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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 3 4 0 157 83 39.25 - 1 2 Other matches 3 4 1 141 81 47.00 - 1 4 Tour 6 8 1 298 83 42.57 - 2 6 Career 217 379 44 10900 228* 32.53 13 61 213 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Test matches 8 2 31 0 - - - Other matches 13 0 71 1 1-14 71.00 - Tour 21 2 102 1 1-14 102.00 - Career 97 13 442 8 4-50 55.25 - 1969 By his own standards, Fletcher will have been disappointed with his performances against the West Indians and the New Zealand tourists. He scored only 99 runs in eight innings against them, 47 of these in two Test matches versus New Zealand. Overlooked for selection for the three Tests against the West Indies in the early summer, Fletcher reminded the selectors of his absence with 134 not out against Northamptonshire in July and gained selection for the first two Tests against New Zealand only to be dropped for the third. A century at Chelmsford versus Glamorgan in late August was not enough to get him to 1000 runs in the championship, although he topped the Essex averages for the championship for the third season running. He also reached 1000 runs for the season in all matches for the seventh consecutive time. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 218.$ MCC v Surrey, Kennington Oval, April 30, May 1, 2 (MCC won by four wickets) c A.Long b Intikhab Alam 53 310-6d 322-4d c and b G.G.Arnold 35 216-6 203-6d 219. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 3, 5, (6) (Match drawn) c P.H.Parfitt b J.S.E.Price 88 269-9d† 322 1 11-1 220. Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 17, (19), (20) (Match drawn) did not bat - 43-0 221. Essex v Kent, Brentwood, May 21, 22 (Kent won by seven wickets) c R.A.Woolmer b D.L.Underwood 41 131† 81 c B.W.Luckhurst b J.N.Graham 5 34 86-3 222. Essex v Worcestershire, Brentwood, May 24, 26, (27) (Match drawn) b L.J.Caldwell 5 92 201-8d 1 153-8 223. MCC v West Indians, Lord’s, May 31, June 2, 3 (Match drawn) c G.S.Camacho b V.A.Holder 5 200 285 did not bat - 127-0 224. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, June 4, 5, 6 (Essex won by nine wickets) c D.R.Owen-Thomas b A.N.Bhatia 93 444-4d - - - - 178 2 did not bat - 43-1 5 1 5 0 306 225. Essex v Hampshire, Ilford, June 11, 12, 13 (Essex won by 124 runs) c G.R.Stephenson b R.M.H.Cottam 38 246 250-9d c B.A.Richards b R.M.H.Cottam 5 298-9d 170 1 226. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Ilford, June 14, 16, 17 (Essex won by two wickets) c M.J.Smedley b M.N.S.Taylor 10 176 171 1 c M.J.Smedley b C.Forbes 37 305-8 306-8d 23