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

1980 After the excitement of leading his team to the County Championship in the previous season, 1980 proved a more sober one, but saw two milestones passed by Fletcher. He reached 29870 runs in all first class matches, achieving the highest aggregate for an Essex batsman, passing Percy Perrin who had achieved the milestone between 1896 and 1928. He also passed 500 catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 523. Essex v MCC, Lord’s, April 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) * c G.Miller b P.H.L.Wilson 41 257-7d - - - - 209-8d b P.H.Edmonds 10 102-5 2.5 0 13 1 C.J.Tavaré c B.R.Hardie 244-9d 524.$ Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * c and b N.Russom 73 459-8 4.4 0 33 1 M.G.Howat c N.Smith 277 1 525. Essex v Glamorgan, Swansea, April 30, May 1, 2 (Match drawn) * c E.W.Jones b E.A.Moseley 46 300-9d - - - - 241 did not bat - 197-1d 1 0 7 0 140-4 526.$ Essex v Somerset, Ilford, May 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) * c D.Breakwell b H.R.Moseley 28 118 222 lbw b H.R.Moseley 99 281-5† 297-5d 527. Essex v Kent, Ilford, May 7, 8, 9 (Essex won by two wickets) * b D.L.Underwood 36 301-8d 362-6c 1 b D.L.Underwood 10 225-8 160-7d 528. Essex v Surrey, Chelmsford, May 24, 26, 27 (Essex won by ten wickets) * c C.J.Richards b S.T.Clarke 2 351 174 3 did not bat - 23-0 196 2 529. Essex v Gloucestershire, Gloucester, May (31), June 2, 3 (Match drawn) * b J.H.Childs 8 335-9d 220-9d 88-2 530. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 7, 9 (Surrey won by ten wickets) * c C.J.Richards b R.D.Jackman 22 237 285 3 b R.D.Jackman 19 60† 13-0 531. Essex v Warwickshire, Southend-on-Sea, June 14, (16), 17 (Match drawn) * did not bat - 3-0 230 1 532. Essex v Middlesex, Southend-on-Sea, June 18, 19, 20 (Middlesex won by eight wickets) * lbw b V.A.P.van der Bijl 28 164 - - - - 206 lbw b W.W.Daniel 0 115 3.5 1 19 0 74-2 1 533. Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, June 21, 23, 24 (Match drawn) * c G.Miller b C.J.Tunnicliffe 2 85 352-4d c R.W.Taylor b S.Oldham 0 217-7 534. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, June (28), 30, July 1 (Match drawn) * not out 11 116-2d forfeited did not bat - 89-1d 103-3 535. Essex v Yorkshire, Chelmsford, July (9), 10, 11 (Match drawn) * c D.I.Bairstow b P.Carrick 70 200-7d† 4 0 40 1 R.G.Lumb c and b 151-4d 1 b G.A.Cope 6 233-6d 8 0 57 0 273-9 1 536.$ Essex v Leicestershire, Chelmsford, July 12, (14), 15 (Match drawn) * lbw b G.J.Parsons 62 230† 150-4d b P.B.Clift 1 80-5d 131-9 537. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, July 23, 24, 25 (Essex won by 101 runs) * b N.G.B.Cook 96 312-6d† 305-5d c J.Birkenshaw b L.B.Taylor 25 248 154 1 538. Essex v Sussex, Hove, July 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) * b Imran Khan 57 289 260-9d 1 c A.Long b I.A.Greig 12 247-4d 5 1 26 1 I.A.Greig c M.H.Denness 254-9 1 539. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 2, 4, 5 (Middlesex won by an innings and 4 runs) * c R.O.Butcher b M.W.W.Selvey 16 128 422-7d 1 c J.E.Emburey b R.J.Maru 49 290 48