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

denied England a place in the first final. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 403. Essex v Hampshire, Bournemouth, April 30, May 1, 2 (Hampshire won by 131 runs) * b A.M.E.Roberts 27 196 289 run out 12 183 221-5d 404.$ Essex v Leicestershire, Chelmsford, May 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) * b J.F.Steele 31 300 60 207-8 405. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 24, 26, 27 (Essex won by 29 runs) * c and b N.Gifford 15 222 236 c J.A.Ormrod b B.M.Brain 0 164 121 1 406.$ Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 28, 29, 30 (Essex won by three wickets) * b F.J.Titmus 99 300-6d† 324-6c c J.T.Murray b P.H.Edmonds 49 288-7 263-5d 1 407. Essex v Kent, Colchester, May 31, June 2, 3 (Essex won by 33 runs) * b D.L.Underwood 43 302-9c 181-4d b J.N.Shepherd 9 66-7d 154 1 408. Essex v Gloucestershire, Westcliff-on-Sea, June 25, 26 (Essex won by ten wickets) * b A.S.Brown 62 222 145 did not bat - 91-0 167 409. Essex v Sussex, Westcliff-on-Sea, June 28, 30 (Essex won by an innings and 128 runs) * c A.E.W.Parsons b A.W.Greig 3 327-8d 84 115 1 410. Essex v Derbyshire, Ilkeston, July 5, 7, 8 (Essex won by 94 runs) * lbw b P.E.Russell 19 229 282 c and b F.W.Swarbrook 17 244 97 1 411. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Edgbaston, July 10, 11, 12, 14 (Australia won by an innings and 85 runs) c A.A.Mallett b M.H.N.Walker 6 101 359 2 c K.D.Walters b D.K.Lillee 51 173† 412. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, July 23, 24, 25 (Surrey won by 185 runs) * c G.R.J.Roope b G.G.Arnold 57 192† 302 lbw b G.G.Arnold 19 153 228 413. Essex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, July 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * lbw b P.J.Lewington 18 334-8d 250-9c lbw b E.J.Harris 11 216 244-9 414.$ Essex v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) * c R.T.Virgin b Sarfraz Nawaz 61 386-9c 317-7c not out 3 175-4d 68-2 415. Essex v Somerset, Leyton, August 9, 11, 12 (Somerset won by three wickets) * b H.R.Moseley 11 251 144 3 lbw b D.Breakwell 88 191† 299-7 1 416. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Headingley, August 14, 15, 16, 18, (19) (Match drawn) 1 c A.A.Mallett b D.K.Lillee 8 288 135 c G.S.Chappell b D.K.Lillee 14 291 220-3 417. Essex v Australians, Chelmsford, August 23, 25, 26 (Australians won by 98 runs) * retired hurt 24 338-8d 365-6d absent hurt - 254 325-4d 418. Essex v Northamptonshire, Chelmsford, August 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * c Sarfraz Nawaz b A.Hodgson 61 366-6c 309 2 did not bat - 83-1 348-6d 39 1 Match 416 - the pitch was damaged in the early hours of the fifth day