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The 400 club- #101- #120

March 16th 2008 03:54
101. William "Barlow" Carkeek
Debut: 27 May, 1912
Batting
Tests: 6 Runs: 16 H.S: 6 Average: 5.33 Catches: 6

102. Sydney Hand Emery
Debut: 27 May, 1912
Batting
Tests: 4 Runs: 6 H.S: 5 Average: 3.00 Catches: 2
Bowling
Tests: 4 Runs: 250 Wickets: 5 Best Bowling: 2/46 Average: 50.00

103. Claude Barrows Jennings
Debut: 27 May, 1912
Batting
Tests: 6 Runs: 107 H.S: 32 Average: 17.83 Catches: 5

104. David Bertram Miller Smith
Debut: 27 May, 1912
Batting
Tests: 2 Runs: 30 H.S: 24no Average: 15.00

Claim to fame: Having failed to appear before a disciplinary hearing of the Australian Cricket Board, to answer allegations of indiscipline, drunken brawling, rudeness towards the English public and claiming an illness, he never played another first class match.

105. Edgar Richard Mayne
Debut: 15 July, 1912
Batting
Tests: 4 Runs: 64 H.S: 25no Average: 21.33 Catches: 2

106. Herbert Leslie Collins
Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 19 Runs: 1352 H.S: 203 Average: 45.06 100/50: 4/6 Catches: 13
Bowling
Tests: 19 Runs: 250 Wickets: 4 Best Bowling: 2/47 Average: 63.00
Claim to fame: In the 1920/21 Ashes series, he became the fifth Australian to score a century on debut. In 1921, he was appointed captain for the series against South Africa when Warwick Armstrong became ill. In 1926, his last Test ended in defeat and allegations of match fixing. Due to a lack of evidence the allegations were dropped.

107. Jack Morrison Gregory

Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 24 Runs: 1146 H.S: 119 Average: 36.96 100/50: 2/7 Catches: 37
Bowling
Tests: 24 Runs: 2648 Wickets: 85 Best Bowling: 7/69 Average: 31.15 5/10: 4/0
Claim to fame: In 1921, at Johannesburg, he smashed a century from 67 balls in 70 minutes. At the time it was the fastest Test hundred. Today, it remains the third quickest in history. His fifteen catches in the 1920/21 Ashes series remains the record for the most catches by a fielder in a Test series.

108. Arthur Alfred Mailey
Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 21 Runs: 222 H.S: 46no Average: 11.09 Catches: 14
Bowling
Tests: 21 Runs: 3357 Wickets: 99 Best Bowling: 9/121 Average: 33.91 5/10: 6/2
Claim to fame: His 9/121 is a record for an Australian bowler.

109. William Albert Stanley Oldfield
Debut: 17 December,1920
Batting
Tests: 54 Runs: 1427 H.S:65no Average: 22.65 100/50: 0/4 Catches/Stumpings: 78/52
Claim to fame: His 52 stumpings is the Test world record.

110. Clarence Everard Pellew
Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 10 Runs: 484 H.S: 116 Average: 37.23 100/50: 2/1 Catches: 4

111. John "Jack" Ryder
Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 20 Runs: 1390 H.S: 201no Average: 51.62 100/50: 3/9 Catches: 17
Bowling
Tests: 20 Runs: 743 Wickets: 17 Best Bowling: 2/20 Average: 43.70
Claim to fame: He succeeded Herbie Collins to become Australia's eighteenth Test captain. As the incumbent Test captain, he was on the selection panel for the 1930 Ashes tour of England. He was out voted for a place in the side, which ended not only his captaincy but his Tests career as well.

112. John Morris Taylor
Debut: 17 December, 1920
Batting
Tests: 20 Runs: 997 H.S: 108 Average 35.60 100/50: 1/8 Catches: 11
Bowling
Tests: 20 Runs: 45 Wickets: 1 Best Bowling: 1/25 Average: 45.00

113. Roy Lindsay Park
Debut: 31 december, 1920
Batting
Tests: 1 Runs: 0
Claim to fame: His only Test innings was a "golden duck".

114. Edgar Arthur McDonald
Debut: 14 January, 1921
Batting
Tests: 11 Runs: 116 H.S: 36 Average: 16.57 Catches: 3
Bowling
Tests: 11 Runs: 1431 Wickets: 43 Best Bowling: 5/32 Average: 33.27 5/10: 2/0

115. Thomas James Edwin Andrews
Debut: 28 May, 1921
Batting
Tests: 16 Runs: 592 H.S:94 Average: 26.90 100/50: 0/4 Catches:12
Bowling
Tests: 16 Runs: 116 Wickets: 1 Best Bowling: 1/23 Average: 116.00

116. Hunter Scott Thomas Laurie Hendry
Debut: 28 May, 1921
Batting
Tests: 11 Runs: 335 H.S: 112 Average: 20.93 100/50: 1/0 Catches: 10
Bowling
Tests: 11 Runs: 640 Wickets: 16 Best Bowling: 3/36 Average: 40.00

117. William Harold Ponsford
Debut: 19 December, 1924
Batting
Tests: 29 Runs: 2122 H.S: 266 Average: 48.22 100/50: 7/6 Catches: 21
Claim to fame: He scored 110 on debut then backed up and scored 128 in the next Test. In 1934, he signed off as he signed on, scoring a century in each of his last two Tests.

118. Arthur John Richardson
Debut: 19 December, 1924
Batting
Tests: 9 Runs: 403 H.S: 100 Average: 31.00 100/50: 1/2 Catches: 1
Bowling
Tests: 9 Runs: 521 Wickets: 12 Best Bowling: 2/20 Average: 43.41

119. Victor York Richardson
Debut: 19 December, 1924
Batting
Tests: 19 Runs: 706 H.S: 138 Average: 23.53 100/50: 1/1 Catches: 24
Claim to fame: He succeeded Bill Woodful to become Australia's twentieth Test captain in 1935/36 when Australia toured South Africa.

120. Albert Ernst Victor Hartkopf
Debut: 1 January, 1925
Batting
Tests: 1 Runs: 80 H.S: 80 Average: 40.00 100/50: 0/1
Bowling
Tests: 1 Runs: 134 Wickets: 1 Best Bowling: 1/120 Average: 134.00

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