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

184. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, March (24), 26, 27, 28 (England won by six wickets) b G.F.Cresswell 28 227 19 6 21 0 125 did not bat - 91-4 24 10 34 1 V.J.Scott c D.S.Sheppard 189 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 2 0 33 28 16.50 - - 1 Career 184 254 51 3396 126 16.73 1 10 141 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches (6 ball) 84 26 138 2 69.00 1-34 - - Career (6 ball) 5861.2 1401 } 17672 750 23.56 8-42 37 7 (8 ball) 1235.7 215 1951 South Africa were the Test Match visitors and Bedser had an excellent series against them with a total haul of 30 wickets. He played for Surrey against Oxford University immediately before the Old Trafford Test and took 22 wickets in the space of 11 days during the two matches. Surrey finished sixth in the Championship. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 185. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 2, 3 (Surrey won by an innings and 8 runs) § not out 19 140 16 8 26 5 W.G.Keighley b 62 W.J.Edrich c A.J.W.McIntyre C.H.Palmer c G.J.Whittaker D.J.Insole c J.F.Parker J.W.Martin c J.C.Laker 2 0 3 0 70 186. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, May (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) § lbw b J.B.Statham 0 137 25.5 9 54 3 W.Place c W.S.Surridge 197 N.D.Howard c M.R.Barton J.B.Statham c W.S.Surridge c N.D.Howard b R.Tattersall 0 83-7 17.1 7 19 3 G.A.Edrich b 76 M.J.Hilton c W.S.Surridge J.B.Statham c M.R.Barton 187. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 12, 14, 15 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b K.Smales 0 385 19 7 18 4 W.W.Keeton b 119 J.Hardstaff c J.F.Parker F.W.Stocks c W.S.Surridge H.J.Butler lbw did not bat - 8-0 26 9 40 1 R.T.Simpson lbw 273 188. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 16, 17, 18 (Lancashire won by nine wickets) b J.B.Statham 35 114 26 10 40 3 J.T.Ikin lbw 285 N.D.Howard c W.S.Surridge K.J.Grieves c A.J.W.McIntyre c J.T.Ikin b R.Tattersall 4 209 4 0 20 0 40-1 189. Surrey v Hampshire, Southampton, May 30, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) not out 12 441-8d 22 12 26 4 A.W.H.Rayment c J.F.Parker 172 C.Walker c J.F.Parker J.R.Gray c L.B.Fishlock L.Harrison b 26 8 32 1 G.Hill b 285-6 190. Surrey v South Africans, Kennington Oval, June 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c C.B.Van Ryneveld b P.N.F.Mansell 5 246 19 7 39 2 E.A.B.Rowan c J.W.J.McMahon 209 1 D.J.McGlew c J.W.J.McMahon did not bat - 95-4 25 4 47 1 E.A.B.Rowan lbw 358-8d 1 30