Struggling with injury, he played only two matches during the season, both in the Second XI Championship.

Skinner continued to play in the Second XI Championship from 1951 until 1958.

He has since represented Warwickshire in the Second XI Championship.

His career saw him spend four years at Worcestershire, having represented them since 1980 in the Second XI Championship.

Rudd had played in the Second XI Championship in 1982 and 1984, before starting his first-class county career.

Birbeck's first-class career began in 1994, having represented the team in the Second XI Championship the previous year.

He had also played for Hampshire since 1991 in the Second XI Championship.

He was a regular member of the Hampshire side that won the Second XI Championship in 2001, but left the county after that.

He continued playing in the Second XI Championship until 1968 and was active in other teams until 1975.

From then on, he played consistently in the Second XI Championship, and made several appearances at first-class level.