Famous Cricketers No 65 - Len Hutton

99. Yorkshire v Glamorgan, Scarborough, August 18, 19, 20 (Yorkshire won by 85 runs) b W.D.Hughes 0 356 24 4 54 2 A.H.Dyson c W.Barber 243 T.L.Brierley c W.E.Bowes c T.L.Brierley b W.D.Hughes 14 171-7d - - - - 199 1 100. Yorkshire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c A.R.Gover b H.S.Squires 73 463 13 3 40 1 H.T.Barling st A.Wood 273 3 11 0 57 0 295-6 101. Yorkshire v Sussex, Hove, August 25, 26, 27 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 116 runs) b M.W.Tate 87 457 10 2 34 0 198 6 0 23 0 143 102. Yorkshire v Hampshire, Bournemouth. August 28, 30 (Yorkshire won by ten wickets) lbw b G.E.M.Heath 18 191 - - - - 93 3 not out 43 88-0 7.1 0 21 1 G.E.M.Heath b 185 1 103. Yorkshire v MCC, Scarborough, September 1, 2, 3 (Yorkshire won by eight wickets) c W.H.V.Levett b A.D.Baxter 84 316 7 1 17 0 213 1 not out 64 201-2 4 0 17 0 299-8d 104. H.D.G.Leveson Gower’s X1 v MCC Australian Team, Scarborough, September 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c J.Hardstaff b G.O.B.Allen 88 432-8d 301 2 c J.Hardstaff b K.Farnes 5 232-8d 246-7 105. Yorkshire v Middlesex (non-Championship), Kennington Oval, September 11, 13, 14 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 115 runs) c H.G.O.Owen-Smith b C.I.J.Smith 121 401 185 1 101 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 5 0 127 100 25.40 1 - 2 Players 1 2 1 35 34* 35.00 - - - Championship 22 36 5 1728 271* 55.74 5 7 19 Other Yorkshire matches 6 9 1 720 161 90.00 3 3 4 Other matches 3 6 0 278 102 46.66 1 2 3 Season 35 58 7 2888 271* 56.62 10 12 28 Career 105 163 20 5733 271* 40.09 13 27 75 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 6.4 2 15 1 1-4 15.00 - - Championship 237.1 43 758 22 6-76 34.45 1 1 Other Yorkshire matches 57.5 11 175 5 2-32 35.00 - - Other matches 13.2 0 77 0 - - - - Season (6-ball) 315 56 1025 28 6-76 36.60 1 1 Career (6-ball) 620.4 122 2007 63 6-76 31.85 1 1 1938 This was the season in which Hutton became a household name in the cricketing world and was to remain so for the rest of his career. After a moderate match at Lord’s for Yorkshire v MCC he was soon into his stride with big scores against the Universities and a further century in the Sussex match before the end of May. Of particular merit during the first month had been an innings of 93* against Essex on a wearing wicket which helped his county to a four wicket victory. Wisden records that “only fine batting by Hutton on a worn pitch gave Yorkshire victory … Hutton was magnificent, and did not make a bad stroke during three and a quarter hours.” His selection for the Tests against the visiting Australians was never in doubt and he duly scored a century on debut in an Anglo-Australian game, as did Denis Compton, in a high-scoring Trent Bridge 17