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

SUCCESSFUL FIELDERS FOR COMPTON The following fielders caught or stumped batsmen off Compton’s bowling on four or more occasions:- 62 L.H.Compton (32ct,30st) 39 W.J.Edrich 19 J.D.B.Robertson 17 J.M.Sims 14 T.G.Evans (5st,9st) 13 S.M.Brown 12 W.F.F.Price (5st,7st); J.T.Murray (5ct,5st) 8 J.R.Gray; F.G.Mann 7 R.W.V.Robins 6 F.J.Titmus; J.A.Young 4 A.V.Bedser; D.Bennett; R.J.Hurst; J.T.Ikin; H.P.H.Sharp; J.J.Warr; A.J.Watkins MODES OF DISMISSAL AS A BOWLER Compton’s 622 wickets were taken in the following fashion:- bowled 140 (22.50%), caught 266 (42.77%), caught & bowled 50 (8.04%), lbw 105 (16.88%), stumped 56 (9.00%), hit wicket 5 (0.80%) APPEARANCES FOR ARSENAL IN THE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Division 1) matches goals 1936/37 14 4 1937/38 7 1 1938/39 1 1946/47 1 1 1947/48 14 6 1948/49 6 2 1949/50 11 1 Total 54 15 75