03 Aug	Kent	Canterbury	Lost by an innings and 75 runs (0 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Hants 229 (Holt 90, Dovey 4-55) Kent 477 (Todd 122, Valentine 110, Knott 5-159) Hants 173 (McCorkell 28, Ridgway 6-59)
07 Aug	Gloucestershire	Southampton	Lost by 7 wkts (0 pts) Toss won by Gloucestershire	Hants 171 (Bailey 71, Cook 3-35) Glos 226-8 (Hammond 50, Knott 5-103) Hants 113 (Rogers 33, Cook 4-35) Glos 60-3 (Emmett 14no, Knott 2-26)
10 Aug	Northamptonshire	Wellingborough	Match Drawn (4 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 169 (Eagar 59no, Merritt 6-82) Nhants 160 (Webster 31, Herman 6-53) Hants 129-4 (Arnold 68no, Merritt 2-44)
14 Aug	Yorkshire	Scarborough	Lost by 56 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Yorks 168 (Coxon 51no, Herman 7-77) Hants 97 (Arnold 51, Robinson 5-29) Yorks 69 (Yardley 16, Knott 5-35) Hants 84 (Bailey 21, Robinson 7-24)
17 Aug	Lancashire	Old Trafford	Won by 29 runs (12 pts) Toss unknown	Hants 188 (Arnold 67, Phillipson 5-56) Lancs 151 (Edrich 45, Budd 3-18) Hants 174-5 (Holt 51, Roberts 3-69) Lancs 182 (Edrich 48, Knott 6-67)
21 Aug	Leicestershire	Bournemouth	Won by 9 wkts (12 pts) Toss won by Leicestershire	Leics 120 (Jackson 50, Herman 5-39) Hants 206 (Arnold 78, Jackson 4-65) Leics 121 (Smith 26, Knott 7-52) Hants 36-1 (Holt 15no, Jackson 1-25)
24 Aug	Lancashire	Bournemouth	Lost by 36 runs (0 pts) Toss unknown	Lancs 168 (Brierley 38, Phillipson 38no, Knott 7-72) Hants 151 (Rogers 37no, Roberts 5-55) Lancs 177-8 (Edrich 73, Hill 3-27) Hants 158 (Arnold 41, Price 4-43)
28 Aug	Yorkshire	Bournemouth	Won by 10 wkts (12 pts) Toss won by Hampshire	Yorks 135 (Sellers 27, Knott 4-54) Hants 204 (Hill 38, Booth 4-44) Yorks 130 (Sellers 49, Herman 5-48) Hants 64-0 (Arnold 38no)

Totals
Runs scored 8665 for 437 wkts at an average of 19.82 per wkt.
Runs against 8778 for 393 wkts at an average of 22.33 per wkt.
Played 26, Won 8, Drawn 3, Lost 15, Points 112
Points System: WIN: 12 pts, TIED: 6 pts, LOST and won 1st inns: 4 pts, LOST and tied 1st inns: 2 pts, LOST and lost 1st inns: no points, DRAW and won 1st inns: 4 pts, DRAW and lost 1st inns: no points, DRAW and won 1st inns in a match played under 1-day rules: 8 pts. Position decided by total points.
Finish - 10th

Averages

Ct	St	Player	Matches	Innings	NO	50's	100's	HS	Runs	Average	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wkts	5fers	10Wm	BP	RPO	Average
1		CJ Andrews *	1	1	0	0	0	27	27	27.00
14		J Arnold	26	49	4	10	1	110	1502	33.37	1	0	4	0	0	0	0-4	4.00	--
12		J Bailey	26	46	3	8	2	133	1349	31.37	340.4	79	808	35	2	0	5-35	2.37	23.08
4		JR Bridger *	2	3	0	1	1	142	231	77.00	2	0	18	0	0	0	0-18	9.00	--
		WL Budd	4	8	0	0	0	9	30	3.75	11	5	18	3	0	0	3-18	1.63	6.00
8		TA Dean	12	19	4	0	0	19no	91	6.06	168.4	19	511	20	2	1	7-51	3.02	25.55
		HR Downer *	2	4	0	0	0	4	8	2.00
32		EDR Eagar *	26	47	4	5	0	78no	902	20.97	38	5	146	3	0	0	1-15	3.84	48.66
1		RN Exton *	3	4	1	0	0	24no	32	10.66
		JF Godfrey *	5	8	2	0	0	4	11	1.83	83	18	266	7	0	0	2-27	3.20	38.00
4		DR Guard *	5	8	1	0	0	20	54	7.71
2		L Harrison	7	13	3	0	0	28	100	10.00
6		GEM Heath	16	24	8	0	0	12	53	3.31	406.1	68	1145	36	3	0	6-80	2.81	31.80
21		OW Herman	26	44	1	0	0	36	338	7.86	883	218	2264	110	9	1	7-77	2.56	20.58
14		G Hill	26	46	2	2	2	108	954	21.68	401.1	106	947	49	1	0	6-35	2.36	19.32
13		AG Holt	19	35	1	7	0	94	850	25.00	.2	0	4	0	0	0	0-4	12.00	--
2	3	AE Kimish *	2	3	0	0	0	4	6	2.00
15		CJ Knott	22	33	13	0	0	16no	122	6.10	744.3	159	2012	111	11	2	7-52	2.70	18.12
28	16	NT McCorkell	23	42	2	1	0	72	612	15.30
		FAV Parker *	1	2	0	0	0	5	9	4.50
4		AE Pothecary	3	4	1	0	0	22	52	17.33
11		NH Rogers *	25	42	4	1	0	90	651	17.13
2		AC Shirreff *	4	8	2	1	0	77no	134	22.33	79	18	250	3	0	0	3-48	3.16	83.33
		Extras/run outs							547				385	16
194	19	TOTALS	286	493	56	36	6		8665		3158.3	695	8778	393	28	4

