Famous Cricketers No 78 - Bruce Mitchell

Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 161. Transvaal v Natal, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, November 12, 13, 15 (Match drawn) Unofficial Test Trial st W.W.Wade b L.W.Payn 37 560-7d 25 4 64 4 W.W.Wade st P.S.Loeser 427 O.C.Dawson st P.S.Loeser D.F.Dowling c E.A.B.Rowan L.W.Payn c P.S.Loeser 162. Transvaal v MCC, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 10, 11, 13 (Match drawn) lbw b D.V.P.Wright 38 560 19 3 79 2 R.T.Simpson b 513-7d D.C.S.Compton b 163. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Durban, December 16, 17, 18, 20 (England won by two wickets) c T.G.Evans b A.V.Bedser 27 161 253 1 b D.V.P.Wright 19 219 128-8 1 164. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, December 27, 28, 29, 30 (Match drawn) b C.Gladwin 86 315 18 1 79 1 J.F.Crapp c and b 608 2 c L.Hutton b D.V.P.Wright 40 270-2 165. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Cape Town, January 1, 3, 4, 5 (Match drawn) b D.C.S.Compton 120 356 6 0 9 1 J.F.Crapp c O.E.Wynne 308 1 not out 20 142-4 7 1 34 0 276-3d 1 166. Transvaal v MCC, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, January 21, 22, 24 (Match drawn) c S.C.Griffith b M.F.Tremlett 60 254 13 4 36 1 D.C.S.Compton c D.W.Begbie 244-9d 1 - - - - 40-0 167. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Ellis Park, Johannesburg, February 12, 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c S.C.Griffith b A.V.Bedser 2 257-9d 3 0 8 1 R.O.Jenkins lbw 379 1 c D.C.S.Compton b C.Gladwin 6 194-4 7 1 20 0 253-7d 168. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Port Elizabeth, March 5, 7, 8, 9 (England won by three wickets) c S.C.Griffith b A.V.Bedser 99 379 5 0 26 0 395 1 c S.C.Griffith b A.V.Bedser 56 187-3d - - - - 174-7 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 10 1 475 120 52.77 1 3 8 Other Transvaal matches 3 3 0 135 60 45.00 - 1 1 Season 8 13 1 610 120 50.83 1 4 9 Career 168 272 28 11169 195 45.77 30 54 217 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 46 3 176 3 1/8 58.66 - - Other Transvaal matches 57 11 179 7 4/64 25.57 - - Season (8b) 103 14 355 10 4/64 35.50 - - Career (6b) 1232.2 155 } 6228 244 6/33 25.52 15 2 (8b) 564.6 57 1949/50 Although playing in three games against the Australians Mitchell was not selected for a Test match and he retired at the end of the season. His best innings for the season was 84 not out against Natal but he disappointed against the tourists. His final match was against Rhodesia at Salisbury. All told he captained Transvaal eight times in his career. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 169. Transvaal v Natal, Durban, November 25, 26, 28 (Natal won by five wickets) Friendly Match not out 84 252 10 2 28 1 R.A.McLean b 281 1 c H.J.Tayfield b V.I.Smith 12 179 4 0 6 0 151-5 2 25