Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

not out 2 123-4 - - - - 218 1 280. M.C.C. Australian XI v C.I.Thornton’s XI, Scarborough, September 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) not out 21 416 12 2 24 2 A.Sandham c J.B.Hobbs 293 E.W.Dawson b did not bat - 236-5d - - - - 189-3 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct County Championship 13 22 2 420 54 21.00 - 2 9 Other Leics Matches 1 2 0 44 27 22.00 - - 3 Other Matches 1 1 1 21 21* - - - - Total 15 25 3 485 54 22.04 - 2 12 Career 280 426 69 6712 122 18.80 2 27 256 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wI 10wM County Championship 106 22 283 6 3/28 47.16 - - Other Leics Matches 18 0 34 0 - - - - Other Matches 12 2 24 2 2/24 12.00 - - Total 136 24 341 8 3/28 42.62 - - Career 9134.3 2623 20912 1074 9/33 19.47 65 14 1928/29 - M.C.C. in Australia Returning after his injury in the opening match, despite bowling well against the Australian XI, and five wickets in the second innings of the Queensland match, Geary was not selected for the First Test. He was back in favour for the Second Test, and made what was to be his highest Test score of 66 in the first innings, together with his best innings bowling against Australia of five for 35. Keeping his place for the rest of the series, history was made in the Fifth Test, when he delivered 81 overs in the first innings - a test even of his tremendous stamina. By agreement, six ball overs were used in the Test matches only this season, whereas the norm in Australia was eight balls. Geary achieved very little outside the Tests. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 281. M.C.C. v Western Australia, WACA, Perth, October 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) run out 1 406 24 4 55 1 W.A.Evans c L.E.G.Ames 257 retired hurt 15 26-0 282. M.C.C. v Australian XI, SCG, Sydney, November 16, 17, 19, 20 (M.C.C. won by eight wickets) c R.H.B.Bettington b J.D.Scott 33 357 13 1 65 1 R.H.B.Bettington c E.H.Hendren 231 1 did not bat - 118-2 14.1 4 42 3 T.J.E.Andrews c J.B.Hobbs 243 1 J.G.Morgan b J.E.H.Hooker c E.H.Hendren 283. M.C.C. v Queensland, Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, November 24, 26, 27 (M.C.C. won by an innings and 17 runs) not out 32 293 5 1 9 0 116 23 5 47 5 F.J.Gough lbw 160 F.C.Thompson c sub W.Rowe b R.K.Oxenham b H.J.R.Higgins b 284. ENGLAND v AUSTRALIA, SCG, Sydney, December 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20 (England won by eight wickets) lbw b D.D.Blackie 66 636 18 5 35 5 W.M.Woodfull lbw 253 A.F.Kippax b H.S.T.L.Hendry b J.Ryder lbw D.D.Blackie b 43