Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

384. MCC v Australian XI, Sydney, November 21, 22, 24, 25 (MCC won by 345 runs) b B.Fisher 8 319 20 4 52 4 P.J.P.Burge b 128 J.W.Martin lbw B.N.Jarman st T.G.Evans R.B.Strauss c P.B.H.May did not bat - 257-3d 15.6 5 30 2 B.N.Jarman st T.G.Evans 103 L.F.Kline c P.E.Richardson 385. MCC v Queensland, Brisbane, November 28, 29 December 1, 2 (Match drawn) b R.R.Lindwall 0 151 17.4 4 27 4 R.G.Archer c J.B.Statham 210 1 R.R.Lindwall c W.Watson B.Fisher b J.E.Childe-Freeman c and b did not bat - 71-4 386. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Brisbane, December 5, 6, 8, 9, 10 (Australia won by eight wickets) c J.W.Burke b R.Benaud 13 134 10.1 3 15 2 K.D.Mackay c T.G.Evans 186 A.K.Davidson lbw b R.Benaud 15 198 17 3 39 1 C.C.McDonald c J.B.Statham147-2 387. MCC v Tasmania, Hobart, December (13), 15, 16 (Match drawn) not out 11 229-7d 6 1 11 0 94-4 388. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, December 31, January 1, 2, 3, 5 (Australia won by eight wickets) not out 22 259 12 1 47 0 308 c R.N.Harvey b A.K.Davidson 3 87 4 1 7 1 A.T.W.Grout st T.G.Evans 42-2 389. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c R.N.Harvey b R.Benaud 2 219 46 9 107 5 J.W.Burke c G.A.R.Lock 357 R.N.Harvey b N.C.O’Neill c R.Swetman R.Benaud b A.T.W.Grout c J.B.Statham did not bat - 287-7d 8 3 10 2 C.C.McDonald b 54-2 J.W.Burke b 390. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 (Australia won by nine wickets) c R.N.Harvey b A.K.Davidson 2 205 30.5 4 93 4 C.C.McDonald c M.C.Cowdrey 351 K.D.Mackay c T.W.Graveney R.Benaud c R.Swetman A.T.W.Grout c F.S.Trueman not out 5 214 - - - - 69-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 7 2 62 22* 12.40 - - - Other matches 6 6 1 45 12 9.00 - - 1 Tour 10 13 3 107 22* 10.70 - - 1 Career 390 486 92 6749 113 17.12 2 18 242 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Test matches 127.6 24 318 15 5/107 21.20 1 - 68.13 31.11 Other matches 154.3 39 337 23 5/31 14.65 2 1 53.69 27.28 Tour 282.1 63 655 38 5/31 17.23 3 1 59.39 29.02 Career (6-ball) 14017.3 4677 } 30849 1736 10/53 17.77 114 28 51.53 34.47 (8-ball) 671 184 1959 This was Jim Laker’s last full season in first-class cricket and he spent it with Surrey playing in twenty-one of their Championship matches and taking seventy-two wickets at an average of 23.91. He had some outstanding matches taking eleven for 80 against Gloucestershire on a turning wicket at Gloucester and ten for 66 against Sussex at Guildford. He took seven for 59 in Somerset’s second innings at Bath. He took five for 11 in fourteen overs against Leicestershire at Kennington Oval. 55