Famous Cricketers No 78 - Bruce Mitchell

1929 – South Africa in England Mitchell made the first of his three tours to England this year when only twenty years of age. In first-class matches he made 1,615 runs average 32.95 and was the leading run scorer ahead of I.J.Siedle with 1,579. In Test matches he made 251 average 31.37. On his debut in Test cricket at Edgbaston he had opening partnerships with R.H.Catterall of 119 in the first innings and 171 in the second. Altogether he batted for 575 minutes his 88 in the first innings taking seven hours. He made his first career hundred against Yorkshire at Bramall Lane. His other two centuries were made against Somerset at Taunton 127, and against Sussex at Hove 140, in which match he also caught six batsmen in the slips. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 16. South Africans v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) not out 83 444-8d 9 0 32 0 284 25 6 64 3 M.Nichol st H.B.Cameron 262-7 1 H.H.I.H.Gibbons c and b L.Wright c R.H.Catterall 17. South Africans v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c G.Geary b A.Skelding 18 354-8d 18 4 49 3 C.A.R.Coleman c H.B.Cameron 208 T.E.Sidwell c H.B.Cameron H.Riley c H.B.Cameron 23 3 65 2 N.F.Armstrong st H.B.Cameron 191-7 G.Geary b 18. South Africans v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 11, 13, 14 (South Africans won by eight wickets) b I.A.R.Peebles 51 291 2 0 7 0 132 c J.W.Hearne b I.A.R.Peebles 28 85-2 6 0 20 0 240 19. South Africans v Oxford University, The Parks, May 15, 16, 17 (South Africans won by four wickets) b E.M.Wellings 19 298 6 0 22 1 A.M.Crawley c I.J.Siedle 152 run out 18 181-6 10 2 30 0 325 20. South Africans v Glamorgan, Pontypridd, May 18, 20, 21 (South Africans won by 170 runs) c N.V.H.Riches b D.E.Davies 28 212 113 2 b J.Mercer 18 186 115 1 21. South Africans v Gloucestershire, Bristol, May 22, 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) c H.Smith b R.A.Sinfield 0 225 11 3 35 0 331 c A.E.Dipper b W.R.Hammond 16 232 - - - - 129-4 22. South Africans v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, May 25, 27, 28 (Match drawn) b W.E.Bowes 101 441-5d 2 0 11 0 338 1 c W.E.Bowes b C.Turner 5 277-8 23. South Africans v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, May 29, 30 (South Africans won by an innings and 119 runs) lbw b P.G.Webster 16 360 98 143 2 24. South Africans v MCC, Lord’s, June 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c and b J.C.White 34 311 336 3 lbw b G.T.S.Stevens 61 269-6d 72-1 25. South Africans v Derbyshire, Derby, June 5, 6, 7 (Match drawn) c H.Storer b L.F.Townsend 11 166 11 0 31 1 H.Storer c C.L.Vincent 208-6 26. South Africans v Lancashire, Old Trafford, June 8, 10, 11 (Lancashire won by six wickets) c W.Farrimond b F.M.Sibbles 9 185 7 3 14 2 T.M.Halliday lbw 191 1 E.Paynter st H.B.Cameron st W.Farrimond b F.M.Sibbles 15 150 7 2 19 0 145-4 27. South Africans v Minor Counties, Stoke-on-Trent, June 12, 13, 14 (Match drawn) b S.F.Barnes 7 139 201 1 did not bat - 40-1 183-6d 28. SOUTH AFRICA v ENGLAND, Edgbaston, June 15, 17, 18 (Match drawn) b M.W.Tate 88 250 2 0 10 0 245 1 7