Famous Cricketers No 82 - H.E. 'Tom' Dollery

76. Warwickshire v Lancashire, Edgbaston, July 24, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c T.A.Higson b A.J.Birtwell 165 457-8d 261 226-8 77. Warwickshire v Hampshire, Bournemouth, July 28, 29 (Hampshire won by an innings and 143 runs) c R.H.Moore b W.C.L.Creese 0 185 509 c N.T.McCorkell b W.C.L.Creese 0 181 78. Warwickshire v Worcestershire, Worcester, July 31, August 2, 3 (Match drawn) c R.C.M.Kimpton b R.Howorth 8 243 213 c H.H.I.H.Gibbons b S.H.Martin 5 262-6 334-9d 79. Warwickshire v New Zealanders, Edgbaston, August 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) run out 17 259 280 lbw b H.G.Vivian 4 322-9d 219-6 80. Warwickshire v Yorkshire, Headingley, August 7, 9, 10 (Yorkshire won by nine wickets) c C.Turner b H.Verity 11 205 282 1 c C.Turner b H.Verity 1 180 106-1 81. Warwickshire v Sussex, Hove, August 11, 12, 13 (Sussex won by 164 runs) c W.L.Cornford b M.W.Tate 9 272 257 c W.L.Cornford b C.Oakes 10 131 310 82. Warwickshire v Middlesex, Edgbaston, August (14), 16, 17 (Match drawn) b H.G.O.Owen-Smith 4 160 207 1 did not bat - 10-1 83. Warwickshire v Surrey, Edgbaston, August 18, 19, 20 (Match drawn) b E.A.Watts 64 253 369-9d c E.A.Watts b H.S.Squires 55 263-8d 84. Warwickshire v Northamptonshire, Northampton, August 21, 23, 24 (Warwickshire won by nine wickets) b J.E.Buswell 4 391-8d 351 did not bat - 157-1 195 85. Warwickshire v Leicestershire, Oakham, August 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) b W.H.Flamson 26 383 343 not out 32 121-7d 2 1 3 0 43-2 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St County Championship 23 39 2 1256 165 33.94 4 6 9 - Other Warwicks match 1 2 0 21 17 10.50 - - - - Other matches 2 4 0 71 41 17.75 - - 2 - Season 26 45 2 1348 165 31.34 4 6 11 - Career 85 144 15 3966 165 30.74 7 19 37 - Bowling O M R W County Championship 2 1 3 0 Career 4.2 1 13 0 1938 Dollery was still bedevilled by inconsistency this season and although he was selected for The Rest at Lord’s in the Test Trial, the strength of England’s batting reserves at this time meant that a batsman needed to be in really outstanding form to force his way into the team. As good a batsman as Cyril Washbrook for instance didn’t play in the Tests against the Australians that summer. Dollery’s form was never good enough to put him in contention for the South African tour in the winter either. His first century of the season, 127 in three and a half hours against Leicestershire turned around first innings arrears of 237 into a declaration position, but Leicestershire got home with only minutes of extra time left; it was their first win at Leicester since August 1935! 19