Famous Cricketers No 4 - F.E.Woolley

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 5 4 1 249 134* 83.00 1 2 2 Players v Gentlemen 2 3 0 100 50 33.33 - 1 6 County Championship 21 32 1 1418 141 45.74 5 7 20 Other Kent Matches 2 3 0 186 176 62.00 1 - 4 Other Matches 4 7 0 391 202 55.85 1 1 6 Total 34 49 2 2344 202 49.87 8 11 38 Career 512 772 46 27576 305* 37.98 63 143 532 Bowling O M R W Ave BB 5wi 10wm Test Matches 37 9 93 1 93.00 1/22 - - Players v Gentlemen 13.1 1 90 2 45.00 1/38 - - County Championship 452.5 97 1187 59 20.11 6/29 2 1 Other Kent Matches 43.4 11 81 9 9.00 6/40 1 - Other Matches 62.4 15 298 10 29.80 4/66 - - Total 609.2 133 1749 81 21.59 6/29 3 1 Career 12384.4 3337 31212 1714 18.21 8/22 121 25 1924/25 - M.C.C. in Australia While overshadowed by Jack Hobbs and Herbert Sutcliffe, Woolley did himself more justice than on his previous tours down-under. He was occasionally brilliant. Yet again Sydney saw him at his best. Injuries forced him to bowl more than anticipated, aggravating a knee problem to a degree that it became a more serious and permanent handicap. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 513. M.C.C. v Western Australia, Perth, October (17), 18, 20 (Match drawn) run out 7 330-7d 2 0 8 1 W.E.Miller c R.K.Tyldesley 57 1 1 0 1 F.H.Taaffe c A.E.R.Gilligan 157-7 514. M.C.C. v South Australia, Adelaide, November 7, 8, 10, 11 (M.C.C. won by nine wickets) b C.V.Grimmett 90 406 10 0 43 0 346-4d did not bat - 44-1 4 0 12 0 103 515. M.C.C. v Victoria, Melbourne, November 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 (Victoria won by six wickets) c P.H.Wallace b F.A.Tarrant 45 240 30 12 62 3 R.L.Park b 229 1 W.M.Woodfull c R.Kilner J.Ryder c & b c W.M.Woodfull b F.A.Tarrant 24 241 5 0 21 0 253-4 516. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Sydney, December 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 (Australia won by 193 runs) b J.M.Gregory 0 298 9 0 35 0 450 2 c A.A.Mailey b J.M.Gregory 123 411 - - - - 452 2 517. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, January 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (Australia won by 81 runs) b J.M.Gregory 0 479 11 3 26 0 600 lbw b A.J.Richardson 50 290 - - - - 250 518. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Adelaide, January 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 (Australia won by 11 runs) c T.J.E.Andrews b A.A.Mailey 16 365 43 5 135 1 C.Kelleway c H.Strudwick 489 b C.Kelleway 21 363 19 1 77 4 A.J.Richardson c R.Kilner 250 1 J.M.Gregory c E.H.Hendren V.Y.Richardson c M.W.Tate J.Ryder c & b 519. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, Melbourne, February 13, 14, 16, 17, 18 (England won by an innings and 29 runs) st W.A.S.Oldfield b A.A.Mailey 40 548 9 1 53 1 J.M.Taylor c E.H.Hendren 269 1 6 0 17 1 J.Ryder lbw 250 1 61