Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

29. South Australia v New Zealand XI, Adelaide Oval, December 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c C.F.W.Allcott b A.W.Alloo 45 351 31 3 130 3 R.V.D.Worker c and b 339 2 R.C.Blunt st C.N.Parry C.J.Oliver c and b did not bat - 293-5d 11 1 35 1 R.C.Blunt lbw 192-7 30. South Australia v Victoria, Melbourne, January, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, (8), 9 (Victoria won by 287 runs) st H.S.B.Love b H.S.T.L.Hendry 33 462 21.1 3 61 2 A.J.W.Lansdown c J.T.Murray 232 1 K.J.Millar c and b run out 1 87 52 5 192 2 N.F.Mitchell b 604 A.J.W.Lansdown c D.E.Pritchard 31. South Australia v New South Wales, Sydney, January 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (New South Wales won by 541 runs) c C.Kelleway b T.J.E.Andrews 32 475 51 7 192 4 H.L.Collins st C.N.Parry 642 C.Kelleway b W.A.S.Oldfield b A.A.Mailey st C.N.Parry c H.L.Collins b A.A.Mailey 0 219 55 7 202 6 H.L.Collins b 593 C.G..Macartney c C.N.Parry C.Kelleway c J.D.Scott A.T.E.Punch c A.J.Richardson W.A.S.Oldfield b C.S.Everett b 32. South Australia v Queensland, Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, January 23, 25, 26 (South Australia won by 44 runs) c L.P.D.O’Connor b C.W.Sim7 198 24.6 2 77 3 H.J.R.Higgins c D.E.Pritchard 183 E.C.Knowles st C.N.Parry P.M.Hornibrook b b P.M.Hornibrook 23 200 26 9 77 2 N.C.Beeston c and b 171 1 R.K.Oxenham b 33. Australian XI v Western Australia, Perth, March 12, 13, 15 (Australian XI won by an innings and 45 runs) absent hurt - 424 33 6 88 3 P.F.Quinlan b 282 1 H.J.Herbert c and b M.Inverarity b - - - - 97 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 4 8 1 144 40 20.57 - 4 Other matches 6 7 0 224 57 32.00 1 6 Season 10 15 1 368 57 26.28 1 10 Career 33 55 6 931 57 19.00 1 28 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sheffield Shield 259.1 30 976 20 6-202 48.80 2 1 Other matches 224.1 29 818 39 6-76 20.97 4 2 Season (8b) 483.2 59 1794 59 6-76 30.40 6 3 Career (8b) 925.6 102 } 4226 158 8-86 26.74 14 4 (6b) 193.1 23 1926 – Australia in England Grimmett began initially as back-up to Mailey but was soon able to take wickets in only his third game claiming 6-28 against Cambridge University, followed by 6-87 against Yorkshire, 5-18 against Northamptonshire and an impressive 4-2 in Worcestershire’s first innings. Omitted from the first two Tests, he was given his chance in the Third Test at Headingley, after replacing Collins, who was injured. After Australia having been put in, amassing 494, England were forced to follow-on 200 15