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

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct One-day Internationals v NZ 2 2 1 41 25 41.00 - - 1 One-day Internationals v WI 2 2 0 65 63 32.50 - 1 - Benson and Hedges Cup 5 4 0 75 40 18.75 - - 1 Gillette Cup 2 2 0 68 45 34.00 - - - John Player League 9 9 0 353 83 39.22 - 3 2 Season 20 19 1 602 83 33.44 - 4 4 Career 104 99 7 2540 83 27.60 - 16 45 1973/74 – MCC in the West Indies Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 105. MCC v Combined Islands, St. Lucia January 16, Tour (50 overs) (Combined Islands won by 5 runs) run out 19 199-6 204-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other match 1 1 0 19 19 19.00 - - - Career 105 100 7 2559 83 27.51 - 16 45 1974 In this his first season as captain of his county, Fletcher’s limited over performance was encouraging although his side finished one place from the bottom John Player table. A score of ninety-nine not out against Nottinghamshire was to be the highest score he attained in the John Player league and his average of over thirty-five in four International matches was a sound accomplishment. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 106. Essex v Sussex, Hove, May 5, JPL (40 overs) (Essex won by 14 runs) * b C.E.Waller 27 194 180-8 1 107. Essex v Sussex, Chelmsford, May 6, BHZ (55 overs) (Essex won by 103 runs) * c M.G.Griffith b J.Spencer 10 213-9 110 108. Essex v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 11, 13, BHZ (55 overs) (Essex won by nine wickets) * not out 15 101-1 100 109. Essex v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, May 12, JPL (40 overs) (Derbyshire won by 58 runs on reduced target) * c R.W.Taylor b M.Hendrick 3 69 155-7 110. Essex v Surrey, Chelmsford, May 19, JPL (40 overs) (Surrey won by 16 runs) * b S.J.Storey 12 127-8 143 1 111. Essex v Kent, Canterbury, May 26, JPL (40 overs) (Kent won by five wickets) * c D.L.Underwood b J.N.Graham 11 179-9 182-5 112. Essex v Surrey, Kennington Oval, June 1, BHZ (55 overs) (Surrey won by seven wickets) * c Younis Ahmed b R.D.Jackman 90 203-9† 204-3 1 113. Essex v Gloucestershire, Chelmsford, June 2, JPL (40 overs) (Gloucestershire won by 31 runs) * c M.J.Procter b J.B.Mortimore 6 198-6 229-7 1 114.$ Essex v Nottinghamshire, Ilford, June 16, JPL (40 overs) (Essex won by five wickets) * not out 99 186-5† 185-4 115. Essex v Shropshire, Wellington, June 29, GC1 (60 overs) (Essex won by 139 runs) * c R.L.Burton b G.V.Othen 21 180 41 116. Essex v Yorkshire, Colchester, June 30, JPL (40 overs) (Yorkshire won by four wickets) * c G.Boycott b R.A.Hutton 33 123† 124-6 86