Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

c W.A.S.Oldfield b J.M.Gregory 1 436 6.3 2 15 1 A.A.Mailey b 125 2 203. Leicestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 25, 26, 27 (Surrey won by 119 runs) c H.A.Peach b S.Fenley 100 286 26 5 79 0 541-5d lbw b P.G.H.Fender 55 333 9.4 2 41 0 197-6d 1 204. Leicestershire v Gloucestershire, Ashley Down, Bristol, August 28, 30, 31 (Gloucestershire won by 54 runs) b P.T.Mills 34 271 24.2 8 67 2 F.J.Seabrook c G.L.Berry 306 T.W.J.Goddard b c C.W.L.Parker b P.T.Mills 0 55 20.3 11 29 5 A.E.Dipper b 74 H.Smith b L.P.Hedges c C.H.Taylor R.A.Sinfield c C.H.Taylor M.A.Green b 205. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 1, (2), 3 (Match drawn) b G.T.S.Stevens 1 225 19.4 5 62 4 G.Challenor b 294 2 N.E.Haig c J.A.Newman F.W.Gilligan c and b G.E.V.Crutchley c A.Sandham did not bat - 165-2 206. Rest of England v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, September 11, 13, 14 (Rest of England won by 374 runs) c F.B.Watson b R.K.Tyldesley 9 217 18 6 27 1 F.M.Sibbles c H.Strudwick 177 did not bat - 468-2d - - - - 134 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test Matches 2 3 1 45 35* 22.50 - - 4 Players v Gentlemen 3 3 0 23 21 7.66 - - 4 County Championship 20 31 3 597 100 21.32 1 2 24 Other Leics Matches 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - 2 Other matches 2 2 1 48 39* 48.00 - - 1 Total 28 40 5 715 100 20.42 1 2 35 Career 206 329 49 4742 122 16.93 2 15 190 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM Test Matches 74.3 15 188 3 2/130 62.66 - - Players v Gentlemen 80.2 22 170 14 5/52 12.14 1 - County Championship 914.1 305 1831 103 9/33 17.77 9 3 Other Leics Matches 42 12 92 1 1/92 92.00 - - Other Matches 39.4 13 78 3 2/25 26.00 - - Total 1150.4 367 2359 124 9/33 19.02 10 3 Career 7510.5 2148 17325 875 9/33 19.80 54 12 1926/27 - M.C.C. in India, Burma and Ceylon This was a gruelling and arduous tour for all concerned. Despite this, Geary was extremely successful with both bat and ball. His 81 cheap wickets placed him second in the bowling averages to Maurice Tate, who actually did the double. With a highest score of 75 not out, he finished fifth in the batting list, averaging almost 36. His best bowling performance was eight for 56 in the first innings against Rajputana and B.B.& C.I.Railway at Ajmer - actually a much stronger team than would be inferred from its name! Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 207. M.C.C. v Parsis and Muslims, Gymkhana, Karachi, October 19, 20 (Match drawn) c N.M.Dinshaw b Gulam Mahomed 5 339 12 6 40 2 Abdulla b 187 M.Ebrahim c R.C.Chichester-Constable b M.Ebrahim 26 77-4 6 1 18 1 H.M.Dinshaw c G.Brown 138-3 1 35