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1946 English cricket season

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1946 was the 47th season of County Championship cricket in England. It was the first full season of first-class cricket to be played in England after World War II. It featured a three-match Test series between England and India, which was arranged at short notice. Yorkshire retained the County Championship title, having been the last pre-war champions in 1939. Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (1947 edition), in its review of the 1946 season, remarked that "the weather in 1946 might have been dreadful, but it didn't stop the crowds flocking to games".{{cite web |url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/155565.html?years=1947 |title=Wisden Online– Review of 1946 season |year=1947 |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |access-date=29 September 2009}}

Honours

Test series

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England managed to arrange a three-match series against India, whose team was captained by former England player Iftikhar Ali Khan, the Nawab of Pataudi and included Vinoo Mankad, Vijay Merchant and future Pakistan captain Abdul Hafeez Kardar. Mankad was named by Wisden as one of its "Five Cricketers of the Year" in the 1947 edition.

England won the First Test thanks to Alec Bedser's 11 wickets on his debut. The Second Test was drawn after India's last two batsmen held out for the final 13 minutes with England well ahead, Bedser again having taken 11 wickets in the match. The Third Test was also drawn after being ruined by persistent rain.

  • [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17692.html First Test] at Lord's: England won by 10 wickets
  • [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17768.html Second Test] at Old Trafford: match drawn
  • [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17833.html Third Test] at The Oval: match drawn

County Championship

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Leading batsmen – all first-class matches

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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1946 English cricket season – leading batsmen by average
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! Name

! Innings

! Runs

! Highest

! Average

! 100s

| Wally Hammond26178321484.907
| Vijay Merchant412385242*74.537
| Cyril Washbrook43240018268.579
| Denis Compton45240323561.6110
| Martin Donnelly29142514252.776
| Micky Walford10472141*52.442

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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1946 English cricket season – leading batsmen by aggregate
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! Name

! Innings

! Runs

! Highest

! Average

! 100s

| Denis Compton45240323561.6110
| Cyril Washbrook43240018268.579
| Vijay Merchant412385242*74.537
| Laurie Fishlock46222117250.475
| Dennis Brookes48219120050.957
| Jack Robertson58211412838.435

Leading bowlers – all first-class matches

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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1946 English cricket season – leading bowlers by average
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! Name

! Balls

! Maidens

! Runs

! Wickets

! Average

| Arthur Boothalign="right"| 5504align="right"| 423align="right"| 1289align="right"| 11111.61
| Johnnie Clayalign="right"| 4874align="right"| 204align="right"| 1742align="right"| 13013.40
| Austin Matthewsalign="right"| 4160align="right"| 215align="right"| 1329align="right"| 9314.29
| Ellis Robinsonalign="right"| 6830align="right"| 354align="right"| 2498align="right"| 16714.95
| Bill Bowesalign="right"| 3578align="right"| 203align="right"| 987align="right"| 6515.18

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bgcolor="#efefef" colspan="7" | 1946 English cricket season – leading bowlers by aggregate
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! Name

! Balls

! Maidens

! Runs

! Wickets

! Average

| Eric Holliesalign="right"| 9168align="right"| 433align="right"| 2871align="right"| 18415.60
| Tom Goddardalign="right"| 7862align="right"| 358align="right"| 3095align="right"| 17717.48
| Ellis Robinsonalign="right"| 6830align="right"| 354align="right"| 2498align="right"| 16714.95
| Jack Walshalign="right"| 5962align="right"| 144align="right"| 3012align="right"| 14820.35
| Sam Cookalign="right"| 6739align="right"| 327align="right"| 2477align="right"| 13318.62

References

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External links

  • [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/1946_ENG.html CricketArchive – season summary]

Bibliography

{{English cricket seasons}}

{{County Championship seasons}}

{{International cricket tours of England}}

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Category:1946 in English cricket

Category:English cricket seasons in the 20th century