10 best players of all time from Surrey

#2 Jim Laker

Jim Laker will always be remembered for his bowling figures in the Ashes Test match at Old Trafford in 1956 where he took 19 wickets (9/37 and 10/53) – the best ever figures not only in Test history but in first-class cricket as well.

Laker is regarded as the greatest spinners to have donned the England cap. He played 46 Tests in a little over 10 years, picking up 193 wickets a superb average of 21.25.

But his first-class numbers were even more impressive - 1944 wickets in 450 games at a stunning average of 18.41. He took a staggering 127 5-wicket hauls and 32 10-wicket hauls in first-class cricket.

Apart from his bowling exploits, Laker was also a wonderful close-in fielder taking 270 catches.

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