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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Ranji Trophy 3 4 1 372 249* 124.00 1 1 2 Services 3 5 0 394 123 78.80 3 - 2 Other matches 2 4 1 224 100 74.66 1 1 1 Total 8 13 2 990 249* 90.00 5 2 5 Career 121 188 21 8310 249* 49.76 22 45 88 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Ranji Trophy 20 2 67 1 67.00 1/26 - - Services 38 3 166 2 83.00 2/51 - - Other matches 33.4 6 98 2 49.00 2/51 - - Total 91.4 11 331 5 66.20 2/51 - - Career (6-ball) 414.3 55 } 2196 64 34.31 3/11 - - (8-ball) 172.5 25 1945/46 Army duties restricted Denis Compton to two first-class matches this season but he still managed to score a century in each of them. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 122. East Zone v Australian Services, Calcutta, November 21, 22, 23 (East Zone won by two wickets) run out 0 131 107 b A.W.Roper 101 284-8 304 123. Europeans v Hindus, Bombay, January 12, 13, 14 (Hindus won by an innings and 1 run) b D.G.Phadkar 91 212 9 1 44 0 504-6d 1 b M.H.Mankad 124 291 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Total 2 4 0 316 124 79.00 2 1 1 Career 123 192 21 8626 249* 50.44 24 46 89 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Total 9 1 44 0 - - - - Career (6-ball) 423.3 56 } 2240 64 35.00 3/11 - - (8-ball) 172.5 25 1946 Compton made a welcome return to the English first-class game after an absence of six years. He scored his first double century in England at Fenner’s in early June and after his lean spell had ended went on to hit a total of five centuries including 103 in the second Test Trial at Canterbury. He hit a magnificent 235 for Middlesex against Surrey at Lord’s during which he and W.J.Edrich added 296 runs in three and three-quarter hours and in which the former hit twenty-one fours including four in succession off A.R.Gover. His Test record was disappointing as he had limited opportunities for batting, making only one good score, at Old Trafford. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 124. M.C.C. v Surrey, Lord’s, May 4, 6 (Surrey won by an innings and 134 runs) c J.F.Parker b A.R.Gover 0 152 6.3 0 35 2 E.A.Watts b 364 A.R.Gover c W.J.Edrich 18