Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

twentieth Australian to achieve this debut feat. Grimmett however had him dismissed in his second innings, bowled off his pads, altogether claiming 8-57, his best analysis in the Sheffield Shield so far, dismissing ten batsmen in the process, McNamee being not out in both innings. In the return game, Bradman gave a stumping chance off Grimmett’s first delivery and was stumped by Hack in the second, having earlier giving him a simple stumping chance on 51. Grimmett’s final figures against New South Wales were match figures of 11-217. He took 10-186 in the following game against Queensland, his third five wickets in succession against Queensland and one further five wicket burst against Victoria in late December when he claimed 5-170, a game in which Ponsford made 336. Grimmett scored an unbeaten 61 in his first innings, adding 93 for the seventh wicket, followed by 54 against New South Wales and 60 against Queensland in his final match of the season. In doing so he achieved the highest batting average of his career, 42.85 and once again took most wickets for South Australia, his 42 wickets at 27.40 being the highest number by any Australian bowler in 1927/28. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 63. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval, December 2, 3, 5, 6 (Victoria won by an innings and 310 runs) st J.L.Ellis b H.Ironmonger 13 177 56 7 175 3 W.M.Woodfull c N.L.Williams 646-8d J.Ryder lbw B.A.Onyons b not out 10 159 64. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, December 16, 17, 19, 20, 21 (South Australia won by one wicket) not out 43 481 31 1 160 3 T.J.E.Andrews c N.L.Williams 519 W.A.S.Oldfield c A.T.Hack C.S.Everett st A.T.Hack c W.A.S.Oldfield b R.L.A.McNamee 32 189-9 21.7 5 57 8 N.E.Phillips lbw 150 1 J.G.Morgan b A.F.Kippax c and b A.E.Scanes c H.E.Whitfield W.A.S.Oldfield c V.Y.Richardson D.G.Bradman b F.S.Jordan lbw A.A.Mailey c K.J.Schneider 65. South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide Oval, December 23, 24, 26, 27 (South Australia won by eight wickets) run out 2 471 24 4 85 5 L.E.Oxenham lbw 256 O.E.Nothling c sub (H.E.Whitfield) E.C.Bensted c P.K.Lee L.L.Gill lbw G.S.Amos c A.T.Hack did not bat - 101-2 19.4 2 101 5 W.Rowe lbw 315 F.C.Thompson c A.J.Ryan O.E.Nothling c P.K.Lee E.C.Bensted c A.J.Ryan G.S.Amos st A.T.Hack 66. South Australia v Victoria, Melbourne, December 30, 31, January 2, 3 (Victoria won by an innings and 35 runs) not out 61 319 41 2 170 5 W.H.Ponsford st A.T.Hack 637 H.S.T.L.Hendry lbw C.A.H.Sindrey b J.L.Ellis c P.K.Lee F.L.Morton st A.T.Hack c H.S.T.L.Hendry b H.Ironmonger 17 283 67. South Australia v New South Wales, Sydney, January 6, 7, 9, 10 (New South Wales won by 118 runs) c A.F.Kippax b A.A.Mailey 54 248 24 1 106 2 A.T.Ratcliffe c V.Y.Richardson 291 A.A.Mailey st A.T.Hack lbw b A.A.Mailey 8 293 26 0 137 4 A.Jackson b 368 D.G.Bradman st A.T.Hack F.S.Jordan b C.O.Nicholls st A.T.Hack 20