Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

In between these games he had some barren spells as did most bowlers in what was an abnormally dry summer. He scored 301 runs in all matches at an average of 13.08 with a top score of 28 and he took fifteen catches. At the end of the season he retired from first-class cricket. He was not selected for any of the Test matches against the touring Indian team and one of the great Test careers was now over. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 391. Surrey v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) did not bat - 238-5d 25 8 63 2 D.Kirby c R.Swetman 152-7 1 E.M.Rose c M.J.Stewart 392. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 9, 11, 12 (Warwickshire won by six wickets) did not bat - 344-6d 34 9 94 3 F.C.Gardner lbw 346-6d A.V.G.Wolton c R.E.C.Pratt A.Townsend b did not bat - 235-3d 12.5 0 77 2 R.T.Spooner c A.V.Bedser 234-4 A.V.G.Wolton c D.Gibson 393. Surrey v Indians, Kennington Oval, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c M.L.Jaisimha b C.G.Borde 16 253 21 8 46 0 249 did not bat - 151-2 15 4 29 1 N.J.Contractor c B.Constable 205-3d 394. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) not out 20 350-7d 27 8 94 2 G.Millman c P.J.Loader 329 J.Cotton b did not bat - 251-2d - - - - 111-2 395. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) not out 17 276-9d 20 6 36 0 191 did not bat - 53-0 396. Surrey v Somerset, Kennington Oval, May 23, 25, 26 (Surrey won by nine wickets) c J.G.Lomax b B.A.Langford 0 188 29 12 58 0 331-5d did not bat - 225-1 - - - - 79 397. Surrey v Kent, Kennington Oval, May 30, June 1, 2 (Match drawn) did not bat - 340-6d 15 5 48 0 242 1 did not bat - 183-3d 17 6 37 3 R.C.Wilson c A.V.Bedser 164-5 1 J.F.Pretlove c P.B.H.May A.L.Dixon c and b 398. Surrey v Essex, Romford, June 6, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c B.Taylor b K.C.Preston 14 176 - - - - 108 not out 1 134-7 9 2 30 2 B.Taylor c J.H.Edrich 213 T.E.Bailey lbw 399. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, June 17, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c C.Lee b E.Smith 6 307-9d 42 13 86 3 D.C.Morgan c T.H.Clark 298 G.O.Dawkes c T.H.Clark G.W.Richardson b did not bat - 194-5d 15 4 35 2 C.Lee lbw 104-5 G.O.Dawkes b 400. Surrey v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 20, 22, 23 (Lancashire won by ten wickets) c G.Clayton b K.Higgs 20 179 25 7 55 1 A.Wharton b 368-7d c K.Higgs b R.W.Barber 4 192 - - - - 7-0 401. Surrey v Sussex, Guildford, June 27, 29, 30 (Surrey won by nine wickets) b R.V.Bell 5 218 16 5 28 3 D.J.Foreman c and b 153 1 R.V.Bell c K.F.Barrington R.G.Marlar b did not bat - 42-1 23 10 38 7 L.J.Lenham b 102 K.G.Suttle c P.B.H.May J.M.Parks c R.Swetman D.V.Smith c K.F.Barrington D.J.Foreman b A.E.James c M.J.Stewart R.G.Marlar b 402. Surrey v Oxford University, Kennington Oval, July 1, 2, 3 (Surrey won by 54 runs) c J.G.Raybould b A.J.Corran 17 172 2 1 1 0 144 1 b A.J.Corran 1 221-8d 22 4 59 3 C.A.Fry c G.A.R.Lock 195 J.G.Raybould c M.J.Stewart A.J.Corran st A.J.W.McIntyre 56