Denis Charles Scott Compton was an English multi-sportsman. As a cricketer he played in 78 Test matches and spent his whole career with Middlesex. As a footballer,he played as a winger and spent most of his career at Arsenal.
Leslie Harry Compton was an English sportsman who played football and cricket for Arsenal and Middlesex,respectively. He gained two England caps late in his football career,and remains the oldest outfield player to debut for England. His brother,Denis,was also a footballer and cricketer for Arsenal and Middlesex,though Leslie was more successful in football and Denis in cricket.
Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren was an English first-class cricketer,active 1907 to 1937,who played for Middlesex and England. He also had a concurrent career as a footballer and had a long tenure with Brentford F.C. He was born in Turnham Green and died in Tooting Bec. A right-handed batsman who occasionally bowled off breaks,Hendren was one of the most prolific batsmen of the inter-war period,averaging 47.63 in his 51 Test matches and 50.80 in all his first-class matches. He has the third highest first-class run aggregate of 57,611 runs,and his total of 170 centuries ranks second only to Hobbs,who was a personal friend. Hendren was a noted wit,a keen practical joker and had a talent for mimicry.
Edmund "Ed" Christopher Joyce is an Irish cricket coach and former cricketer who played for both the Ireland and England national cricket teams. After beginning his career with Middlesex,he moved to Sussex in 2009,before returning to Ireland to play for Leinster Lightning in the fledgling first-class competition,the Irish Inter-Provincial Championship. A left-handed batsman and occasional right-arm bowler of medium pace,Joyce is widely regarded as one of the best cricketers produced by Ireland.
Owais Alam Shah is a former England cricketer. A middle-order batsman,he played for Middlesex from 1995 to 2010 and Essex from 2011 to 2013 before announcing his retirement from first-class cricket. He played Twenty20 cricket for Hampshire in 2014 and 2015. He also represented England in all forms of the game.
Richard Leonard Johnson is a former international English cricketer and the current coach of Middlesex County Cricket Club.
William John Edrich was a first-class cricketer who played for Middlesex,Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC),Norfolk and England.
John David Benbow Robertson was an English cricketer,who played county cricket for Middlesex,and in 11 Test matches for England.
Alan Melville was a South African cricketer who played in 11 Test matches from 1938 to 1949. He was born in Carnarvon,Northern Cape,South Africa and died at Sabie,Transvaal.
Neil Clarkson Johnson is a former Zimbabwean international cricketer who played 13 Test matches and 48 One Day Internationals between 1998 and 2000. An all-rounder,he bowled right-arm fast-medium and played in the middle order in test matches as an aggressive left-handed batsman. He usually opened the batting in one-day cricket.
Nicholas Richard Denis Compton is a South African-born English former Test and first-class cricketer who most recently played for Middlesex County Cricket Club. The grandson of Denis Compton,he represented England in 16 Test matches.
Timothy James Murtagh is a retired English-born Irish cricketer who played for Middlesex County Cricket Club.
Richard Anthony Hutton is a former English cricketer,who played in five Test matches for the England cricket team in 1971. A right-handed batsman and right-arm seam bowler,Hutton's bowling was probably his stronger discipline,but he was considered an all-rounder. He played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club. He is the son of cricketer Len Hutton,described by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as "one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket."
Albert Edward Ernest Vogler was a South African cricketer. A leading all-rounder skilled both at batting and bowling,Vogler played cricket in South Africa prior to becoming eligible to play for Middlesex County Cricket Club in England after serving on the ground staff of the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's. He rose to prominence during the 1906 home Test series and then in England the following year:he was described during the latter as the best bowler in the world by Tip Foster,and named a Wisden Cricketer of the Year.
Terence Anthony Harris known as Tony Harris,was a South African sportsman who was the last man to be a dual international of both cricket and rugby union for his country. He represented South Africa in five rugby union Tests during the 1930s as a fly-half,following World War II he played Test cricket three times between 1947 and 1949 as an attacking batsman.
Norman Bertram Fleetwood"Tufty" Mann was a South African cricketer who played in 19 Test matches from 1947 to 1951.
Vintcent Adriaan Pieter van der Bijl is a retired South African cricketer. He was born in Rondebosch,Cape Town,where his father,Pieter van der Bijl,was headmaster of the Diocesan College Preparatory School after retiring from playing first-class cricket for Western Province and South Africa. His grandfather,V.A.W. van der Bijl,and great-uncle,Voltelin van der Bijl,also played first-class cricket for Western Province.
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.
Patrick Mark Denis Compton is a South African journalist and retired cricketer.
John Andrew Simpson is an English cricketer who plays for,and captains,Sussex County Cricket Club. Simpson is a wicket-keeper and left-handed batsman who won the Denis Compton Award in 2004 at Lancashire,and 2011 at Middlesex. He made his international debut for the England cricket team in July 2021.
