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

1955 During this season, Bedser played in his last Test Match, against South Africa at Old Trafford, but had another very good year for Surrey taking 117 Championship wickets in their fourth consecutive winning season. He also captained the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord’s. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 311. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (Surrey won by seven wickets) b J.H.Wardle 1 159 19 9 37 2 P.E.Richardson b 129 C.A.Milton b did not bat - 55-3 13 5 34 1 R.T.Simpson b 83 1 312. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, May 7, 9, 10 (Surrey won by eight wickets) not out 5 232 19 3 52 2 D.M.Young c P.B.H.May 126 C.A.Milton c W.S.Surridge did not bat - 33-2 16 6 22 0 137 313. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 14, 16 (Surrey won by an innings and 4 runs) not out 3 224 17 6 33 3 M.F.Tremlett b 99 1 H.W.Stephenson c J.C.Laker J.Hilton c T.H.Clark 12 4 20 2 G.G.Tordoff c A.J.W.McIntyre 121 J.Hilton c A.J.W.McIntyre 314. Surrey v Essex, Ilford, May 18, 19, 20 (Surrey won by five wickets) lbw b D.J.Insole 2 179 8 0 40 2 T.C.Dodds c W.S.Surridge 126 P.A.Gibb c P.B.H.May did not bat - 150-5 6 2 14 1 T.C.Dodds c G.A.R.Lock 202 315. Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 21, 23, 24 (Surrey won by seven wickets) not out 2 77 12 6 14 0 114 1 did not bat - 203-3 32 14 53 6 G.Lester b 165 M.R.Hallam b M.Tompkin c A.J.W.McIntyre C.H.Palmer b V.E.Jackson c R.E.C.Pratt V.S.Munden lbw 316. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, May 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by an innings and 143 runs) did not bat - 345-3d 24.1 13 36 6 J.T.Ikin b 94 G.A.Edrich lbw C.Washbrook b K.J.Grieves st A.J.W.McIntyre M.J.Hilton c P.B.H.May T.Greenhough st A.J.W.McIntyre 13 2 23 2 S.Smith c P.B.H.May 108 C.Washbrook c G.A.R.Lock 317. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 28, 30, 31 (Surrey won by eight wickets) did not bat - 368-6d 33 6 81 1 J.D.Clay lbw 353 did not bat - 188-2 8 2 26 0 202-7d 318. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, June 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by eight wickets) not out 16 239 18.5 7 30 5 W.G.A.Parkhouse c G.A.R.Lock 56 W.E.Jones c J.C.Laker B.Hedges c G.A.R.Lock W.Wooller c G.A.R.Lock D.J.Ward lbw did not bat - 105-2 40 14 62 1 W.E.Jones c and b 287 1 319. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, June 4, 6, 7 (Surrey won by 41 runs) c and b R.Appleyard 0 85 9 3 18 1 J.H.Wardle c G.A.R.Lock 131 did not bat - 261-7d 25 11 38 5 F.A.Lowson c G.A.R.Lock 174 1 W.H.H.Sutcliffe c and b N.W.D.Yardley lbw J.H.Wardle b R.Booth c P.B.H.May 45