Denis Compton

England

INTL CAREER: 1937 - 1957

Denis Compton batting in his final appearance at Lords

Denis Compton, Barry Richards and Mushtaq Mohammad shelter from the rain during a charity match in London•Jun 29, 1974•Fred Mott/Getty Images

Polly Umrigar, Datta Gaekwad, Denis Compton and Vijay Manjrekar•Apr 21, 1959•Getty Images

Denis Compton at home playing with his dog after an operation to remove his kneecap•Sep 01, 1956•Getty Images

England's players enjoy a Christmas dinner•Dec 25, 1954•Peter Leyden/Fairfax Media via Getty Images

Denis Compton, in his last innings in Australia, sweeps Benaud•1954•Wisden Cricket Monthly

Denis Compton plays the hook shot•Aug 19, 1953•Getty Images

Denis Compton plays an early version of the sweep•Aug 10, 1953•Barratts/EMPICS Sport

The England side that regained the Ashes at The Oval in 1953•Aug, 1953•The Cricketer International

Denis Compton•1953•Getty Images

Denis Compton sees off members of the England team ahead of their 1951-52 tour of India•Sep 18, 1951•PA Photos

Denis Compton returned to Lord's in June 1963 to play for MCC against Oxford University•1963•The Cricketer International

The end ... Denis Compton goes out to bat for Middlesex for the last time•Aug 31, 1957•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Commercialism 1955 style ... a Slazenger advertisement•Aug 24, 1955•The Cricketer International

Denis Compton winds up to bowl his chinamen•1954•Getty Images

Denis Compton•1954•Allsport Hulton Deutsch/AllSport UK Ltd

Denis Compton hits the winning runs to give England the Ashes•Aug 19, 1953•Getty Images

Denis Compton and Bill Edrich leave the middle after winning the Ashes•Aug, 1953•ESPNcricinfo Ltd

Denis Compton•1953•Getty Images

Denis Compton batting in 1951•1952•Playfair Cricket Monthly