Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

126. Commonwealth XI v India, Bombay, December 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (Commonwealth XI won by ten wickets) c V.M.Merchant b P.R.Umrigar 37 427 16 7 32 3 M.H.Mankad c K.J.Grieves 82 V.L.Manjrekar c K.J.Grieves B.C.Alva b did not bat - 49-0 64.5 34 88 5 P.R.Umrigar c and b 393 1 V.Rajindernath b V.S.Hazare b H.R.Adhikari c K.J.Grieves B.C.Alva c F.Ridgway SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Unofficial Test 1 1 0 37 37 37.00 - - 1 Other matches 9 9 1 134 61 16.75 - 1 4 Tour 10 10 1 171 61 19.00 - 1 5 Career 126 176 31 2759 100 19.02 1 7 86 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Unofficial Test 80.5 41 120 8 5/88 15.00 1 - 60.62 24.74 Other matches 234.3 90 459 28 6/23 16.39 2 - 50.25 32.62 Tour 315.2 131 579 36 6/23 16.08 3 - 52.55 30.60 Career 5000.3 1587 11010 551 8/2 19.98 35 6 54.45 36.69 1951 Laker was named as one of Wisden ’s Five Cricketers of the Year for 1951, a year in which he took 149 wickets in all matches at an average of 17.99. He took sixty wickets in May alone, taking five wickets or more in an innings seven times. He played in two of the Test Matches against South Africa and his performance in the final Test at Kennington Oval could fairly be said to have won that crucial game for England to clinch a 3-1 Series win. He took ten wickets for 119 runs in the match, eight of them being top order batsmen and he also contributed thirteen not out as England stuggled to a four wicket win in a low-scoring game. He had some outstanding figures for Surrey taking ten for 34 against MCC, eleven for 123 against Somerset, twelve for 144 against Worcestershire and ten for 141 against Essex. He scored 624 runs in all matches at an average of 19.50 which included four half-centuries, his best effort being an innings of 89 for Surrey against Northamptonshire at Kennington Oval. He took twenty-two catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 127. Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 2, 3 (Surrey won by an innings and 8 runs) st S.C.Griffith b C.J.Knott 16 140 9.5 4 15 4 J.D.B.Robertson lbw 62 1 S.C.Griffith lbw K.C.Preston c W.S.Surridge C.J.Knott b 18.1 8 19 6 G.L.Willatt b 70 1 J.D.B.Robertson b W.J.Edrich b C.H.Palmer lbw P.F.Harvey b K.C.Preston c B.Constable 128. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, May (5), 7, 8 (Match drawn) c F.D.Parr b J.B.Statham 7 137 33 15 58 1 K.J.Grieves c A.J.W.McIntyre 197 not out 2 83-7 7 4 5 0 76 1 22