Born 23 June 1916 at Fulneck, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England Died 6 September 1990 at Norbiton, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, EnglandLen Hutton was one of the finest opening batsmen the game has seen. He possessed great powers of concentration and tended on the side of caution, but could play wonderful attacking cricket when the mood took him or the situation demanded it. He broke his left-arm in a gymnasium accident and it was left two inches shorter than his right-arm after the operation. At The Oval in 1938 he set a world Test record when he made 364 against Australia.
In 1952 he became the first professional to captain England and led them to an Ashes triumph in 1953. With Cyril Washbrook he set a then world record of 359 for the first wicket against South Africa at Johannesburg in 1948. In all, he captained England in 23 Tests. He bowled occasional leg-spin. He was knighted in 1956. His son Richard played Test cricket for England.
M Runs HS Avg 100 Ct Wkts Avg BB 5I
Tests 79 6971 364 56.67 19 57 3 77.33 1-2 0
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