Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

innings with the final three wickets for no runs. However he sustained a leg-strain in the next match against Victoria and was forced to miss the following game against Queensland at Brisbane. His last two games were a tame affair, rain preventing play on two days in both encounters. Even so Grimmett finished in first place in all matches, as well as the Sheffield Shield, averaging 20.85 in his 27 wickets with both Ward and Fleetwood-Smith having highly inferior averages. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 230. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, December 16, 17, 19, 20 (South Australia won by an innings and 55 runs) run out 35 600-8d 36.6 11 116 7 J.H.Fitzpatrick b 390 A.G.Cheetham st C.W.Walker C.M.Solomon c C.W.Walker R.V.James lbw F.A.Easton c C.W.Walker E.C.S.White lbw W.J.O’Reilly lbw 14.7 1 59 4 C.M.Solomon c and b 155 1 J.H.W.Fingleton c F.A.Ward R.V.James lbw J.J.Murphy c C.L.Badcock 231. South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide Oval, December 24, 26, 27, 28 (South Australia won by an innings and 20 runs) not out 0 462 14.7 2 33 6 T.Allen b 131 D.Tallon b G.W.Baker lbw L.W.T.Tallon b J.A.Ellis lbw C.P.Christ st C.W.Walker 34 3 96 3 G.G.Cook b 311 L.W.T.Tallon lbw J.A.Ellis b 232. South Australia v Victoria, Melbourne, December 30, 31, January 2, 3 (Match drawn) st B.A.Barnett b D.T.Ring 34 488 25 0 98 0 499 did not bat - 50-0 - - - - 283-7d 233. South Australia v New South Wales, Sydney, January 14, (16), (17), 18 (Match drawn) did not bat - 349-4d 15 3 53 4 B.V.McCauley lbw 246 A.G.Cheetham c D.G.Bradman C.G.Pepper c M.G.Waite V.W.McCaffrey c P.L.Ridings 15 1 51 2 S.G.Barnes c H.N.J.Cotton 156-5 C.M.Solomon c P.L.Ridings 234. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval, February 24, 25, (27), (28) (Match drawn) did not bat - 207-7 24 4 57 1 F.L.O.Thorn c J.A.J.Horsell 321 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Sheffield Shield 5 3 1 69 35 34.50 - 1 Career 234 302 51 4456 71* 17.75 11 131 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Sheffield Shield (8b) 179.4 25 563 27 7-116 20.85 2 1 Career (8b) 4744.1 604 } 29415 1326 10-37 22.18 117 29 (6b) 5090 1445 1939/40 Although war had begun in September 1939, it was decided to keep up morale by continuing with the Sheffield Shield. Grimmett, who turned 48 during the season, was in top-class form, finishing the season in fourth place, with by far the most wickets, 73 at 22.65. Apart from his 24 wickets secured in the last three games of the season, including 11- 124 against Western Australia and 10-195 for the 51