Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

220. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval, March 12, 13, 15 (Victoria won by nine wickets) b L.O.Fleetwood-Smith 7 182 15 3 52 3 H.I.Ebeling st C.W.Walker 213 E.L.McCormick b L.O.Fleetwood-Smith st C.W.Walker b E.L.McCormick 0 79 - - - - 49-1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 6 9 1 69 33 8.62 - 3 Other matches 5 6 1 82 33 16.40 - - Season 11 15 2 151 33 11.61 - 3 Career 220 285 48 4256 71* 17.95 11 122 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sheffield Shield 231.7 40 755 30 6-64 25.16 1 - Other matches 156.7 20 688 18 4-77 38.22 - - Season (8b) 388.6 60 1443 48 6-64 30.06 1 - Career (8b) 4305.4 536 } 28007 1258 10-37 22.26 113 28 (6b) 5090 1445 1937/38 Competition for places in the nineteenth Australian team to tour England in 1938 was a tense affair with all the leading spin-bowlers in contention. Ward claimed 11-121 in his first game of the season, Grimmett who began well with 3-21, being unable to continue bowling after suffering an injured knee. He then claimed 5-103 against New South Wales and 9-154 in the match, a game however dominated by a magnificent 9-41 in O’Reilly’s first innings and 5-57 in the second. Against Victoria Grimmett again claimed 6-95, but once again Fleetwood-Smith with 9-135 took the major honours. Subsequently Grimmett failed to secure more than three wickets in any further innings and although he ended the season with 41 wickets at 20.60, he failed to gain a place in the 1938 touring party. O’Reilly with 64 at 12.25, Fleetwood-Smith with 64 at 22.43 and Ward with 51 at 21.56 were all successful but many were disappointed that Grimmett, even aged 46, had failed to earn a fourth tour to England. In the game against Queensland at Brisbane, Grimmett added 100 for the ninth wicket with R.G.Williams. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 221. South Australia v New Zealanders, Adelaide Oval, November 5, 6, 8 (South Australia won by ten wickets) b J.Cowie 9 331 10 4 21 3 J.L.Kerr c H.N.J.Cotton 151 1 W.M.Wallace c and b M.P.Donnelly lbw did not bat - 7-0 - - - - 186 222. V.Y.Richardson’s XI v D.G.Bradman’s XI, Adelaide Oval, November 26, 27, (29), (30) (Match drawn) b F.A.Ward 1 380-9 18 3 39 3 D.G.Bradman b 184 A.L.Hassett c W.A.S.Oldfield R.G.Gregory c W.A.S.Oldfield 223. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, December 17, 18, 20, 21 (New South Wales won by 33 runs) lbw b W.J.O’Reilly 4 217 32 5 103 5 A.G.Cheetham c and b 337 2 S.G.Barnes lbw V.E.Jackson c R.A.Hamence W.A.S.Oldfield b W.J.O’Reilly lbw c J.H.W.Fingleton b W.J.O’Reilly 3 191 19 5 51 4 S.J.McCabe c C.L.Badcock 104 V.E.Jackson c C.L.Badcock W.A.S.Oldfield c R.S.Whitington W.J.O’Reilly b 49