Famous Cricketers No 78 - Bruce Mitchell

108. SOUTH AFRICA v AUSTRALIA, Durban, February 28, 29, March 2, 3 (Australia won by an innings and 6 runs) c and b C.V.Grimmett 10 222 25.5 2 87 5 W.A.Brown c A.C.B.Langton 455 1 S.J.McCabe c and b L.S.Darling lbw A.G.Chipperfield c X.C.Balaskas C.V.Grimmett c I.J.Siedle not out 72 227 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 10 2 251 72* 31.37 - 1 2 Other Transvaal matches 2 4 0 132 44 33.00 - - 1 Season 7 14 2 383 72* 31.91 - 1 3 Career 108 173 17 6195 195 39.71 12 32 133 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 90.2 6 330 10 5/87 33.00 1 - Other Transvaal matches 30 4 112 1 1/87 112.00 - - Season 120.2 10 442 11 5/87 40.18 1 - Career (6b) 1210.2 152 } 4080 176 6/33 23.18 13 1 (8b) 17 0 1936/37 Mitchell played in only one match this season, which, incidentally, was the first match ever to be played in South Africa with eight-ball overs, a trait which lasted for twenty years. The match was quite a triumph as he made 47 in the first innings and followed up with 116 in the second. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 109. City of Johannesburg v Rest of South Africa, Johannesburg, October 5, 6 (Match drawn) run out 47 188 4.3 0 17 2 B.A.Helfrich c S.C.Parkyns 299 1 J.D.Lindsay st S.J.Inchbold c B.A.Helfrich b G.Georgeu 116 358-6d - - - - 117-5 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other match 1 2 0 163 116 81.50 1 - 2 Career 109 175 17 6358 195 40.24 13 32 135 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Other match (8b) 4.3 0 17 2 2/17 8.50 - - Career (6b) 1210.2 152 } 4097 178 6/33 23.01 13 1 (8b) 21.3 0 1937/38 Natal and Transvaal tied for the Currie Cup this year and Mitchell missed only one of the games. With nearly 600 runs at 72 an innings and 31 wickets at a fraction over 15 he had a tremendous season. He made 114 and 77 not out against Western Province at Johannesburg, missed out against Griqualand West and then in successive games made 40 and 103 not out v Orange Free State and 58 and 108 against Natal at Durban. With the ball he consistently took wickets and had 8 for 128 in the Natal match and 10 for 95 (6 for 33 and 4 for 62) against Border at East London. 17