County Championship, 1939
Northamptonshire v Somerset
County Ground, Northampton
29,31 July, 1 August 1939 (3-day match)
Result: Match drawn
Points:
Toss:
Umpires: Harold Elliott and GM Lee
Balls per over: 8
Close of play:
Day 1:
Day 2:
Somerset 1st innings
FS Lee c Greenwood b Partridge 0
H Gimblett lbw b Merritt 46
HFT Buse c James b Partridge 37
WHR Andrews c James b Merritt 5
*GM Bennett c Merritt b Lubbock 15
CJP Barnwell c James b Lubbock 1
GE Fletcher not out 19
+WT Luckes lbw b Merritt 19
BA Gomm b Merritt 2
AW Wellard c Nelson b Merritt 4
HL Hazell c James b Herbert 0
Extras (b 6, lb 2, nb 1) 9
Total (all out, 55.3 overs) 157
FoW: 1-0, 2-65, 3-81, 4-108, 5-110,
6-110, 7-149, 8-151, 9-157, 10-157.
Bowling O M R W
Partridge 11 3 23 2
Herbert 12.3 2 32 1
Lubbock 8 1 19 2
Timms 5 0 24 0
Merritt 14 5 42 5
Nelson 5 2 8 0
Northamptonshire 1st innings
EJH Dixon c Gomm b Andrews 123
HW Greenwood b Wellard 2
D Brookes lbw b Wellard 28
JE Timms b Buse 27
+KC James lbw b Wellard 14
*RP Nelson c Hazell b Wellard 0
FP O'Brien b Wellard 15
WE Merritt c Luckes b Wellard 25
CWS Lubbock b Wellard 5
RJ Partridge lbw b Andrews 1
EJ Herbert not out 3
Extras (lb 3) 3
Total (all out, 68.6 overs) 246
FoW: 1-12, 2-52, 3-118, 4-145, 5-149,
6-176, 7-231, 8-239, 9-242, 10-246.
Bowling O M R W
Wellard 28 4 91 7
Andrews 13.6 4 37 2
Buse 17 4 63 1
Hazell 7 0 31 0
Gomm 3 0 21 0
Somerset 2nd innings
FS Lee lbw b Lubbock 81
H Gimblett c Merritt b Partridge 1
HFT Buse c Brookes b Merritt 70
GE Fletcher c Nelson b Lubbock 15
*GM Bennett b Lubbock 21
CJP Barnwell not out 56
+WT Luckes c Brookes b Merritt 15
WHR Andrews b Merritt 4
AW Wellard b Lubbock 2
Extras (b 14, lb 11) 25
Total (8 wickets declared, 83.4 overs) 290
DNB: BA Gomm, HL Hazell.
FoW: 1-2, 2-166, 3-183, 4-206, 5-209, 6-272, 7-283, 8-290.
Bowling O M R W
Partridge 12 0 43 1
Herbert 13 4 32 0
Lubbock 13.4 4 44 4
Timms 8 3 19 0
Merritt 30 4 117 3
Nelson 7 5 10 0
Northamptonshire 2nd innings (target: 202 runs)
EJH Dixon lbw b Andrews 22
HW Greenwood lbw b Andrews 16
D Brookes b Andrews 2
JE Timms c Fletcher b Wellard 10
WE Merritt lbw b Wellard 5
FP O'Brien c & b Wellard 21
CWS Lubbock b Wellard 5
*RP Nelson not out 18
+KC James lbw b Wellard 2
RJ Partridge not out 0
EJ Herbert lbw b Hazell 6
Extras (lb 3) 3
Total (9 wickets, 36 overs) 110
FoW: 1-37, 2-39, 3-44, 4-55, 5-56, 6-76, 7-89, 8-91, 9-106.
Bowling O M R W
Wellard 18 2 41 5
Andrews 13 2 61 3
Buse 3 1 3 0
Hazell 2 1 2 1
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