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

179. M.C.C. v Tasmania, Hobart, January 13, 15, 16 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) § c E.B.N.Booth b K.E.Schmidt 35 234 13.6 1 56 4 T.R.Davidson c R.T.Simpson 192 H.J.Shelton b J.F.L.Laver b C.G.Richardson b did not bat - 188-1 9.6 3 30 4 B.S.Reid b 229 1 K.E.Schmidt c J.J.Warr J.F.L.Laver c D.C.S.Compton N.V.Diprose c D.C.S.Compton 180. M.C.C. v Combined XI, Launceston, January 19, 20, 22 (M.C.C. won by ten wickets) not out 2 382-7d 19.7 1 57 5 A.R.Morris c D.C.S.Compton 289 H.J.Shelton b E.E.Rodwell lbw J.H.de Courcy lbw J.F.L.Laver b did not bat - 13-0 9 1 29 2 A.R.Morris c J.J.Warr 103 1 H.J.Shelton b 181. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, February 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Australia won by 274 runs) lbw b J.B.Iverson 7 272 26 4 74 3 K.A.Archer c D.C.S.Compton 371 R.N.Harvey b I.W.Johnson c T.G.Evans c A.R.Morris b K.R.Miller 0 228 25 6 62 0 403-8d 1 182. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 23, (24), 26, 27, 28 (England won by eight wickets) b R.R.Lindwall 11 320 22 5 46 5 J.W.Burke c R.Tattersall 217 G.B.Hole b I.W.Johnson lbw R.R.Lindwall c D.C.S.Compton D.Tallon c L.Hutton did not bat - 95-2 20.3 4 59 5 J.W.Burke c L.Hutton 197 A.R.Morris lbw R.R.Lindwall b W.A.Johnston b J.B.Iverson c D.C.S.Compton SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 8 2 43 14 7.33 - - 5 Other First Class 6 6 1 88 42 12.57 - - 4 Season 11 14 3 131 42 11.91 - - 9 Career 182 252 51 3363 126 16.73 1 10 140 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 195 34 482 30 16.06 5-46 2 1 Other matches 155.3 24 528 21 25.14 5-57 1 - Season (8 ball) 350.3 58 1010 51 19.80 5-46 3 1 Career (6 ball) 5777.2 1375 } 17534 748 23.44 8-42 34 6 (8 ball) 1235.7 215 1950/51 - M.C.C. in New Zealand Not suprisingly after a long hard tour of Australia, Bedser only played in the Test matches in New Zealand with little individual success. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 183. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, March 17, 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c J.A.Hayes b A.M.Moir 5 550 41 10 83 1 W.M.Wallace c F.R.Brown 417-8d 46-3 29