Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

88. Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Greenbank, Bristol, August 30, 31, September 1 (Leicestershire won by 74 runs) c C.W.L.Parker b P.T.Mills 3 143 20 8 42 4 C.S.Barnett b 73 3 H.Smith c T.E.Sidwell F.J.Seabrook c and b F.G.Robinson c and b c A.E.Dipper b P.T.Mills 4 76 18.2 8 26 6 A.E.Dipper c G.H.S.Fowke 72 1 H.Smith b F.G.Robinson b P.F.C.Williams c W.E.Astill B.H.Lyon c and b C.J.King-Turner b 89. North v South, Eastbourne, September 20, 21 (North won by seven wickets) b F.E.Woolley 0 162 4 0 24 2 N.E.Haig b 160 1 A.H.H.Gilligan c A.W.Carr did not bat - 62-3 - - - - 63 90. R.A.F. (Ex-Service) v Rest of England, Eastbourne, September 23, 25 (R.A.F. (Ex-Service) won by eight wickets) b W.Rhodes 10 196 27 7 35 3 N.E.Haig c S.L.Amor 144 G.Gunn c P.G.H.Fender R.Kilner c P.G.H.Fender did not bat - 25-2 7 2 20 3 N.E.Haig c A.Jeacocke 76 1 G.Gunn c J.B.Hobbs R.Kilner c and b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 20 33 4 383 53 13.20 - 1 10 Other Matches 2 2 0 10 10 5.00 - - 2 Total 22 35 4 393 53 12.67 - 1 12 Career 90 143 28 1635 62 14.21 - 3 65 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM County Championship 571.4 167 1411 73 6/26 19.32 3 1 Other Matches 38 9 79 8 3/20 9.87 - - Total 609.4 176 1490 81 6/26 18.39 3 1 Career 3125.4 774 7939 346 7/58 22.94 18 3 1923 His best season so far, when he reached a hundred wickets for the first time since 1914, gained him a place in the “Rest” side for the Test Trial at Lord’s. He was perhaps a little unlucky in that the match was played on a bowlers’ pitch, on which Louden and Stevens excelled, and there was little opportunity for Geary. There was a splendid spell during June, when he took twelve wickets against Hampshire, and ten against Derbyshire. There was also a first innings analysis of 16.4-12-13-6 at Gloucester, but the Leicestershire batting failed dismally, and the match was lost. In scoring a not out 72 at Northampton, he exceeded his previous highest with the bat. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 91. Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire, Leicester, May 5, 7, 8 (Nottinghamshire won by ten wickets) c T.W.Oates b S.J.Staples 7 187 19 8 48 0 320-9d c T.W.Oates b T.L.Richmond 5 183 3 0 10 0 51-0 92. Leicestershire v Lancashire, Leicester, May 12, 14 (Lancashire won by an innings and 109 runs) b L.W.Cook 10 94 34 6 82 3 C.Hallows c and b 301 1 G.E.Tyldesley b G.H.Rogerson b b L.W.Cook 14 98 21