Famous Cricketers No 97 - Eddie Paynter

300. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Kennington Oval, August 20, 22, 23, 24 (England won by an innings and 579 runs) lbw b W.J.O’Reilly 0 903-7d 201 123 301. Lancashire v Warwickshire, Blackpool, August 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) c A.J.Croom b W.E.Fantham 98 338-7d 321 c J.Buckingham b J.H.Mayer13 152-7d 81-2 302. Lancashire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 31, September 1, 2 (Lancashire won by eight wickets) c E.W.J.Brooks b A.R.Gover 9 164 270 1 lbw b E.A.Watts 104 241-2 133 303. England XI v Australians, Folkestone, September 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) b F.A.Ward 14 223 390 did not bat - 38-0 327-7d 304. England Past and Present v Sir Pelham Warner’s XI, Folkestone, September 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) c A.V.Pope b T.P.B.Smith 39 256 173 c H.E.Dollery b D.C.S.Compton 83 329-8d 39-0 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 4 6 2 407 216* 101.75 1 1 3 Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 48 36 24.00 - - - Championship 21 35 4 1873 291 60.41 7 6 4 Other Lancs matches 2 4 0 147 45 36.75 - 1 1 Other matches 3 5 0 216 83 43.20 - 2 1 Season 31 52 6 2691 291 58.50 8 10 9 Career 304 462 52 16553 322 40.37 34 83 134 Bowling O M R W BB Ave Championship 14 0 51 0 - - Other Lancs matches 1 1 0 0 - - Season (6b) 15 1 51 0 - - Career (6b) 414.3 72 } 1206 27 3-13 44.66 (8b) 32.2 7 1938/39 – MCC in South Africa Paynter had a most successful overseas tour this season making 653 runs in the Test matches and finishing with over one thousand runs and five centuries in his twelve first-class matches at an average of 76.57 per innings. His most outstanding performance was a magnificent 243 in the Third Test at Durban when he hit twenty four fours and put on 242 runs in 178 minutes for the third wicket with his captain W.R.Hammond. This remains the highest individual score made by an England batsman against South Africa. He also added 115 with P.A.Gibb for the second wicket. This splendid innings followed centuries in each innings of the First Test. He finished the tour with innings of 62 and 75 in the famous timeless Test at Durban. Paynter had undoubtedly reached the peak of his short Test match career which was soon to be terminated by the advent of the Second World War. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 305. MCC v Griqualand West, Kimberley, November 19, 21, 22 (MCC won by an innings and 289 runs) c T.H.Boggan b E.V.Franz 158 676 114 273 306. MCC v Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, November 26, 28 (MCC won by an innings and 24 runs) c J.Robins b H.A.Sparks 2 412-6d 128 260 307. MCC v North-East Transvaal, Pretoria, December 10, 12, 13 (MCC won by an innings and 76 runs) lbw b H.H.Watt 102 379-6d 161 142 27