Famous Cricketers No 56 - Laurence Barnard Fishlock

208. Surrey v Kent, Blackheath, July 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) lbw b N.W.Harding 8 288 302 b A.W.H.Mallett 74 342-7d 226-6 209. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, July 24, 25, 26 (Match drawn) c A.H.Dyson b P.F.Judge 69 369-9d 283 c H.G.Davies b A.D.G.Matthews 5 203-5d 12-4 210. Surrey v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, July 27, 29, 30 (Yorkshire won by eight wickets) c A.B.Sellers b E.P.Robinson 9 114 197 lbw b A.Coxon 99 194 113-2 211. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, August 3, 5, 6 (Surrey won by seven wickets) b W.Voce 7 525-5d 297 b H.J.Butler 11 43-3 270 1 212. Surrey v Sussex, Hastings, August 7, 8, 9 (Surrey won by seven wickets) b G.Cox 74 379 149 not out 9 49-3 276 213. Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, August 10, 12, 13 (Middlesex won by four wickets) b J.A.Young 42 233 197 c R.W.V.Robins b L.H.Gray 117 281 319-6 214. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, August 14, 15, 16 (Gloucestershire won by 55 runs) c C.J.Barnett b T.W.J.Goddard 38 140 132 1 b C.Cook 10 236 299-7d 215. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, August 17, 19, (20) (Match drawn) c V.M.Merchant b C.S.Nayudu 8 95-3 331 216. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 24, 26, 27 (Middlesex won by ten wickets) b L.H.Compton 1 150 - - - - 499-9d b L.H.Compton 26 395 3 2 1 0 49-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 1 1 0 8 8 8.00 - - - Players matches 1 1 0 83 83 83.00 - 1 - Championship matches 23 41 2 1963 172 50.33 5 9 8 Other matches 2 3 0 167 83 55.66 - 2 - Season 27 46 2 2221 172 50.47 5 13 8 Career 216 356 33 13047 172 40.45 28 74 139 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship matches 20 3 67 0 - - Other matches 3 0 19 0 - - Season 23 3 86 0 - - Career 118.3 17 418 9 4-62 46.44 1946/47 - M.C.C. in Australia and New Zealand Laurie Fishlock had a second frustrating and disappointing tour of the Antipodes. Amazingly, he again broke a bone in his hand at Adelaide, this time whilst practising in the nets; from a return drive when bowling to Denis Compton. This kept him out of all cricket for some five to six weeks. He returned to the side after the first Test match, convincingly lost by England, and made some good scores in minor matches, including his only century of the tour at Newcastle. His first-class successes were, however, limited and he only managed three scores of over fifty on the whole of the tour, including the New Zealand portion. He did play in the Fifth and final Test on account of the last minute withdrawal by the captain, W.R.Hammond, through fibrositis. He opened the England second innings with Cyril Washbrook because of Hutton’s illness, but was leg before wicket first ball to Ray Lindwall. This marked the end of his Test career, which had only consisted of four matches, in none 23