Famous Cricketers No 78 - Bruce Mitchell

49. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Johannesburg, December 24, 26, 27 (South Africa won by 28 runs) c W.R.Hammond b W.Voce 6 126 193 1 c G.Duckworth b W.R.Hammond 72 306 211 3 50. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Cape Town, January 1, 2, 3, 5 (Match drawn) b M.W.Tate 123 513-8d - - - - 350 8 0 20 0 252 1 51. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Durban, January 16, (17), 19, 20 (Match drawn) c G.Duckworth b M.W.Tate 5 177 223-1d c A.P.F.Chapman b J.C.White 13 145-8 52. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Johannesburg, February 13, 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) lbw b M.W.Tate 68 295 442 2 c W.R.Hammond b W.Voce 74 280-7 169-9d 3 53. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Durban, February 21, 23, 24, 26 (Match drawn) b W.R.Hammond 73 252 - - - - 230 1 c W.R.Hammond b W.Voce 21 219-7d 1 0 18 0 72-4 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 9 0 455 123 50.55 1 4 12 Other Transvaal match 1 1 0 56 56 56.00 - 1 - Season 6 10 0 511 123 51.10 1 5 12 Career 53 83 11 2845 140 39.51 4 18 75 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 9 0 38 0 - - - - Other Transvaal match 9 0 35 0 - - - - Season 18 0 73 0 - - - - Career 610.1 83 2046 78 6/72 26.23 5 1 1931/32 – South Africa in Australia and New Zealand Mitchell was by now almost first choice for any tour and visited Australia and New Zealand for the only time. In the Test matches he finished top of the averages with 322 runs average 32.20. In the first Test at Brisbane he batted for ninety minutes without adding to his score while making 58 and in the third Test at Brisbane caught six players in the slips which again equalled both he and A.E.E.Vogler’s South African record. He thus had the honour of doing the feat twice. In the fourth Test he made 75 and 95 and managed to drop ‘The Don’ who went on to 299. In this match he, together with H.W.Taylor, added 120 and 121 for the third wicket. Making a century on debut in New Zealand he, again with H.W.Taylor, added 167 for the third wicket against Auckland, which remains a record for this wicket by a South African team in New Zealand. With 166 runs in three innings including a century against New Zealand at Christchurch he added 196 with J.A.J.Christy (103) which remains the highest first wicket partnership between the two sides. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 54. South Africans v South Australia, Adelaide, October 30, 31, November 2, 3 (South Africans won by 192 runs) lbw b C.V.Grimmett 14 175 170 b P.K.Lee 13 293 106 1 55. South Africans v Victoria, Melbourne, November 6, 7, 9 (Victoria won by 87 runs) lbw b E.L.McCormick 15 235 1 0 9 0 284 hit wkt b E.L.McCormick 3 53 - - - - 91 56. South Africans v New South Wales, Sydney, November 13, 14, 16, 17 (Match drawn) lbw b W.A.Hunt 16 425 168 1 b W.A.Hunt 42 190-3d 430-3 10