Famous Cricketers No 87 - J.H.Wardle

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Tests in Australia 4 6 1 109 38 21.80 - 1 Tests in New Zealand 2 2 1 32 32* 32.00 - - Other matches 12 15 1 200 63* 14.28 1 8 Tour 18 23 3 341 63* 17.05 1 9 Career 272 349 50 5165 79 17.27 15 191 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Tests in Australia (8b) 70.6 15 229 10 5-79 22.90 1 - 56.60 40.45 Test in NZ (6b) 76.3 43 116 5 2-41 23.20 - - 91.80 25.27 Other matches (8b) 199.1 45 603 27 5-118 22.33 1 - 59.00 37.85 Other matches (6b) 89.1 31 218 15 5-42 14.53 1 - 35.66 40.74 Tour (6b) 165.4 74 } 1166 57 5-42 20.45 3 - 55.31 36.98 (8b) 269.7 60 Career (6b) 11699.3 4728 } 24494 1199 9-25 20.42 93 18 60.34 33.85 (8b) 269.7 60 1955 Wardle had a wonderful season in 1955 taking 195 wickets in all matches at an average of only 16.14. He topped the England bowling averages in the Test Series against South Africa in which he took fifteen wickets at 18.20 but, in spite of this, he played in only three of the Tests taking four wickets in an innings in each of them. These Tests included the only Test he ever played in at his home ground of Headingley. Tony Lock, Wardle’s great left-arm rival, took no fewer than 216 wickets during the season and played in the remaining Tests at Old Trafford and Kennington Oval. In the Championship, alone Wardle took 133 wickets at an average of just 14.86 and he took five wickets or more in an innings nine times and ten wickets in a match on one occasion. Against Gloucestershire at Bristol he took six wickets for 6 runs in 9.4 overs as the home side were bowled out for 51 in their first innings. His best analysis was seven for 72 against Worcestershire at Worcester. Once again this season he bowled more overs and more maidens than any other bowler and he took his wickets at the rate of one every 9 overs. As batsman he hit 571 runs at an average of 12.41 and he took seventeen catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 273. Yorkshire v MCC, Lord’s, April 30, May 2, 3 (Yorkshire won by an innings and 15 runs) c J.T.Ikin b F.J.Titmus 0 285-9d 28 13 34 5 D.Kenyon lbw 110 1 K.V.Andrew b A.J.Watkins c and b D.Bennett b J.J.Warr c J.V.Wilson 31 14 70 5 D.Kenyon c J.V.Wilson 160 1 P.E.Richardson c F.S.Trueman K.V.Andrew c J.V.Wilson D.B.Carr c N.W.D.Yardley J.J.Warr b 274. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 4, 5, 6 (Surrey won by seven wickets) c K.F.Barrington b J.C.Laker 0 129 23.4 7 50 4 P.B.H.May c J.M.Parks 159 B.Constable lbw A.J.W.McIntyre b A.V.Bedser b c A.V.Bedser b J.C.Laker 15 83 8 4 10 1 B.Constable lbw 55-3 275. Yorkshire v Northamptonshire, Bradford, May 7, 9 (Yorkshire won by 78 runs) lbw b G.E.Tribe 8 94 11 6 18 3 D.W.Barrick b 61 V.Broderick c F.A.Lowson S.Starkie c J.V.Wilson c R.W.Clarke b G.E.Tribe 7 104 12 2 20 4 D.Brookes b 59 D.W.Barrick c W.Watson R.Subba Row c R.Booth G.E.Tribe c R.Appleyard 39