0 0 0 ▁runs ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁May ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁He ▁needed ▁just ▁ 1 5 ▁inn ings , ▁with ▁ 4 ▁centuries , ▁and ▁every ▁run ▁was ▁scored ▁at ▁Lord ' s . ▁Don ▁Brad man ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁score ▁the ▁ 1 0 ▁runs ▁he ▁needed ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁tour ▁match ▁with ▁M idd les ex ▁by ▁declaring ▁his ▁team ' s ▁inn ings ▁early . ▁ ▁M idd les ex ▁won ▁the ▁County ▁Championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁un pre ced ented ▁run ▁scoring ▁of ▁Com pton ▁and ▁Ed rich . ▁They ▁both ▁passed ▁Tom ▁Hay ward ' s ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 , 5 1 8 ▁runs ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁Com pton ▁making ▁ 3 , 8 1 6 ▁at ▁ 9 0 . 8 6 ▁and ▁Ed rich ▁ 3 , 5 3 9 ▁at ▁ 8 0 . 4 3 ▁with ▁a ▁dozen ▁centuries . ▁Com pton ' s ▁ 1 8 ▁centuries ▁sur pass ed ▁Jack ▁Hob bs ' ▁former ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 6 , ▁set ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Jack ▁Robert son ' s ▁ 2 , 2 1 4 ▁runs ▁and ▁Syd ▁Brown ' s ▁ 1 , 7 0 9 ▁and ▁the ▁bow ling ▁of ▁Jack ▁Young , ▁Jim ▁Sim s , ▁Laur ie ▁Gray ▁and ▁Com pton ▁and ▁Ed rich ▁themselves , ▁the ▁championship ▁was ▁won