Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Test matches (6b) 398.2 96 1024 23 6-131 44.52 2 - Sheffield Shield (8b) 200.4 21 767 26 5-49 29.50 2 - Other matches (8b) 144.6 18 641 22 6-109 29.13 1 - Season (8b) 345.2 39 } 2432 71 6-109 34.25 5 - (6b) 398.2 96 Career (8b) 1822 184 } 11490 453 8-57 25.36 37 8 (6b) 1735.4 436 1929/30 Grimmett had an outstanding season in 1929/30, creating a succession of quality performances. By the end of the season, he had played in eleven games, finishing with 82 wickets at an average of 23.69, his six Sheffield Shield games costing 28.13 at 43 wickets apiece. Bowling over 150 overs more than any other bowler, the next most successful bowler was A.Hurwood with 46 wickets. Grimmett took five or more wickets in his first four matches, his 6-61 against the MCC being followed by 7-173 in a Test Trial game, which gave him match figures of 10-241. He took 10-227 in a five-wicket victory over New South Wales, before taking 6-146 against Queensland. After three games without a five wicket haul, he took five or more wickets in each of his last four games, his best being 10-210 against the third member of the Sheffield Shield, Victoria. By the end of the season he had taken five wickets on nine occasions and ten on three occasions in his eleven matches. He also recorded the seventh half-century of his career, scoring 53 against Queensland. His total of 82 wickets placed him third in the all-time Australian list behind Turner’s 106 and Giffen’s 93. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 88. South Australia v MCC, Adelaide Oval, November 8, 9, 11, 12 (MCC won by 239 runs) b M.S.Nichols 19 259 12.5 0 61 6 E.W.Dawson c G.W.Harris 168 F.E.Woolley st C.W.Walker M.J.L.Turnbull st C.W.Walker M.S.Nichols c H.E.Whitfield G.F.Earle c B.W.Hone F.Barratt c G.W.Harris c F.E.Woolley b F.Barratt 0 86 25 1 136 3 K.S.Duleepsinjhi st C.W.Walker 416 M.J.L.Turnbull st C.W.Walker T.S.Worthington c V.Y.Richardson 89. J.Ryder’s XI v W.M.Woodfull’s XI, Sydney, December 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 (J.Ryder’s XI won by one wicket) c D.D.Blackie b T.W.Wall 13 663 15 2 68 3 A.F.Kippax st C.W.Walker 309 D.D.Blackie c S.J.McCabe P.M.Hornibrook st C.W.Walker not out 7 191-9 33 3 173 7 W.M.Woodfull c and b 541 2 A.G.Fairfax st C.W.Walker D.G.Bradman lbw A.H.Allsopp c S.J.McCabe A.O.Burrows c and b D.D.Blackie b P.M.Hornibrook c H.H.Alexander 90. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, December 19, 20, 21, 23, 24 (South Australia won by five wickets) run out 35 508 31 9 91 3 A.Jackson c C.W.Walker 314 A.H.Allsopp c C.W.Walker H.L.Davidson c V.Y.Richardson did not bat - 244-5 44.1 5 136 7 A.G.Fairfax c B.W.Hone 434 2 A.Jackson c D.E.Pritchard D.G.Bradman lbw S.J.McCabe lbw A.H.Allsopp c and b H.L.Davidson c and b J.E.H.Hooker c D.E.Pritchard 25