Lives in Cricket No 36 - WE Astill

179 Some Statistics 1937 (England) 23 33 2 623 84 20.09 0 2 7 1938 (England) 3 4 1 71 38 23.66 0 0 0 1939 (England) 2 4 1 21 15 7.00 0 0 0 Totals 733 1153 145 22735 164* 22.55 15 107 466 For Leicestershire 628 1017 131 19879 164* 22.43 13 94 392 Notes: Astill was dismissed 542 times caught (47%); 274 times bowled (24%); 115 times lbw (10%); 39 times stumped (3%); 37 times run out (3%) and once hit wicket. The bowlers who took his wicket most often were A.P.Freeman 23 times, C.W.L.Parker 20 times, A.S.Kennedy 18 times, M.W.Tate 16 times, W.Rhodes 15 times, and G.G.Macaulay and C.H.Parkin both 12 times. First-Class Cricket: Centuries (15) Score For Opponent Venue Season 115 Leicestershire¹ Glamorgan Swansea 1921 108 Leicestershire¹ Derbyshire Leicester 1921 106 Leicestershire¹ Hampshire Leicester 1923 102 MCC¹ Yorkshire Scarborough 1923 109 Leicestershire¹ Warwickshire Coventry 1925 156 MCC¹ Jamaica Kingston 1925/26 158* Leicestershire² Nottinghamshire Nottingham 1926 101* Leicestershire² Hampshire Southampton 1927 164* Leicestershire¹ Glamorgan Cardiff 1927 121* Leicestershire² Nottinghamshire Trent Bridge 1927 127 Leicestershire¹ Oxford University The Parks 1929 121 Leicestershire¹ Middlesex Leicester 1929 115 Leicestershire¹ Sussex Leicester 1931 115 Leicestershire¹ Warwickshire Hinckley 1931 156* Leicestershire¹ Gloucestershire Cheltenham 1933 Note: The superscript 1 or 2 above in this and following tables denotes first or second innings. Test Cricket: Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wi 1927/28 (South Africa) 130.2 33 330 12 3-48 27.50 - 1929/30 (West Indies) 233.2 65 526 13 4-58 40.46 - Totals 363.4 98 856 25 4-58 34.24 - First-Class Cricket: Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wi 10wi 1906 (England) 32 8 76 3 2-52 25.33 0 0 1907 (England) 545 151 1363 80 7-41 17.03 7 1 1908 (England) 664.2 146 1915 95 7-23 20.15 6 2 1909 (England) 624.2 132 1814 79 7-34 22.96 5 1 1910 (England) 677 155 1770 67 5-8 26.41 1 0 1911 (England) 288.3 51 1030 27 4-71 38.14 0 0 1912 (England) 764.1 182 1996 80 5-26 24.95 7 2 1913 (England) 453.2 96 1340 42 6-41 31.90 2 0 1914 (England) 149.3 39 368 15 5-31 24.53 1 0 1919 (England) 41 8 151 2 2-54 75.50 0 0