Mitchell's three VFL games came midway through the 1925 season and were against Fitzroy, South Melbourne and Essendon. An Old Melburnian, he played his early football at Melbourne University.
As a cricketer he was a right-handed opening batsman and got few opportunities to represent Victoria because they had a prolific pair in Bill Woodfull and Bill Ponsford. In the four first-class matches that he was picked in, two of them in the Sheffield Shield, it was as a middle order batsman. He made the most of his chance in a match against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1926/27 when he scored 220 of Victoria's 552 first innings runs. Mitchell then dismissed Tasmanian Alfred Watson twice with the ball and also took three catches to round off a good all round performance.[1] His only other wicket at first-class level had come on his debut against New Zealand and was All Blacks rugby player Charlie Oliver. Despite Mitchell's efforts in the Tasmania match, he wasn't picked for Victoria ever again.
Later on in his life, Mitchell became a County Court Judge. [2]
^"Mr N. F. Mitchell New County Court Judge". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 31, 168. Victoria, Australia. 24 July 1946. p. 3. Retrieved 31 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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Norman Mitchell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
norman, mitchell, sportsman, norman, frederick, mitchell, february, 1900, march, 1973, australian, sportsman, played, first, class, cricket, victoria, sheffield, shield, australian, rules, football, with, kilda, victorian, football, league, norman, mitchellper. Norman Frederick Mitchell 19 February 1900 8 March 1973 was an Australian sportsman who played first class cricket for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield and Australian rules football with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League VFL Norman MitchellPersonal informationFull nameNorman Frederick MitchellBorn 1900 02 19 19 February 1900Collingwood VictoriaDied8 March 1973 1973 03 08 aged 73 East Melbourne VictoriaBattingRight handedDomestic team informationYearsTeam1925 26 1926 27VictoriaCareer statisticsCompetition First classMatches 4Runs scored 312Batting average 52 00100s 50s 1 0Top score 220Balls bowled 135Wickets 3Bowling average 20 335 wickets in innings 010 wickets in match 0Best bowling 1 9Catches stumpings 6 Source CricketArchive 31 December 2014 Mitchell s three VFL games came midway through the 1925 season and were against Fitzroy South Melbourne and Essendon An Old Melburnian he played his early football at Melbourne University As a cricketer he was a right handed opening batsman and got few opportunities to represent Victoria because they had a prolific pair in Bill Woodfull and Bill Ponsford In the four first class matches that he was picked in two of them in the Sheffield Shield it was as a middle order batsman He made the most of his chance in a match against Tasmania at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in 1926 27 when he scored 220 of Victoria s 552 first innings runs Mitchell then dismissed Tasmanian Alfred Watson twice with the ball and also took three catches to round off a good all round performance 1 His only other wicket at first class level had come on his debut against New Zealand and was All Blacks rugby player Charlie Oliver Despite Mitchell s efforts in the Tasmania match he wasn t picked for Victoria ever again Later on in his life Mitchell became a County Court Judge 2 References edit Victoria v Tasmania 1926 27 CricketArchive Mr N F Mitchell New County Court Judge The Argus Melbourne No 31 168 Victoria Australia 24 July 1946 p 3 Retrieved 31 December 2023 via National Library of Australia External links editNorman Mitchell s playing statistics from AFL Tables Norman Mitchell at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norman Mitchell sportsman amp oldid 1192808983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
