How many Test runs has Clarrie Grimmett scored?

Clarrie Grimmett has 557 runs in 50 Test innings from 37 matches at an average of 13.92. Highest score: 50.

What is Clarrie Grimmett's Test batting average?

Clarrie Grimmett's Test batting average is 13.92, from 557 runs and 50 innings.

How many Test wickets has Clarrie Grimmett taken?

Clarrie Grimmett has taken 216 wickets in Test from 37 matches at a bowling average of 24.21. Best innings: 7/40.

Which teams has Clarrie Grimmett played international cricket for?

Clarrie Grimmett is recorded for Australia in this publication.

When did Clarrie Grimmett play international cricket?

This career snapshot covers 1925 to 1936. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

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Clarrie Grimmett

All-rounder · 1925 to 1936 · 37 internationals

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Test37 matches

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37Internationals

557Runs

0Hundreds

216Wickets

17Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
Test	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	0	1	7	-	2

Bowling career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Test	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	14/199	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7

Fielding career records by format
Format	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/inns	Best
Test	37	71	17	0	17	0.239	2 (2ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Clarrie Grimmett: Test stats

Test

37 matches · 1925-1936

216wickets

Matches: 37
Average: 24.21
Economy: 2.16
Strike rate: 67.18
Best innings: 7/40
Five-fors: 21

557 runs · batting average 13.92

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
Format	Official bat inns	In scorecards	Official bowl inns	In scorecards	First	Latest	Coverage
Test	50	50	67	67	1925-02-27	1936-02-28	Complete

Questions fans ask about Clarrie Grimmett

How many Test runs has Clarrie Grimmett scored?: Clarrie Grimmett has 557 runs in 50 Test innings from 37 matches at an average of 13.92. Highest score: 50.
What is Clarrie Grimmett's Test batting average?: Clarrie Grimmett's Test batting average is 13.92, from 557 runs and 50 innings.
How many Test wickets has Clarrie Grimmett taken?: Clarrie Grimmett has taken 216 wickets in Test from 37 matches at a bowling average of 24.21. Best innings: 7/40.
Which teams has Clarrie Grimmett played international cricket for?: Clarrie Grimmett is recorded for Australia in this publication.
When did Clarrie Grimmett play international cricket?: This career snapshot covers 1925 to 1936. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

37 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
Date	Match	Format	Result
1936-02-28	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 6 runs
1936-02-15	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 184 runs
1936-01-01	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by inns & 78 runs
1935-12-24	Australia v South Africa	Test	Match drawn
1935-12-14	Australia v South Africa	Test	Australia won by 9 wickets
1934-08-18	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 562 runs
1934-07-20	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1934-07-06	Australia v England	Test	Match drawn
1934-06-22	Australia v England	Test	England won by inns & 38 runs
1934-06-08	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 238 runs
1933-01-13	Australia v England	Test	England won by 338 runs
1932-12-30	Australia v England	Test	Australia won by 111 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1925 to 1936

Clarrie Grimmett in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

557Runs

13.92Bat avg

-Strike rate

216Wickets

24.21Bowl avg

2.16Economy

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
Batting	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Career	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	0	1	7	-	2

Official Test bowling record
Bowling	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10w
Career	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	14/199	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21	7

Official Test fielding record
Fielding	Mat	Inns	Ct	St	Dis	Dis/Inns	Best
Career	37	71	17	0	17	0.239	2 (2ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings

