f16726 cc8264	Somerset v Northamptonshire
	County Championship 1939
Venue	County Ground, Taunton on 30th, 31st August 1939 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by an innings and 92 runs
Points	Somerset 12; Northamptonshire 0
Umpires	H Elliott, J Hardstaff
Close of play day 1	Somerset (1) 189/5 (Garnett 29*, McRae 10*)

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJH Dixon	b Andrews	2
CP Davis	b Wellard	0
D Brookes	b Wellard	22
JE Timms	c Gimblett b Andrews	46
FP O'Brien	c Wellard b Buse	9
WE Merritt	c Meyer b Buse	0
*RP Nelson	c Luckes b Andrews	1
+KC James	b Wellard	12
SI Philips	run out	20
RJ Partridge	b Andrews	0
EJ Herbert	not out	17
Extras	(5 b, 4 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 36.4 overs)	138
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-4, 3-32, 4-49, 5-49, 6-67, 7-93, 8-99, 9-99, 10-138 (36.4 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wellard	15	0	56	3	-	-
Andrews	9	1	23	4	-	-
Buse	7	0	33	2	-	-
Meyer	5	1	17	0	-	-
Hazell	0.4	0	0	0	-	-

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Lee	st James b Merritt	36
H Gimblett	b Timms	67
HFT Buse	c James b Timms	9
*RJO Meyer	c Dixon b Merritt	22
TR Garnett	b Timms	75
WHR Andrews	st James b Merritt	12
FM McRae	lbw b Timms	50
HE Watts	b Merritt	36
+WT Luckes	not out	33
AW Wellard	b Merritt	21
HL Hazell	not out	4
Extras	(8 b, 2 lb, 5 w)	15
Total	(9 wickets, declared, 68.7 overs)	380
Fall of wickets:
1-105, 2-111, 3-116, 4-151, 5-164, 6-265, 7-286, 8-342, 9-370

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Partridge	20	1	96	0	-	-
Herbert	9	1	43	0	-	-
Timms	12	0	63	4	-	-
Merritt	22.7	0	149	5	-	-
Nelson	5	2	14	0	-	-

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
EJH Dixon	c Wellard b Andrews	5
CP Davis	b Andrews	10
D Brookes	c Meyer b Andrews	6
JE Timms	b Wellard	4
FP O'Brien	c Buse b Wellard	1
WE Merritt	lbw b Wellard	2
*RP Nelson	c Garnett b Buse	42
+KC James	lbw b Meyer	14
SI Philips	c Luckes b Meyer	17
RJ Partridge	c Luckes b Wellard	22
EJ Herbert	not out	16
Extras	(9 lb, 2 w)	11
Total	(all out, 36.4 overs)	150
Fall of wickets:
1-13, 2-21, 3-24, 4-26, 5-33, 6-68, 7-73, 8-106, 9-112, 10-150 (36.4 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wellard	13.4	3	46	4	-	-
Andrews	9	0	29	3	-	-
Buse	5	0	21	1	-	-
Meyer	8	0	30	2	-	-
Hazell	1	0	13	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> TR Garnett made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> TR Garnett made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> FM McRae made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> FM McRae made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> EJH Dixon made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> EJH Dixon made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> FP O'Brien made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RP Nelson made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> RP Nelson made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> KC James made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> SI Philips made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> EJ Herbert made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> EJ Herbert made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> TR Garnett (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in County Championship matches
--> TR Garnett (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> HE Watts (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in County Championship matches
--> HE Watts (1) passed his previous highest score of 22 in First-Class matches

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