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

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 44. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, May 3, 5, 6 (Surrey won by an innings and 161 runs) § did not bat - 528-6d 24.3 5 53 6 T.C.Dodds lbw 175 F.H.Vigar c J.F.Parker T.P.B.Smith b R.Smith lbw W.B.Morris st A.J.W.McIntyre T.H.Wade c E.A.Bedser 20 6 62 3 A.V.Avery c L.B.Fishlock 192 2 L.S.Clark c A.R.Gover W.J.Dines b 45. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) § c and b J.W.Martin 23 209 24 6 61 1 D.C.S.Compton b 269 b R.A.Shaddick 12 370 10 1 19 1 W.Wooller b 228-8 2 46. Surrey v South Africans, Kennington Oval, May 10, 12, 13 (South Africans won by 115 runs) § c A.Melville b A.M.B.Rowan 9 112 16.4 5 36 2 D.M.Ovenstone c A.J.W.McIntyre 83 2 N.B.F.Mann b not out 13 167 31 7 65 6 A.Melville c E.A.Bedser 311 A.D.Nourse c J.F.Parker O.C.Dawson b A.M.B.Rowan b D.M.Ovenstone c A.J.W.McIntyre V.I.Smith b 47. Surrey v Sussex, Hove, May 14, 15, 16 (Sussex won by 70 runs) § b J.H.Cornford 22 296 29.2 8 82 4 G.Cox lbw 302 H.W.Parks lbw J.Y.Oakes lbw J.H.Cornford c A.R.Gover b J.H.Cornford 1 199 27 4 59 1 C.Oakes c A.J.W.McIntyre 263-5d 48. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 17, 19, 20 (Surrey won by 207 runs) not out 7 300-7d 22 8 52 2 H.T.F.Buse c H.T.Barling 195 A.W.Wellard c H.S.Squires did not bat - 267-3d 18 3 57 1 R.J.O.Meyer c E.R.T.Holmes 165 1 49. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) § did not bat - 706-4d 30 6 79 4 W.W.Keeton b 401 R.T.Simpson c A.J.W.McIntyre W.A.Sime b W.Voce b 15 4 35 1 W.W.Keeton c J.F.Parker 201-4 1 50. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) § b V.Broderick 0 207 18 2 75 1 W.Barron c E.R.T.Holmes 308 not out 6 277-8 17 1 71 4 C.P.Davis c A.J.W.McIntyre 298-8d V.Broderick b A.W.Childs-Clarke c E.A.Watts R.J.Partridge c A.J.W.McIntyre 51. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 31, June 2, 3 (Match drawn) § c E.H.Edrich b R.Pollard 0 435 20 4 53 3 C.Washbrook c G.J.Whittaker 148 1 W.Place c J.F.Parker R.Pollard c and b 36 6 143 1 B.P.King b 434-7 1 52. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, June 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) § b R.T.D.Perks 7 263 27 2 99 2 A.F.T.White c A.J.W.McIntyre 274 1 R.E.S.Wyatt c A.R.Gover did not bat - 152-4d 8 1 25 2 A.F.T.White c J.C.Laker 67-4 1 R.O.Jenkins b 53. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Trent Bridge, June 7, 9, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c. A.Melville b V.I.Smith 7 208 58 14 106 3 B.Mitchell b 533 N.B.F.Mann b J.D.Lindsay b c. T.A.Harris b V.I.Smith 2 551 14 3 31 1 B.Mitchell c T.G.Evans 166-1 54. Surrey v Sussex, Guildford, June 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) § not out 47 254 26 7 57 1 J.G.Langridge c D.G.W.Fletcher 301 3 14