Famous Cricketers No 4 - F.E.Woolley

1911 A splendid second half of the season when he scored all his six centuries brought Woolley his best season to date. Wisden still berated weaknesses in his defence and of his being a bad starter particularly against the faster bowlers, but nevertheless regarded him the cleanest and finest driver among English left-handers. In a season of good weather his haul of wickets fell by over fifty. However all this was enough for him to be chosen for his first tour of Australia, although the need for mobility in the field may have been the decisive factor in his favour. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 149. Kent v M.C.C., Lord's, May 11, 12, 13 (M.C.C. won by 94 runs) b G.J.Thompson 0 228 32 6 48 1 F.A.Tarrant c F.H.Hiush 301 b A.E.Relf 66 174 15 3 26 0 195 2 150. Kent v Oxford University, The Parks, May 18, 19, 20 (Oxford University won by seven wickets) c I.P.F.Campbell b J.L.S.Vidler 6 117 14 1 55 0 260 c G.V.Bardsley b J.L.S.Vidler 63 276 6 1 16 0 137-3 151. Kent v Middlesex, Lord's, May 22, 23, 24 (Kent won by 172 runs) c E.H.Hendren b A.R.Litteljohn 45 300 3.3 0 7 2 H.R.Murrell b 143 E.Mignon c F.H.Huish b A.R.Litteljohn 1 294-9d 19.3 2 50 1 J.T.Hearne b 279 152. Kent v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 25, 26, 27 (Kent won by nine wickets) c A.Mounteney b J.H.King 17 197 11 4 32 0 270 1 did not bat - 100-1 4.3 1 16 4 C.J.B.Wood c E.Humphreys 26 1 A.Lord c C.E.Hatfeild S.Coe b A.Mounteney st F.H.Huish 153. Kent v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 29, 30 (Kent won by an innings and 56 runs) b W.East 19 394 7.3 3 9 3 R.A.Haywood c F.H.Knott 145 J.N.Beasley c F.H.Huish W.A.Buswell c E.Humphreys 26 9 74 5 W.H.Denton c F.H.Huish 193 J.Seymour st F.H.Huish G.A.T.Vials b G.J.Thompson c P.E.Morfee J.N.Beasley st F.H.Huish 154. G.L.Jessop's XI v P.F.Warner's XI, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, June 1, 2, 3 (G.L.Jessop's XI won by 162 runs) c R.R.Relf b C.P.Buckenham 5 234 27 5 71 3 J.B.Hobbs c G.Gunn 279 1 R.R.Relf b A.Ducat c E.Humphreys b J.B.Hobbs 12 403 22 8 37 4 R.R.Relf b 196 1 A.Ducat c J.Iremonger P.F.Warner b A.R.Litteljohn c M.W.Booth 155. Kent v Hampshire, Southampton, June 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c A.S.Kennedy b E.R.Remnant 77 416 7 2 30 2 E.R.Remnant st F.H.Huish 208 J.A.Newman c J.Seymour c C.B.Fry b C.P.Mead 65 359-5d 25 7 74 3 C.B.Fry c C.E.Hatfeild 463-8 G.Brown b E.M.Sprot c A.Fielder 156. Kent v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 8, 9, 10 (Kent won by three wickets) b W.Brearley 30 372 12 0 45 1 J.Sharp c F.H.Huish 239 1 c W.Brearley b H.Dean 22 222-7 10 2 34 0 354 1 157. Kent v Essex, Tonbridge, June 12, 13, 14 (Essex won by 256 runs) b C.P.Buckenham 0 203 16.1 2 46 2 P.A.Perrin c A.Fielder 293 W.Mead b b C.P.Buckenham 9 138 27 8 79 1 W.Reeves c E.W.Dillon 304-7d 158. Kent v Northamptonshire, Tonbridge, June 15, 16, 17 (Northamptonshire won by 135 runs) b W.Wells 13 250 19 7 28 1 W.H.Denton c E.W.Dillon 279 21