f16346 cc8018	Somerset v Kent
	County Championship 1938
Venue	Rowdens Road, Wells on 24th, 25th August 1938 (3-day match)
Balls per over	6
Toss	Somerset won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Somerset won by 27 runs
Points	Somerset 12; Kent 0
Umpires	HG Baldwin, A Skelding
Close of play day 1	Kent (1) 204/6 (Spencer 13*, Levett 0*)

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Somerset first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Lee	lbw b Lewis	35
H Gimblett	c Chalk b Todd	14
WHR Andrews	b Watt	30
HFT Buse	c Levett b Lewis	11
*EF Longrigg	c Levett b Lewis	6
MD Lyon	not out	50
GM Bennett	b Harding	1
+WT Luckes	c Spencer b Lewis	2
AW Wellard	c Harding b Todd	57
ATM Jones	c Spencer b Lewis	1
HL Hazell	c Watt b Lewis	2
Extras	(12 b, 3 nb, 1 w)	16
Total	(all out, 70.3 overs)	225
Fall of wickets:
1-22, 2-79, 3-85, 4-98, 5-110, 6-112, 7-112, 8-203, 9-221, 10-225 (70.3 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Todd	15	4	46	2	-	-
Harding	12	4	25	1	-	-
Watt	16	6	22	1	-	-
Lewis	25.3	4	76	6	-	-
Woolley	2	0	40	0	-	-

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Kent first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Woolley	lbw b Wellard	0
*FGH Chalk	b Andrews	0
LJ Todd	lbw b Wellard	0
BH Valentine	st Luckes b Hazell	114
PR Sunnucks	c Luckes b Wellard	8
CH Knott	c Lyon b Wellard	65
TW Spencer	c Luckes b Wellard	14
+WHV Levett	b Wellard	0
NW Harding	not out	9
AE Watt	b Andrews	0
C Lewis	b Wellard	1
Extras	(3 b, 1 lb)	4
Total	(all out, 62.3 overs)	215
Fall of wickets:
1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 4-11, 5-191, 6-201, 7-204, 8-205, 9-210, 10-215 (62.3 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wellard	25.3	8	65	7	-	-
Andrews	14	1	49	2	-	-
Hazell	17	3	67	1	-	-
Buse	6	1	30	0	-	-

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Somerset second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FS Lee	c Levett b Todd	3
H Gimblett	c Woolley b Harding	5
WHR Andrews	lbw b Lewis	54
HFT Buse	b Harding	25
*EF Longrigg	b Lewis	18
MD Lyon	st Levett b Woolley	8
GM Bennett	b Harding	9
+WT Luckes	lbw b Lewis	4
AW Wellard	b Harding	37
ATM Jones	c Levett b Harding	2
HL Hazell	not out	0
Extras	(8 b, 4 lb)	12
Total	(all out, 64.3 overs)	177
Fall of wickets:
1-8, 2-8, 3-65, 4-108, 5-113, 6-131, 7-138, 8-140, 9-154, 10-177 (64.3 ov)

Kent bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Todd	11	5	11	1	-	-
Harding	15.3	3	51	5	-	-
Watt	12	2	40	0	-	-
Lewis	21	6	57	3	-	-
Woolley	5	1	6	1	-	-

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Kent second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
FE Woolley	lbw b Wellard	34
*FGH Chalk	c Andrews b Hazell	33
LJ Todd	c Jones b Wellard	13
BH Valentine	st Luckes b Hazell	13
AE Watt	c Wellard b Hazell	8
CH Knott	b Wellard	19
PR Sunnucks	b Wellard	0
TW Spencer	st Luckes b Wellard	12
NW Harding	c Jones b Wellard	6
+WHV Levett	not out	12
C Lewis	b Hazell	1
Extras	(9 lb)	9
Total	(all out, 54.2 overs)	160
Fall of wickets:
1-57, 2-73, 3-95, 4-105, 5-106, 6-106, 7-128, 8-136, 9-155, 10-160 (54.2 ov)

Somerset bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Wellard	27	7	50	6	-	-
Andrews	4	0	35	0	-	-
Hazell	22.2	2	60	4	-	-
Buse	1	0	6	0	-	-

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Notes
--> The match was scheduled for three days but completed in two.
--> AW Wellard hit 5 consecutive sixes in the Somerset first innings (off FE Woolley)
--> BH Valentine (1) passed 8000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 7
--> BH Valentine (1) passed 11500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> HFT Buse (2) passed 1000 runs in First-Class matches for the season when he reached 25
--> HFT Buse (2) passed 1500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 24
--> AW Wellard (2) passed 8000 runs in County Championship matches when he reached 26
--> FGH Chalk (2) passed 1000 runs in County Championship matches for the season when he reached 24
--> C Lewis reached 200 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 4th wicket in the Somerset first innings
--> AW Wellard reached 950 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Kent first innings
--> AW Wellard reached 150 wickets in County Championship matches for the season when taking his 1st wicket in the Kent first innings
--> NW Harding achieved his best innings bowling analysis in First-Class matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 5-99)
--> NW Harding reached 50 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Somerset second innings
--> NW Harding achieved his best innings bowling analysis in County Championship matches in the Somerset second innings (previous best was 5-99)
--> AW Wellard reached 1100 wickets in First-Class matches when taking his 3rd wicket in the Kent second innings

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