Famous Cricketers No 44 - Sir Alec V. Bedser, C.B.E.

c C.J.Barnett b T.W.J.Goddard 25 236 29 4 72 4 J.F.Crapp b 299-7d B.O.Allen c E.A.Watts G.M.Emmett lbw G.E.E.Lambert b 26. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, August 17, 19, (20) (Match drawn) did not bat - 95-3 32 6 60 2 M.H.Mankad b 331 C.S.Nayudu c C.Washbrook 27. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 24, 26, 27 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) § not out 8 150 30 3 93 2 S.M.Brown b 499-9d L.H.Compton c E.A.Watts b J.M.Sims 20 395 4 1 10 0 49-0 28. Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, August 28, 29, 30 (Warwickshire won by 21 runs) § c P.Cranmer b W.E.Hollies 11 294 11 5 37 2 J.S.Ord c R.J.Gregory 115 H.E.Dollery c R.J.Gregory c H.E.Dollery b R.H.M.Maudsley 16 97 23 6 53 1 P.Cranmer b 297 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 3 2 0 38 30 19.00 - - 3 Championship 19 29 4 378 38 15.12 - - 6 Other Surrey matches 2 3 2 66 35* 66.00 - - - Other matches 2 3 2 12 12* 12.00 - - 1 Season 26 37 8 494 38 17.03 - - 10 Career 28 39 9 506 38 16.87 - - 12 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 144.2 33 298 24 12.41 7-49 2 2 Championship 741.5 140 1910 83 23.01 7-46 5 1 Other Surrey matches 70.1 13 186 12 15.50 6-14 2 - Other matches 73.5 16 183 9 20.33 6-78 1 - Season (6 ball) 1030.1 202 2577 128 20.13 7-46 10 3 Career (6 ball) 1030.1 202 } 2636 128 20.59 7-46 10 3 (8 ball) 18 2 1946/47 - M.C.C. in Australia English cricket had not recovered from the Second World War and the M.C.C. were most reluctant to send out a team to Australia so soon after the War, but so pressing was the invitation of the Australian authorities that they gave way. Weakness in bowling was the main cause of the team’s failure and Bedser had to be rested in the early matches because of his heavy workload in the Tests. The following quote from Wisden said “Australian pitches do not encourage the fast-medium bowler in the way they did in the days of Maurice Tate, otherwise Alec Bedser would have fared better. Still, the tall Surrey bowler, who was accompanied throughout by his inseparable twin brother, served his side splendidly. He got through twice the amount of bowling done by the Australia opening pair, Lindwall and Miller, and if there had been a Farnes or someone of really high speed to help, his burden would have been lightened. Bradman, whom Bedser bowled for a duck in the Adelaide Test, considered he was one of the best of his type England have sent there.” Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 29. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Perth, October 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c S.G.Barnes b I.W.Johnson 1 302 28 2 86 1 C.H.Puckett c N.W.D.Yardley 462 30. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, October 31, November 1, 2, 4 (M.C.C. won by 244 runs) run out 22 358 8 3 19 0 189 1 11