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

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 4 0 35 1 1-35 35.00 - Career (6b) 432.5 60 } 2287 51 5-41 44.84 1 (8b) 46.3 2 1986 Although he had formally handed over the captaincy of Essex to Graham Gooch, Fletcher led the side on no fewer than nine occasions in Gooch’s absence. It was another very successful year with the county winning the championship for the third time in four seasons. Fletcher missed the whole of July through injury. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 675. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, April 23, 24, 25 (Match drawn) * not out 45 266-4d 109 1 did not bat - 191-3d 25-5 676. Essex v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, April 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b P.A.Smith 31 303-8d 271-8d 1 250-4 677. Essex v Kent, Chelmsford, May 7, 8, 9 (Kent won by 25 runs) c C.S.Cowdrey b G.R.Dilley 16 174 272-9d 1 c S.A.Marsh b D.L.Underwood 51 243† 170-9d 678. Essex v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May (17), 19, (20) (Match drawn) did not bat - 23-2 244 1 679. Essex v Yorkshire, Chelmsford, May (21), 22, 23 (Essex won by 26 runs) lbw b P.W.Jarvis 2 295 51-0d did not bat - 34-0d 252 680. Essex v Derbyshire, Derby, May (31), June 2, 3 (Essex won by 116 runs) st B.Roberts b L.J.Wood 53 300-7d 44-0d forfeited 140 2 681.$ Essex v Glamorgan, Swansea, June 4, 5, 6 (Essex won by innings and 73 runs) * c S.J.Base b E.A.Moseley 67 366 160 2 133 1 682. Essex v Nottinghamshire, Chelmsford, June 7, 9, 10 (Match drawn) * b E.E.Hemmings 3 240 299 c D.W.Randall b E.E.Hemmings 9 222-5 233 683. Essex v Sussex, Ilford, June 18, 19, 20 (Essex won by 69 runs) * c I.J.Gould b A.C.S.Pigott 52 242 112 not out 2 229-5d 290 2 684. Essex v Middlesex, Lord’s, June 21, 23, 24 (Essex won by five wickets) * c P.R.Downton b N.G.Cowans 5 130 208 2 retired hurt 8 179-5 97 685.$ Essex v Sussex, Eastbourne, August 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) not out 57 300-6d 346 c R.I.Alikhan b G.S.le Roux 11 303-7 272-6d 686.$ Essex v Middlesex, Chelmsford, August 6, 7, 8 (Essex won by an innings and 92 runs) * st P.R.Downton b J.F.Sykes 91 382-8d† 116 174 687. Essex v Leicestershire, Leicester, August 9, (11), 12 (Essex won by 130 runs) * c P.Whitticase b J.P.Agnew 16 216 55-2d did not bat - 159-3d 190 688. Essex v Northamptonshire, Colchester, August 16, 18, 19 (Northamptonshire won by 102 runs) c R.A.Harper b N.G.B.Cook 9 337 302 c A.J.Lamb b N.A.Mallender 1 44 181 3 689. Essex v Gloucestershire, Colchester, August 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) * c D.A.Graveney b P.Bainbridge 35 311 183 1 59