The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
• Somerset sign batsman to replace retired Justin Langer • Compton leaves shadow of legendary grandfather Denis Denis Compton famously played his entire career for Middlesex and England but history will not relate the same of his grandson. Now Nick Compton has become one of the winter's most high-profile transfers, having turned down an improved two-year...
ECB (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Somerset have announced the signing of opening batsman Nick Compton on a long-term contract. The 26-year-old left Middlesex on Monday after declaring that "it was time to make a fresh start."
Times Online (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
"I have a real problem even considering renaming the stands within the ground that are now dedicated to famous cricketers," he said. "The stands are named after [Denis] Compton and [Bill] Edrich and [Sir Pelham] Warner. They're very famous names and I couldn't see the day, certainly in my time, when we'd want to be naming them after a sponsor. I do feel to a degree that would be selling...
ECB (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
... His career-best haul is 5-45 against West Indies A in 2006. But as the recipient of Notts’ Denis Compton Award for three successive seasons and selection for MCC in 2006 would suggest, Footitt does possess some talent.Derbyshire head of cricket John Morris said: “Mark is the right age of cricketer for us and although he has not played a lot of first-class cricket he has been around...
IOL (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Back in the 1950's, quite a lot of us were Brylcreem boys. The only real Brylcreem Boy, however, was Denis Compton.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
In 1950 he was ever-present as manager George Kay's Reds reached the club's first Wembley FA Cup final, only to lose 2-0 to Arsenal. His direct adversary was Denis Compton, the majestic England batsman who also showed a clean pair of heels to plenty of full backs in his role as the Gunners' left winger. However, on a damp afternoon beneath the old stadium's twin towers, with the lush,...
