Famous Cricketers No 39 - D.C.S.Compton

46. Middlesex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 7, 9, 10 (Middlesex won by three wickets) c E.W.J.Brooks b J.F.Parker 2 151 170 run out 15 230-7 209 47. Middlesex v Essex, Chelmsford, August 11, 12 (Middlesex won by 307 runs) run out 55 302 156 c and b T.P.B.Smith 71 313-5d 152 1 48. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Kennington Oval, August 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) run out 65 254-7d - - - - 249 did not bat - 31-1 6 0 34 2 D.A.R.Moloney b 187 1 J.A.Dunning b 49. Middlesex v Somerset, Lord’s, August 18, 19 (Middlesex won by an innings and 132 runs) c J.H.Cameron b H.L.Hazell 81 393 130 1 131 50. Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s, August 21, 23, 24 (Middlesex won by 71 runs) b W.H.Ashdown 4 277 173 1 b W.H.Ashdown 5 325-7d 358 51. Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c sub b A.Staples 111 525-9d - - - - 316 13 0 67 1 A.Staples b 447-6 52. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) c R.J.Gregory b J.F.Parker 28 419 509 1 b E.A.Watts 64 202-7 204-d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 1 1 0 65 65 65.00 - 1 1 Players v Gentlemen 1 2 1 34 34* 34.00 - - 1 Championship 23 32 2 1345 177 44.83 2 10 21 Other matches 7 11 1 536 116 53.60 1 5 4 Total 32 46 4 1980 177 47.14 3 16 27 Career 52 78 7 2984 177 42.02 4 24 37 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Tests 6 0 34 2 17.00 2/34 - - Championship 69 11 237 8 29.62 2/7 - - Other matches 51 7 205 0 0.00 - - - Total 126 18 476 11 43.27 2/7 - - Career (6-ball) 192.5 26 735 21 35.00 3/11 - - 1938 Compton had an impressive start to the season and had scored 742 runs by the end of May. This included three hundreds against Surrey, Gloucestershire and Lancashire, all at Lord’s. His place was assured for the First Test at Trent Bridge against the full might of Australia. Denis came in at the fall of the fourth wicket with the score at 281 and helped to add 206 with Eddie Paynter for the fifth wicket in 139 minutes. He became England’s youngest century maker and the third youngest ever Test centurion. In the remaining three Tests he scored 6 and 76 not out at Lord’s, 14 and 15 at Headingley and 1 at Kenington Oval in the match won by a record margin by England of an innings and 579 runs. He hit a splendid undefeated century of 180 against Essex, his then highest first-class score, in which he added 159 runs with W.F.F.Price for the seventh wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 53. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Lord’s, April 30, May 2, 3 (Match drawn) c A.Mitchell b E.P.Robinson 77 325 2 0 5 1 A.Wood lbw 339 - - - - 21-1 12