Clarrie Grimmett

Clarrie Grimmett

Grimmett in 1934
Personal information
Full name	Clarence Victor Grimmett
Born	(1891-12-25)25 December 1891 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	2 May 1980(1980-05-02) (aged 88) Adelaide, South Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Leg break, googly
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	Australia
Test debut (cap 121)	27 February 1925 v England
Last Test	28 February 1936 v South Africa
Career statistics
Competition Tests First-class Matches 37 248 Runs scored 557 4,720 Batting average 13.92 17.67 100s/50s 0/1 0/12 Top score 50 71* Balls bowled 14,513 73,987 Wickets 216 1,424 Bowling average 24.21 22.28 5 wickets in innings 21 127 10 wickets in match 7 33 Best bowling 7/40 10/37 Catches/stumpings 17/0 140/0
Source: Cricinfo, 13 May 2019

Clarence Victor "Clarrie" Grimmett (25 December 1891 – 2 May 1980) was a New Zealand-born Australian cricketer.^[1] He was one of the finest spin bowlers of his era, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.