1946-09-02 to 0001-01-01 · Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester
Gloucestershire v Essex
- Gloucestershire
- 24/1
- Essex
- 197
Match drawn
England & Wales · First Class · Domestic
Essex 1946 cricket statistics and records
Essex in County Championship: standings, leading run scorers, wicket takers and innings records in Redball’s recorded data. Season statistics cover County Championship 1946; Tests are excluded.
TN Pearce leads the displayed batting table with 1,255 runs. R Smith leads the bowling table with 109 wickets.
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Season overview
- Recorded matches
- 26
- Recorded players
- 21
- Wins
- 8
- Recorded venues
- 20
Selected season match starts: 1946-05-11 to 1946-09-02. Player counts cover recorded batting or bowling innings, not a registered squad. Latest update among the displayed statistics and match source rows: 2026-05-26.
County Championship standings · 1946
League table for 1946. Positions follow the source table within each division or group.
Single Division
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yorkshire | 26 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 216 |
| 2 | Middlesex | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 204 |
| 3 | Lancashire | 26 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 200 |
| 4 | Somerset | 26 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 166 |
| 5 | Gloucestershire | 26 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 160 |
| 6 | Glamorgan | 26 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 144 |
| 7 | Kent | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 144 |
| 8 | Essex | 26 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 120 |
| 9 | Worcestershire | 26 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 120 |
| 10 | Hampshire | 26 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 112 |
| 11 | Leicestershire | 26 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 100 |
| 12 | Surrey | 26 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 100 |
| 13 | Nottinghamshire | 26 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 96 |
| 14 | Warwickshire | 26 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 92 |
| 15 | Derbyshire | 26 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 88 |
| 16 | Northamptonshire | 26 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 64 |
| 17 | Sussex | 26 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 60 |
Points are the recorded competition points, including any recorded bonuses or deductions. Source-table update: 2026-09-28.
Season leaders · County Championship 1946
Figures earned for Essex only. Top five by recorded total; equal totals are ordered by player ID. Cross-year editions retain their full season.
Leading run scorers
| Player | Matches | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| TN Pearce | 25 | 1,255 |
| AV Avery | 18 | 1,040 |
| TC Dodds | 24 | 1,015 |
| RM Taylor | 26 | 888 |
| TPB Smith | 18 | 795 |
Recorded innings through 1946-09-02. Source update date unavailable.
Leading wicket takers
| Player | Matches | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| R Smith | 26 | 109 |
| TPB Smith | 18 | 107 |
| FH Vigar | 21 | 51 |
| TE Bailey | 9 | 31 |
| RM Taylor | 17 | 24 |
Recorded innings through 1946-09-02. Source update date unavailable.
Player statistics · 1946
All recorded players for Essex in this competition and season. Ordered by runs or wickets, then player ID for ties. Figures include only recorded innings.
Batting · 21 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN Pearce | Essex | 25 | 45 | 5 | 1,255 | 166* | 31.38 | — | 2 | 5 | 53 | 0 |
| AV Avery | Essex | 18 | 31 | 2 | 1,040 | 210 | 35.86 | — | 5 | 3 | 23 | 0 |
| TC Dodds | Essex | 24 | 42 | 1 | 1,015 | 111 | 24.76 | — | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| RM Taylor | Essex | 26 | 46 | 3 | 888 | 142 | 20.65 | — | 5 | 1 | 14 | 0 |
| TPB Smith | Essex | 18 | 32 | 1 | 795 | 106 | 25.65 | — | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| FH Vigar | Essex | 24 | 42 | 4 | 743 | 101 | 19.55 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R Smith | Essex | 26 | 46 | 2 | 729 | 86 | 16.57 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RFT Paterson | Essex | 25 | 45 | 5 | 680 | 80 | 17.00 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HP Crabtree | Essex | 10 | 16 | 1 | 650 | 146 | 43.33 | — | 3 | 2 | 31 | 0 |
