1946 County Championship

English cricket tournament April 2022 First-class cricket League system Yorkshire 22 17 221 Laurie Fishlock, (Surrey) 1,963 Eric Hollies, (Warwickshire) 175 1939 1939 County Championship 1947 1947 County Championship The 1946 County Championship was the 47th officially organised running of the County Championship. Yorkshire County Cricket Club won their 22nd championship title.Engel Matthew Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2004, pages 493-494 2004 John Wisden & Company Ltd 0-947766-83-9 The Championship was the first for six years due to World War II and was decided on total points scored instead of the previous system of averages. All teams played 26 games.Wynne-Thomas Peter The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records 1983 Hamlyn Publishing Group 0-600-34667-6 Review The 1946 County Championship had all teams scheduled to play 26 matches, although there were many incomplete games because of the weather "may be written down as the worst in living memory". Teams were awarded 12 points for a win and could also claim points for first innings lead in matches drawn or lost. In the end, the team with the most wins finished first and the team with the second most wins finished second, so the additional points did not really impact the outcome. According to Wisden in its 1947 edition, Yorkshire retained the title with "something to spare" but the competition was very close until the last few days. Middlesex and Lancashire "gave Yorkshire most reason for anxiety".Wisden 1947 – Notes by the Editor. Retrieved on 14 October 2009. Captained by Brian Sellers, Yorkshire's success was chiefly due to its two main bowlers Ellis Robinson and Arthur Booth who took 167 and 111 wickets respectively in all first-class matches. Yorkshire's pace bowlers were the veteran Bill Bowes, who played for England in 1946, and future England player Alec Coxon. They took 65 and 69 wickets respectively. Seamer Frank Smailes, who also played for England against India, took 76 wickets. Booth was the season's surprise success as he was then 43 and had been a Minor Counties player before the war. Yorkshire had recalled him after many years absence as a replacement for the late Hedley Verity and Booth made the most of frequently damp conditions that suited his type of slow left arm bowling. Yorkshire's batting depended heavily on Len Hutton, supported by veterans Wilf Barber and Maurice Leyland. Norman Yardley batted well and took part in a Test trial. Runners-up Middlesex was captained by Walter Robins and had a very strong batting lineup led by Denis Compton. The best Middlesex bowlers were Jim Sims and Jack Young. Final table 12 pts for a win 6 pts for a tie 4 pts for a first innings lead in a draw or defeat 2 pts for a first innings equalling that of an opponent in a draw or defeat 8 pts for a win in a match under one-day rules TeamPldWLDNo dec1st Inns Lead1st Inns TiePts1Yorkshire261616Yorkshire were awarded eight points for the draw against Warwickshire, which they won under one-day rules.https://i.imgci.com/db/ARCHIVE/1940S/1946/ENG_LOCAL/CC/YORKS_WARWICKS_CC_10-13AUG1946.html Yorkshire v Warwickshire at Bradford, 10-13 August 1946 I.imgci.com 12 October 20263402162Middlesex2616550302043Lancashire2615452502004Somerset2612671511665Gloucestershire261264440160=6Glamorgan261086260144=6Kent261187030144=8Essex26898160120=8Worcestershire26912233012010Hampshire268153040112=11Leicestershire267134240100=11Surrey26611727010013Nottinghamshire2668111609614Warwickshire2671441209215Derbyshire2651281708816Northamptonshire262111121006417Sussex264111013060 References External links CricketArchive – season summary Bibliography Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1947 Category:1946 in English cricket Category:County Championship seasons