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

Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Other Surrey matches (6 ball) 54.2 13 120 4 30.00 2-50 - - Career (6 ball) 14961.3 3932 } 37550 1857 20.22 8-18 93 15 (8 ball) 1442.6 248 1960 This was the final season for Alec Bedser, when he captained Surrey in all their matches as P.B.H.May was still not fit. Surrey finished the season in seventh place, but Bedser ended his playing career with a flourish taking ten wickets in the match against Leicestershire in August and five wickets in an innings in his last first-class match against Glamorgan at Kennington Oval. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 457. Surrey v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 27, 28, 29 (Surrey won by nine wickets) Captain § not out 6 201 17 4 26 5 R.M.Prideaux b 97 1 D.Kirby b M.J.L.Willard lbw A.R.Lewis b J.B.Brodie c G.A.R.Lock did not bat - 36-1 6 2 12 0 136 458. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (Surrey won by 99 runs) Captain § did not bat - 308-7d 18.4 4 46 3 D.J.Insole lbw 262 G.Millman c J.H.Edrich W.T.Greensmith c J.H.Edrich b P.M.Walker 17 149 5 2 12 0 96 459. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Kennington Oval, May 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) Captain § did not bat - 347-4d 22 3 71 1 P.J.Watts c M.J.Stewart 350-8d did not bat - 182-7d 13 3 35 1 R.Subba Row b 85-3 460. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, May 11, 12 (Surrey won by an innings and 130 runs) Captain § did not bat - 341-7d 14 5 21 2 M.J.Horton c D.G.W.Fletcher127 R.G.A.Headley lbw 6 2 8 2 R.G.A.Headley c M.D.Willett 84 A.H.Spencer c D.Gibson 461. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, May 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) Captain § c R.Tattersall b T.Greenhough11 243 24 6 64 2 R.W.Barber c K.F.Barrington285 B.J.Booth st R.Swetman did not bat - 83-4 7 1 28 0 167-7d 1 462. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May 18, (19), (20) (Match drawn) Captain § 23 6 62 1 E.R.Dexter b 327-4d 463. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Stroud, May 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) Captain § b J.B.Mortimore 0 106 31 12 50 2 A.S.Brown b 239 1 D.R.Smith lbw did not bat - 179-7 12 4 27 2 D.M.Young lbw 119-7d 1 C.A.Milton b 464. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by five wickets) Captain § c W.E.Alley b A.G.T.Whitehead 0 251 12 4 33 2 W.E.Alley b 275 1 C.L.McCool c R.Swetman did not bat - 220-5 14 3 34 1 W.E.Alley c D.G.W.Fletcher 195 1 465. Surrey v Sussex, Hove, May 28, 30, 31 (Sussex won by an innings and 39 runs) Captain § not out 2 158 26 4 81 0 451-5d not out 4 254 466. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 4, 6, 7 (Surrey won by eight wickets) Captain § b B.D.Wells 4 295 19 5 54 0 362 did not bat - 170-2 6 1 19 0 101 467. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) Captain § did not bat - 194-5d 16 10 15 0 191 1 not out 3 125-6 7 3 14 2 D.Kenyon c G.A.R.Lock 135-5d D.W.Richardson c R.A.E.Tindall 60