| Full name: | Denis Charles Scott Compton |
| Born: | 23rd May 1918, Hendon, Middlesex, England |
| Died: | 23rd April 1997, Windsor, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm wrist spin |
| Other Sports: | Soccer for Arsenal (1950 FA Cup Final) and England (in wartime internationals). |
| Biography: | Awarded CBE in 1958 New Year Honours |
| Relations: | Brother: LH Compton; Grandson: NRD Compton; Grandson: BG Compton; Son: PMD Compton; Son: RCD Compton |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1937-1956/57); Middlesex (Main FC: 1936-1958); Europeans (Main FC: 1944/45-1945/46); Holkar (Main FC: 1944/45); Middlesex Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1935-1936); All teams |
| Middlesex cap: 1937 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1939 | |
| Middlesex benefit season: 1949 (raised 12,200 pounds) | |
| Middlesex Captain: 1951 - 1952 | |
| South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year: 1957 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1937-1956/57) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 78 | 131 | 15 | 5807 | 278 | 50.06 | 17 | 28 | 49 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1937-1956/57) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 2710 | 71 | 1410 | 25 | 5-70 | 56.40 | 1 | 0 | 108.40 | 3.12 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1936-1964) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 515 | 839 | 88 | 38942 | 300 | 51.85 | 123 | 183 | 416 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1936-1964) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 36816 | 956 | 20074 | 622 | 7-36 | 32.27 | 19 | 3 | 59.18 | 3.27 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1935-1936) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Middlesex Second XI | 4 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 48 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1935-1936) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Middlesex Second XI | 165 | 7 | 70 | 6 | 3-18 | 11.66 | 0 | 0 | 27.50 | 2.54 |
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