Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

behind, Grimmett bowling 39 overs in claiming 5-88. England easily saved the game but Grimmett’s 2-59 off 29 overs, as opposed to Mailey’s 0-80 from 18 virtually guaranteed his place in the remaining two Tests. The Fourth Test was again drawn, being badly affected by the weather. The final Test at the Oval, which was played to a finish, was convincingly won by England. Mailey in his final Test earned nine wickets but Grimmett bowled eighty-eight overs in the match at approximately two runs apiece. He was adjudged by many to have bowled exceptionally well with ‘ poor fortune’, over and over again, his leg break consistently beating the batsmen. He continued to take wickets, his 11-126 against Gloucestershire prior to the Fifth Test being followed by a further five against Somerset and a final 5-68 against C.I.Thornton’s XI. He finished with final figures of 105 wickets at 17.68, ending both top of the Test bowling averages, taking 13 wickets at a cost of 31.84 and the tour averages, having bowled more overs, 824.3 overs than any other bowler. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 34. Australians v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, May (1), 3, 4 (Match drawn) c W.E.Astill b A.W.Shipman 22 336 22 8 26 2 G.L.Berry c W.H.Ponsford 96 G.H.S.Fowke b 7 3 9 0 15-1 35. Australians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) did not bat - 395-9d 27 9 72 1 T.F.Shepherd st W.A.S.Oldfield 265 did not bat - 74-2 36. Australians v Cambridge University, Fenner’s, Cambridge, May 19, 20, 21 (Match drawn) b H.J.Enthoven 6 235 12 3 25 0 212 did not bat - 17-2 20.1 9 28 6 E.W.Dawson c J.L.Ellis 81 M.J.L.Turnbull b R.W.V.Robins b R.J.O.Meyer c H.L.Collins R.S.Machin b L.G.Irvine lbw 37. Australians v Oxford University, Christ Church Ground, Oxford, May 22, 24, 25 (Australians won by an innings and 13 runs) b J.W.Greenstock 41 321 19 9 27 1 E.R.T.Holmes c J.M.Taylor 131 12 4 30 2 P.H.Stewart-Brown st J.L.Ellis 177 J.S.Stephenson c W.M.Woodfull 38. Australians v Middlesex, Lord’s, May 29, 31, June 1 (Match drawn) b G.O.B.Allen 0 489 33.2 7 92 2 G.O.B.Allen c and b 349 1 H.R.Murrell b did not bat - 239-5 39. Australians v Yorkshire, Bradford, June 5, 7, 8 (Match drawn) c E.Robinson b A.Waddington 10 177 40.5 13 87 6 M.Leyland st J.L.Ellis 155 1 E.Oldroyd c and b W.Rhodes st J.L.Ellis A.Waddington c J.L.Ellis A.Dolphin st J.L.Ellis G.H.Crawford c W.M.Woodfull did not bat - 243-3d 2 0 3 0 25-0 40. Australians v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, June (16), 17, (18) (Match drawn) did not bat - 148-6 41. Australians v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, June 23, 24 (Match drawn) did not bat - 373-5d 20 2 53 4 L.F.Townsend st W.A.S.Oldfield 146 J.M.Hutchinson c W.A.S.Oldfield T.S.Worthington lbw J.A.Cresswell b 14 4 24 1 G.M.Lee b 55-2 42. Australians v Northamptonshire, Northampton, June 30, July 1, 2 (Australians won by an innings and 147 runs) not out 36 397 24 7 50 2 W.W.Timms st J.J.Ellis 125 B.W.Bellamy b 16