Ted Dexter
Ted Dexter Personal information Full name Edward Ralph Dexter Born (1935-05-15) 15 May 1935 (age 79) Milan, Italy Nickname Lord Ted Batting style Right-handed Bowling style Right-arm medium pace Role Batsman Relations Tom Longfield (father-in-law) International information National side England Test debut (cap 388) 24 July 1958 v New Zealand Last Test 22 August 1968 v Australia Domestic team information Years Team 1956–58 Cambridge University 1957–68 Sussex 1957–65 MCC Career statistics Competition Test First-class List A Matches 62 327 43 Runs scored 4,502 21,150 1,209 Batting average 47.89 40.75 33.58 100s/50s 9/27 51/108 1/8 Top score 205 205 115 Balls bowled 5,317 26,255 575 Wickets 66 419 21 Bowling average 34.93 29.92 19.85 5 wickets in innings 0 9 0 10 wickets in match 0 2 0 Best bowling 4/10 7/24 3/6 Catches/stumpings 29/– 231/– 16/– Source: CricketArchive, 17 September 2009 Edward Ralph "Ted" Dexter CBE (born 15 May 1935 in Milan, Italy) is a former English cricketer. An aggressive middle-order batsman of ferocious power and a right-arm medium bowler, he captained Sussex and England in the early 1960s. He is known by the nickname Lord Ted.