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

275. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Perth, December 11, 12, 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) b K.D.Walters 22 397 1 0 4 0 440 lbw b J.W.Gleeson 0 287-6d 4 0 18 0 100-3 276. MCC v South Australia, Adelaide, December 18, 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) c K.G.Cunningham b G.S.Chappell 14 238 297-2d c K.G.Cunningham b J.R.Hammond 0 336-8 338-7d 277. MCC v Combined XI, Launceston, December 27, (28), (29) (Match drawn) c B.C.Patterson b K.Ibadulla 13 184-4 278. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 (England won by 299 runs) c K.D.Walters b A.A.Mallett23 332 - - - - 236 2 c K.R.Stackpole b A.A.Mallett 8 319-5d 1 0 6 0 116 279.$ ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 29, 30, February 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) b A.L.Thomson 80 470 - - - - 235 b J.W.Gleeson 5 233-4 4 0 16 0 328-3 280. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, February 12, 13, 14, 16, 17 (England won by 62 runs) c K.R.Stackpole b K.J.O’Keeffe 33 184 - - - - 264 c K.R.Stackpole b K.H.Eastwood 20 302 1 0 9 0 160 1 281. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Christchurch, February 25, 26, 27, March 1 (England won by eight wickets) b R.O.Collinge 4 231 65 2 c H.J.Howarth b R.O.Collinge2 89-2 254 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches v Australia 5 9 0 225 80 25.00 - 1 3 Test matches v New Zealand 1 2 0 6 4 3.00 - - 3 Other matches 6 10 1 371 80 41.22 - 4 4 Tour 12 21 1 602 80 30.10 - 5 10 Career 281 484 56 14503 228* 33.88 19 84 271 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Test matches v Australia 20 1 101 1 1-48 101.00 - Other matches 20.3 1 131 4 3-43 32.75 - Tour 40.3 2 232 5 3-43 46.40 - Career (6b) 140.5 19 } 840 16 4-50 52.50 - (8b) 40.3 2 1971 Despite finishing second in the national averages and scoring three hundreds, one for Essex against India, Fletcher’s Test career took a backward step. He was not selected for the three Tests versus Pakistan in the early summer and played in two of the three against India, but managed only 30 runs in four innings, once not out. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 282. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) b C.E.Waller 24 245 242 c G.R.J.Roope b C.E.Waller 13 158-7 260-8d 2 283.$$ Essex v Glamorgan, Chelmsford, May 8, 10, 11 (Essex won by eight wickets) not out 164 356-7d† 202 did not bat - 34-2 185 284. Essex v Northamptonshire, Chelmsford, May 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c G.Sharp b P.Willey 12 380 - - - - 329-6d 13 5 31 1 Mushtaq Mohammad b 203-5 28