| DR Wilcox | Essex | 7 | 12 | 2 | 411 | 134 | 41.10 | — | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 |
| TE Bailey | Essex | 9 | 15 | 2 | 318 | 97* | 24.46 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TH Wade | Essex | 25 | 43 | 14 | 279 | 40* | 9.62 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LS Clark | Essex | 7 | 14 | 1 | 238 | 46 | 18.31 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EC Tedder | Essex | 8 | 15 | 0 | 208 | 55 | 13.87 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FS Unwin | Essex | 4 | 8 | 0 | 146 | 60 | 18.25 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH Rist | Essex | 8 | 14 | 1 | 144 | 44 | 11.08 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WB Morris | Essex | 7 | 13 | 3 | 134 | 41 | 13.40 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F Appleyard | Essex | 10 | 18 | 9 | 42 | 15* | 4.67 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF Cock | Essex | 3 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 14 | 7.25 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LF Parslow | Essex | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NF Borrett | Essex | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7* | 7.00 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling · 13 players
| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Balls | Maidens | Runs | Wkts | Avg | SR | Econ | 5W | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Smith | Essex | 26 | 44 | 6,298 | 242 | 2,824 | 109 | 25.91 | 57.78 | 2.69 | 8 | 7/51 |
| TPB Smith | Essex | 18 | 31 | 4,943 | 199 | 2,047 | 107 | 19.13 | 46.20 | 2.48 | 11 | 7/75 |
| FH Vigar | Essex | 21 | 30 | 2,424 | 51 | 1,419 | 51 | 27.82 | 47.53 | 3.51 | 4 | 8/128 |
| TE Bailey | Essex | 9 | 15 | 1,309 | 44 | 733 | 31 | 23.65 | 42.23 | 3.36 | 2 | 6/94 |
| RM Taylor | Essex | 17 | 25 | 1,527 | 34 | 901 | 24 | 37.54 | 63.63 | 3.54 | 1 | 7/99 |
| F Appleyard | Essex | 10 | 18 | 1,391 | 68 | 529 | 13 | 40.69 | 107.00 | 2.28 | 1 | 5/14 |
| RFT Paterson | Essex | 11 | 14 | 708 | 9 | 464 | 13 | 35.69 | 54.46 | 3.93 | 0 | 4/98 |
| WB Morris | Essex | 4 | 7 | 702 | 30 | 347 | 10 | 34.70 | 70.20 | 2.97 | 0 | 4/90 |
| TC Dodds | Essex | 8 | 12 | 480 | 11 | 273 | 6 | 45.50 | 80.00 | 3.41 | 0 | 2/54 |
| AV Avery | Essex | 2 | 2 | 78 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 44.00 | 78.00 | 3.38 | 0 | 1/28 |
| TN Pearce | Essex | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 1/0 |
| NF Borrett | Essex | 1 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 42 | 0 | — | — | 3.00 | 0 | 0/4 |
| DR Wilcox | Essex | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3.33 | 0 | 0/10 |
Statistics definitions and missing data
Mat = matches with a recorded innings in that discipline; Inns = recorded innings; NO = not out; HS = highest innings (* means not out). Batting Avg = runs per dismissal; batting SR = runs per 100 balls. 50s excludes centuries; 100s includes all scores of 100 or more.
Bowling Runs excludes byes and leg byes where the source does. Avg = runs conceded per wicket; SR = balls per wicket; Econ = runs per six balls, including historical seasons with different over lengths. 5W = innings with at least five wickets; BBI = best innings, by wickets then fewer runs conceded. Balls are deliveries, not decimal overs.
— means unavailable or undefined, including a zero denominator. Rates requiring balls are omitted if any innings is missing its ball count. Historical boundary and ball counts may be incomplete. Tests and figures for other teams or competitions are excluded. Full methodology
Team season summary
Match outcomes and team scorecards for 1946. Teams are ordered by wins, then name; this is separate from the points table.
| Team | Mat | Won | Lost | Drawn | Other | Runs | Outs | Bat avg | Highest | Conceded | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10,286 | 403 | 25.52 | 597 | 10,075 | 382 | 26.37 |
Team runs include extras; wickets include dismissals not credited to a bowler, so these totals can differ from the player tables. Bat avg = team runs per wicket lost; Bowl avg = opposition runs per wicket taken. Other includes ties, abandoned games and unavailable results. Totals cover available scorecards only.
Recent recorded matches · 1946
Latest 12 of 26 recorded matches, ordered by start date. This is not a live score feed.
