f16633 cc8182	Northamptonshire v Worcestershire
	County Championship 1939
Venue	Town Ground, Rushden on 22nd, 24th, 25th July 1939 (3-day match)
Balls per over	8
Toss	Northamptonshire won the toss and decided to bat
Result	Worcestershire won by 1 wicket
Points	Northamptonshire 4; Worcestershire 12
Umpires	JJ Hills, A Skelding
Close of play day 1	Northamptonshire (1) 258/9 (Partridge 23*, Herbert 1*)
Close of play day 2	Worcestershire (2) 36/4 (King 1*)

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Northamptonshire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CP Davis	c Jenkins b Howorth	26
HW Greenwood	lbw b Jenkins	31
D Brookes	c and b Howorth	2
JE Timms	c Palmer b Perks	26
FP O'Brien	c and b Howorth	3
*RP Nelson	b Perks	51
+KC James	lbw b Martin	25
WE Merritt	c White b Martin	53
RJ Partridge	not out	26
W Kemmey	st King b Howorth	10
EJ Herbert	b Perks	1
Extras	(2 b, 5 lb)	7
Total	(all out, 82.6 overs)	261
Fall of wickets:
1-59, 2-61, 3-63, 4-66, 5-96, 6-153, 7-204, 8-228, 9-249, 10-261 (82.6 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	17.6	4	48	3	-	-
Martin	27	7	86	2	-	-
Howorth	21	1	75	4	-	-
Jenkins	16	6	43	1	-	-
Palmer	1	0	2	0	-	-

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Worcestershire first innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Cooper	c Timms b Nelson	20
R Howorth	c Merritt b Herbert	11
+BP King	c O'Brien b Herbert	3
HHIH Gibbons	c Greenwood b Nelson	9
SH Martin	b Herbert	38
CH Palmer	c Brookes b Partridge	23
*CJ Lyttelton	c Timms b Partridge	14
J Stanning	not out	56
AFT White	lbw b Partridge	0
RO Jenkins	b Herbert	36
RTD Perks	b Partridge	1
Extras	(6 b, 8 lb, 1 nb, 1 w)	16
Total	(all out, 56.3 overs)	227
Fall of wickets:
1-20, 2-24, 3-35, 4-80, 5-98, 6-132, 7-133, 8-189, 9-226, 10-227 (56.3 ov)

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Partridge	14.3	3	39	4	-	-
Herbert	15	1	45	4	-	-
Nelson	17	3	75	2	-	-
Merritt	5	0	48	0	-	-
Timms	5	2	4	0	-	-

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Northamptonshire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
CP Davis	b Perks	5
HW Greenwood	c Perks b Martin	6
D Brookes	lbw b Perks	3
JE Timms	c Perks b Martin	7
FP O'Brien	c Cooper b Martin	1
*RP Nelson	run out	4
+KC James	lbw b Martin	0
WE Merritt	b Perks	28
RJ Partridge	b Perks	2
W Kemmey	b Perks	4
EJ Herbert	not out	1
Extras	(5 lb)	5
Total	(all out, 18.6 overs)	66
Fall of wickets:
1-7, 2-15, 3-15, 4-18, 5-27, 6-27, 7-35, 8-47, 9-59, 10-66 (18.6 ov)

Worcestershire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Perks	9.6	1	25	5	-	-
Martin	9	2	36	4	-	-

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Worcestershire second innings		Runs	Balls	Mins	4s	6s
E Cooper	b Partridge	2
R Howorth	c O'Brien b Partridge	1
+BP King	c James b Timms	34
HHIH Gibbons	c James b Partridge	0
*CJ Lyttelton	c James b Timms	11
SH Martin	b Herbert	4
CH Palmer	b Partridge	5
J Stanning	b Partridge	0
AFT White	not out	31
RO Jenkins	b Timms	4
RTD Perks	not out	6
Extras	(4 lb)	4
Total	(9 wickets, 30.7 overs)	102
Fall of wickets:
1-2, 2-13, 3-13, 4-36, 5-57, 6-58, 7-58, 8-58, 9-71

Northamptonshire bowling	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Wides	No-Balls
Partridge	12.7	4	32	5	-	-
Herbert	11	1	39	1	-	-
Timms	7	1	27	3	-	-

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Notes
--> W Kemmey made his last appearance in First-Class matches
--> W Kemmey made his last appearance in County Championship matches
--> RP Nelson (1) passed 3000 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 35
--> HHIH Gibbons (1) passed 20500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 3
--> J Stanning (1) passed his previous highest score of 39 in First-Class matches
--> RO Jenkins (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in First-Class matches
--> RO Jenkins (1) passed his previous highest score of 30 in County Championship matches
--> WE Merritt (2) passed 2500 runs in First-Class matches when he reached 9
--> R Howorth reached 550 wickets in County Championship matches when taking his 2nd wicket in the Northamptonshire first innings
--> RTD Perks reached 100 wickets in First-Class matches for the season when taking his 5th wicket in the Northamptonshire second innings

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