
Warwickshire keeper Dick Spooner, August 1953© Getty Images

Denis Compton and Bill Edrich leave the middle after winning the Ashes, England v Australia, 5th Test, The Oval, August 1953© ESPNcricinfo Ltd

The England side that regained the Ashes at The Oval in 1953: Trevor Bailey, Peter May, Tom Graveney, Jim Laker, Tony Lock, Johnny Wardle (12th man), Fred Trueman. (Front row) Bill Edrich, Alec Bedser, Len Hutton (captain), Denis Compton, Godfrey Evans.© The Cricketer International