Ian Terence Botham,Baron Botham,is an English cricket commentator,member of the House of Lords,a former cricketer who has been chairman of Durham County Cricket Club since 2017 and charity fundraiser. Hailed as one of the greatest all-rounders in the history of the game,Botham represented England in both Test and One-Day International cricket.
Thomas William "Tom" Graveney was an English first-class cricketer,representing his country in 79 Test matches and scoring over 4,800 runs. In a career lasting from 1948 to 1972,he became the 15th player to score one hundred first-class centuries;he was the first batsman beginning his career after the Second World War to reach this milestone. He played for Gloucestershire and Worcestershire,and helped Worcestershire win the county championship for the first time in their history. His achievements for England after being recalled in 1966 have been described as "the stuff of legend." Graveney was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1953,captained England on one occasion and was awarded the OBE while still playing.
Peter Barker Howard May was an English cricketer who played for Surrey County Cricket Club,Cambridge University and England. Already a cricketing prodigy during his school days,May played his entire cricket career as an amateur,and was regarded by many players and fans as England's finest batsman in the post-war era.
Dennis Brian Close,was an English first-class cricketer. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949,when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England,captaining them seven times to six wins and one drawn test. Close also captained Yorkshire to four county championship titles –the main domestic trophy in English cricket. He later went on to captain Somerset,where he is widely credited with developing the county into a hard-playing team,and helping to mould Viv Richards and Ian Botham into the successful players they became.
Michael John Procter was a South African cricketer. A fast bowler and hard hitting batsman,he was regarded as one of South African cricket's top allrounders. Procter's involvement in international cricket was limited by South Africa's banishment from world cricket in the 1970s and 1980s. He was Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1970 and South African cricketer of the year in 1967. He was well known in cricketing fraternity for his chest-on action and for his ability to release the ball early in his delivery stride. He began his career mainly as a menacing fast bowler,who famously "bowled off the wrong foot". He rose to prominence as a frontline fast bowler in first-class cricket,and he went on to capture 1417 wickets across 401 first-class matches,averaging a healthy 19.53,whereas he also showcased his prowess with the ball in List A cricket by picking up 344 wickets at a jaw-dropping average of 18.76. He also gained a reputation for being a fantastic batsman of his generation,having struck a record six consecutive centuries in first-class cricket,becoming only one of three players to do so alongside Don Bradman and C. B. Fry.
Jonathan Neil Batty is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire. Batty was educated at Repton School,St Chad's College,Durham University and Keble College,Oxford.
Neil Alan Mallender is a former English cricketer. Born in Kirk Sandall,Yorkshire,Mallender was a right-arm fast-medium bowler and a right-hand lower order batsman who improved as his career progressed. He played first-class cricket in England for Northamptonshire and for Somerset (1987–1994). He also played for Otago,captaining the side in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
Steven Michael Davies is a retired English first-class cricketer,a left-handed batsman who last played for Somerset. He batted in the middle order in first-class cricket and openeds in limited-overs. He started as a wicket-keeper,playing ODI and Twenty20 cricket in this role for England and has stated a desire to return to this position.
Jeremy William Lloyds was an English cricket player and umpire. A left-handed batsman and right-arm off break bowler,he played for Somerset,Orange Free State and Gloucestershire before his retirement in 1991. Lloyds made his umpiring debut in 1996 and graduated to county cricket in 1998 and international games in 2000.
Geoffrey Miller,is an English former cricketer,who played in 34 Test matches and 25 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team between 1976 and 1984. He played for Derbyshire from 1973 to 1986,captaining the side from 1979 to 1981,and returned in 1990 after playing for Essex between 1987 and 1989. He was an England selector from 2008 to 2013 and was appointed President of Derbyshire C.C.C. in March 2014.
John James Whitaker is an English former cricketer,who played in one Test and two ODIs for England in 1986–7.
Marcus James North is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played 21 Test matches and two One Day Internationals (ODIs) for the Australian national side.
Colin Ronald Michael Atkinson was an English first-class cricketer,schoolmaster and the headmaster of Millfield School.
1947 was the 48th season of County Championship cricket in England. It is chiefly remembered for the batting performances of Denis Compton and Bill Edrich who established seasonal records that,with the subsequent reduction in the number of first-class matches,will probably never be broken. Their form was key to their team Middlesex winning the County Championship for the first time since 1921,although they were involved in a tight contest for the title with the eventual runners-up Gloucestershire,for whom Tom Goddard was the most outstanding bowler of the season. Compton and Edrich were assisted by the fact that it was the driest and sunniest English summer for a generation,ensuring plenty of good batting wickets.
Anthony Stephen Brown was an English cricketer and administrator.
John Kenneth Richard "Ken" Graveney was an English first-class cricketer from Hexham,Northumberland,who played for and captained Gloucestershire.
Roy Cosmo Kerslake is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Somerset,and captained Somerset for one season in 1968. More recently he has been prominent as a cricket administrator,serving as president of Somerset County Cricket Club from 2004 to 2015. He was born at Paignton in Devon.
Lionel Montague Cranfield played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1934 and 1951. He was born in Bristol and died at Stockport,Greater Manchester.
Richard Leslie Ollis played first-class and List A cricket for Somerset between 1981 and 1985. He was born at Clifton,Bristol.
Steven John Lines is a former English cricketer. Lines was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Luton,Bedfordshire.
