Famous Cricketers No 57 - W. M. Woodfull

hit only three boundaries. At the end of the season Woodfull transferred from the South Melbourne District Cricket Club to Carlton. His record with South Melbourne had been excellent. For them he had scored 1279 runs at 67.31 in just three years. This year he scored 340 runs at 48.57 in VCA District cricket. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 9. Victoria v Queensland, Melbourne, December 21, 22, 24 (Victoria won by an innings and 241 runs) not out 46 538-2d 162 135 10. Victoria v New South Wales, Melbourne, December 26, 27, 28, 29, 31 (Victoria won by 43 runs) c A.A.Mailey b C.Kelleway 23 285 268 b C.G.McCartney 117 412 386 11. Victoria v South Australia, Melbourne, January 2, 3, 4, 5 (Victoria won by 98 runs) run out (V.Y.Richardson) 14 221 309 1 b A.J.Richardson 8 357 171 1 12. Victoria v New South Wales, Sydney, January 26, 28, 29, 30 (Victoria won by eight wickets) c A.A.Mailey b H.S.T.L.Hendry 0 345 217 1 c H.S.T.L.Hendry b J.L.Wall 30 195-2 321 1 13. Victoria v South Australia, Adelaide, February 15, 16, 18, (19), 20 (Victoria won by an innings and 7 runs) c and b E.G.C.Wainwright 62 454 191 1 256 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 4 7 0 254 117 36.28 1 1 6 Other matches 1 1 1 46 46* - - - - Season 5 8 1 300 117 42.85 1 1 6 Career 13 21 5 1073 153 67.06 4 4 12 1924/25 Not being in contention for the Test matches against England meant Woodfull played a restricted first-class season. Both the Victorian and New South Wales teams were radically changed for the return game. A five day match finished in Sydney and another game commenced the next day in Melbourne. Three Victorians (including Woodfull) were not selected for the second game after scoring centuries in the first. In Woodfull’s case, he had made 81 and 120*. NSW lost the first game after scoring 614 in their first innings. Rock scored 235 and 51 for NSW only to be dropped! Woodfull scored at least 50 in every game as Victoria, once again, won the Sheffield Shield. Woodfull scored 166 runs at 53.70 in District cricket to finish fifth in the VCA averages. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 14. Victoria v South Australia, Adelaide, November 1, 3, 4, 5, 6 (Victoria won by three wickets) c V.Y.Richardson b J.T.Murray 6 343 518 1 c V.Y.Richardson b C.V.Grimmett 67 409-7 233 15. Victoria v M.C.C., Melbourne, November 14, 15, 17, 18, 19 (Victoria won by six wickets) c R.Kilner b F.E.Woolley 14 229 240 1 c W.W.Whysall b A.E.R.Gilligan 61 253-4 241 1 16. Victoria v South Australia, Melbourne, November 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27 (Victoria won by eight wickets) run out (T.W.Wall/A.M.Ambler) 28 357 288 1 not out 55 134-2 202 11