1946 ENGLISH CRICKET SEASON

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

Honours

County Championship

Test series

Leading batsmen

Leading bowlers

References

Honours

★ 'County Championship' - Yorkshire

★ 'Minor Counties Championship' - Suffolk

★ 'Wisden' - Alec Bedser, Laurie Fishlock, Vinoo Mankad, Peter Smith, Cyril Washbrook

County Championship

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Drawn	No Dec	1st innleadmatch L	1st innleadmatch 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.

Test series

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

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

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

References

★ ''The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records'' by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT)

★ ''Wisden Cricketers Almanack'' (annual)