Lives in Cricket No 34 - Frank Mitchell

126 Appendix One Career Statistics Test Career Batting and Fielding (1898/99-1912) M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct England 2 4 0 88 41 22.00 0 0 2 South Africa 3 6 0 28 12 4.66 0 0 0 Overall 5 10 0 116 41 11.60 0 0 2 Note: Mitchell’s England appearances were in 1898/9 for Lord Hawke’s XI against South Africa, in matches later deemed to be Tests. In the ill-fated Triangular Tournament of 1912, he captained South Africa in two Tests against Australia and one against England. First-class Cricket: Batting and Fielding (1894-1914) Season  M Inns NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct 1894 (England) 17 32 1 678 92  21.87 0 3 11 1895 (England) 19 32 0 883 191  27.59 1 1 8 1895 (Ireland) 1 1 0 31 31  31.00 0 0 1 1895 (USA) 3 6 0 97 58  16.16 0 1 3 1896 (England) 10 15 0 391 110  26.06 1 2 10 1897 (England) 10 15 0 570 133  38.00 1 3 18 1898 (England) 4 4 0 240 161  60.00 1 0 1 1898 (USA) 2 4 1 92 31  30.66 0 0 1 1898-99 (South Africa) 5 8 0 372 162  46.50 1 1 4 1899 (England) 36 56 1 1748 194  31.78 3 7 30 1901 (England) 31 45 4 1807 162* 44.07 7 7 14 1901 (USA) 2 4 0 100 35  25.00 0 0 5 1902 (England) 1 2 1 84 55* 84.00 0 1 0 1902-03 (South Africa) 4 6 1 268 102  53.60 1 2 1 1903-04 (South Africa) 3 4 0 146 79  36.50 0 1 5 1904 (England) 25 37 6 1082 102* 34.90 1 8 26 1912 (England) 23 31 4 466 91* 17.25 0 1 10 1912 (Ireland) 1 1 0 11 11  11.00 0 0 0 1912 (Scotland) 1 1 0 27 27  27.00 0 0 1 1914 (England) 1 2 0 83 66  41.50 0 1 0 Totals 199 306 19 9176 194 31.97 17 39 149 Notes: Frank Mitchell was bowled 126 times (44%); caught 132 (46%); lbw 15 (5%); run out 8 (3%); stumped 6 (2%). In 1895 he stumped two Gentlemen of Philadelphia off the bowling of J.C.Hartley.