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

125. Surrey v Leicestershire, Guildford, June 29, 30 July 1 (Match drawn) § b J.Sperry 0 484 25 4 60 3 F.T.Prentice c and b 380 1 G.S.Watson c J.F.Parker S.J.Symington lbw did not bat - 162-1d 6 0 27 0 197-7 126. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, July 16, 18, 19 (Surrey won by five wickets) § b E.Crush 0 288 15 3 34 1 R.R.Dovey b 224 1 did not bat - 81-5 14 3 42 1 A.E.Fagg c J.C.Laker 144 1 127. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, July 23, 25, 26 (Surrey won by 132 runs) § c A.Coxon b J.H.Wardle 7 263 21 5 40 3 W.Watson c W.S.Surridge 169 1 A.Coxon b E.P.Robinson b lbw b J.H.Wardle 9 138 10 3 11 2 W.G.Keighley c J.F.Parker 100 F.A.Lowson b 128. Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 27, 28, 29 (Leicestershire won by 24 runs) § c V.E.Jackson b S.J.Symington 12 270 15 3 39 1 G.L.Berry c and b 280 2 c J.E.Walsh b G.Lester 3 229 16 6 26 1 V.S.Munden b 243 1 129. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, July 30, August 1, (2) (Match drawn) § did not bat - 491-6d 23 2 64 2 B.Notley c W.S.Surridge 213-8 A.Jepson c G.A.R.Lock 130. Surrey v Essex, Southend-on-Sea, August 3, 4 (Surrey won by an innings and 39 runs) § not out 36 407 19.5 4 49 3 S.C.Eve b 223 T.P.B.Smith c G.A.R.Lock T.H.Wade c M.R.Barton 14 4 16 2 S.J.Cray c J.C.Laker 145 1 F.H.Vigar b 131. Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, August 6, 8, 9 (Surrey won by 212 runs) § c F.G.Mann b J.J.Warr 34 444 15 2 46 1 S.M.Brown b 175 2 not out 18 207-7d 9.4 1 28 1 J.A.Young st A.J.W.McIntyre 264 2 132. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 10, 11, 12 (Surrey won by an innings and 10 runs) § c A.E.Wilson b T.W.J.Goddard 13 374 19 6 41 0 168 2 20 8 53 4 B.O.Allen c A.J.W.McIntyre 196 T.W.Graveney b T.W.J.Goddard b C.Cook c A.J.W.McIntyre 133. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Kennington Oval, August 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c J.R.Reid b J.Cowie 0 482 31 6 74 4 V.J.Scott c W.J.Edrich 345 1 W.M.Wallace c W.J.Edrich W.A.Hadlee c T.G.Evans J.Cowie c L.Hutton 23 4 59 3 B.Sutcliffe c F.R.Brown 308-9d V.J.Scott c T.G.Evans M.P.Donnelly c F.R.Brown 134. Surrey v Hampshire, Portsmouth, August 17, 18, 19 (Hampshire won by three wickets) § c and b J.Bailey 15 403 33 15 54 3 G.W.Dawson lbw 335 J.Bailey b D.Shackleton c J.C.Laker did not bat - 180-5d 7 0 16 0 251-7 135. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 20, 22, 23 (Surrey won by 52 runs) § not out 31 259 25 9 55 0 359 c W.J.Edrich b J.A.Young 0 246 15.5 2 42 8 J.D.B.Robertson c W.S.Surridge 94 W.J.Edrich c J.F.Parker D.C.S.Compton c J.F.Parker J.G.Dewes c E.A.Bedser F.G.Mann b R.W.V.Robins c M.R.Barton L.H.Compton c J.F.Parker J.A.Young b 136. Surrey v Warwickshire, Kennington Oval, August 24, 25, 26 (Warwickshire won by 119 runs) § c A.H.Kardar b W.E.Hollies 16 138 26 12 40 2 J.R.Thompson c A.J.W.McIntyre 232 D.D.Taylor lbw 23