Famous Cricketers No 91 - J.C.Laker

Trent Bridge v Australia 114.1 44 225 10 4/58 22.50 - - 68.50 32.84 v West Indies 105 41 199 4 3/101 39.75 - - 157.50 31.58 Totals at Trent Bridge 219.1 85 424 14 4/58 30.28 - - 93.92 32.24 Overall Totals - Home Tests 1232.5 472 2442 135 10/53 18.08 7 3 54.79 33.01 In Australia Brisbane 27.1 6 54 3 2/15 18.00 - - 72.33 24.88 Melbourne 46.5 6 147 5 4/93 29.40 - - 74.60 39.41 Sydney 54 12 117 7 5/107 16.71 1 - 61.71 27.08 Totals in Australia (8b) 127.6 24 318 15 5/107 21.20 1 - 68.13 31.11 In South Africa Cape Town 42.1 17 72 3 2/7 24.00 - - 112.33 21.36 Durban 30 8 76 2 2/29 38.00 - - 120.00 31.66 Johannesburg 45 15 113 4 1/5 28.25 - - 90.00 31.38 Port Elizabeth 28 6 63 2 1/26 31.50 - - 112.00 28.12 Totals in South Africa (8b) 145.1 46 324 11 2/7 29.45 - - 105.54 27.90 In West Indies Bridgetown 127.1 40 341 13 7/103 26.23 1 - 58.69 44.69 Georgetown 102 41 216 8 2/32 27.00 - - 76.50 35.29 Kingston 92.4 33 198 7 4/71 28.28 - - 79.42 35.61 Port-of-Spain 86 18 262 4 2/108 65.50 - - 129.00 50.77 Totals in West Indies 407.5 132 1017 32 7/103 31.78 1 - 76.46 41.56 Overall Totals Abroad (6b) 407.5 132 } 1659 58 7/103 28.60 2 - 79.82 35.63 (8b) 272.7 70 Analysis of Laker’s Dismissals in Test Cricket caught 31, bowled 13, lbw 3, run out 1, not out 15 Most successful bowlers: 4 H.J.Tayfield (South Africa) 3 R.G.Archer, R.Benaud, A.K.Davidson, K.R.Miller (all Australia) Analysis of Laker’s Wickets in Test Cricket caught 99, bowled 53, lbw 31, stumped 10 Main Victims: 11 C.L.Walcott (West Indies) 10 K.R.Miller (Australia) 8 J.W.Burke (Australia) 7 I.W.G.Johnson and K.D.Mackay (Australia) 6 R.Benaud and C.C.McDonald (Australia) 5 R.A.McLean (South Africa) Principal fielders: 15 T.G.Evans - 6 caught, 9 stumped 12 G.A.R.Lock - also one catch as substitute 10 M.C.Cowdrey 9 F.S.Trueman 7 A.S.M.Oakman 5 J.C.Laker and T.E.Bailey 68