Famous Cricketers No 54 - Stan McCabe

50. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 24, 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c B.A.Barnett b H.Ironmonger 29 196 22 7 46 4 H.S.T.L.Hendry c W.A.S.Oldfield 318 1 K.E.Rigg c O.W.Bill L.S.Darling c W.A.S.Oldfield E.L.a’Beckett lbw c H.H.Alexander 20 417-9d 10 2 25 1 L.P.J.O’Brien c W.A.Hunt 202-6 51. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Melbourne, February 13, 14 (Australia won by an innings and 122 runs) run out 2 328-8d 99 1 107 1 52. New South Wales v West Indies XI, Sydney, February 21, 23, 24, 25 (West Indies XI won by 86 runs) b L.N.Constantine 26 190 13 0 62 2 J.E.D.Sealy b 339 L.N.Constantine b c G.N.Francis b F.R.Martin 100 466 15 0 77 0 403-9d 53. AUSTRALIA v WEST INDIES, Sydney, February 27, 28, March 2, (3), 4 (West Indies won by 30 runs) c G.A.Headley b G.N.Francis 21 224 15 5 26 1 G.A.Headley lbw 350-6d 2 c G.C.Grant b F.R.Martin 44 220 7 2 17 0 124-5d 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 6 0 196 90 32.66 - 1 10 Shield matches 4 6 0 280 161 46.66 1 1 3 Other matches 3 6 1 228 100 45.60 1 - - Season 12 18 1 704 161 41.41 2 2 13 Career 53 73 4 2757 161 39.95 3 19 37 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wi 10wm Test matches 56 13 126 3 1-16 42.00 - - Shield matches 71 20 159 6 4-46 26.50 - - Other matches 65.2 6 275 7 3-23 39.28 - - Season (6-ball) 56 13 } 560 16 4-46 35.00 - - (8-ball) 136.2 26 Career (6-ball) 337 82 } 1918 60 5-36 31.96 1 - (8-ball) 315.3 58 1931/32 McCabe only appeared in two Sheffield Shield matches during this season, but had the “Bradmanesque” average of 438.00, and in the national averages finished second behind Bradman with 87.00. In the opening match of the season, on a poor Woolloongabba pitch, McCabe played a fantastic innings of 229 not out; he went to the wicket when New South Wales were 31 for 3, Bradman made 0 and Kippax was unable to bat after being hit in the face. He hit 1 six and 30 fours in 339 minutes, giving one chance at 103. This was his only double-century in Australia and he shared in two different hundred partnerships with Fingleton and Oldfield. The other memorable match was against Victoria, where he completed a century in each innings, the only time McCabe achieved this in his career. His 106 came in 156 minutes with 12 fours, and the 103 not out included 15 fours in an 89-minute stay. He was the seventh New South Wales player to accomplish this feat. Just to rub salt into the wounds of the Victorian players he took four wickets as well. In the Tests McCabe seemed to stay at the same level as in the 1930 and 1930/31 series, getting over fifty but not being able to convert them into hundreds, something that Bradman could always do. In McCabe’s 85th first-class innings since his debut he suffered his first duck; not only was it in a Test but a first-baller being caught behind off Bell! It was not to matter as Australia were far too strong for South Africa, winning the series 5-0, the second time Australia had done this, England in 1920/21 being the other opponents. 12