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

1965 Although he was one of only two players who scored over 1,000 runs for Essex in the Championship in 1965, Fletcher had not passed 50 in sixteen innings when he scored an unbeaten century in his seventeenth. This poor start was a big disappointment to those who had come to expect more, particularly as the next eight innings only produced one score in double figures. However, Fletcher stuck to his task and finished the season strongly, scoring 457 in his last seven matches at an average of over forty-one. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 72. MCC v Surrey, Lord’s, May 1, 3, (4) (Match drawn) b P.I.Pocock 21 163 83-5 73. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 5, 6, 7 (Essex won by nine wickets) c M.G.Griffith b R.Roopnaraine 11 226 37 2 not out 3 14-1 202 1 74. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) b L.J.Coldwell 26 176 278-8d 1 b J.A.Flavell 3 208-6 126-7d 75. Essex v Worcestershire, Brentwood, May 12, 13, 14 (Essex won by 48 runs) b N.Gifford 12 302 135 2 b L.J.Coldwell 40 170-6d 289 2 76. MCC v New Zealanders, Lord’s May 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b B.E.Congdon 9 196 318-7d 2 did not bat - 175-3 122-1d 77. Essex v Somerset, Taunton, May 19, 20, 21 (Somerset won by six wickets) c G.Clayton b F.E.Rumsey 0 235-7d 290-6d b B.A.Langford 14 178 126-4 1 78. Essex v Leicestershire, Ilford, May 26, 27, (28) (Match drawn) did not bat - 68-1 79. Essex v Surrey, Ilford, May 29, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) c A.Long b S.J.Storey 15 187 132 c R.A.E.Tindall b G.G.Arnold 36 186 196-9 2 80. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, June 2, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c S.Jayasinghe b J.S.Savage 27 243 414-7d c R.Julian b C.T.Spencer 4 269-8 81. Essex v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 5, 7, (8) (Match drawn) c D.S.Steele b H.Sully 6 319 332-9d 1 64-2 82. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June 9, 10, 11 (Nottinghamshire won by two wickets) c A.J.Corran b M.N.S.Taylor10 114 192 1 not out 101* 327-3d 253-8 1 83. Essex v Gloucestershire, Bristol, June 12, 14, (15) (Match drawn) b J.B.Mortimore 4 95 177 c B.J.Meyer b D.A.Allen 3 144-7 84. Essex v Oxford University, Romford, June 16, 17, 18 (Essex won by four wickets) c P.J.K.Gibbs b M.R.J.Guest 22 164 108 1 b M.R.J.Guest 8 76-6 128 1 85. Essex v Hampshire, Romford, June 19, 21, 22 (Match drawn) lbw b D.W.White 4 151 115-8d c B.S.V.Timms b D.Shackleton 2 30-4 86. MCC v Scotland, Glasgow, June 23, (24), (25) (Match drawn) b W.D.F.Dow 3 80-3 87. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c A.Long b G.G.Arnold 1 200 320-9d c D.A.D.Sydenham b K.F.Barrington 72 275-8† 12