Denis Compton
England
Personal information
Full name	Denis Charles Scott Compton
Born	23 May 1918(1918-05-23)
	Hendon, Middlesex, England
Died	23 April 1997 (aged 78)
	Windsor, Berkshire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow left-arm chinamen
International information
Test debut (cap 297)	14 August 1937: v New Zealand
Last Test	5 March 1957: v South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1936 – 1964	MCC
1936 – 1958	Middlesex
1944/45 – 1945/46	Europeans (India)
1944/45	Holkar
Career statistics
	Tests	FC
Matches	78	515
Runs scored	5807	38942
Batting average	50. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hendon is a London suburban development situated 7 miles (113 km north west of Charing Cross. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland In Cricket, left-arm unorthodox spin &ndash often known as slow left-arm chinaman and abbreviated to SLC &ndash is a style of bowling. This is a list of English Test cricketers. A Test match is an international Cricket match between two of the leading cricketing nations Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The New Zealand cricket team, also known as the Black Caps or BLACKCAPS, played their first Test in 1929-30 against England in Christchurch Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC is a private members' club founded in 1787 Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county The Madhya Pradesh cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by Batting average is a Statistic in both Cricket and Baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively 06	51. 85
100s/50s	17/28	123/183
Top score	278	300
Balls bowled	2710	36640
Wickets	25	622
Bowling average	56. A delivery or ball in Cricket is a single action of Bowling a Cricket ball towards the Batsman. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket Bowling average is a Statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the Sport of Cricket. 40	32. 27
5 wickets in innings	1	19
10 wickets in match	0	3
Best bowling	5/70	7/36
Catches/stumpings	49/–	416/–
As of 23 April 1997 Source: Cricinfo

Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (born 23 May 1918 in Hendon, Middlesex, died 23 April 1997 in Windsor, Berkshire) was an English cricketer who played in 78 Tests, and a footballer. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hendon is a London suburban development situated 7 miles (113 km north west of Charing Cross. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered He spent the whole of his cricket career with Middlesex and the whole of his football career at Arsenal F.C.. Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county

Denis Compton was the second son of Harry and Jessie Compton. He was educated at an Elementary School and he joined the MCC groundstaff at Lord's in 1934. By the late 1930s he was a leading England batsman and remained at the top of his profession for almost three decades. The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Mike Powell cricketerjpg|thumb|200px| Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell]] A batsman in the sport of Cricket is depending on context Any His dashing approach to batting and the sheer enjoyment he exuded endeared him to a generation of cricket lovers. As an all-rounder Compton was a right hand bat and a slow left arm Chinaman bowler. In Cricket, left-arm unorthodox spin &ndash often known as slow left-arm chinaman and abbreviated to SLC &ndash is a style of bowling. Muralijpg|thumb|250px|right|The world's leading off-spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan sends down a delivery]] A bowler in the Sport of Cricket is usually

In 1947 he thrilled a war weary English public by breaking record after record in scoring 3816 runs; he scored 18 centuries. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 753 of those runs came against the touring South Africans. The South African cricket team, also known as The Proteas are a national Cricket team representing South Africa This season was the summit of a glittering career that began on the ground staff at Lord's; selection for Middlesex followed in 1936 and England the following year. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The England cricket team is the national cricket team which represents England and Wales.

He scored his first Test century as a precocious 19 year old in 1938 against Don Bradman's touring Australians. Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Donald George Bradman, AC (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001 often referred to as The Don, was an Australian Cricketer widely The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. Later in the same series he scored a match saving 76 not out at Lord's; this innings was scored on a rain affected pitch and greatly impressed Don Bradman. A Cricket pitch is the central strip of the Cricket field between the Wickets The pitch is 1 chain or 22 yards (20 In 1939 he scored 2468 runs for the season, including 120 against the West Indies at Lord's. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting

As with many other sportsman of his generation he lost some of his best years to the Second World War, during which he served in the army in India. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country It was in India, however, that he began his close friendship with his Australian counterpart as Test cricketer, footballer and national hero, Keith Miller. Keith Ross Miller MBE (28 November 1919 &ndash 11 October 2004 was an Australian Test Cricketer and a World War II pilot of the Royal Australian Air Force They played against each other in the match at Calcutta between the Australian Services team and East Zone. The match was interrupted by rioting when Compton was on 94 and one of the rioters who had invaded the pitch ran up to Compton and said "Mr Compton, you very good player, but the match must stop now", which Miller gleefully repeated whenever Compton came to the crease subsequently. For the goalie's crease in hockey see Goal area. In the Sport of Cricket, the crease is the area demarcated by white In recognition of their friendship and rivalry, the ECB and Cricket Australia decided in 2005 that the player adjudged the Player of the Series in the Ashes would be awarded the Compton-Miller medal. The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. The 2005 Ashes Series in England saw the inauguration of the Compton-Miller medal for the Ashes Man of the Series award

In 1946, England toured Australia and although beaten by the powerful Australian team, Compton distinguished himself by scoring a century in each innings of the Adelaide Test. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a

Back in England in 1947 he had his glorious season, thereafter he remained a wonderful adornment to the game of cricket until his retirement in 1956/1957. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar)

