Famous Cricketers No 54 - Stan McCabe

c I.W.Johnson b R.B.Scott 4 129 242 172. New South Wales v Queensland, Sydney, December 29, 30 (New South Wales won by an innings and 130 runs) c W.A.Brown b J.A.Ellis 13 379 105 144 173. New South Wales v South Australia, Sydney, January 13, 15, 16, 17 (New South Wales won by 237 runs) st C.W.Walker b C.V.Grimmett 59 270 211 1 c C.W.Walker b C.V.Grimmett 55 311 133 1 174. New South Wales v Victoria, Sydney, January 26, 27, 29, 30 (New South Wales won by 177 runs) b R.B.Scott 49 309 298 c P.J.Beames b D.T.Ring 114 492-5d 326 1 175. New South Wales v The Rest, Sydney, March 8, 9, 11 (New South Wales won by two wickets) c D.Tallon b C.V.Grimmett 72 219 289 2 c C.V.Grimmett b D.T.Ring 96 323-8 252 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Shield matches 6 11 0 531 114 48.27 1 4 5 Other matches 1 2 0 168 96 84.00 - 2 2 Season 7 13 0 699 114 53.76 1 6 7 Career 175 251 20 11470 240 49.65 29 63 135 1940/41 All the first-class matches for this season were organised to raise funds towards the war effort. McCabe scored five fifties out of his nine innings, but failed to score a century, 88 in the opening match being his best, taking 132 minutes with 10 fours. Most of his other innings were at a run a minute, 53 against a Combined Queensland and Victoria, 75 against Queensland and 82 against Victoria. As captain, he finished on the winning side in all six matches played. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 176. New South Wales v Queensland, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, November (15), 16, 18, 19 (New South Wales won by 27 runs) c D.Tallon b J.Stackpole 88 212 1 0 7 0 219 b J.A.Ellis 57 318 - - - - 284 1 177. New South Wales v Combined Queensland & Victoria, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, November 22, 23, 25, 26 (New South Wales won by one wicket) c G.G.Cook b D.T.Ring 43 429 202 c G.G.Cook b D.T.Ring 53 192-9 416 178. New South Wales v South Australia, Sydney, December 6, 7, 9 (New South Wales won by 374 runs) c and b C.V.Grimmett 18 402 148 c sub (P.L.Ridings) b F.A.Ward 9 167-7d 47 2 179. New South Wales v Queensland, Sydney, December 26, 27, 28, 30 (New South Wales won by 404 runs) c R.E.Rogers b D.Watt 75 516 334 did not bat - 369-9d 147 180. S.J.McCabe’s XI v D.G.Bradman’s XI, Melbourne, January 1, (2), 3, 4 (S.J.McCabe’s XI won by an innings and 103 runs) lbw b C.G.Pepper 7 449 5 1 10 0 205 - - - - 141 181. New South Wales v Victoria, Melbourne, February 14, 15, 17, 18 (New South Wales won by 235 runs) c T.K.Sarovich b G.S.Meikle 82 416 326 absent hurt - 304 159 28