Ted was to have three more years, succeeding A.C. Walton, later of Oxford and Middlesex, as captain in 1953. Dexter, who started in the junior colts as a wicket-keeper, headed both averages with ...

A brilliant right-handed batsman, England’s Ted Dexter was capable of playing both long and aggressive innings. Across 62 Tests he scored 4502 runs at 47.89 and finished his career with more than ...