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

117. Essex v Somerset, Westcliff-on-Sea, July 10, GC2 (60 overs) (Somerset won by four wickets) * c D.J.S.Taylor b G.I.Burgess 12 216 219-6 118. ENGLAND v INDIA, Headingley, July 13, ODI (55 overs) (England won by four wickets) c and b B.S.Bedi 39 266-6 265 1 119. ENGLAND v INDIA, Kennington Oval, July 15, 16, ODI (55 overs) (England won by six wickets) not out 55 172-4† 171 120. Essex v Lancashire, Southport, July 21, JPL (40 overs) (Lancashire won by eight wickets) * run out 18 194-7 195-2 121. Essex v Somerset, Taunton, August 18, JPL (40 overs) (Somerset won by 66 runs) * lbw b R.J.Clapp 24 131 197-6 1 122. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Trent Bridge, August 31, ODI (55 overs reduced to 50 overs) (Pakistan won by seven wickets) did not bat - 244-4 246-3 123. ENGLAND v PAKISTAN, Edgbaston, September (2), 3, ODI (55 overs reduced to 35 overs) (Pakistan won by eight wickets) c Wasim Bari b Asif Masood 2 81-9 84-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct One-day Internationals v Ind 2 2 1 94 55* 94.00 - 1 1 One-day Internationals v Pak 2 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - - Benson and Hedges Cup 3 3 1 115 90 57.50 - 1 1 Gillette Cup 2 2 0 33 21 16.50 - - - John Player League 9 9 1 233 99* 29.12 - 1 4 Season 18 17 3 477 99* 34.07 - 3 6 Career 123 117 10 3036 99* 28.37 - 19 51 1974/75 - MCC in Australia and New Zealand Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 124. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, ODI (40 8-ball overs) (England won by three wickets) c I.R.Redpath b J.R.Thomson 31 191-7 190 1 125. MCC v New Zealand, Melbourne, February 5, Tour (40 8-ball overs) (New Zealand won by 66 runs) c K.J.Wadsworth b E.J.Chatfield 44 196 262-8 1 126. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Carisbrooke, Dunedin, March 8, ODI (35 8-ball overs) (No result) c G.M.Turner b B.E.Congdon 11 136 15-0 127. ENGLAND v NEW ZEALAND, Wellington, March 9, ODI (35 8-ball overs) (No result) not out 18 35-1† 227 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Internationals v Australia 1 1 0 31 31 31.00 - - 1 One-day Internationals v NZ 2 2 1 29 18* 29.00 - - - Other match 1 1 0 44 44 44.00 - - 1 Tour 4 4 1 104 44 34.66 - - 2 Career 127 121 11 3140 99* 28.54 - 19 53 1975 This was Fletcher’s most successful limited overs season with 807 runs. It strangely coincided with a season in which he failed to register a thousand first-class runs, averaging just 29.33 well below his limited overs average. 87