1946-08-28 to 1946-08-29 · Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood
Middlesex v Essex
Middlesex won by an innings and 129 runs
1946-08-21 to 1946-08-22 · Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea
Essex v Warwickshire
- Essex
- 385
- Warwickshire
- 284 & 81
Essex won by an innings and 20 runs
1946-08-17 to 1946-08-20 · Grace Road, Leicester
Leicestershire v Essex
- Leicestershire
- 380 & 139/7
- Essex
- 360
Match drawn
1946-08-14 to 1946-08-16 · Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
Essex v Nottinghamshire
- Essex
- 364/7d & 14/1
- Nottinghamshire
- 363 & 149
Match drawn
1946-08-10 to 1946-08-13 · Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea
Essex v Leicestershire
- Essex
- 241 & 125/0
Match drawn
1946-08-07 to 1946-08-09 · Old Trafford, Manchester
Lancashire v Essex
- Lancashire
- 270 & 283
- Essex
- 349 & 219/9d
Essex won by 15 runs
1946-08-03 to 1946-08-06 · County Ground, New Road, Worcester
Worcestershire v Essex
- Worcestershire
- 203 & 327/8
- Essex
- 250 & 310/6d
Match drawn
1946-07-27 to 1946-07-30 · Rodney Parade, Newport
Glamorgan v Essex
Match drawn
1946-07-20 to 1946-07-23 · Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex v Hampshire
Essex won by 74 runs
1946-07-17 to 1946-07-19 · Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea
Essex v Middlesex
Middlesex won by 101 runs
1946-07-13 to 1946-07-16 · Edgbaston, Birmingham
Warwickshire v Essex
- Warwickshire
- 261 & 155
- Essex
- 201 & 185
Warwickshire won by 30 runs
Recorded venues
| Venue | Matches |
|---|---|
| Castle Park Cricket Ground, Colchester | 2 |
| Chalkwell Park, Westcliff-on-Sea | 2 |
| County Ground, Chelmsford | 2 |
| Old County Ground, Brentwood | 2 |
| Valentine's Park, Ilford | 2 |
| Vista Road Recreation Ground, Clacton-on-Sea | 2 |
| County Ground, Hove | 1 |
| County Ground, New Road, Worcester | 1 |
| County Ground, Northampton | 1 |
| County Ground, Taunton | 1 |
| Edgbaston, Birmingham | 1 |
| Grace Road, Leicester | 1 |
| Kennington Oval, Kennington | 1 |
| Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood | 1 |
| Old Trafford, Manchester | 1 |
| Rodney Parade, Newport | 1 |
| Southchurch Park, Southend-on-Sea | 1 |
| St George's Road, Harrogate | 1 |
| United Services Ground, Portsmouth | 1 |
| Wagon Works Ground, Gloucester | 1 |
Venue names follow the match catalogue; renamed grounds may appear separately.
Season innings records
Highest individual innings and best bowling innings in County Championship 1946 for Essex, in Redball’s recorded data.
Highest innings
| Player | Runs | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AV Avery | 210 | Surrey | 1946-07-01 |
| TN Pearce | 166* | Somerset | 1946-05-11 |
| TN Pearce | 156 | Hampshire | 1946-07-20 |
| HP Crabtree | 146 | Nottinghamshire | 1946-08-14 |
| RM Taylor | 142 | Warwickshire | 1946-08-21 |
Best bowling innings
* means not out. Batting sorts by runs; bowling sorts by wickets, then fewer runs conceded. Ties then use earlier match date and source row ID. Five rows are shown, so equal performances may extend beyond the cutoff. Matches count distinct recorded matches in each discipline.
Competitions and other teams
Includes historical participants; this is not a current squad or membership list.
- County Championship · 1895-05-06 to 2026-09-24
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Recorded coverage
The full historical range below is from the match catalogue for Essex in County Championship. The selected season range is shown above. These can differ from innings-table coverage and do not establish a complete historical record.
Recorded match dates: 1895-05-06 to 2026-09-24. Date spans do not imply complete coverage. Career aggregates may cover a different set of matches.
Displayed source rows last updated: unavailable. Figures retrieved: 2026-10-01. This is not a live score feed.
Source: Redball’s recorded statistics. Methodology, definitions and coverage.