A right-handed batsman and slow left-arm chinaman bowler , Compton is regularly credited as one of England 's most remarkable batsmen . He is one of only twenty-five players to have scored over one hundred centuries in first-class cricket . In 2009 , Compton was posthumously inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame . The Denis Compton Oval and a stand at Lord 's Cricket Ground are both named in his honour
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame
Denis Compton