Famous Cricketers No 78 - Bruce Mitchell

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches (Aus) 5 10 0 322 95 32.20 - 3 8 Test matches (NZ) 2 3 0 166 113 55.33 1 1 3 Other matches (Aus) 10 16 0 393 125 24.56 1 1 12 Other matches (NZ) 1 2 1 167 123 167.00 1 - 1 Tour 18 31 1 1048 125 34.93 3 5 24 Career 71 114 12 3893 140 38.16 7 23 99 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches (Aus) 1 0 8 0 - - - - Test matches (NZ) 13.3 0 60 4 2/23 15.00 - - Other matches (Aus) (8b) 17 0 65 2 2/15 32.50 - - Other matches (NZ) 12.3 3 31 4 4/31 7.75 - - Tour (6b) 27 3 } 164 10 4/31 16.40 - - (8b) 17 0 Career (6b) 637.1 86 } 2210 88 6/72 25.11 5 1 (8b) 17 0 1933/34 Mitchell missed out on the 1932/33 season in South Africa but re-appeared again this season in the Currie Cup for Transvaal. Apart from a 99 against Western Province, and five wickets against Natal the season was ordinary by his standards, Transvaal losing and winning one match each in which he played. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 72. Transvaal v Natal, Johannesburg, December 16, 18, 19 (Natal won by 309 runs) b I.D.E.Anderson 7 225 36 5 129 5 H.F.Wade lbw 310 2 L.T.H.Trotter b A.D.Nourse b H.A.Sparks c and b R.E.Davies hit wkt b H.R.Fawcett 20 219 16 2 67 1 H.F.Wade hit wkt 443-6d 73. Transvaal v Western Province, Cape Town, December 30, January 1, 2 (Transvaal won by ten wickets) c and b R.J.Crisp 99 385 17 1 64 3 A.W.Nourse c E.A.B.Rowan 256 1 T.de Klerk b S.S.L.Steyn lbw did not bat - 85-0 8.1 2 26 1 A.Glantz lbw 212 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Currie Cup 2 3 0 126 99 42.00 - 1 4 Career 73 117 12 4019 140 38.27 7 24 103 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Currie Cup 77.1 10 286 10 5/129 28.60 1 - Career (6b) 714.2 96 } 2496 98 6/72 25.46 6 1 (8b) 17 0 1934/35 Playing for Transvaal in six Currie Cup matches this season Mitchell made a career best score of 179, not exceeded until 1947, and took more than seven wickets in five of the games. Needless to say Transvaal again won the Currie Cup, a feat that they had not managed since 1929/30, and a return of 12