Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

68. South Australia v Queensland, (Exhibition Ground) Brisbane, January 14, 16, 17, 18 (South Australia won by an innings and 11 runs) b P.M.Hornibrook 60 505 16.7 1 62 4 R.K.Oxenham lbw 143 1 L.P.D.O’Connor c G.W.Harris L.E.Oxenham st A.T.Hack G.S.Amos c and b 32 3 98 3 A.D.A.Mayes c W.C.Alexander 351 N.C.Beeston c T.W.Wall P.M.Hornibrook b SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 6 10 3 300 61* 42.85 3 2 Career 68 95 13 1698 61* 20.70 4 51 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sheffield Shield (8b) 292.2 26 1151 42 8-57 27.40 4 2 Career (8b) 1476.6 145 } 8264 335 8-57 24.66 27 7 (6b) 1017.4 275 1927/28 – Australia in New Zealand In mid-February 1928, the Australians sent a team of thirteen players for a short tour of New Zealand. It included several highly promising batsmen in Vic Richardson, Woodfull, Ponsford, Kippax and Jackson, wicket-keeper Oldfield, and a number of interesting bowlers, including both Blackie and Grimmett. Grimmett played in all four provincial games, beginning with seven against Wellington, followed by a fine all-round performance of 6-23 against Otago where he scored 59, adding 116 for the eighth wicket with A.Jackson. Subsequently in the next two games he returned match figures of 13-243 against Canterbury, followed by 7-91 against Auckland in their second innings. His final two games were against an ‘unofficial’ New Zealand XI, when, after failing to take a wicket in the second innings for the only time on the tour, he claimed 6-47 in the first innings of the second match to round off a highly successful tour. His 47 wickets at 16.89 were just under fifty per cent of the final total of 100. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 69. Australians v Wellington, Wellington, February 17, 18, 20 (Australians won by four wickets) lbw b T.C.Lowry 1 375 28.4 7 65 3 H.Foley c W.A.S.Oldfield 206 2 F.T.Badcock c and b J.R.Lamason c A.F.Kippax b A.W.S.Brice 8 65-6 29 4 94 4 C.S.Dempster b 230 H.M.McGirr b H.N.Lambert st W.A.S.Oldfield A.W.S.Brice c D.D.Blackie 70. Australians v Otago, Dunedin, February 24, 25, 27 (Match drawn) run out 59 454 14.3 6 23 6 R.C.Blunt c D.D.Blackie 171 1 C.Zimmerman lbw A.W.Alloo b A.Galland b R.C.Torrance b W.M.Douglas c and b did not bat - 79-0 71. Australians v Canterbury, Christchurch, March 2, 3, 5 (Australians won by nine wickets) not out 12 404 43.5 0 128 6 I.M.Hamilton c D.D.Blackie 305 J.A.Newman b D.C,Nixon c W.M.Woodfull W.E.Merritt st W.A.S.Oldfield C.E.Evans b N.Dorreen c D.D.Blackie 21