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

not out 12 126 19 3 53 1 H.E.Dollery c A.J.W.McIntyre 151 137. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 27, 29, 30 (Worcestershire won by 109 runs) § b R.O.Jenkins 0 180 14 4 23 4 R.E.Bird c A.J.W.McIntyre 142 R.O.Jenkins c J.F.Parker R.Howorth b H.Yarnold b c and b R.O.Jenkins 0 107 25 6 52 4 C.H.Palmer b 254 R.E.S.Wyatt c G.A.R.Lock R.O.Jenkins c A.J.W.McIntyre R.T.D.Perks c J.F.Parker 138. Surrey v Sussex, Hove, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) § c S.C.Griffith b D.J.Wood 12 283 26 9 60 2 G.Cox c A.J.W.McIntyre 321-6d C.Oakes c W.S.Surridge b C.Oakes 9 130-5 23 5 67 4 J.G.Langridge c E.A.Bedser 217-8d D.S.Sheppard c W.S.Surridge G.Cox c E.A.Bedser D.W.M.Gay c A.J.W.McIntyre 139. South v North, Scarborough, September 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) did not bat - 384-6d 21 3 79 0 419-6d b F.R.Brown 4 265-6d 11 0 64 1 R.T.Simpson c L.B.Fishlock 195-7 140. H.D.G.Leveson-Gower’s XI v New Zealanders, Scarborough, September 7, 8, 9 (New Zealanders won by six wickets) did not bat - 348-5d 30 3 101 5 B.Sutcliffe c A.J.W.McIntyre 338 G.O.Rabone c A.J.W.McIntyre F.L.H.Mooney b T.B.Burtt c A.J.W.McIntyre C.Burke b did not bat - 202-3d 10 0 65 1 W.A.Hadlee c N.W.D.Yardley 217-4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 2 0 20 20 10.00 - - 4 Championship 20 26 7 342 53 18.00 - 1 19 Other Surrey matches 2 5 1 102 45* 25.50 - - 7 Other matches 2 1 0 4 4 4.00 - - - Season 26 34 8 468 53 18.00 - 1 30 Career 140 191 43 2729 126 18.44 1 7 105 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 85 19 215 7 30.71 4-74 - - Championship 696.1 180 1535 81 18.95 8-42 3 - Other Surrey matches 152.1 46 285 15 19.00 5-46 1 - Other matches 72 6 309 7 44.14 5-101 1 - Season (6 ball) 1005.2 251 2344 110 21.30 8-42 5 - Career (6 ball) 4534.4 1034 } 13727 575 23.87 8-42 28 5 (8 ball) 885.4 157 1950 The visit of the West Indies touring team proved to be a watershed in international cricket announcing the arrival of the West Indies as a major cricketing power. Bedser took 12 wickets in a match against Leicestershire at The Oval in a season where Surrey finished equal first in the Championship. In addition to taking over 100 wickets in the season, Bedser scored just over 500 runs, and on rain damaged pitches proved a real menace. 24