Test runs by year

Last 20 Test innings

01-4950-99100+* not out

Test innings by score

1-9

10-24

25-49

50-99

100+

How Test innings ended

Caught23 · 46.0%

Bowled12 · 24.0%

LBW2 · 4.0%

Run out2 · 4.0%

Stumped1 · 2.0%

Not out10 · 20.0%

Test batting position: average and innings

1-0 inns

2-0 inns

3-0 inns

4-0 inns

5-0 inns

6-0 inns

76.001 inns

812.2011 inns

915.5524 inns

1013.2512 inns

1112.002 inns

Test wickets, innings by innings

Test wickets by year

Last 20 Test bowling innings

Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings

106runs

11.77average

-strike rate

050s

0100s

Last 10 bowling innings

44wickets

14.59average

1.85economy

47.20strike rate

7/40best

Test record by situation

complete career

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by opposition
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
England	21	34	6	366	50	13.07	-	-	1	6	-	2
South Africa	10	11	3	148	30*	18.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
West Indies	4	5	1	43	15*	10.75	-	-	0	1	-	0
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by opposition
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
England	22	39	9,164	427	3,439	106	6/37	32.44	2.25	86.45	2	11
South Africa	9	18	3,913	248	1,199	77	7/40	15.57	1.83	50.81	2	8
West Indies	5	10	1,436	61	593	33	7/87	17.96	2.47	43.51	3	2
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by home and away
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Home	18	28	7	270	38*	12.85	-	-	0	3	-	0
Away	17	22	3	287	50	15.10	-	-	1	4	-	2
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by home and away
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Home	18	34	6,795	311	2,582	105	7/83	24.59	2.27	64.71	5	9
Away	18	33	7,718	425	2,649	111	7/40	23.86	2.05	69.53	2	12
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by match innings
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1st innings of the match	16	16	2	243	50	17.35	-	-	1	0	-	2
2nd innings of the match	19	19	4	218	38*	14.53	-	-	0	3	-	0
3rd innings of the match	9	9	3	60	18	10.00	-	-	0	3	-	0
4th innings of the match	6	6	1	36	12	7.20	-	-	0	1	-	0
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by match innings
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1st innings of the match	20	20	4,418	210	1,729	67	7/87	25.80	2.34	65.94	3	5
2nd innings of the match	16	16	3,942	191	1,370	47	5/32	29.14	2.08	83.87	2	5
3rd innings of the match	25	25	5,004	268	1,785	80	7/40	22.31	2.14	62.55	2	8
4th innings of the match	6	6	1,149	67	347	22	6/37	15.77	1.81	52.22	0	3
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by batting position
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
No. 7	1	1	0	6	6	6.00	8	75.00	0	0	1	0
No. 8	9	11	1	122	30*	12.20	-	-	0	1	-	0
No. 9	20	24	4	311	50	15.55	-	-	1	5	-	2
No. 10	8	12	4	106	35	13.25	-	-	0	0	-	0
No. 11	1	2	1	12	12*	12.00	-	-	0	1	1	0
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by match result
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Won	18	23	6	278	39	16.35	-	-	0	3	-	0
Lost	10	20	4	176	35	11.00	-	-	0	3	-	0
Drawn	7	7	0	103	50	14.71	-	-	1	1	-	2
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by match result
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Won	19	38	7,531	414	2,517	143	7/40	17.60	2.00	52.66	6	15
Lost	10	17	4,385	178	1,836	45	6/131	40.80	2.51	97.44	0	4
Drawn	7	12	2,597	144	878	28	5/88	31.35	2.02	92.75	1	2
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by year
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
1925	1	2	1	12	12*	12.00	-	-	0	1	1	0
1926	3	4	1	50	35	16.66	-	-	0	0	-	0
1928	3	6	2	44	18	11.00	155	28.38	0	0	1	0
1929	2	3	1	51	38*	25.50	244	20.90	0	0	1	0
1930	5	6	0	80	50	13.33	224	35.71	1	3	-	2
1931	6	8	3	91	16*	18.20	-	-	0	0	-	0
1932	4	6	0	56	21	9.33	-	-	0	1	-	0
1933	1	2	0	16	10	8.00	32	50.00	0	0	2	0
1934	5	8	1	87	39	12.42	247	35.22	0	2	-	0
1935	2	2	0	22	15	11.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
1936	3	3	1	48	30*	24.00	-	-	0	0	-	0
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by year
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1925	1	2	251	5	82	11	6/37	7.45	1.96	22.81	0	2
1926	3	5	1,164	59	414	13	5/88	31.84	2.13	89.53	0	1
1928	3	5	1,471	51	699	15	6/131	46.60	2.85	98.06	0	1
1929	2	4	919	45	325	8	5/102	40.62	2.12	114.87	0	1
1930	6	11	2,614	104	1,108	40	7/87	27.70	2.54	65.35	2	5
1931	7	14	2,178	115	768	41	6/92	18.73	2.11	53.12	4	2
1932	3	5	1,082	54	357	16	7/83	22.31	1.97	67.62	0	2
1933	1	2	378	15	168	3	2/94	56.00	2.66	126.00	0	0
1934	5	9	2,379	148	668	25	5/64	26.72	1.68	95.16	1	2
1935	2	4	918	63	271	11	3/29	24.63	1.77	83.45	0	0
1936	3	6	1,159	77	371	33	7/40	11.24	1.92	35.12	0	5
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

