Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

421. Essex v Somerset, Brentwood, June 27, 28, 29 (Somerset won by 129 runs) c J.G.Lomax b W.E.Alley 13 299 16.1 4 46 5 G.Atkinson c T.E.Bailey 238 C.H.M.Greetham c W.T.Greensmith M.J.Kitchen c G.Barker H.W.Stephenson c W.T.Greensmith C.R.M.Atkinson c G.Barker c B.A.Langford b P.B.Wight 4 141 33 10 84 0 331-5d 422. Essex v Sussex, Worthing, June 30, July 2, 3 (Essex won by 72 runs) did not bat - 330-6d 38 10 79 1 K.G.Suttle c B.Taylor 338-5d did not bat - 234-7d 14.5 2 49 6 D.S.Sheppard b 154 E.R.Dexter c G.Barker J.M.Parks lbw G.C.Cooper c B.Taylor N.I.Thomson c B.R.Knight D.L.Bates c R.A.G.Luckin 423. Essex v Kent, Dover, July 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) did not bat - 191-4d 29.4 7 73 7 P.E.Richardson c K.C.Preston 209 1 R.C.Wilson st B.Taylor S.E.Leary b M.H.Denness lbw A.W.Catt c K.C.Preston A.L.Dixon c B.E.A.Edmeades D.J.Halfyard c and b did not bat - 138-7 28 5 86 6 J.M.Prodger lbw 149-9d R.C.Wilson c K.C.Preston S.E.Leary b B.W.Luckhurst c K.C.Preston M.H.Denness c K.C.Preston A.W.Catt c M.J.Bear 424. Essex v Warwickshire, Colchester, July 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) did not bat - 274-6d - - - - 248 b J.D.Bannister 1 152-9d 13 0 52 6 N.F.Horner c W.T.Greensmith 171-9 W.J.P.Stewart c G.Barker T.W.Cartwright c K.C.Preston J.M.Kennedy c B.R.Knight R.E.Hitchcock c J.V.Wright R.Miller lbw 425. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, August 4, 6, (7) (Match drawn) c D.W.Richardson b R.G.M.Carter 2 203 21 8 50 3 D.Kenyon lbw 119-8 N.Gifford st B.Taylor J.A.Ormrod b 426. Essex v Lancashire, Leyton, August 18, 20 (Essex won by nine wickets) c and b C.Hilton 0 133 13 3 33 1 E.J.Craig st B.Taylor 152 did not bat - 100-1 - - - - 80 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 12 11 2 43 13 4.77 - - 5 Career 426 527 101 7093 113 16.65 2 18 262 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Championship 379.5 96 962 51 7/73 18.86 5 1 44.68 42.21 Career (6-ball) 15194.4 5019 } 33731 1865 10/53 18.08 124 31 51.76 34.94 (8-ball) 671 184 1963 Laker appeared in ten Championship matches for Essex during the 1963 season and continued to make a valuable contribution taking forty-three wickets at the very respectable average of 19.25. He took seven for 89 against Leicestershire at Leicester and ten for 106 in an innings victory for Essex 59