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

third place. Bedser still managed to take 91 wickets in the season. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 425. Surrey v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) Captain § did not bat - 238-5d 15 3 27 1 J.H.Minney c J.C.Laker 152-7 426. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 2, 4, 5 (M.C.C. won by 165 runs) Captain § c M.J.Horton b F.H.Tyson 0 146 24 4 88 1 J.T.Murray c and b 283-6d 1 b A.E.Moss 0 104 21.4 10 36 5 G.Barker b 132 P.T.Marner b M.J.Horton b A.C.D.Ingleby-Mackenzie c M.J.Stewart D.N.F.Slade c K.F.Barrington 427. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 9, 11, 12 (Warwickshire won by six wickets) Captain § did not bat - 344-6d 16 5 42 0 346-6d did not bat - 235-3d 10 0 40 1 M.J.K.Smith c R.E.C.Pratt 234-4 1 428. Surrey v Indians, Kennington Oval, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) Captain § lbw b S.P.Gupte 0 253 24 8 35 3 D.K.Gaekwad c D.Gibson 249 C.G.Borde c G.A.R.Lock S.P.Gupte b did not bat - 151-2 15 5 22 0 205-3d 429. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) Captain § did not bat - 350-7d 30 12 58 3 R.T.Simpson c M.D.Willett 329 E.J.Martin b A.Jepson st R.Swetman did not bat - 251-2d 2 0 3 0 111-2 1 430. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) Captain § not out 6 276-9d 17.2 5 57 4 W.G.A.Parkhouse c K.F.Barrington 191 D.G.L.Evans c M.J.Stewart W.Wooller c K.F.Barrington D.J.Shepherd c R.Swetman did not bat - 53-0 431. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 23, 25, 26 (Surrey won by nine wickets) § b C.L.McCool 0 188 21 5 46 0 331-5d did not bat - 225-1 14 2 33 2 B.A.Langford b 79 K.D.Biddulph lbw 432. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) § did not bat - 340-6d 26.1 5 49 3 S.E.Leary lbw 242 M.C.Cowdrey c J.C.Laker J.F.Pretlove c M.J.Stewart did not bat - 183-3d 4 1 10 0 164-5 1 433. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, June 3, 4, 5 (Surrey won by nine wickets) Captain § c R.Booth b L.J.Coldwell 5 235 18 4 46 6 D.Kenyon b 99 L.Outschoorn lbw R.G.A.Headley c M.J.Stewart D.W.Richardson c M.D.Willett R.G.Broadbent c M.J.Stewart R.Booth b did not bat - 87-1 25.5 8 47 2 R.G.A.Headley c G.A.R.Lock 222 1 R.Booth c R.Swetman 434. Surrey v Essex, Romford, June 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) Captain c K.C.Preston b B.R.Knight 10 176 12 2 33 3 M.J.Bear c M.J.Stewart 108 B.R.Knight c T.H.Clark K.C.Preston b not out 0 134-7 21 4 60 2 T.C.Dodds lbw 213 M.J.Bear c R.Swetman 435. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, June 13, 15, 16 (Surrey won by 86 runs) § not out 4 277-9d 15 4 18 2 W.B.Stott c K.F.Barrington 145 J.V.Wilson b b R.K.Platt 1 87 10 3 17 1 K.Taylor c G.A.R.Lock 133 436. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) Captain § not out 20 307-9d 25.1 6 49 2 J.M.Kelly b 298 H.L.Jackson c E.A.Bedser 57