Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

137. Leicestershire v Yorkshire, Bradford, August 16, 18, 19 (Yorkshire won by 92 runs) st A.Dolphin b W.Rhodes 0 71 31 13 52 3 P.Holmes c F.Bale 119 1 M.Leyland c W.E.Astill G.Wilson c J.H.King not out 63 159 31 11 58 2 E.Oldroyd b 203 1 F.I.Turner lbw 138. Leicestershire v Sussex, Leicester, August 23, 25, 26 (Sussex won by an innings and 95 runs) c and b A.E.R.Gilligan 8 113 24 8 69 1 W.L.Cornford c T.E.Sidwell 253 b M.W.Tate 7 45 139. Leicestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 27, 28 (Surrey won by an innings and 155 runs) st H.Strudwick b S.Fenley 6 133 36 8 130 7 J.B.Hobbs c G.H.S.Fowke 418-8d 1 A.Sandham c and b D.J.Knight c A.C.J.German T.F.Shepherd b P.G.H.Fender c E.W.Dawson D.R.Jardine c T.E.Sidwell W.C.H.Sadler c L.S.Hutchinson lbw b S.Fenley 10 130 140. Leicestershire v Essex, Leicester, August (30), September 1, 2 (Leicestershire won by 94 runs) b A.B.Hipkin 5 125 7 3 10 2 P.A.Perrin c G.H.S.Fowke 68 H.W.F.Franklin c T.E.Sidwell b R.C.Franklin 20 175 29.4 17 45 4 J.R.Freeman c W.E.Astill 138 1 A.B.Hipkin b R.C.Franklin b J.D.Barnfather c T.E.Sidwell 141. Lord Cowdray’s XI v Rest of England, Hastings, September 6, 8, 9 (Rest of England won by four wickets) not out 16 314-8d 24.3 6 76 4 G.W.Stephens st H.Strudwick 367 2 A.E.R.Gilligan c P.G.H.Fender Rev.F.H.Gillingham b M.W.Tate b not out 26 159 11 4 31 1 M.W.Tate c J.B.Hobbs 107-6 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 1 - - - - - - - - County Championship 21 35 1 781 79 22.97 - 6 26 Other Leics Matches 1 2 2 22 13* - - - 2 Other Matches 2 4 2 61 26* 30.50 - - 5 Total 25 41 5 864 79 24.00 - 6 33 Career 141 229 41 2984 79 15.87 - 10 113 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM Test Matches 11 5 21 0 - - - - County Championship 822 288 1639 101 7/45 16.22 6 - Other Leics Matches 46.5 17 80 5 4/38 16.00 - - Other Matches 77 19 220 10 4/76 22.00 - - Total 956.5 329 1960 116 7/45 16.89 6 - Career 5067.3 1405 12090 584 7/45 20.70 34 5 1924/25 - S.B.Joel’s Team in South Africa Joel’s team, only marginally better equipped than a good county side, did very well to draw the series of unofficial Tests 2-2, and Geary’s bowling had a great deal to do with that result. In these representative matches, he took 32 wickets at 14.78 apiece, and was acclaimed as the best bowler on the mat since Sydney Barnes. He did little with the bat, but neither did the other all-rounders. 27