Clarrie Grimmett: Test batting by ground
	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	50	0	4s	6s
Sydney Cricket Ground	6	10	3	111	19	15.85	-	-	0	1	7	0
Melbourne Cricket Ground	5	8	3	83	38*	16.60	-	-	0	1	-	0
Adelaide Oval	4	6	0	50	21	8.33	-	-	0	1	-	0
Kennington Oval	3	5	1	70	35	17.50	-	-	0	0	-	0
Brisbane Cricket Ground	3	4	1	26	14	8.66	-	-	0	0	-	0
Trent Bridge	2	4	1	42	39	14.00	141	29.78	0	2	-	0
Headingley	3	3	0	40	24	13.33	-	-	0	0	-	2
Old Trafford	3	3	0	56	50	18.66	-	-	1	1	6	0
All	37	50	10	557	50	13.92	-	-	1	7	-	2

Clarrie Grimmett: Test bowling by ground
	Mat	Inns	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
Melbourne Cricket Ground	5	10	1,792	92	604	19	6/92	31.78	2.02	94.31	0	1
Sydney Cricket Ground	6	10	1,728	75	673	31	6/37	21.70	2.33	55.74	3	2
Adelaide Oval	4	8	2,097	96	769	34	7/83	22.61	2.20	61.67	1	4
Brisbane Cricket Ground	3	6	1,178	48	536	21	6/131	25.52	2.73	56.09	1	2
Headingley	3	6	1,373	75	444	20	5/88	22.20	1.94	68.65	1	2
Kennington Oval	3	6	1,640	82	574	18	5/64	31.88	2.10	91.11	1	1
Kingsmead	2	4	1,038	71	304	18	7/100	16.88	1.75	57.66	0	2
Old Trafford	3	4	786	36	294	2	1/85	147.00	2.24	393.00	0	0
The Wanderers Stadium	2	4	717	48	250	16	7/40	15.62	2.09	44.81	0	1
Trent Bridge	2	4	1,005	62	321	18	5/81	17.83	1.91	55.83	0	3
Lord's	2	3	837	30	374	9	6/167	41.55	2.68	93.00	0	1
All	37	67	14,513	736	5,231	216	7/40	24.21	2.16	67.18	7	21

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Five-wicket innings 21

Best Test performances

Clarrie Grimmett: highest Test scores
Score	BF	SR	4s	6s	Opponent	Ground	Date
50	138	36.23	6	0	England	Old Trafford	1930-07-25
39	110	35.45	-	0	England	Trent Bridge	1934-06-08
38*	170	22.35	1	0	England	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1929-03-08
35	-	-	-	0	England	Kennington Oval	1926-08-14
30*	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Newlands	1936-01-01
24	35	68.57	-	2	England	Headingley	1930-07-11
21	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	1932-01-29
19	37	51.35	2	0	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1932-12-02
18	50	36.00	0	0	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1928-12-14
16*	-	-	-	0	South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1931-12-31

Clarrie Grimmett: best Test bowling
Figures	Balls	Mdns	Econ	Opponent	Ground	Date
7/40	119	9	2.01	South Africa	The Wanderers Stadium	1936-02-15
7/83	296	17	1.68	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	1932-01-29
7/87	288	19	1.81	West Indies	Adelaide Oval	1930-12-12
7/100	270	18	2.22	South Africa	Kingsmead	1936-02-28
7/116	282	11	2.46	South Africa	Adelaide Oval	1932-01-29
6/37	156	3	1.42	England	Sydney Cricket Ground	1925-02-27
6/73	288	23	1.52	South Africa	Kingsmead	1936-02-28
6/92	276	14	2.00	South Africa	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1931-12-31
6/131	265	9	2.96	England	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1928-11-30
6/167	318	13	3.15	England	Lord's	1930-06-27

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
Date	Opponent	Bat	Bowl	Ground	Result
1936-02-28	South Africa	14	7/100 & 6/73	Kingsmead	Australia won by inns & 6 runs
1936-02-15	South Africa	4	3/70 & 7/40	The Wanderers Stadium	Australia won by inns & 184 runs
1936-01-01	South Africa	30*	5/32 & 5/56	Newlands	Australia won by inns & 78 runs
1935-12-24	South Africa	7	3/29 & 3/111	The Wanderers Stadium	Match drawn
1935-12-14	South Africa	15	2/48 & 3/83	Kingsmead	Australia won by 9 wickets
1934-08-18	England	7 & 14	3/103 & 5/64	Kennington Oval	Australia won by 562 runs
1934-07-20	England	15	4/57 & 3/72	Headingley	Match drawn
1934-07-06	England	0	1/122 & 0/28	Old Trafford	Match drawn
1934-06-22	England	9 & 0	1/102	Lord's	England won by inns & 38 runs
1934-06-08	England	39 & 3*	5/81 & 3/39	Trent Bridge	Australia won by 238 runs