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

195. Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s, August 13, 14, 15 (Kent won by 75 runs) b D.V.P.Wright 16 229 24 2 87 2 T.G.Evans lbw 301 F.Ridgway b c J.G.W.Davies b D.V.P.Wright 168 321 31 10 86 2 B.H.Valentine c L.H.Gray 324-8d 1 T.G.Evans c J.D.B.Robertson 196. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Kennington Oval, August 16, 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) c L.Tuckett b A.M.B.Rowan 53 427 11 3 31 0 302 c A.D.Nourse b O.C.Dawson 113 325-6d 4 0 30 0 423-7 197. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 23, 25, 26 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) c D.G.W.Fletcher b J.C.Laker 178 462-7d 21 7 63 1 D.G.W.Fletcher b 202 not out 19 51-2 27 4 88 2 D.G.W.Fletcher b 309 E.R.T.Holmes b 198. Middlesex v Northamptonshire, Lord’s, August 27, 28 (Middlesex won by 355 runs) c and b C.B.Clarke 60 273 5 0 21 0 147 2 b V.Broderick 85 303-6d - - - - 74 1 199. Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord’s, August, 30, September 1, 2 (Lancashire won by 64 runs) b J.T.Ikin 17 134 28 5 75 4 J.T.Ikin lbw 352 K.Cranston c R.W.V.Robins T.L.Brierley lbw A.Wharton c J.D.B.Robertson st A.Barlow b E.J.Price 139 307 7 2 20 1 E.J.Price lbw 153 1 200. South of England v South Africans, Hastings, September 3, 4, 5 (South Africans won by nine wickets) st J.D.Lindsay b N.B.F.Mann 101 341-9d 22 0 97 1 K.G.Viljoen lbw 510-8d b A.M.B.Rowan 30 199 - - - - 31-1 201. South of England v Sir P.F.Warner’s XI, Hastings, September 6, 8, 9 (Sir P.F.Warner’s XI won by 26 runs) not out 87 199 10.2 1 43 1 F.Ridgway c D.V.P.Wright 306 b J.C.Laker 86 265 - - - - 184 202. Middlesex v Rest of England, Kennington Oval, September 13, 15, 16, 17 (Middlesex won by nine wickets) st T.G.Evans b T.W.J.Goddard 246 543-9d 18.4 2 57 4 R.Howorth st W.F.F.Price 246 N.W.D.Yardley b T.W.Goddard st W.F.F.Price H.J.Butler b did not bat - 21-1 16 1 84 2 G.M.Emmett b 317 T.G.Evans c A.Thompson SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 5 8 0 753 208 94.12 4 2 2 Players v Gentlemen 1 1 0 11 11 11.00 - - 1 Championship 17 28 7 2033 178 96.80 11 5 24 Other Matches 7 13 1 1019 246 84.91 3 5 4 Total 30 50 8 3816 246 92.32 18 12 31 Career 202 318 39 16505 249* 59.15 57 77 154 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Tests 104 29 263 5 52.60 2/32 - - Players v Gentlemen 1.1 0 6 1 6.00 1/6 - - Championship 442.3 82 1440 57 25.26 6/78 4 1 Other Matches 99 7 344 10 34.40 4/57 - - Total (6-ball) 636.4 118 2053 73 28.12 6.80 4 1 Career (6-ball) 1278.4 215 } 5241 174 30.12 7/36 5 2 (8-ball) 255.7 36 25