Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

43. Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 3, 4, 5 (Northamptonshire won by 4 runs) b W.Wells 0 228 24 6 53 2 W.H.Denton b 135 S.G.Smith c A.Skelding not out 8 79 11.5 2 36 2 S.G.Smith c W.Brown 176 W.A.Buswell c S.Coe 44. Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Leicester, August 6, 7, (8) (Match drawn) lbw b F.C.Bracey 0 114 18 7 23 0 163 1 did not bat - 83-6 24.4 8 32 4 A.Morton c H.Whitehead 155 A.G.Slater lbw J.Bowden b J.Horsley b 45. Leicestershire v Sussex, Hove, August 10, 11, 12 (Sussex won by 221 runs) run out 14 147 23 9 45 0 232 1 c G.B.Street b J.Vine 15 218 28 3 105 3 H.L.Wilson b 354-8d A.E.Relf b G.R.Cox b 46. Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Burton-on-Trent Cricket Club Ground, Burton-on-Trent, August 17, 18, 19 (Derbyshire won by six wickets) not out 58 346 25.2 6 54 4 A.Morton lbw 288 J.Bowden c T.E.Sidwell G.F.Bell b T.Forrester b c G.Beet b T.Forrester 0 56 8 3 11 0 116-4 1 47. Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Trent Bridge, August 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) lbw b J.R.Gunn 17 233 33 11 51 5 G.Gunn b 122 G.M.Lee c A.Mounteney J.Hardstaff, sen. b J.R.Gunn c J.H.King W.W.Whysall c J.H.King did not bat - 218-2d 29 9 64 3 G.Gunn c W.W.Odell 199-5 G.M.Lee c H.Whitehead J.R.Gunn b 48. Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Leicester, August 29, 31, September 1 (Nottinghamshire won by 208 runs) c T.W.Oates b T.G.Wass 12 121 16.1 8 37 4 J.Iremonger c H.Whitehead 187 T.W.Oates c T.E.Sidwell T.G.Wass c A.Mounteney F.Barratt c W.Shipman b F.Barratt 4 190 29 10 47 3 G.Gunn c W.Shipman 332 J.Hardstaff, sen. c T.E.Sidwell W.R.D.Payton lbw SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 22 34 7 272 58* 10.07 - 1 13 Other Matches 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 - - 2 Total 23 35 7 272 58* 9.71 - 1 15 Career 48 75 20 612 58* 11.12 - 1 36 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM County Championship 940.3 248 2337 115 6/67 20.32 7 1 Other Matches 31 14 56 2 1/20 28.00 - - Total 971.3 262 2393 117 6/67 20.45 7 1 Career 1792.1 443 4621 204 7/58 22.65 12 2 1919 This experimental season of two-day Championship matches, with its longer playing hours, was a strain on all players, most of whom had been away from the game for five years. Geary was still feeling the effects of his horrendous injuries, and found it a struggle to maintain fitness and form. Bowling was difficult; he batted competently, and bettered his previous highest score in making a 16