Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

52. Australians v Somerset, Taunton, August 21, 23, 24 (Australians won by 56 runs) b R.C.Robertson-Glasgow 0 225 22 5 64 5 M.D.Lyon b 153 J.C.White b J.Daniell lbw E.L.C.Leach c H.L.Collins G.F.Earle b did not bat - 229-4d 24 4 85 3 J.C.W.MacBryan c J.L.Ellis 245 M.D.Lyon c H.S.T.L.Hendry E.L.C.Leach c J.M.Taylor 53. Australians v Kent, Canterbury, August 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c F.E.Woolley b A.P.Freeman 4 386 14.3 4 55 1 G.P.Beslee st J.L.Ellis 321 2 did not bat - 72-4 17 2 56 3 F.E.Woolley c C.G.Macartney 219-9d J.C.Hubble st J.L.Ellis A.P.Freeman c J.M.Gregory 54. Australians v Sussex, Hove, August 28, 30, 31 (Match drawn) b G.R.Cox 6 317 25.5 6 63 4 M.W.Tate c W.A.S.Oldfield 240 1 K.S.Duleepsinhji st W.A.S.Oldfield G.R.Cox b A.E.R.Gilligan c T.J.E.Andrews did not bat - 153-4d 17 4 42 4 E.H.Bowley lbw 157-5 1 R.L.Holdsworth c and b T.E.R.Cook c C.S.Everett L.Williams st W.A.S.Oldfield 55. Australians v England XI, Folkestone, September 1, 2, 3 (Match drawn) c E.J.Smith b R.E.S.Wyatt 0 274 11 0 33 1 E.J.Smith lbw 199-9 1 56. Australians v C.I.Thornton’s XI, Scarborough, September 8, 9, 10 (Match drawn) c P.Holmes b W.Rhodes 0 194 30 10 68 5 J.B.Hobbs st W.A.S.Oldfield 244 H.Sutcliffe b G.T.S.Stevens lbw G.O.B.Allen st W.A.S.Oldfield M.W.Tate b 15 4 36 1 M.W.Tate c J.M.Gregory 79-3 1 57. Australians v An England XI, Blackpool, September 11, 13, 14 (Match drawn) c M.K.Foster b C.W.L.Parker 2 281 14 5 26 1 G.Gunn c W.A.S.Oldfield 191 2 did not bat - 201-4 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Test matches 3 4 1 50 35 16.66 - 2 Other matches 21 17 1 213 41 13.31 - 15 Tour 24 21 2 263 41 13.84 - 17 Career 57 76 8 1194 57 17.55 1 45 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches 194 59 414 13 5-88 31.84 1 - Other matches 630.3 193 1443 92 7-67 15.68 6 1 Tour (6b) 824.3 252 1857 105 7-67 17.68 7 1 Career (8b) 925.6 102 } 6083 263 8-86 23.12 21 5 (6b) 1017.4 275 1926/27 South Australia won the Sheffield Shield for the first occasion since 1912/13, with Queensland becoming a member of the Sheffield Shield for the first time. It was decided that although New South Wales and Victoria would play in all six games, for reasons of economy South Australia and Queensland would only play the one game at Adelaide, the total result being based on percentages. Grimmett took 30 wickets at 34.33, appearing in only the five Sheffield Shield games, taking five wickets against Queensland at Adelaide and a further five at Melbourne against Victoria. 18