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

104 K.R.Pont Essex v Cambridge University Fenner’s 1985 652 104 D.E.East Essex v Middlesex Lord’s 1985 673 Seventh wicket (2) 130 C.M.Old ENGLAND v PAKISTAN Kennington Oval 1974 385 103 K.D.Boyce Essex v Somerset Bath 1968 189 Eighth wicket (2) 186 D.E.East Essex v Gloucestershire Southend-on-Sea 1985 664 110 R.E.East Essex v Cambridge University Fenner’s 1970 246 Ninth wicket (1) 126* J.K.Lever Essex v Gloucestershire Chelmsford 1970 267 Fletcher shared his century partnerships with 46 players, the following shared four or more: 18 K.S.McEwan 17 G.A.Gooch, B.R.Hardie 10 B.E.A.Edmeades 8 K.D.Boyce 7 G.Boycott, M.H.Denness 6 A.W.Greig 5 D.L.Amiss, G.Barker, G.J.Saville 4 T.E.Bailey, B.Ward In the match Essex v Middlesex (match no. 552) Fletcher had scored 3 with A.W.Lilley when he retired hurt. Lilley continued with K.R.Pont to complete a third wicket partnership of 153. In the match Essex v Australians (match no. 417) Fletcher had scored 24 with K.S.McEwan when he retired hurt. McEwan continued with G.A.Gooch to complete a third wicket partnership of 127. Five wickets in an Innings (1) Match No. 5 for 41 Essex v Middlesex Colchester 1979 515 Dismissed By In his 730 first-class matches Fletcher was dismissed 997 times in 1167 innings. The mode of his dismissals were:- Bowled 222 Caught 635 Lbw 114 Stumped 12 Run out 14 He remained not out on 166 occasions and retired hurt 4 times. The most successful of the bowlers who dismissed him were: 20 D.L.Underwood 10 G.G.Arnold 9 S.T.Clarke, N.Gifford, M.N.S.Taylor 8 B.S.Bedi, N.G.B.Cook, R.M.H.Cottam, J.E.Emburey, R.Illingworth, D.K.Lillee, G.D.McKenzie, P.I.Pocock, M.W.W.Selvey, D.Wilson The scores made in his 1,167 innings ranged as follows: % % % Over 200 2 (0.2) 70 to 79 43 (3.7) 20 to 29 143 (12.2) 150 to 199 6 (0.5) 60 to 69 64 (5.5) 10 to 19 204 (17.5) 100 to 149 55 (4.7) 50 to 59 66 (5.7) 1 to 9 267 (22.9) 90 to 99 13 (1.1) 40 to 49 77 (6.6) 0 83 (7.1) 80 to 89 36 (3.1) 30 to 39 108 (9.2) Of the thirteen innings in the nineties Fletcher was out twice for 99 and remained not out on 97 in a Test match versus India. In the sixty-three scores of over 100 he remained not out on 30 occasions. 77