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

81. England v The Rest, Edgbaston, June 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) not out 3 213-7 25.5 5 50 4 A.E.Fagg c W.J.Edrich 158-9d 1 C.H.Palmer b K.Cranston b H.J.Butler b 82. Surrey v Essex, Ilford, June 5, 7, 8 (Surrey won by four wickets) § c F.H.Rist b W.B.Morris 3 469 23 7 51 0 271 did not bat - 155-6 28 6 75 0 351-4d 83. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Trent Bridge, June 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (Australia won by eight wickets) c W.A.Brown b W.A.Johnston 22 165 44.2 12 113 3 D.G.Bradman c L.Hutton 509 A.L.Hassett b E.R.H.Toshack lbw not out 3 441 14.3 4 46 2 A.R.Morris b 98-2 D.G.Bradman c L.Hutton 84. Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, June 19, 21, 22 (Surrey won by four wickets) § not out 8 141 13.5 3 32 5 H.E.Dollery c W.S.Surridge 84 R.T.Spooner c A.J.W.McIntyre C.W.C.Grove c J.F.Parker V.H.D.Cannings b T.L.Pritchard c M.R.Barton did not bat - 118-6 27 5 52 2 C.W.C.Grove c M.R.Barton 173 V.H.D.Cannings c E.A.Bedser 85. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Lord’s, June 24, 25, 26, 28, 29 (Australia won by 409 runs) b R.R.Lindwall 9 215 43 14 100 4 D.G.Bradman c L.Hutton 350 K.R.Miller lbw D.Tallon c N.W.D.Yardley R.R.Lindwall b c A.L.Hassett b W.A.Johnston 9 186 34 6 112 1 D.G.Bradman c W.J.Edrich 460-7d 1 86. Surrey v Yorkshire, Sheffield, July 3, 5 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 139 runs) c D.V.Brennan b A.Coxon 7 42 35 8 61 3 H.Halliday c A.J.W.McIntyre355-5d J.V.Wilson c J.W.J.McMahon E.I.Lester b c and b T.F.Smailes 1 174 87. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Old Trafford, July 8, 9, 10, (12), 13 (Match drawn) run out 37 363 36 12 81 4 A.R.Morris c D.C.S.Compton 221 I.W.Johnson c T.G.Evans R.R.Lindwall c C.Washbrook W.A.Johnston c J.F.Crapp did not bat - 174-3d 19 12 27 0 92-1 88. Players v Gentlemen, Lord’s, July 14, 15, 16 (Players won by seven wickets) c N.W.D.Yardley b W.Wooller 0 217 27 5 69 4 J.G.Dewes b 266-9d T.N.Pearce c J.H.Wardle K.Cranston c L.Hutton W.Wooller c J.H.Wardle did not bat - 233-3 9 1 20 0 183-5d 89. Surrey v Kent , Kennington Oval, July 17, 19, 20 (Surrey won by 67 runs) § b D.V.P.Wright 22 393-8d 40 7 114 2 A.E.Fagg b 304-8d P.Hearn b did not bat - 180-3d 6 0 43 0 202 2 90. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Headingley, July 22, 23, 24, 26, 27 (Australia won by seven wickets) c and b I.W.Johnson 79 496 31.2 4 92 3 A.R.Morris c K.Cranston 458 R.R.Lindwall c J.F.Crapp W.A.Johnston c W.J.Edrich c A.L.Hassett b K.R.Miller 17 365-8d 21 2 56 0 404-3 91. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, July 31, August 2, 3 (Surrey won by eight wickets) § c E.A.Meads b A.Jepson 0 234 19 4 38 2 W.W.Keeton c M.R.Barton 104 1 R.T.Simpson b did not bat - 60-2 34.5 9 78 5 F.W.Stocks c L.B.Fishlock 187 R.J.Giles c J.F.Parker W.A.Sime lbw E.A.Meads c G.S.Mobey P.F.Harvey c G.S.Mobey 18