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

c M.G.Melle b P.N.F.Mansell 7 248 31 12 44 5 W.R.Endean lbw 245 R.A.McLean c J.E.Walsh G.M.Fullerton c T.G.Evans G.W.A.Chubb b M.G.Melle b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 6 3 66 30* 22.00 - - 1 Players v Gentlemen 2 3 1 58 32 29.00 - - 1 Championship 15 18 4 227 73 16.21 - 1 8 Other Surrey matches 3 3 1 44 20 22.00 - - 3 Other matches 2 3 1 8 7 4.00 - - 2 Season 27 33 10 403 73 17.52 - 1 15 Career 211 287 61 3799 126 16.81 1 11 156 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 275.5 84 517 30 17.23 7-58 3 1 Players v Gentlemen 84 17 215 11 19.54 5-57 1 - Championship 582.3 182 1025 63 16.26 5-56 2 - Other Surrey matches 106.4 33 191 18 10.61 6-46 2 1 Other matches 51 22 76 8 9.50 5-44 1 - Season (6 ball) 1100 338 2024 130 15.56 7-58 9 2 Career (6 ball) 6961.2 1739 } 19696 880 22.38 8-42 46 9 (8 ball) 1235.7 215 1952 This was the first year of Surrey’s seven consecutive Championship victories in which Bedser played his full part taking 102 wickets in Championship matches including 13 against Nottinghamshire at The Oval. The Test matches were against India and he took five wickets in an innings twice. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 212. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 3, (5),6 (Match drawn) § did not bat - 4-0 26 8 63 1 W.J.Edrich c W.S.Surridge 185-9d 213. Surrey v Indians, Kennington Oval, May 7,8,9 (Surrey won by 141 runs) § lbw b D.G.Phadkar 0 219 22 5 42 3 D.G.Phadkar c A.J.W.McIntyre 158 2 H.R.Adhikari c A.J.W.McIntyre S.G.Shinde c G.J.Whittaker not out 14 188 108 214. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May 17, 19, 20 (Surrey won by ten wickets) § not out 12 432-7d 27 3 86 1 D.V.Smith b 365-9d did not bat - 71-0 16 1 33 2 J.G.Langridge c J.F.Parker 136 1 D.V.Smith c and b 215. Surrey v Essex, Ilford, May 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) § b W.T.Greensmith 0 417-9d 21 4 55 0 323 did not bat - 227-7d 17 2 46 1 R.Smith c J.F.Parker 251-7 216. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Rushden, May 24, 26 (Surrey won by 132 runs) § b G.E.Tribe 4 182 17.4 1 49 5 D.G.Greasley b 137 G.E.Tribe b A.E.Nutter b S.Starkie b R.W.Clarke c W.S.Surridge b S.Starkie 20 248 23 5 46 3 D.G.Greasley c A.J.W.McIntyre 161 G.E.Tribe c J.F.Parker S.Starkie b 33