Famous Cricketers No 98 - Tom Goddard

26. Gloucestershire v Glamorgan, Victoria Park, Cheltenham, July 19, (21), 22 (Gloucestershire won by 202 runs) c and b J.Mercer 1 224 10.5 3 23 6 G.B.Harrison b 54 W.E.Bates c H.Smith D.Davies b C.F.Walters c H.Smith F.P.Ryan c H.Smith D.Sullivan b did not bat - 130-3d 3 0 12 0 98 1 27. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Cheltenham, August 9, 11 (Gloucestershire won by 91 runs) b C.F.Root 0 114 3 0 13 0 114 b G.C.Wilson 2 159 - - - - 68 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 50 Ct Championship 8 11 5 15 5* 2.50 - 6 Other Glos match 1 - - - - - - - Season 9 11 5 15 5* 2.50 - 6 Career 27 40 18 87 20* 3.95 - 12 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m Strike RunR Championship 120.5 23 351 19 6-23 18.47 2 - 38.15 48.41 Other Glos match 21 3 64 3 3-42 21.33 - - 42.00 50.79 Season 141.5 26 415 22 6-23 18.86 2 - 38.68 48.76 Career (6b) 422 87 1191 48 6-23 24.81 4 - 52.75 47.03 1925 Goddard played in only 11 of Gloucestershire’s matches in 1925, bowling only 122 overs taking a mere eight wickets. His opportunities were strictly limited. In one match, against Essex at Gloucester, he did not bowl at all and in five other games he bowled less than ten overs. With Parker taking 200 wickets that season in Championship games alone, there was little need for Goddard’s support. He contributed 78 runs at an average of 7.80 including his highest first-class innings to date when he hit 30 out of the 31 added for the tenth wicket against Leicestershire at Gloucester. He held five catches but really it was a most disappointing season for him. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 28. Gloucestershire v Derbyshire, Chesterfield, June 6, 8, 9 (Gloucestershire won by three wickets) not out 1 278 14 2 40 2 L.F.Townsend c H.Smith 197 G.R.Jackson b did not bat - 98-7 4 1 13 0 178 29. Gloucestershire v Leicestershire, Aylestone Road, Leicester, June 13, 15, 16 (Leicestershire won by five wickets) b W.E.Astill 0 124 5 0 14 0 258 b A.Skelding 0 252 - - - - 119-5 30. Gloucestershire v Worcestershire, Victoria Park, Cheltenham, July 4, 6 (Gloucestershire won by four wickets) c G.G.F.Greig b G.C.Wilson 12 135 - - - - 91 did not bat - 113-6 10 3 18 1 C.V.Tarbox b 155 31. Gloucestershire v Kent, Maidstone, July 15, 16, 17 (Kent won by 24 runs) c A.C.Wright b H.L.Hever 10 351 9 0 24 1 H.T.W.Hardinge b 115 not out 0 129 13 2 48 0 389 32. Gloucestershire v Essex, Gloucester, July 25, 27, 28 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 109 runs) did not bat - 287-6d 115 63 33. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Cheltenham, August 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) not out 7 181 12 3 35 0 244 did not bat - 20-0 6 0 25 0 244-6d 8