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

107. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 27, 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b C.N.McCarthy 12 608 22 6 42 1 E.A.B.Rowan lbw 315 17 4 51 1 O.E.Wynne lbw 270-2 108. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b C.N.McCarthy 16 308 34 5 92 0 356 did not bat - 276-3d 7 0 40 0 142-4 1 109. M.C.C. v Transvaal, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, January 21, 22, 24 (Match drawn) b G.W.A.Chubb 0 244-9d 29 8 67 3 E.A.B.Rowan b 254 D.W.Begbie c M.F.Tremlett T.A.Harris c L.Hutton did not bat - 40-0 110. M.C.C. v Rhodesia, Salisbury, February 4, 5, 7 (Match drawn) c P.N.F.Mansell b S.Martin 9 228 13 6 17 6 A.P.Singleton lbw 61 1 C.Harris b K.P.Curran c D.C.S.Compton A.S.Carew b E.S.Newson c T.G.Evans C.D.Franklin b 15 8 19 1 A.P.Singleton c T.G.Evans 191-5 111. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, February 12, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) lbw b L.Tuckett 1 379 24 3 81 2 B.Mitchell c S.C.Griffith 257-9d T.A.Harris b b C.N.McCarthy 19 253-7d 17 0 54 1 W.W.Wade lbw 194-4 112. M.C.C. v A Natal XI, Pietermaritzburg, February 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) run out 0 276 23.4 6 70 4 D.S.Turner b 288 D.F.Dowling c J.F.Crapp J.C.Watkins c J.F.Crapp L.A.Upton b did not bat - 260-4 14 1 44 1 D.R.Fell c M.F.Tremlett 257-6d 1 113. M.C.C. v Natal, Durban, February 25, 26, 28 (Match drawn) lbw b L.W.Payn 24 237 20 6 34 1 D.R.Fell b 217 did not bat - 6-0 8 2 18 0 166 1 114. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Port Elizabeth, March 5, 7, 8, 9 (England won by three wickets) c B.Mitchell b A.M.B.Rowan 33 395 38 9 61 4 B.Mitchell c S.C.Griffith 379 1 K.G.Viljoen b A.D.Nourse b J.E.Cheetham c and b c A.D.Nourse b A.M.B.Rowan 1 174-7 16 3 43 1 B.Mitchell c S.C.Griffith 187-3d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 8 1 94 33 13.43 - - 3 Other First Class 9 9 2 177 77* 25.29 - 1 5 Total - Season 14 17 3 271 77* 19.36 - 1 8 Total - Career 114 157 35 2261 126 18.53 1 6 75 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 206.5 37 554 16 34.63 4-39 - - Other matches 268.4 60 719 29 24.79 6-17 1 - Season (8 ball) 475.1 97 1273 45 28.28 6-17 1 - Career (6 ball) 3529.2 783 } 10110 420 24.07 7-46 22 5 (8 ball) 885.4 157 1949 New Zealand were the visitors in 1949 and all four of the three-day Test matches were drawn with Bedser only playing in two. Surrey finished fifth in the Championship. 21