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

354. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, July 19, 21, 22 (Surrey won by nine wickets) c W.S.Surridge b P.J.Loader 34 192 15 1 52 3 L.B.Fishlock st L.H.Compton 283 J.F.Parker c J.J.Warr G.J.Whittaker lbw c A.J.W.McIntyre b P.J.Loader18219 4 1 18 0 130-1 355. Players v Gentlemen, Lord’s, July 23, 24, 25 (Players won by 2 runs) c T.E.Bailey b C.N.McCarthy 49 265 - - - - 146 1 not out 39 203-6d 6 0 38 0 320 1 356. Middlesex v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, July 26, 28, 29 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) lbw b N.W.D.Yardley 4 250 28 3 93 2 W.Watson c S.M.Brown 354 N.W.D.Yardley c J.D.B.Robertson c H.Halliday b J.H.Wardle 9 127 - - - - 26-0 357. Middlesex v Sussex, Hove, August 2, 4, 5 (Sussex won by 15 runs) c J.M.Parks b D.J.Wood 1 83 6 1 12 1 R.T.Webb b 149 c and b N.I.Thomson 47 200 - - - - 149 358. Middlesex v Hampshire, Portsmouth, August 6, 7, 8 (Hampshire won by an innings and 25 runs) hit wkt b D.Shackleton 45 153 27 5 94 4 J.R.Gray c W.J.Edrich 337-9d L.Harrison c J.D.B.Robertson A.C.D.Ingleby-McKenzie b G.Hill c J.D.B.Robertson c D.Shackleton b V.H.D.Cannings 8 159 359. Middlesex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 9, 11, 12 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c G.A.R.Lock b A.V.Bedser 9 77 1 0 4 0 129-9d not out 43 152 - - - - 102-2 360. Middlesex v Nottinghamshire, Lord’s, August 16, 18, (19) (Match drawn) 71-5 361. Middlesex v Essex, Lord’s, August 20, 21, 22 (Essex won by 111 runs) b K.C.Preston 0 218-8d 21 6 61 1 D.J.Insole st L.H.Compton 300-9d 1 c K.C.Preston b R.Smith 2 127 13.5 1 52 5 T.C.Dodds c S.M.Brown 156-7d R.Horsfall c S.M.Brown R.Smith b W.T.Greensmith lbw K.C.Preston b 362. Middlesex v Indians, Lord’s, August 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) lbw b D.G.Phadkar 16 255 9 0 49 1 P.Roy c and b 289 1 st P.K.Sen b V.S.Hazare 70 289-5 12 2 50 1 P.K.Sen c J.M.Sims 294-5d 1 363. Middlesex v Warwickshire, Lord’s, August 27, 28, 29 (Warwickshire won by 72 runs) c and b A.Townsend 13 163 18 2 53 2 J.S.Ord c J.J.Warr 268 A.Townsend st L.H.Compton lbw b W.E.Hollies 40 152 - - - - 119 364. Middlesex v Lancashire, Lord’s, August 30, September 1, 2 (Lancashire won by nine wickets) c F.D.Parr b J.B.Statham 2 125 12 1 44 1 W.Place c L.H.Compton 246 2 c J.T.Ikin b M.J.Hilton 71 197 0.4 0 6 0 77-1 365. England XI v Indians, Hastings, September 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) st M.K.Mantri b C.T.Sarwate 132 257-6d 6 0 20 0 222 1 st M.K.Mantri b Ghulam Ahmed 1 194-7 4 0 23 0 241-7d 366. South v Rest of England, Hastings, September 6, 8, (9) (Match drawn) b R.O.Jenkins 11 239 6 0 9 0 316 1 - - - - 106-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 2 4 2 59 35* 29.50 - - 2 Players v Gentlemen 1 2 1 88 49 88.00 - - 2 Championship 23 41 2 1439 130 36.89 3 9 18 Other matches 4 7 1 294 130 49.00 1 1 4 Total 30 54 6 1880 132 39.16 4 10 26 Career 366 590 74 29392 300 56.96 101 127 310 40