Famous Cricketers No 93 - Keith Fletcher O.B.E.

30. Essex v Surrey, Clacton-on-Sea, August 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) b R.A.E.Tindall 24 218 277-7d c K.F.Barrington b D.A.D.Sydenham 2 182-8 31. Essex v Yorkshire, Clacton-on-Sea, August 21, 22, 23 (Match drawn) b M.Ryan 1 83 160 b A.G.Nicholson 0 151-7 125-8d 1 32. Essex v Sussex, Hove, August 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c J.M.Parks b A.Buss 1 276-8d 279-9d 1 c J.M.Parks b D.L.Bates 0 134-6 33. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 31, September 2, 3 (Match drawn) c J.G.Binks b D.Wilson 16 290 110 265-8 34. Young England v England, Scarborough, September 4, 5, 6 (England won by 85 runs) b D.A.Allen 3 152 318-7d b R.Illingworth 9 205 124-7d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 28 48 3 1181 94 26.24 - 5 19 Other Essex matches 2 3 1 101 38 50.50 - - 1 Other matches 2 3 0 28 16 9.33 - - - Season 32 54 4 1310 94 26.20 - 5 20 Career 34 58 4 1356 94 25.11 - 5 21 1964 The highlight of Fletcher’s season was undoubtedly the century he scored in the defeat of the Australians by Essex at Southend, when he occupied the crease in the first innings for four hours and ten minutes. This innings earned high praise from the Australians. He had earlier made his maiden first-class century against Lancashire at Old Trafford. He also bowled for the first time in first-class cricket at Southend, with a solitary over versus Northampton. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 35. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) c S.J.Storey b K.F.Barrington 44 210 200-9d did not bat - 183-1d 193-7 36. Essex v Yorkshire, Hull, May 6, 7, 8 (Yorkshire won by seven wickets) c A.G.Nicholson b D.Wilson 35 206 167 2 b R.Illingworth 0 106 146-3 37. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) not out 53 282-4d 261 1 run out 20 148-5 270-3d 38. Essex v Kent, Ilford, May 13, 14, 15 (Kent won by seven wickets) b A.L.Dixon 21 209 193 c A.W.Catt b A.L.Dixon 9 205-5d 224-3 39. Essex v Warwickshire, Ilford, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) c R.W.Barber b J.D.Bannister 33 309-5d 372-5d not out 2 155-3 40. Essex v Oxford University, The Parks, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) c Asif Ahmad b A.H.Barker 57 350 280-8d 2 63-3 41. Essex v Glamorgan, Swansea, May 23, 25, 26 (Glamorgan won by six wickets) c G.Hughes b D.J.Shepherd 38 123† 287-9d c A.Jones b G.Hughes 45 201† 38-4 9