Lives in Cricket No 28 - Keith Carmody

138 First-Class Cricket: Bowling Season/Country O M R W BB Ave 5i 10m 1945/46 India 6 1 16 0 - - - - 1945/46 Australia 18 2 64 1 1-0 64.00 - - 1946/47 Australia 17 1 65 1 1-24 65.00 - - 1953/54 Australia 4.5 1 31 0 - - - - 1955/56 Australia 2.2 0 11 1 1-8 11.00 - - Totals (6-b) 6 1) (8-b) 41.7 4) 187 3 1-0 62.33 - - Notes: In India overs were of six balls, thereafter they were of eight. Carmody bowled in 15 of his 65 first-class matches, twice in both opponents’ innings. He took his wickets at a rate of one per 123.66 balls, and conceded runs at a rate equivalent to 3.02 per six-ball over. His wickets were one bowled, one caught and one lbw. Sources: www.cricketarchive.com and Wisden’s Cricketers Almanacks. Bibliography Published scorecard of Keith’s match-winning 198 against South Australia at Perth in November 1947 in Western Australia’s first-ever Sheffield Shield match. It was the highest score of his career.