Denis Compton
Denis Charles Scott Compton CBE (23 May 1918 – 23 April 1997) 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.
Compton in about 1936 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Denis Charles Scott Compton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 May 1918 Hendon, Middlesex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 1997 (aged 78) Windsor, Berkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm unorthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Leslie Compton (brother) Brian Compton (son) Richard Compton (son) Patrick Compton (son) Ben Compton (grandson) Nick Compton (grandson) Charlotte Compton (daughter) Victoria Compton (daughter) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 297) | 14 August 1937 v New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 5 March 1957 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1936–1964 | Marylebone Cricket Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1958 | Middlesex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944/45–1945/46 | Europeans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1944/45 | Holkar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 August 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A right-handed batsman and left-arm unorthodox spin bowler, Compton is regularly credited as one of England's most remarkable batsmen. Indeed, Sir Don Bradman said he was one of the greatest cricket players he'd ever seen. He is one of only twenty-five players to have scored over one hundred centuries in first-class cricket. In 2009, Compton was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. The Denis Compton Oval and a stand at Lord's Cricket Ground are both named in his honour.