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Known as an elegant off-spin bowler, Laker consistently performed well against Australian cricket teams, and formed a successful partnership with Tony Lock , a left-arm orthodox spinner. He was also part of the SurreySurrey County Cricket Club (SCCC) is an English domestic first-class cricket team based at The Oval in London. SCCC has had two golden ages in 1887 to 1895 and again in the 1950s. SCCC won the county cricket championship title eight times from 1887 to 189 side that dominated the county championshipEnglish cricket In the UK, County cricket is the domestic form of the sport of cricket that is considered to be first-class cricket. Almost all of teams are named after, and were originally representative of, English counties (the exception being Glamorga with seven consecutive titles from 1952Summary of notable events in 1952 . Events January events January 8 West Germany has 8 million refugees inside its borders. January 24 Sudden heavy snowfall in Algeria. January 24 Vincent Massey sworn in as first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada. to 1958Events January January 1 Treaty of Rome founding the EU is implemented January 4 Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4 1957) January 8 14 year old Bobby Fischer wins the United States Chess Championship January 18 Armed Lumbee Nat.

Laker was the first to take all 10 wicketThis article is about the cricket term. For the Ewok, see Wicket W. In the sport of cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings: Meanings of wicket Set of stumps wicket consists of three stumps, upright wooden poles that are hammered into the grs in a Test matchTest cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. It is regarded by players and serious fans as the ultimate test of playing ability (as compared to One-day International cricket). Test matches are played only between national representative teams inningsAn innings or inning is a segment of a game in any of a variety of sports most notably baseball and cricket during which a side takes its turn to bat. In many other sports, the length of the game is dictated by a clock and teams swap offensive and defensi, in the fourth Test against Australia at Old TraffordOld Trafford cricket ground has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. International Test matches have been played there since 1884. The cricket ground is near the Old Trafford football stadium, in the borough of Trafford in Greater M in 1956 (the only other bowler to take all 10 wickets is Anil Kumble of India). Having also taken 9 wickets in the first innings, he recorded match figures of 19-90: no other bowler has taken more than seventeen wickets in a first-class match.

He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1952. He played 46 Test matches, taking 193 wickets with a bowling average of 21.24; in first-class matches, he took 1,944 wickets at 18.41.

After his retirement, he became a commentator on BBC television's cricket coverage.