Famous Cricketers No 65 - Len Hutton

c L.V.Maddocks b S.J.E.Loxton 25 236-5d 88-3 1 490. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 (England won by 38 runs) c A.K.Davidson b W.A.Johnston 30 154 228 2 c R.Benaud b W.A.Johnston 28 296 184 491. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (England won by 128 runs) c G.B.Hole b K.R.Miller 12 191 231 lbw b R.G.Archer 42 279 111 492. MCC v Combined XI, Hobart, January 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c W.Hird b T.J.Cowley 15 242 221 1 did not bat - 99-2 184-6d 493. MCC v Tasmania, Launceston, January 13, 14, 15 (MCC won by 243 runs) lbw b B.T.Considine 61 427-7d 117 not out 21 133-6d 200 494. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 28, 29, 31, February 1, 2 (England won by five wickets) c A.K.Davidson b W.A.Johnston 80 341 323 c A.K.Davidson b K.R.Miller 5 97-5 111 495. MCC v New South Wales, Sydney, February 18, 19, 21 22 (New South Wales won by 45 runs) c R.B.Simpson b J.C.Treanor 48 172 172 c R.B.Simpson b J.W.Burke 59 269 314-8d 496. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February (25), (26), (28), March 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c P.J.P.Burge b R.R.Lindwall 6 371-7d - - - - 221 0.6 0 2 1 R.Benaud b 118-6 497. MCC v Canterbury, Christchurch, March 5, 7, 8 (MCC won by seven wickets) b J.A.Hayes 33 302 140 did not bat - 45-3 206 498. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Dunedin, March 11, 12, (14), (15), 16 (England won by eight wickets) c I.A.Colquhoun b J.R.Reid 11 209-8d 125 c I.A.Colquhoun b R.W.Blair 3 49-2 132 499. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Auckland, March 25, 26, 28 (England won by an innings and 20 runs) b A.R.MacGibbon 53 246 200 26 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches v Australia 5 9 0 220 80 24.44 - 1 2 Test matches v New Zealand 2 3 0 67 53 22.33 - 1 1 Other matches in Australia 7 12 2 739 145* 73.90 2 4 4 Other matches in New Zealand 1 1 0 33 33 33.00 - - - Tour 15 25 2 1059 145* 46.04 2 6 7 Career 499 791 90 39413 364 56.22 128 173 395 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches v Australia (8-b) 0.6 0 2 1 1-2 2.00 - - Career (6-ball) 1271.5 252 } 5090 173 6-76 29.42 4 1 (8-ball) 265.5 40 1955 This was to prove to be his last season as a Yorkshire player. The ill-health which had been all too-apparent over the past twelve months finally caught up with him and he played his last county game at the end of June in a winning side at Bournemouth. Alas, he was stricken with lumbago and made an inglorious exit with scores of 0 and 2. 61