The Brylcreem Boy — England's most beloved batsman of the post-war era, who scored 3,816 Test runs and was also a professional footballer for Arsenal.
Denis Compton was the most popular English cricketer of his generation and one of the few sportsmen to have been a genuine star in two sports. He played professional football for Arsenal and England while scoring over 38,000 first-class cricket runs. His 1947 season — in which he scored 3,816 runs with 18 centuries, both records — is considered the finest individual season in English cricket history.
In the summer of 1947 he scored 3,816 runs and 18 centuries — records that have never been broken in English domestic cricket.
Did You Know?Career Honours
- 78 Tests, 5,807 runs
- 1947: 3,816 runs, 18 centuries (both records)
- Arsenal and England footballer