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

Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Championship 823.1 217 1698 109 15.57 6-49 4 1 Other Surrey matches 209.3 47 472 22 21.45 4-58 - - Season (6 ball) 1032.4 264 2170 131 16.56 6-49 4 1 Career (6 ball) 13487.1 3494 } 34406 1714 20.07 8-18 88 15 (8 ball) 1442.6 248 1958 On the eve of the season, Alec Bedser went down with pneumonia and he was unable to appear until 25th June. He captained the side in eight of the matches he played in the season when Surrey won the Championship for the seventh consecutive year. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 408. Surrey v Cambridge University, Guildford, June 25, 26, (27) (Match drawn) Captain § c O.S.Wheatley b E.R.Dexter 0 202 12 6 13 2 G.W.Cook st R.Swetman 85 E.R.Dexter b did not bat - 178-4 409. Surrey v Oxford University, Kennington Oval, July (2), 3, 4 (Match drawn) Captain § c and b J.A.Bailey 15 171 19 9 21 1 G.D.Roynon c D.A.D.Sydenham 140 56-2 410. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, July 5, 7, 8 (Surrey won by ten wickets) Captain § not out 31 278-8d 17 9 18 1 S.E.Leary lbw 143 did not bat - 60-0 12 4 23 1 A.H.Phebey c D.G.W.Fletcher 191 411. Surrey v Kent, Blackheath, July 12, 14, 15 (Kent won by 29 runs) § not out 8 211 18 6 24 0 291 not out 3 222 12 4 35 0 171 1 412. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, July 16, 17, 18 (Match drawn) Captain § not out 4 203 12 4 17 2 W.G.Davies c G.A.R.Lock 92 1 J.S.Pressdee c G.A.R.Lock 17 6 26 1 W.G.A.Parkhouse c R.Swetman 256-6 413. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, July 19, 21 (Surrey won by an innings and 88 runs) § not out 3 274 4 3 2 0 70 5 1 13 0 116 414. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Bristol, July 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) Captain § not out 0 262 25 7 53 7 D.M.Young b 149 1 L.D.Watts lbw R.B.Nicholls st A.J.W.McIntyre G.M.Emmett c A.J.W.McIntyre J.B.Mortimore b B.J.Meyer c J.C.Laker D.A.Allen c and b 30 0 81 0 322-6 415. Surrey v Essex, Leyton, July 26, 28 (Essex won by an innings and 33 runs) § c D.J.Insole b L.H.R.Ralph 0 79 18 2 48 2 G.Barker c A.J.W.McIntyre 186 M.J.Bear c T.H.Clark b T.E.Bailey 0 74 416. Surrey v New Zealanders, Kennington Oval, July 30, 31 (Surrey won by an innings and 103 runs) § c N.S.Harford b J.T.Sparling 0 275 9 4 9 3 L.S.M.Miller c K.F.Barrington54 J.R.Reid c D.G.W.Fletcher N.S.Harford b 12 5 23 2 L.S.M.Miller st A.J.W.McIntyre 118 B.Sutcliffe lbw 417. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, August 2, 4 (Surrey won by eight wickets) not out 8 153 10 3 19 1 N.W.Hill c G.A.R.Lock 142 2 55