Two of his finest innings were played against the formidable Australian side of 1948. In the First Test at Trent Bridge he scored 184 in the second innings after Australia had established a first innings lead of 344, and it looked as though he might save the match for England until he lost his balance to a short-pitched ball from Miller and hit his wicket. In the Third Test at Old Trafford, he made 145 not out in the first innings, when no other batsman made more than 37. Early in his innings he tried to hook a Lindwall bouncer, but edged the ball onto his head. He had to retire hurt, and needed two stitches, but returned to the crease at 119-5 and enabled England to reach 363. This was the only match that England did not lose, and if so much time had not been lost to the weather they might have won it. In the series he made 562 runs at 62. 44, against fierce fast bowling from Lindwall, Miller and Johnston,

On the MCC tour of South Africa 1948-49 he scored 300 against North-Eastern Transvaal in just a minute over three hours - still the fastest triple-century ever in first-class cricket. His first hundred took 66 minutes (he said, "I was getting a sight of the bowling"), his second 78 minutes (he was not out overnight and had to play himself in again next morning), and his third hundred took just 37 minutes. Reminiscing about the match later, Compton compared the South Africans' bowling with a decent county side, but criticised their catching (he had been dropped before he reached 20)^[1].

Compton finished his cricket career after playing 78 Test matches with 17 centuries at an average of 50. 06. In all first-class cricket he scored 123 centuries. First-class cricket refers to the class of Cricket matches of three or more days scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players and officially adjudged first-class by

Compton also played football, beginning his career at non-league Nunhead F.C. during the 1934/35 season before joining Arsenal. Nunhead Football Club were an English football club from Nunhead, Greater London. A winger, he made his debut in 1936, and won the League in 1948 and the FA Cup in 1950. In certain sports such as football, Field hockey, Ice hockey, handball, Rugby union, and Rugby league, the term winger Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. However, the latter part of his sporting career was dogged by knee trouble, the knee had been damaged in a collision with the Charlton goalkeeper; he was limited to 60 official (i. Charlton Athletic Football Club (also known as The Addicks) is a professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of e. non-wartime) appearances and 16 goals. He represented England in wartime 12 times, but never in a full official match. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football

Compton jointly captained Middlesex CCC between 1951 and 1952, with W.J.Edrich. Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic Cricket structure representing the historic county Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William John "Bill" Edrich DFC (26 March 1916 in Lingwood, Norfolk – 24 April 1986 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire) was a They were honoured with the creation of the Edrich and Compton stands at the Nursery End in Lord's Cricket Ground. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket

Compton's absent-mindedness was legendary. Colin Cowdrey writes that Compton turned up for the Old Trafford Test of 1955 against South Africa without his kitbag. Michael Colin Cowdrey Baron Cowdrey of Tonbridge, Kt, CBE ( December 24, 1932 - December 4, 2000) was an English The Old Trafford Cricket Ground, usually known as simply Old Trafford, is a Cricket ground situated on Talbot Road in Old Trafford, an area of Undaunted, he sauntered into the museum and borrowing an antique bat off the display, went on to score 155 and 79 not out. This absent-mindedness was particularly obvious in his tendency to run out his partners at the crease; Trevor Bailey declared that 'a call for a run from Compton should be treated as no more than a basis for negotiation. Trevor Edward Bailey (born December 3, 1923 in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex) is a former English Test Cricketer He ' Typically, at his brother Leslie's benefit match in 1955, he managed to run him out before he had faced a single ball.

Peter Parfitt, the Middlesex and England batsman, was a speaker at a major celebration in London for Compton's 70th birthday. Peter Howard Parfitt (born December 8, 1936, Billingford Breckland, Norfolk) is a former English Cricketer. He claims that the chief guest was called to the telephone by a lady who had heard about the dinner: eventually, he agreed to take the call. "Denis," she said, "it's me, your mother. You're not 70, you're only 69. "

Denis Compton's career performance graph.

After retiring from sport, Denis Compton became a journalist and later a commentator for BBC Television. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends He was made a CBE in 1958. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He became the first former professional cricketer to be elected President of Middlesex CCC in 1991. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. He served two terms, until a week before his death from septicaemia in Windsor, Berkshire aged 78. Sepsis is a serious medical condition characterized by a whole-body inflammatory state (called a Systemic inflammatory response syndrome or SIRS caused Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South

With his contemporary the footballer Stanley Matthews Compton was the first British sportsman to make a substantial living by exploiting his sporting reputation to provide advertisements and endorsements. Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE ( 1 February 1915 — February 23 2000) was an English football player For many years he was the public face of the Brylcreem range of men's haircare products (for an example see page viii of the 1955 edition of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack). Brylcreem (pronounced brill-cream) is a brand name of a men's hair grooming product Wisden Cricketers' Almanack (often referred to simply as Wisden or colloquially as "the Bible of Cricket" is by far the best

His elder brother Leslie also played cricket for Middlesex and football for Arsenal and England. Leslie Harry Compton ( September 12 1912 – 27 December 1984) was an English footballer and Cricketer who He was married three times with three sons (Brian and the Natal cricketers Patrick and Richard) and two daughters. Natal was a Province of South Africa from 1910 until 1994 with capital in Pietermaritzburg. His grandson Nick is currently playing for Middlesex. Nicholas Richard Denis Compton (born Durban South Africa June 26, 1983) is a South African-born English Cricketer.

The current England batsman Kevin Pietersen was recently likened to Denis Compton by Geoffrey Boycott^[2]. Kevin Peter Pietersen MBE (born 27 June 1980 in Pietermaritzburg, Natal, South Africa) is an English Cricketer He is an attacking Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England.

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External links

• Cricinfo Player Profile : Denis Charles Scott Compton