Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

20. Australian XI v MCC, Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, December 4, 5, 6, 8 (Match drawn) b A.P.Freeman 0 526 36 3 176 4 J.W.H.T.Douglas b 421 1 J.L.Bryan c and b A.P.F.Chapman st L.P.D.O’Connor R.K.Tyldesley c H.S.T.L.Hendry did not bat - 257-5 21. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, January 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 (South Australia won by 161 runs) b T.J.E.Andrews 38 389 13 1 43 3 A.F.Kippax st A.M.Ambler 408 1 A.D.A.Mayes b J.D.Scott b lbw b J.A.Randell 29 406 23 3 103 6 A.T.Ratcliffe c L.T.Gun 226 L.W.Gwynne st A.M.Ambler A.F.Kippax st A.M.Ambler A.T.E.Punch lbw C .V .Morrissey c D.E.Pritchard J.A.Randell c V.Y.Richardson 22. AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND, Sydney, February 27, 28, March 2, 3, 4 (Australia won by 307 runs) not out 12 295 11.7 2 45 5 F.E.Woolley b 167 J.W.Hearne lbw W.W.Whysall lbw R.Kilner st W.A.S.Oldfield A.E.R.Gilligan st W.A.S.Oldfield b M.W.Tate 0 325 19.4 3 37 6 J.B.Hobbs st W.A.S.Oldfield 146 A.Sandham lbw E.H.Hendren c W.A.S.Oldfield J.W.Hearne lbw W.W.Whysall st W.A.S.Oldfield H.Strudwick c A.A.Mailey 23. South Australia v MCC, Adelaide Oval, March 13, 14, 16 (South Australia won by ten wickets) c W.W.Whysall b M.W.Tate 39 443 17 2 40 1 J.W.Hearne c J.T.Murray 179 did not bat - 1-0 23 0 85 7 A.Sandham b 264 2 J.W.Hearne c and b F.E.Woolley c V.Y.Richardson R.Kilner c G.H.Palmer M.W.Tate c L.T.Gun A.P.Freeman c J.T.Murray A.E.R.Gilligan b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test match 1 2 1 12 12* 12.00 - - Sheffield Shield 4 8 0 165 49 20.62 - 3 Other matches 4 5 0 55 39 11.00 - 3 Season 9 15 1 232 49 16.57 - 6 Career 23 40 5 563 49 16.08 - 18 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test match 31.3 5 82 11 6-37 7.45 2 1 Sheffield Shield 203.7 25 690 28 6-103 24.64 4 - Other matches 128.1 10 528 20 7-85 26.40 1 - Season (8b) 363.3 40 1300 59 7-85 22.03 7 1 Career (8b) 442.4 43 } 2432 99 8-86 24.56 8 1 (6b) 193.1 23 1925/26 Grimmett began in excellent form in the second full season of his career, following on the fine bowling sustained in the final two games of the previous season. After taking 5-60 in his first innings against Western Australia, he registered the first fifty of his career, his 57 assisting in a stand of 113 for the eighth wicket with J.D.Scott; South Australia’s total of 612 being at that time their highest 13