Famous Cricketers No 96 - Clarrie Grimmett

Rest against New South Wales, he also ran up 5-118 against Victoria, 6-122 against New South Wales, match figures of 10-195 against Queensland and in his last ever Sheffield Shield game against New South Wales, 11-229. In the previous game against Queensland on January 10, Grimmett claimed his five hundredth Sheffield Shield wicket when he bowled W.C.J.Bryce. In what proved to be his final Sheffield Shield Game against New South Wales on January 16, Grimmett finished with 513 wickets, which is still by far a Sheffield Shield record. In the game against the Rest, Grimmett helped A.L.Hassett add 100 for the ninth wicket in 31 minutes. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 235. South Australia v Victoria, Adelaide Oval, November 17,18,20,21 (South Australia won by three wickets) c M.W.Sievers b D.T.Ring 9 261 19 4 67 3 G.E.Tamblyn b 207 1 I.W.G.Johnson lbw D.H.Fothergill c C.W.Walker did not bat - 310-7 34.4 7 118 5 I.S.Lee c sub (J.Tregoning) 363 G.E.Tamblyn b K.R.Miller b I.W.G.Johnson c D.G.Bradman M.W.Sievers c T.E.Klose 236. South Australia v New South Wales, Adelaide Oval, December 15,16,18 (South Australia won by seven wickets) b W.J.O’Reilly 17 430 20 0 102 3 S.J.McCabe lbw 336 J.H.W.Fingleton c D.G.Bradman A.W.Roper c K.L.Ridings did not bat - 156-3 20.5 0 122 6 S.J.McCabe lbw 248 1 C.M.Solomon c J.Tregoning A.G.Chipperfield lbw A.G.Cheetham b W.J.O’Reilly c J.Tregoning S.G.Sismey c J.Tregoning 237. South Australia v Queensland, Adelaide Oval, December 22, 23, 25, 26 (South Australia won by an innings and 222 runs) did not bat - 821-7d 19 2 71 4 W.A.Brown b 222 R.E.Rogers c M.G.Waite C.D.P.Hansen b D.Watt c M.G.Waite 33.4 5 124 6 G.G.Cook c M.G.Waite 377 R.E.Rogers c T.E.Klose G.W.Baker lbw C.D.P.Hansen c C.W.Walker D.Watt lbw P.L.Dixon c C.W.Walker 238. South Australia v Victoria, Melbourne, December 29, 30, January 1, 2 (Match drawn) c M.W.Sievers b D.T.Ring 6 610 33 2 136 2 A.L.Hassett st C.W.Walker 475 D.T.Ring st C.W.Walker did not bat - 60-1 21 2 78 2 M.W.Sievers c C.L.Badcock 313 1 R.B.Scott b 239. South Australia v Queensland, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, January 6, 8, 9, 10 (Queensland won by two wickets) b P.L.Dixon 12 230 20 3 52 4 G.G.Cook c C.W.Walker 133 D.Tallon c C.W.Walker W.C.J.Bryce lbw G.A.Gooma b not out 5 252 38.1 6 116 3 W.C.J.Bryce b 350-8 G.A.Gooma c T.E.Klose C.P.Christ c T.E.Klose 240. South Australia v New South Wales, Sydney, January 13, 15, 16, 17 (New South Wales won by 237 runs) not out 7 211 22 0 118 6 H.Mudge st C.W.Walker 270 S.J.McCabe st C.W.Walker S.G.Barnes lbw A.G.Chipperfield lbw C.G.Pepper lbw W.J.O’Reilly st C.W.Walker 52