Famous Cricketers No 56 - Laurence Barnard Fishlock

244. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 10, 11, 12 (Players won by an innings and 10 runs) c A.W.H.Mallett b F.R.Brown 5 362 135 217 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players matches 1 1 0 5 5 5.00 - - - Championship matches 13 23 1 767 126 34.86 1 4 5 Other matches 4 6 0 441 170 73.50 2 1 1 Season 18 30 1 1213 170 41.82 3 5 6 Career 244 403 35 14589 172 39.64 31 81 150 1948 The visit of the all-conquering Australians under the leadership of D.G.Bradman for the last time found English cricket generally in a sorry state. Fishlock made an excellent start to the season. He carried his bat in Surrey’s first match against the tourists, and shortly afterwards went on to make his highest score in first-class cricket, also his first double century, in a splendid innings against Leicestershire. This earned him a place in the Test trial, which took place at Edgbaston in early June. He made top score of 35 for the Rest of England in a much interrupted game. This was not enough to gain him a place in the Test series, in which England were heavily defeated. Arguably, he might not have performed any worse than many other batsmen tried by the England selectors, and his fielding would certainly have been a bonus. Fishlock finished the season with over 2,000 runs. Surrey had a very good season and came second in the County Championship to Glamorgan, who won the title for the first time. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 245. Surrey v M.C.C., Lord’s, May 5, 6,7 (M.C.C. won by 94 runs) b J.H.G.Deighton 32 278 225 1 c A.W.H.Mallett b J.H.G.Deighton 0 236 383 246. Surrey v Australians, Kennington Oval, May 8, 10, 11 (Australians won by an innings and 296 runs) not out 81 141 632 1 c D.Tallon b W.A.Johnston 5 195 247. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 15, 17, 18 (Nottinghamshire won by four wickets) c W.A.Sime b R.J.Giles 70 419 420-9d b H.J.Butler 8 266-8d 266-6 248. Surrey v Leicestershire, Grace Road, Leicester, May 19, 20, 21 (Surrey won by five wickets) c P.Corrall b J.Sperry 253 499-6d 283 1 c V.E.Jackson b J.Sperry 2 100-5 315 249. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 22, 24, 25 (Worcestershire won by eight wickets) b R.T.D.Perks 2 188 353-9d b L.F.Outschoorn 63 244 80-2 250. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May (26), 27, 28 (Match drawn) b J.Langridge 132 346 268 did not bat - 9-0 251. The Rest v England, Edgbaston, June 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) b D.V.P.Wright 35 158-9d 213-7 252. Surrey v Essex, Ilford, June 5, 7, 8, (Surrey won by four wickets) c and b F.H.Vigar 51 469 271 b R.Smith 1 155-6 351-4d 253. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, June 9, 10, 11 (Surrey won by 1 run) b W.B.Roberts 78 300 176 c J.T.Ikin b K.Cranston 1 123 246 1 254. Surrey v Essex, Kennington Oval, June 12, 14, 15 (Essex won by eight wickets) c R.Smith b E.J.Price 19 177 342-8d c F.H.Rist b K.C.Preston 0 268 104-2 26