Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

over Northamptonshire at Romford. He played twelve innings, scoring ninety-five runs at an average of 13.57 with a top score of 24 not out against Glamorgan at Swansea. He took four catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 427. Essex v Lancashire, Brentwood, May 8, 9, (10) (Match drawn) c J.D.Bond b J.B.Statham 22 258 39 11 90 4 B.J.Booth c B.R.Knight 281 J.D.Bond b H.Pilling b K.Higgs c B.Taylor 15 4 17 1 K.J.Grieves c K.W.R.Fletcher 199-6 428. Essex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c R.Miller b R.W.Barber 0 138 24 8 62 1 R.W.Barber c B.Taylor 323-9d not out 17 365-9d 8 6 3 0 58-6 429. Essex v Northamptonshire, Romford, May 25, 27, 28 (Essex won by an innings and 13 runs) did not bat - 326-6d 32 17 49 6 M.E.J.C.Norman lbw 132 1 B.L.Reynolds c and b A.Lightfoot c K.C.Preston R.M.Prideaux c G.J.Smith P.D.Watts lbw K.V.Andrew c K.C.Preston 36 16 57 4 A.Lightfoot c B.Taylor 181 D.Ramsamooj c M.J.Bear P.D.Watts c K.C.Preston M.E.Scott c G.Barker 430. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) did not bat - 355-5d 27 9 72 1 R.G.A.Headley c K.C.Preston 356-6d c T.W.Graveney b M.J.Horton1 225-9d 18 11 32 4 D.W.Richardson c B.Taylor 118-8 J.A.Ormrod c G.Barker R.Booth c B.Taylor R.J.Devereux lbw 431. Essex v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) not out 24 193 - - - - 297-9d not out 8 229-8 20 3 72 2 A.Harris c P.J.Phelan 222-3d B.Hedges c G.Barker 432. Essex v Leicestershire, Ilford, June 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) c M.R.Hallam b J.S.Savage 9 295 35 12 59 4 H.D.Bird b 232 1 J.Birkenshaw c G.J.Smith C.C.Inman c G.J.Smith J.van Geloven lbw did not bat - 217-6d - - - - 4-0 433. Essex v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) b M.Ashenden 2 184 20 8 40 0 153 1 did not bat - 80-2 434. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, July 24, 25, 26 (Essex won by 57 runs) not out 2 232 14 6 23 0 143 did not bat - 236-6d 22 7 66 2 N.B.Whittingham c B.R.Knight 268 H.I.Moore c K.W.R.Fletcher 435. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 27, 29 (Leicestershire won by an innings and 48 runs) not out 0 75 31 7 89 7 M.R.Hallam c and b 225 1 G.F.Cross c K.W.R.Fletcher S.Jayasinghe c B.Taylor A.Wharton c K.W.R.Fletcher C.T.Spencer b R.Julian b J.S.Savage c K.W.R.Fletcher c M.R.Hallam b R.C.Smith 9 102 436. Essex v Yorkshire, Clacton-on-Sea, August 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b D.Wilson 1 83 18 2 55 3 A.Clarkson c G.Barker 160 D.Wilson lbw M.Ryan b 60