Famous Cricketers No 98 - Tom Goddard

the first innings. He took five wickets in an innings 16 times and ten wickets in a match on six occasions. National recognition came in selection for the Players against the Gentlemen at Lord’s, for the Rest v England in the Test Trial match at Lord’s and for the Rest of England against the County Champions, Nottinghamshire at Kennington Oval. His career was well and truly launched. As a batsman he scored 203 runs in 37 innings. He held 22 catches. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 86. Gloucestershire v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, May 4, 6, 7 (Match drawn) did not bat - 493-8d 29 8 97 2 L.T.A.Bates c C.J.Barnett 295 1 N.Kilner b - - - - 76-0 87. Gloucestershire v Essex, Leyton, May 8, 9, 10 (Gloucestershire won by 112 runs) b M.S.Nichols 4 201 9 5 13 3 L.C.Eastman c R.G.Ford 144 A.G.Daer b G.F.Eastman lbw b L.C.Eastman 1 189 21 13 16 2 H.P.Waugh lbw 134 M.S.Nichols b 88. Gloucestershire v Sussex, Hove, May 11, 13, 14 (Sussex won by 374 runs) b J.H.Parks 5 134 34.1 10 73 2 T.E.R.Cook st H.Smith 280 A.H.H.Gilligan c C.J.Barnett b E.H.Bowley 5 182 24 2 71 0 410-2d 89. Gloucestershire v Middlesex, Lord’s May 15, 16, 17 (Gloucestershire won by 196 runs) c W.F.F.Price b J.W.Hearne 7 190 19.3 9 25 7 H.W.Lee c and b 70 1 J.W.Hearne c B.H.Lyon H.J.Enthoven c B.H.Lyon R.W.V.Robins c E.J.Stephens G.C.Newman c B.H.Lyon T.J.Durston b I.A.R.Peebles st H.Smith did not bat - 321-4d 40.3 14 95 6 J.W.Hearne lbw 245 E.H.Hendren c H.Smith R.W.V.Robins b G.C.Newman c H.Smith F.J.Durston b I.A.R.Peebles lbw 90. Gloucestershire v Kent, Bristol, May 18, 20, 21 (Kent won by eight wickets) c L.J.Todd b A.P.Freeman 4 119 33 7 97 2 W.H.Ashdown b 334 L.J.Todd c C.W.L.Parker not out 0 367 15 3 38 0 153-2 91. Gloucestershire v South Africans, Bristol, May 22, 23, 24 (Gloucestershire won by six wickets) b A.J.Bell 0 331 31.1 4 68 6 J.A.J.Christy st H.Smith 225 1 E.L.Dalton b H.W.Taylor c and b H.B.Cameron c R.A.Sinfield Q.McMillan lbw A.L.Osche c W.R.Hammond did not bat - 129-4 20 6 62 3 J.A.J.Christy c C.C.R.Dacre 232 1 E.L.Dalton b H.W.Taylor b 92. Gloucestershire v Hampshire, Southampton, May 25, 27, 28 (Gloucestershire won by an innings and 129 runs) not out 14 429 13.1 4 35 5 A.S.Kennedy c B.H.Lyon 110 C.P.Brutton c B.H.Lyon W.H.Livesey c H.Smith A.E.Pothecary c W.R.Hammond O.W.Herman c W.R.Hammond 22 6 76 5 J.A.Newman b 190 1 C.E.Dixon c B.H.Lyon C.P.Brutton c W.R.Hammond W.H.Livesey c W.R.Hammond A.E.Pothecary b 14