Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

1931 1931 was a miserably wet season, one of the worst in the Championship history, and all but 10 of Leicestershire’s 31 matches were left unfinished. Geary bowled well throughout the season, and once again exceeded a hundred wickets. His best support came from Horace Snary - Astill, now in his forty-second year, had fallen away somewhat. Four times taking ten wickets in a match, his best performance was eight for 20 off 22 overs against Worcestershire. His batting deteriorated, not once scoring a fifty. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 356. Leicestershire v Derbyshire, Derby, May 2, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b G.M.Lee 15 216 35 16 50 4 H.Storer, jun. st T.E.Sidwell 224 1 A.W.Richardson c J.C.Bradshaw T.S.Worthington st T.E.Sidwell J.M.Hutchinson c T.E.Sidwell did not bat - 207-5d 357. Leicestershire v New Zealanders, Leicester, May 9, 10, 12 (Match drawn) lbw b W.E.Merritt 3 277 43 8 111 3 J.L.Kerr b 434-8d T.C.Lowry c E.W.Dawson W.E.Merritt c C.A.R.Coleman did not bat - 273-6d 5 1 22 0 90-7 358. Leicestershire v Oxford University, The Parks, May 13, 14, 15 (Match drawn) c A.Melville b E.M.Wellings 4 232 33 11 54 2 R.S.G.Scott b 291 E.M.Wellings b 2 0 4 0 32-0 359. Leicestershire v Essex, Leicester, May 16, 18, 19 (Match drawn) lbw b M.S.Nichols 4 246-8 47 23 68 2 J.A.Cutmore c W.E.Astill 245-7d 1 J.R.Sheffield c T.E.Sidwell 360. Leicestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 20, 21, 22 (Match drawn) b J.W.Hearne 21 250 35 16 66 4 J.W.Hearne c T.E.Sidwell 267 2 H.J.Enthoven b J.H.A.Hulme c G.L.Berry E.G.Canning b 20 9 29 1 J.W.Hearne c T.E.Sidwell 142 1 361. Leicestershire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, May 23, 25, 26 (Match drawn) lbw b A.E.Thomas 27 221 35 14 51 3 J.E.Timms c H.C.Snary 159 1 A.L.Cox b E.F.Towell lbw did not bat - 147-3 362. Leicestershire v Surrey, Leicester, May 27, 28, 29 (Match drawn) b E.J.Sheffield 2 237 21 10 25 2 T.F.Shepherd c J.C.Bradshaw 86 E.W.J.Brooks c N.F.Armstrong 16 4 16 1 A.Ducat c H.C.Snary 95-3 363. Leicestershire v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 30, June (1), (2) (Match drawn) not out 3 127 11 2 22 3 W.E.Bates lbw 46-4 1 R.G.Duckfield c H.A.Smith D.E.Davies b 364. Leicestershire v Sussex, Leicester, June 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b M.W.Tate 9 286 41 9 81 2 J.G.Langridge b 397-9d 1 J.H.Parks b - - - - 75-2 365. Leicestershire v Kent, Leicester, June 6, 8, 9 (Kent won by an innings and 19 runs) c W.H.Ashdown b A.P.Freeman 2 148 20 4 42 0 300-5d c F.E.Woolley b C.S.Marriott 4 133 366. Leicestershire v Cambridge University, Leicester, June 10, 11, 12 (Leicestershire won by five wickets) lbw b F.R.Brown 4 203 21 6 38 2 R.H.C.Human b 126 1 A.G.Hazlerigg lbw 52