Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

111. Leicestershire v Glamorgan, Leicester, August 15, 16, 17 (Leicestershire won by 109 runs) c N.V.H.Riches b F.P.Ryan 1 145 32 20 34 2 D.Davies b 188 F.B.Pinch b not out 6 305-9d 21 6 65 3 N.V.H.Riches b 153 1 G.E.Cording c W.E.Astill J.Stone b 112. The Rest v England, Lord’s, August 18, 20, 21 (England won by five wickets) b M.W.Tate 0 205 19 2 48 1 F.T.Mann c G.T.S.Stevens 206 lbw b M.W.Tate 10 122 10 3 34 1 C.P.Mead b 122-5 113. Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Derby, August 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) c H.Storer, jun. b J.A.Cresswell 0 139 29 7 58 1 S.W.A.Cadman b 211 17 8 19 2 J.Bowden c T.E.Sidwell 100-5 1 G.R.Jackson b 114. Leicestershire v Sussex, Hove, August 25, 27, 28 (Sussex won by 287 runs) b G.R.Cox 10 94 38 16 53 6 A.H.H.Gilligan c W.E.Astill 219 K.A.Higgs b T.E.R.Cook b M.W.Tate b A.C.Watson b A.E.R.Gilligan b b A.H.H.Gilligan 31 113 24 7 68 1 G.R.Cox b 275-7d 115. Uncapped v Capped, Hastings, September 19, 20, 21 (Uncapped won by eight wickets) not out 29 315 7 3 16 0 165 did not bat - 49-2 6 2 22 0 197 116. Lord Cowdray’s XI v Rest of England, Hastings, September 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) b A.E.R.Gilligan 0 274 18 2 51 2 Rev.F.H.Gilliingham c H.T.W.Hardinge 289 W.E.Astill b did not bat - 166-5d 7 0 40 1 A.E.R.Gilligan b 150-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 22 39 7 436 72* 13.62 - 1 15 Other Leics Matches 1 2 0 10 10 5.00 - - - Other Matches 3 4 1 39 29* 13.00 - - - Total 26 45 8 485 72* 13.10 - 1 15 Career 116 188 36 2120 72* 13.94 - 4 80 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM County Championship 889 280 1913 115 7/46 16.63 10 2 Other Leics Matches 29 10 67 2 1/28 33.50 - - Other Matches 67 12 211 5 2/51 42.20 - - Total 985 302 2191 122 7/46 17.95 10 2 Career 4110.4 1076 10130 468 7/46 21.64 28 5 1924 Another excellent season’s work brought Geary his first Test Cap. Despite missing matches through injury, he again took a hundred wickets. Among some good performances, his best was seven for 45 off 45 overs against Derbyshire at Aylestone Road. His batting improved immensely, almost doubling his previous best total in a season, with six half-centuries, the highest being a career best to date of 79 against Nottinghamshire. The match against Warwickshire in July was his Benefit Match. 24