Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

wickets at less than 16 apiece and Eric Bedser taking sixty wickets at 13.40 it is not surprising that Surrey won the Championship, for the sixth consecutive year, by 92 points. Laker’s most deadly performance was to take seven for 16 at Trent Bridge against Nottinghamshire as the County were dismissed for 59 in their second innings. He took six for 23 against Yorkshire at Bradford and six for 31 against Middlesex at Lord’s. With the bat he scored 210 runs at an average of 12.35 with a top score of 44 against Cambridge University at Fenner’s. He took ten catches. In the Nottinghamshire second innings at Trent Bridge he took his 1500th wicket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 325. Surrey v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 27,29 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c O.S.Wheatley b D.J.Smith 44 240 16 4 46 1 C.S.Smith c A.J.W.McIntyre 140 1 did not bat - 7-0 24 7 38 4 I.A.Bokhari c G.A.R.Lock 104 D.J.Green b C.S.Smith b B.T.Swift b 326. Surrey v MCC, Lord’s, May 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by 238 runs) not out 0 318-8d 19.3 8 27 4 M.R.Hallam c G.A.R.Lock 149 D.V.Smith c M.J.Stewart D.Bennett c G.A.R.Lock R.G.Marlar st A.J.W.McIntyre did not bat - 199-6d - - - - 130 327. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, May 11, 13 (Surrey won by an innings and 166 runs) c J.S.Pressdee b W.Wooller 5 259 12.2 7 10 3 A.J.Watkins c M.J.Stewart 62 H.G.Davies c K.F.Barrington H.D.Davies c M.J.Stewart 11.3 7 11 3 B.Hedges c G.A.R.Lock 31 L.N.Devereux c K.F.Barrington D.J.Shepherd b 328. Surrey v Worcestershire, Kennington Oval, May 18, 20 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c G.Dews b K.J.Aldridge 0 109 12 2 34 1 G.Dews c A.J.W.McIntyre 108 did not bat - 90-2 19.1 8 31 4 P.E.Richardson c K.F.Barrington 90 D.W.Richardson b R.G.Broadbent c M.J.Stewart R.Berry c M.J.Stewart 329. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, May 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) not out 3 320-7d 17 10 15 3 D.V.Smith c A.J.W.McIntyre 144 L.J.Lenham c A.J.W.McIntyre J.M.Parks c G.A.R.Lock did not bat - 136-5d 14 3 23 1 L.J.Lenham b 141-4 1 330. Surrey v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 25, 27 (Surrey won by 222 runs) b C.T.Spencer 0 196 20 9 21 0 122 did not bat - 248-5d 13 5 32 4 J.van Geloven c G.A.R.Lock 100 L.R.Gardner c G.A.R.Lock V.S.Munden c E.A.Bedser M.F.Hickman c G.A.R.Lock 331. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Edgbaston, May 30, 31, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) b S.Ramadhin 7 186 54 17 119 4 C.L.Walcott c T.G.Evans 474 O.G.Smith lbw J.D.C.Goddard c G.A.R.Lock D.StE.Atkinson c J.B.Statham did not bat - 583-4d 24 20 13 2 C.L.Walcott c G.A.R.Lock 72-7 O.G.Smith lbw 332. Surrey v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 5, 6, 7 (Surrey won by ten wickets) c J.S.Manning b G.E.Tribe 11 311 13.3 10 14 2 A.Lightfoot lbw 213 H.R.A.Kelleher b did not bat - 14-0 12 6 14 2 J.S.Manning c M.J.Stewart 111 F.H.Tyson c M.J.Stewart 333. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 8, 10, 11 (Surrey won by an innings and 119 runs) did not bat - 303-4d 19 9 26 1 K.Smales b 125 1 48