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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Tests 1 2 1 129 94 129.00 - 1 - Players v Gentlemen 2 3 0 55 29 18.33 - - 2 Championship 8 13 0 405 110 31.15 2 1 10 Other matches 2 3 0 116 61 38.66 - 1 1 Total 13 21 1 705 110 36.97 2 3 13 Career 465 752 86 35918 300 53.93 117 164 386 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Players v Gentlemen 15 3 56 5 11.20 3/28 - - Championship 70 14 208 5 41.60 3/28 - - Total (6-ball) 85 17 264 10 26.40 3/28 - - Career (6-ball) 4881.3 802 } 18655 572 32.61 7/36 17 2 (8-ball) 631.7 84 1956/57 - M.C.C. in South Africa Denis Compton’s last main overseas tour was perhaps an unhappy one. He was a poor shadow of his former self for much of the tour and although holding his place for all five games of the series was never able to produce anything like his best form. He hit two centuries, againt Natal and Transvaal, but only managed two reasonable scores in the Tests. The series marked the end of his distinguished Test career. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 466. M.C.C. v Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, November 3, 5 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 201 runs) c D.B.L.Dold b A.H.McKinnon 7 365 105 1 59 467. M.C.C. v Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, November 9, 10 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 168 runs) c J.S.Fox b D.D.Fairbairn 32 420-4d - - - - 71 10 0 43 2 P.R.Carlstein b 181 1 S.Fox c and b 468. M.C.C. v Rhodesia, Bulawayo, November 17, 18, 19 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 86 runs) c D.J.Lewis b C.R.D.Wooler 49 407-7d 192 1 129 469. M.C.C. v Transvaal, Johannesburg, November 30, December 1, 3, 4 (M.C.C. won by three wickets) b P.S.Heine 72 279 212 b P.S.Heine 13 67-7 130 470. M.C.C. v South African XI, Pretoria, December 7, 8, 10, 11 (South African XI won by 38 runs) b H.J.Tayfield 15 107 138 c G.B.L.Lawrence b H.J.Tayfield 2 109 116 471. M.C.C. v North Eastern Transvaal, Benoni, December 20, 21, (22) (Match drawn) not out 71 148-2 125 472. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, December 24, 26, 27, 28, 29 (England won by 131 runs) c H.J.Keith b T.L.Goddard 5 268 215 c and b H.J.Tayfield 32 150 72 473. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (England won by 312 runs) c R.A.McLean b H.J.Tayfield 58 369 - - - - 205 c and b T.L.Goddard 64 220-6d 2 1 3 0 72 474. M.C.C. v Natal, Pietermaritzburg, January 18, 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c E.Eaglestone b T.L.Goddard 101 293 - - - - 163 3 c and b N.E.Markham 6 122-6d 3 0 18 0 185-5 50