Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

was selected as one of Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year . Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 99. Australians v Worcestershire, Worcester, April 30, May 1, 2 (Australians won by an innings and 165 runs) not out 15 492-8d 24 12 38 4 M.F.S.Jewell c A.G.Fairfax 131 L.Wright lbw W.V.Fox lbw C.F.Walters st W.A.S.Oldfield 28.3 13 46 5 M.Nichol c P.M.Hornibrook 196 1 W.V.Fox c W.A.S.Oldfield C.F.Walters c and b C.F.Root b G.W.Brook b 100. Australians v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, May 3, 5, (6) (Match drawn) did not bat - 365-5d 25 8 46 7 A.W.Shipman c T.W.Wall 148 1 G.L.Berry c W.H.Ponsford N.F.Armstrong st C.W.Walker J.C.Bradshaw lbw H.Riley c and b A.T.Sharp st C.W.Walker T.E.Sidwell st C.W.Walker 101. Australians v Essex, Leyton, May 7, 8, 9 (Australians won by 207 runs) c C.Bray b M.S.Nichols 0 156 8 2 17 2 J.A.Cutmore st W.A.S.Oldfield 67 J.O’Connor b did not bat - 264-6d 27 9 57 3 J.O’Connor st W.A.S.Oldfield146 A.B.Hipkin c A.Jackson D.F.Pope c A.Jackson 102. Australians v Yorkshire, Bramall Lane, Sheffield, May 10, 12, (13) (Match drawn) not out 23 320 22.3 8 37 10 P.Holmes b 155 H.Sutcliffe c C.W.Walker E.Oldroyd lbw M.Leyland st C.W.Walker A.T.Barber st C.W.Walker A.Mitchell b E.Robinson c D.G.Bradman A.Wood c V.Y.Richardson G.G.Macaulay st C.W.Walker W.E.Bowes b 103. Australians v Lancashire, Liverpool, May 14, 15, 16 (Match drawn) c R.K.Tyldesley b J.L.Hopwood 0 115 32.2 13 57 6 C.Hallows c P.M.Hornibrook 176 G.E.Tyldesley lbw J.Iddon lbw J.L.Hopwood b E.Paynter b E.A.McDonald c P.M.Hornibrook did not bat - 137-2 32 10 71 2 G.E.Tyldesley lbw 165 1 R.K.Tyldesley c A.G.Fairfax 104. Australians v MCC, Lord’s, May 17, 19, 20 (Match drawn) b M.J.C.Allom 4 285 26 8 78 0 258 1 b G.O.B.Allen 15 213 105. Australians v Surrey, Kennington Oval, May 24, (26), (27) (Match drawn) did not bat - 379-5 106. Australians v Oxford University, Christ Church Ground, Oxford, May 28, 29 (Australians won by an innings and 158 runs) did not bat - 406-2d 21.3 5 48 5 D.N.Moore lbw 124 N.M.Ford b I.S.Akers-Douglas st C.W.Walker H.M.Garland-Wells st C.W.Walker J.H.Nevinson b 18 7 31 2 P.G.T.Kingsley c A.G.Fairfax 124 Nawab of Pataudi st C.W.Walker 28