Famous Cricekters No 53 - George Geary

Caught He was caught by a total of 219 players. The most by an individual was 5 by T.W.Oates, all as wicket-keeper. Most catches taken in the field were 4 by F.B.Watson. Stumped He was stumped by 27 different wicket-keepers. J.C.Hubble made 5 stumpings, and L.E.G.Ames and T.W.Oates, 3 each. Ducks He was dismissed 93 times without scoring - 13.6% of his total dismissals. The most times in a season was 8, in 1914 and 1936. He only suffered one pair in his career, against Northamptonshire at Leicester in 1927. In the following three matches he played four innings, exceeding fifty each time, two of which were in the nineties! Fielding Most catches in a season were 35 in 1925 and in 1926. He took three catches in an innings on 5 occasions, and four in a match 4 times. He took no fewer than 85 catches from his own bowling. Bowling Modes of Dismissal His 2063 first class wickets were taken in the following manner: Number Percentage Bowled 804 39% Caught 859 41.5% Caught and bowled 85 4% LBW 263 13% Stumped 50 2.5% Hit wicket 2 0% Total 2063 100% Victims A total of 827 players were dismissed by him during his career. The following were victims on ten or more occasions: 18 V.W.C.Jupp 15 R.A.Sinfield 14 C.P.Mead, J.A.Newman, J.E.Timms 13 A.H.Dyson 12 G.Gunn, H.Storer, jun., Hon L.H.Tennyson 11 J.C.Clay, T.E.R.Cook, A.L.Cox, T.W.J.Goddard, P.Holmes, W.L.Neale, W.Rhodes 10 G.Brown, D.Davies, A.Ducat, H.H.I.H.Gibbons, H.T.W.Hardinge, G.M.Lee, F.E.Woolley Catches/Stumpings Fielders and wicket-keepers assisting in more than twenty dismissals were: Caught Stumped Total T.E.Sidwell 110 32 142 W.E.Astill 65 65 P.Corrall 46 11 57 H.A.Smith 56 56 N.F.Armstrong 46 46 G.L.Berry 24 24 G.H.S.Fowke 22 22 J.C.Bradshaw 21 21 J.H.King 21 21 H.C.Snary 21 21 Hat Trick 88