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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 3 5 0 80 31 16.00 - - 3 Other matches 1 1 0 24 24 24.00 - - - Total 4 6 0 104 31 17.33 - - 3 Career 507 825 87 38368 300 51.98 122 178 413 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Championship 21 7 59 2 29.50 2/52 - - Other matches 10 1 37 1 37.00 1/35 - - Total (6-ball) 31 8 96 3 32.00 2/52 - - Career (6-ball) 5198.5 869 } 19763 616 32.08 7/36 19 3 (8-ball) 648.1 85 1959 Like a great number of players Denis Compton was reluctant to leave the arena which he had graced for so many years. He played occasional games in the next few seasons. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 508. M.C.C. v Cambridge University, Lord’s, July, 8, 9, 10 (Cambridge University won by 50 runs) c R.M.Prideaux b A.Hurd 71 174 12 2 40 1 J.R.Bernard c and b 318-6d 1 c A.Hurd b J.R.Bernard 36 404 5 1 20 0 310-4d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other matches 1 2 0 107 71 53.50 - 1 1 Career 508 825 87 38475 300 51.99 122 179 414 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Other matches 17 3 60 1 60.00 1/40 - - Career (6-ball) 5215.5 872 } 19823 617 32.12 7/36 19 3 (8-ball) 648.1 85 1959/60 - Commonwealth XI in South Africa Compton captained a very strong Commonwealth touring side that visited South Africa and made two fifties in matches at Johannesburg against Transvaal and an Invitation XI. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 509. Commonwealth XI v Transvaal, Johannesburg, October 16, 17, 19 (Match drawn) c S.O’Linn b G.S.Bunyard 68 299 9 0 34 1 W.E.Patrick c T.G.Evans 285 1 did not bat - 59-0 1 0 14 0 254-7d 510. Commonwealth XI v Combined Transvaal, Pretoria, October 23, 24, 26 (Commonwealth XI won by three wickets) b J.T.Botten 3 345 - - - - 332 c P.L.Corbett b H.J.Tayfield 15 242-7 9 1 38 1 W.R.Endean b 254-6d 511. Commonwealth XI v Invitation XI, Johannesburg, October 30, 31, November 2 (Match drawn) not out 74 236 2 0 14 0 434-5d did not bat - 269-4 54