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

c D.L.Underwood b J.N.Shepherd 0 150 184-9 2 468. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, July 23, 25, 26 (Middlesex won by six wickets) * lbw b J.E.Emburey 36 198 288 1 b P.H.Edmonds 7 164 78-4 469. Essex v Worcestershire, Worcester, July 30, August 1, 2 (Essex won by an innings and 26 runs) * c D.J.Humphries b E.J.O.Hemsley 19 310-5c 123 2 161 4 470. Essex v Derbyshire, Leyton, August (6), 8, 9 (Match drawn) * b C.J.Tunnicliffe 11 132-7d - - - - 175 1 2 0 22 0 86-2 471. Essex v Glamorgan, Leyton, August 10, 11, 12 (Essex won by 194 runs) * c E.W.Jones b C.L.King 37 277 231 3 c E.W.Jones b M.A.Nash 60 275-5d 127 2 472. Essex v Somerset, Taunton, August 13, 15 (Essex won by an innings and 111 runs) * c P.W.Denning b V.J.Marks 42 340 92 1 137 473. Essex v Leicestershire, Colchester, August 20, (22), (23) (Match drawn) * not out 14 73-3 474.$ Essex v Yorkshire, Middlesbrough, August 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) * c D.L.Bairstow b A.L.Robinson 1 108 335-4d not out 106 276-4† 475.$ Essex v Northamptonshire, Chelmsford, September 7, 8, 9 (Essex won by eight wickets) * lbw b A.Hodgson 19 177 265 c P.Willey b B.S.Bedi 56 243-2 149 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 21 35 4 1322 106* 42.64 3 7 27 Other Essex match 1 2 2 9 6* - - - - Season 22 37 6 1331 106* 42.93 3 7 27 Career 475 799 113 26388 228* 38.46 47 151 440 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 8 0 76 0 - - - Career (6b) 294.2 49 } 1510 32 4-50 47.18 - (8b) 46.3 2 1978 Fletcher, with his county colleagues scoring well around him, applied himself with a little more freedom than in recent seasons. He passed his thousand runs yet again but did not post a century, his highest score, 89, coming in the first match of the season. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 476.$ Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) * c P.W.G.Parker b S.J.Gardiner 89 351-4d 190 did not bat - 99-4 477. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, May 3, 4, (5) (Match drawn) * did not bat - 51-1 250-4d 478. Essex v Middlesex, Chelmsford, May 10, 11, 12 (Essex won by 109 runs) * lbw b J.E.Emburey 11 228 141 2 lbw b J.E.Emburey 76 182† 160 1 479. Essex v Pakistanis, Chelmsford, May 13, (15), (16) (Match drawn) * did not bat - 8-0 80 44