Denis Compton at Hastings

Denis Compton turns a ball from spinner Jim Laker (out of picture) off his legs to score another boundary past the despairing reach of the short leg fielder as wicketkeeper Stewart Billy Griffith looks on. Compton was playing for The South against Sir Pelham Warner's Eleven at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings. During the match he passed the record for number of runs scored in a first class season previously held by Tom Hayward

Batsman Boundary Compton Cricketer Fielder Glance Hastings Keeper Pelham Runs Wicket Wicketkeeper

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