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

271. Middlesex v Sussex, Hove, July 30, August 1, 2 (Sussex won by six wickets) c R.T.Webb b J.H.Cornford 1 91 3 0 18 1 J.H.Cornford lbw 302 b C.Oakes 27 358 7.5 0 36 0 151-4 272. Middlesex v Kent, Canterbury, August 3, 4, 5 (Middlesex won by 107 runs) c A.W.H.Mallett b R.R.Dovey 32 362-7d 16.1 1 64 3 A.W.H.Mallett c L.H.Compton 211 2 T.G.Evans c J.A.Young R.R.Dovey c R.W.V.Robins c A.W.H.Mallett b R.R.Dovey 88 249-3d 25 3 93 1 B.A.Edrich c and b 293 273. Middlesex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 6, 8, 9 (Surrey won by 212 runs) not out 86 175 18 1 78 0 444 st A.J.W.McIntyre b G.A.R.Lock 37 264 3 0 16 0 207-7d 274. Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s, August 10, 11, 12 (Middlesex won by 122 runs) c B.R.Edrich b A.W.H.Mallett 0 346 1 0 11 0 242 lbw b R.R.Dovey 16 154 - - - - 136 275. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Kennington Oval, August 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c V.J.Scott b G.F.Creswell 13 482 2 0 6 1 H.B.Cave b 345 1 0 3 0 308-9d 1 276. Middlesex v Derbyshire, Derby, August 17, 18, 19 (Middlesex won by an innings and 95 runs) b C.Gladwin 57 456-9d 20 6 45 1 J.D.Eggar c J.D.B.Robertson 244 1 - - - - 117 277. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 20, 22, 23 (Surrey won by 52 runs) b E.A.Bedser 0 359 30.4 2 98 5 E.A.Bedser b 259 2 H.S.Squires c S.M.Brown B.Constable c and b M.R.Barton c W.J.Edrich G.A.R.Lock lbw c J.F.Parker b A.V.Bedser 4 94 24 6 60 0 246 278. Middlesex v Derbyshire, Lord’s, August 24, 25, 26, (Middlesex won by three wickets) c G.O.Dawkes b W.H.Copson 18 139 26 10 57 2 M.C.Frederick c J.D.B.Robertson 228 3 C.Gladwin c R.W.V.Robins not out 97 196-7 - - - - 103 279. Middlesex v New Zealanders, Lord’s, August 27, 29, 30 (New Zealanders won by nine wickets) c T.B.Burtt b J.Cowie 148 315 14.3 0 66 3 B.Sutcliffe lbw 328 1 T.B.Burtt c and b J.Cowie c F.G.Mann b T.B.Burtt 10 169 - - - - 157-1 280. M.C.C. v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) c D.V.Brennan b J.H.Wardle 127 430-9d 8 0 42 1 L.Hutton c R.E.S.Wyatt 429-8d c D.V.Brennan b A.Coxon 0 109-5 5 0 36 1 J.V.Wilson c S.M.Brown 212-3d 281. South of England v New Zealanders, Hastings, September 3, 5, 6 (New Zealanders won by an ininngs and 3 runs) b J.R.Reid 6 159 4 0 22 2 T.B.Burtt lbw 367 J.Cowie c W.J.Edrich c M.P.Donnelly b J.R.Reid 15 205 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 4 6 0 300 116 50.00 2 - 3 Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 50 33 25.00 - - 1 Championship 23 39 4 1773 182 50.65 5 10 22 Other matches 5 9 0 407 148 45.22 2 1 2 Total 33 56 4 2530 182 48.65 9 11 28 Career 281 447 55 23267 300 59.35 83 100 237 32