Famous Cricketers No 61 - Wes Hall

weather or the pitches, but profited greatly from the experience, as this was his first exposure to the grind of first-class cricket on a daily basis. Against Cambridge at Fenner’s on 15 May, Hall finally captured his first wicket in his third first-class match when he bowled the opening batsman, Geoffrey Cook, for 13 with the score at 24. That was also the first occasion on which he claimed five wickets in a match - a haul he was not to equal until after the tour was over. His best performance with the bat came at Gloucestershire’s expense, in early June, when he scored 22 and 12 not out. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 2. West Indians v Oxford University, The Parks, May 8, 9, 10 (West Indians won by an innings and 90 runs) did not bat - 293-5d 7 3 10 0 119 3 0 8 0 84 3. West Indians v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) b R.M.James 0 366-6d 18 2 39 2 G.W.Cook b 225 C.S.Smith c G.St A.Sobers 19 5 49 3 J.T.Davies c F.C.M.Alexander 258 E.R.Dexter c C.L. Walcott J.R.F.Rutherford b 4. West Indians v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, May 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) b J.H.Wardle 1 190 20 7 44 3 W.Watson b 162 W.H.H.Sutcliffe b F.S.Trueman c F.C.M.Alexander did not bat - 272-6d 11 1 27 1 W.H.H.Sutcliffe b 141-8 5. West Indians v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) did not bat - 489-3d 25 7 48 2 R.J.Giles b 420 J.Kelly c G.St A. Sobers did not bat - 298-3 6. West Indians v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 5, 6, 7 (West Indians won by 154 runs) b B.D.Wells 22 241 19 4 68 2 G.M.Emmett c D.St E.Atkinson 220 B.D.Wells c B.H.Pairaudeau not out 12 309-7d 5 0 24 0 176 7. West Indians v Glamorgan, Cardiff, June 8, 10 (West Indians won by five wickets) c J.S.Pressdee b H.D.Davies 20 119 2 0 5 0 138 did not bat - 110-5 2 1 2 0 77 8. West Indians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) b P.J.Loader 0 220 15 1 37 2 T.H.Clark c G.St A.Sobers 210 E.A.Bedser c G.St A.Sobers not out 8 178-8 18 4 62 0 270-6d 9. West Indians v Sussex, Hove, June 15, 17, 18 (West Indians won by 235 runs) b R.G.Marlar 21 353-8d 12 0 48 1 L.J.Lenham c F.C.M.Alexander 256 did not bat - 284-3d 4 0 11 0 146 1 10. West Indians v Hampshire, Southampton, July 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b M.B.Heath 0 110 10 2 31 1 A.C.D.Ingleby-Mackenzie c F.C.M.Alexander 159 b M.B.Heath 20 387 3 0 9 0 43-0 11. West Indians v Somerset, Taunton, July 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b B.Lobb 8 78 7 0 33 1 C.L.McCool b 114 not out 15 254-6d 12. West Indians v Middlesex, Lord’s, July 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b J.J.Warr 9 176 13 3 43 1 A.C.Walton b 144 1 st J.T.Murray b D.C.S.Compton 22 143-8 5 1 26 0 213 1 13. West Indians v Glamorgan, Swansea, August 3, 5, 6 (West Indians won by six wickets) b P.M.Walker 6 254 6 0 24 2 B.Hedges c A.G.Ganteaume 141 W.E.Jones b did not bat - 66-4 2 0 6 0 178 14. West Indians v Lancashire, Old Trafford, August 10, 12, 13 (West Indians won by nine wickets) did not bat - 317-7d 9 1 27 2 C.S.Smith b 79 G.Pullar b did not bat - 91-1 21 2 51 2 J.D.Bond c F.C.M.Alexander 327 T.Greenhough b 10