Famous Cricketers No 65 - Len Hutton

truly great batsman, perhaps even worthy to have taken the record Ashes score off “the Don”! He had had to undergo a barrage of extremely hostile, short, fast bowling from Lindwall and Miller designed to test out his courage, skill and technique, especially regarding his arm injury, and had come out with flying colours. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 211. MCC v Combined XI, Perth, October 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) b K.R.Cumming 10 302 462 1 212. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, October 25, 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c and b B.Dooland 136 506-5d - - - - 266 1 0 6 0 276-8 213. MCC v Victoria, Melbourne, October 31, November 1, 2, 4 (MCC won by 244 runs) b I.W.Johnson 15 358 - - - - 189 1 not out 151 279-7d 1 0 8 1 G.E.Tamblyn b 204 1 214. MCC v An Australian X1, Melbourne, November (8), 9, 11, (12), 13 (Match drawn) c F.W.Freer b C.L.McCool 71 314 327-5 1 215. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, November 15, (16), (18), 19 (Match drawn) run out 97 156-2 165-4d 216. MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, November 22, 23, 25, 26, (Match drawn) c D.Tallon b C.L.McCool 42 310 400 did not bat - 238-6 230-6d 217. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, November 29, 30, December 2, 3, 4, 5 (Australia won by an innings and 332 runs) b K.R.Miller 7 141 645 c S.G.Barnes b K.R.Miller 0 172 218. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 (Australia won by an innings and 33 runs) c D.Tallon b I.W.Johnson 39 255 659-8d hit wkt b K.R.Miller 37 371 219. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c C.L.McCool b R.R.Lindwall 2 351 - - - - 365 1 c D.G.Bradman b E.R.H.Toshack 40 310-7 3 0 28 0 536 220. MCC v Tasmania, Launceston, January 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c R.V.Thomas b E.K.Kilbey 51 467-5d 5 0 29 1 C.G.Richardson st P.A.Gibb 103 - - - - 129-6 221. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, January 24, 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c R.W.Vaughton b V.R.Gibson 88 577 8 1 45 0 443 not out 77 152-2 222. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 31, February 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) lbw b C.L.McCool 94 460 487 b I.W.Johnson 76 340-8d 215-1 223. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, February 21, 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) lbw b R.R.Lindwall 40 266 342 lbw b F.B.Johnston 72 205-3 262-6d 224. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 28, March (1), 3, 4, 5 (Australia won by five wickets) retired ill 122 280 253 did not bat - 186 214-5 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 9 1 417 122* 52.12 1 2 1 Other matches 9 12 2 850 151* 85.00 2 6 4 Tour 14 21 3 1267 151* 70.38 3 8 5 Career 224 346 42 15259 364 50.19 45 63 156 31