Lives in Cricet No 33 - Jack Robertson and Syd Brown

136 Career Statistics 1959 4 0 11 0 - - Career 8-ball 87 18) 2536 73 4-37 34.73 Career 6-ball 831.3 216) Notes: In 1939 overs were of eight balls, otherwise they were of six. Robertson took his wickets at the rate of one per 78 balls and conceded runs at the rate of 2.67 every six balls. His 73 wickets were taken as follows: caught 32 times, bowled 24, lbw 12, stumped 2, hit wicket 3. He dismissed three batsmen twice: F.G.H.Chalk, G.F.H.Heane and J.Firth. His best innings return was 22-9-37-4 for Middlesex in Leicestershire’s first innings at Grace Road in 1955. SYD BROWN First-class cricket: Batting and Fielding M I NO R HS Ave 100 50 Ct/St 1937 2 3 0 72 37 24.00 0 0 1 1938 24 42 3 873 114 22.38 1 3 20 1939 21 32 1 580 58 18.70 0 3 3 1946 30 53 3 1475 163 29.50 2 5 10 1947 33 60 5 2078 155 37.78 4 12 14 1948 29 51 5 1442 150* 31.34 3 8 14/2 1949 29 49 1 1636 200 34.08 3 6 15 1950 26 45 4 1170 142 28.53 2 5 11 1951 32 53 6 1692 232* 36.00 3 10 12 1952 31 58 3 1408 123 25.60 1 9 21 1953 28 52 3 1494 103 30.48 2 11 14 1954 20 35 4 820 148 26.45 1 3 10 1955 24 47 2 1016 83 22.57 0 5 7 Career 329 580 40 15756 232* 29.17 22 80152/2 for Middlesex 313 549 39 15050 232* 29.50 20 78 146 Notes: All Brown’s first-class cricket was played in Great Britain. His innings ended as follows: caught 267 times (46%), bowled 144 (25%), lbw 81 (14 %), stumped 28 (5%), hit wicket 8 (1%), run out 12 (2%), not out 40 (7%). The following bowlers dismissed him most frequently: A.V.Bedser, C Gladwin, A.E.Nutter, D.Shackleton 10 times; W.E.Hollies, R.R.Dovey 9; R.T.D.Perks, F.R.Ridgway, R.Smith, A.W.Wellard 8. His two stumpings were for East v West at Kingston upon Thames in 1948 off the bowling of J.M.Sims. First-class innings of 150 (8) Score For Opponent Venue Season 163 Middlesex 1 Nottinghamshire Nottingham 1946 155 Middlesex 1 Nottinghamshire Lord’s 1947 150* Middlesex 2 Derbyshire Derby 1947 150* Middlesex 2 Glamorgan Cardiff 1948 179 Middlesex 1 Cambridge Fenner’s 1949 University 200 Middlesex 1 Kent Canterbury 1949 194 Middlesex 1 Hampshire Portsmouth 1951 232* Middlesex 1 Somerset Lord’s 1951