biography
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Bedser, Sir Alec (Victor)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1918– )
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| biography:
| Cricketer, born in Reading, S England, UK. With his twin brother, Eric (1918– ), he was in the Surrey side which won seven consecutive county championships in the 1950s. He was the leading English medium-pace bowler in the eight years after World War 2, and took 236 wickets in 51 Tests. Against Australia at Trent Bridge in 1953 he took 14 wickets for 99 runs, and in all first-class cricket he took 1924 wickets. He later managed MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) teams abroad, and for a time was chairman of the selection committee. He was knighted in 1997. |
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