Bruce Mitchell (cricketer)

Bruce Mitchell
Bruce Mitchell in 1935
Personal information
Born(1909-01-08)8 January 1909
Johannesburg, Transvaal
Died1 July 1995(1995-07-01) (aged 86)
Abbotsford, South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
International information
National side
Test debut15 June 1929 v England
Last Test5 March 1949 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 42 173
Runs scored 3,471 11,395
Batting average 48.88 45.39
100s/50s 8/21 30/55
Top score 189* 195
Balls bowled 2,519 12,360
Wickets 27 249
Bowling average 51.11 25.63
5 wickets in innings 1 15
10 wickets in match 0 2
Best bowling 5/87 6/33
Catches/stumpings 56/– 228/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 November 2022

Bruce Mitchell (8 January 1909 – 1 July 1995) was a South African cricketer who played in 42 Test matches from 1929 to 1949. He was a right-handed opening batsman and played in every Test South Africa played in that period.

By the end of his career he had 3471 Test runs to his name which at the time was a national record. With his eight centuries he finished just behind Dudley Nourse who made 9.