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

500. Middlesex v Kent, Dover, August 21, 22 (Middlesex won by 231 runs) b F.Ridgway 5 203 11 3 14 0 108 b J.C.T.Page 4 179 - - - - 43 501. Middlesex v Worcestershire, Lord’s, August 28, 29, 30 (Worcestershire won by two wickets) b J.A.Flavell 143 350-6d 26.1 5 66 2 D.W.Richardson st J.T.Murray 354-9d 1 R.Booth st J.T.Murray c L.Outschoorn b M.J.Horton 48 203-7d 7 1 38 0 200-8 502. L.E.G.Ames’s XI v West Indians, Hastings, August 31, September 2, 3 (West Indians won by four wickets) b R.Gilchrist 6 322-9d 7 0 40 1 O.G.Smith c J.G.Dewes 291 c A.G.Ganteaume b G.St A.Sobers 24 238 2 0 11 0 270-6 503. The Rest v Surrey, Scarborough, September 11, 12, 13 (Surrey won by six wickets) c K.F.Barrington b G.A.R.Lock 20 210 1 0 17 0 369-7d c sub b G.A.R.Lock 41 239 - - - - 82-4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 32 26 16.00 - - 2 Championship 20 37 0 1404 143 37.94 3 9 15 Other matches 3 6 0 118 41 19.66 - - - Total 24 45 0 1554 143 34.53 3 9 17 Career 503 819 87 38264 300 52.27 122 178 410 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Championship 268.2 55 838 35 23.94 5/40 2 1 Other matches 18 4 101 3 33.66 2/33 - - Total (6-ball) 286.2 59 939 38 24.71 5/40 2 1 Career (6-ball) 5167.5 861 } 19667 613 32.08 7/36 19 3 (8-ball) 648.1 85 1958 Denis Compton’s first-class cricket was confined this year to three Championship games for Middlesex and a festival match at Hastings. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 504. Middlesex v Kent, Lord’s, June 25, 26, (Kent won by an innings and 26 runs) b F.Ridgway 4 171 4 2 3 0 284 2 c T.G.Evans b D.J.Halfyard 7 87 505. Middlesex v Hampshire, Portsmouth, August 6, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c L.Harrison b P.J.Sainsbury 31 203 16 5 52 2 R.E.Marshall b 169 1 D.E.Blake c and b 1 0 4 0 13-2 506. Middlesex v Surrey, Lord’s, August 16, 18, 19 (Surrey won by six wickets) c A.J.W.McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 17 197 176 c A.J.W.McIntyre b A.V.Bedser 21 89 111-4 507. A.E.R.Gilligan’s XI v New Zealanders, Hastings, September 3, (4), 5 (Match drawn) c J.T.Ward b J.R.Reid 24 301-6d 9 1 35 1 R.W.Blair st R.T.Spooner 297 1 0 2 0 74-2 53