CRICKET.
ENGLISH AVERAGES. FISHXOCK AND VERITY, LEFT-HANDERS' GREAT FIGURES. (Received 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, August 9. The outstanding features in the English cricket averages are the performances of the left-handers, L. B. Fishlock (Surrey) and Hedley Verity (Yorkshire), in leading with the remarkable aggregates of 1807 runs and 106 wickets respectively. The figuies up to the end of Friday's games are: — BATTING. Runs. Average. Fishlock ....... 3807 64.53 Leyland 1408 58.72 Dempster 1058 46.00 Hardstaff 1147 45.88 Hendreu 1675 44.07 Kimpton 765 42.5 • H. W. Parks ... 1304 40.75 Melville 772 40.11 Worthington ... 1322 40.06 Hammond ..... 1001 40.04 BOWLING. Wickets. Average. Verity 166 12.10 Larwood ...... 115 12.39 Copson ........ 119 12.65 . J. Smith 113 13.80 Smailes « 107 13.80 Bowes 87 14.78 Clay 57 15.70 L. F. Townsend 54 16.35 Gover 144 17.19 Pope 73 17.21 INDIA V. GLOUCESTER. LONDON, August 9. The match between the Indian touring team and Gloucester opened on Saturday, and the visitors in their first innings scored 154. Sinfield took four wickets for 38 runs. At the close of play Gloucester had lost three wickets for 117. The thread of a silkworm is l-1000th of an inch thick.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 188, 10 August 1936, Page 11
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