* County Championship Debut

Hundreds

Score	Player	Opponents	Venue
142	JR Bridger	Middlesex	Bournemouth
133	J Bailey	Worcestershire	Southampton
116	J Bailey	Sussex	Bournemouth
110	J Arnold	Glamorgan	Swansea
108	G Hill	Surrey	Guildford
100	G Hill	Derbyshire	Southampton

5 Fers

Return	Player	Opponents	Venue
7-51	TA Dean	Derbyshire	Ilkeston
7-52	CJ Knott	Leicestershire	Bournemouth
7-72	CJ Knott	Lancashire	Bournemouth
7-77	OW Herman	Yorkshire	Scarborough
6-35	G Hill	Northamptonshire	Portsmouth
6-37	CJ Knott	Kent	Southampton
6-53	OW Herman	Northamptonshire	Wellingborough
6-56	CJ Knott	Surrey	Guildford
6-67	CJ Knott	Lancashire	Old Trafford
6-80	GEM Heath	Nottinghamshire	Portsmouth
6-86	OW Herman	Essex	Portsmouth
6-89	OW Herman	Essex	Westcliff-on-Sea
6-114	CJ Knott	Middlesex	Bournemouth
5-31	TA Dean	Sussex	Bournemouth
5-35	CJ Knott	Yorkshire	Scarborough
5-35	J Bailey	Sussex	Bournemouth
5-39	OW Herman	Worcestershire	Southampton
5-39	OW Herman	Leicestershire	Bournemouth
5-46	CJ Knott	Sussex	Chichester
5-48	OW Herman	Yorkshire	Bournemouth
5-59	GEM Heath	Essex	Westcliff-on-Sea
5-66	CJ Knott	Middlesex	Lords
5-73	J Bailey	Glamorgan	Swansea
5-73	OW Herman	Nottinghamshire	Portsmouth
5-74	GEM Heath	Worcestershire	Southampton
5-100	OW Herman	Somerset	Portsmouth
5-103	CJ Knott	Gloucestershire	Southampton
5-159	CJ Knott	Kent	Canterbury

10 Wkt Matches

Returns	Player	Opponents	Venue
11-106 (7-77 & 4-29)	OW Herman	Yorkshire	Scarborough
11-108 (4-56 & 7-52)	CJ Knott	Leicestershire	Bournemouth
10-129 (7-51 & 3-78)	TA Dean	Derbyshire	Ilkeston
10-165 (7-72 & 3-93)	CJ Knott	Lancashire	Bournemouth

Best Partnerships

Wkt	Score	Players	Opponents	Venue
1st	156	J Arnold and AG Holt	Kent	Canterbury
	108	J Arnold and AG Holt	Derbyshire	Southampton
	105	J Arnold and JR Bridger	Middlesex	Bournemouth
	102	J Arnold and AG Holt	Essex	Westcliff-on-Sea
2nd	179	JR Bridger and G Hill	Middlesex	Bournemouth
	103	J Arnold and EDR Eagar	Leicestershire	Bournemouth
3rd	132	J Bailey and G Hill	Derbyshire	Southampton
	101	J Bailey and AG Holt	Essex	Portsmouth
4th	148	J Bailey and EDR Eagar	Derbyshire	Ilkeston
5th	209	J Bailey and NH Rogers	Worcestershire	Southampton
6th	109	J Bailey and NH Rogers	Sussex	Bournemouth
7th	63	G Hill and AC Shirreff	Surrey	Guildford
8th	66	OW Herman and AC Shirreff	Essex	Westcliff-on-Sea
9th	51	OW Herman and NH Rogers	Lancashire	Bournemouth
10th	43	NT McCorkell and GEM Heath	Lancashire	Old Trafford