Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

248. Leicestershire v Kent, Leicester, August 10, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c J.C.Hubble b W.H.Ashdown 94 231 21 4 53 3 F.E.Woolley c C.H.Taylor 231 C.H.Knott b B.H.Valentine c N.F.Armstrong b L.G.Irvine 60 174-8d 249. Leicestershire v Worcestershire, Leicester, August 13, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c J.B.Higgins b H.Williams 96 288-6d 15 7 14 2 J.W.King c T.E.Sidwell 174 H.H.I.H.Gibbons c T.E.Sidwell 250. Leicestershire v Hampshire, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, August 17, (18), (19) (Match drawn) b G.S.Boyes 19 134 15 6 31 2 H.L.V.Day b 81-5 Hon L.H.Tennyson b 251. Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Derby, August (20), (22), 23 (Match drawn) 13 9 7 1 G.R.Jackson c C.H.Taylor 50-3 1 252. Leicestershire v Surrey, Kennington Oval, August 24, (25), (26) (Match drawn) not out 8 90-4 253. Leicestershire v Lancashire, Leicester, August 27, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b F.B.Watson 11 268 46.3 22 59 5 G.E.Tyldesley c H.C.Snary 301 L.Green b F.M.Sibbles b L.Horridge b G.Duckworth c E.W.Dawson not out 32 290-6 254. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 3, 5, 6 (Match drawn) b J.C.Clay 6 513-9d 25.4 9 44 2 T.Arnott c G.Duckworth 271 1 J.C.Clay c A.Sandham 7 0 40 0 204-3 255. M.C.C. South African XI v C.I.Thornton’s XI, Scarborough, September 7, 8, 9 (Match drawn) lbw b M.W.Tate 0 205 24 3 91 1 A.Sandham b 364-9d did not bat - 145-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Players v Gentlemen 1 1 0 6 6 6.00 - - 1 County Championship 23 33 8 769 96 30.76 - 5 22 Other Leics Matches 1 2 1 67 54* 67.00 - 1 2 Other Matches 2 2 0 1 1 0.50 - - - Total 27 38 9 843 96 29.06 - 6 25 Career 255 391 65 6194 122 19.00 2 25 238 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM Players v Gentlemen 32.4 9 84 2 2/44 42.00 - - County Championship 615.2 205 1287 71 6/18 18.12 4 - Other Leics Matches 35 13 62 7 4/34 8.85 - - Other Matches 52 9 162 2 1/71 81.00 - - Total 735 236 1595 82 6/18 19.45 4 - Career 8774 2538 20082 1038 9/33 19.34 62 13 1927/28 - M.C.C. in South Africa He began the tour with some steady bowling, and had a triumph in the First Test, taking twelve wickets - eleven of them unaided by other fielders. The elbow injury sustained during the Second Test virtually finished his tour. There were two token appearances at the end, in which he bowled only three overs. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 256. M.C.C. v Western Province, Newlands A, Cape Town, November 12, (14), 15 (Match drawn) c P.G.V.Van der Byl b V.G.Veal 2 138 11 4 9 0 67-6 40