 Forming a formidable opening combination with Fred Trueman, Platt, a right arm medium bowler, took 301 wickets at an average of 22.58, with a best of 7 for 40 against Gloucestershire.He also took 7 for 70 against Surrey and 6 for 33 against Middlesex.A right-handed tail end batsman, he scored 424 runs at 7.31 with his solitary fifty, a knock of 57 not out, versus Derbyshire.