Famous Cricketers No 56 - Laurence Barnard Fishlock

Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship matches 2 0 12 0 - - Career 87 13 293 9 4-62 32.55 1938 Surrey had a much improved season and rose to third position in the County Championship. The presence of the Australian tourists was a spur to Laurie Fishlock, who showed some good form in the early part of the season, batting particularly well in the second innings of Surrey’s first match against them. He gained a place in the Test Trial at Lord’s in early June, where he distinguished himself by hitting a not-out century. However, this was insufficient to gain him a place in the First Test and the inspired batting of other left-handers, Paynter and Leyland, helped to keep him out of the reckoning for the rest of the summer. He made over 2000 runs for the second time, although with only one not-out innings his average fell slightly. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 121. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (M.C.C. won by 5 runs) b C.I.J.Smith 2 67 196 1 hit wkt b R.W.V.Robins 40 460 336 122. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 7, 9, 10 (Surrey won by an innings and 145 runs) lbw b A.W.Wellard 33 521-9d 128 248 123. Surrey v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 14, 16, 17 (Derbyshire won by 112 runs) lbw b W.H.Copson 4 159 235 1 c T.B.Mitchell b G.H.Pope 34 174 210 124. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, May 18, 19 (Surrey won by 68 runs) c G.H.Pope b L.F.Townsend 72 182 94 c G.H.Pope b A.E.G.Rhodes 18 174 194 1 125. Surrey v Australians, Kennington Oval, May 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) st B.A.Barnett b W.J.O’Reilly 24 271 528 c E.C.S.White b A.G.Chipperfield 93 104-1 232-2d 126. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, May 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c W.R.Hammond b C.J.Scott96 334 443-8d did not bat - 59-0 127. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kidderminster, May 28, 30, (31) (Match drawn) c H.H.I.H.Gibbons b R.T.D.Perks 0 192 132 b R.Howorth 32 101 63-7 128. The Rest v England, Lord’s, June 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c L.Hutton b K.Farnes 2 298 377 not out 109 188-3 129. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 4, 6, 7 (Surrey won by 11 runs) b F.G.Woodhead 37 105 170 b H.J.Butler 101 339 263 130. Surrey v Sussex, Horsham, June 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by ten wickets) lbw b J.Langridge 56 438 362 1 did not bat - 8-0 80 131. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, June 11, 13, 14 (Surrey won by 186 runs) c T.H.Wade b T.P.B.Smith 54 270 124 c T.P.B.Smith b L.C.Eastman 58 291-4d 251 1 132. Surrey v Cambridge University, Kennington Oval, June 15, 16, 17 (Surrey won by an innings and 29 runs) st M.H.Anderson b M.A.C.P.Kaye 27 512-8d 212 2 271 133. Surrey v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, June 18, 20 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 202 runs) lbw b W.E.Bowes 9 52 416 st A.Wood b L.Hutton 74 162 17