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Auckland Star, Volume XXII, Issue 139, 13 June 1891, Page 2 (Supplement)

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I Hi-Ait bhab Herb. Kissling could only geb into aboub a seventh eleven of bhe Melbourne Cricket Club when he wenb over bhere, bub thab he has given such evidenc c of his skill with tho bab that he has now great hopes of being included in the first eleven nexb season. He ia getting on welj in Melbourne.all old friends will ba glad to hear. The secretary of the Parnell Cricket Club has sent mo the statistics of his club, and they will appear next week. Below are given the statistics of the Star Club, premier club among the second juniors. Speight heads both bowling and batting averages, bub his bowling average is especially remarkable.

The following are some of the best averages of the Ponsonby C.C. : — Name. Ins. N.O. U.S. Av|?e. D.H.Graham.. ..12 3 73 ft W. Bu-han .. ..13 1 =6 --- * A. Pncchard .. ..11 1 42 If W.Taylor .. ..10 1 3_ } 6 . ° J. McHugh .. ..6 1 33 13 BOWLING. Name. Overs. Runs. Wkts. Avjre. W. Buchan 74 143 2a ° I°. P. Mackie.. 1.9 360 55 624 J.Leahy .. 39 72 12 & A. Pritchard 145 246 o. I » Number of runs scored during the season, 1,125; average of ll'SO. Number of runs scored against the season, 869 ; average of IJ'B9. I hear bhab Howard, who bowled so well for bhe Educational Chambers Club lasb season, is likely to be in the ranks of Parnell next summer.

BATTING AVERAGES. Name. In's. N.O. U.S. Rns. AvgeW. C. Sp.i_.lit -. 16 3 32" 217 167 W. Edwards ..12 3 23 109 12*1 K. Wilson.. ..15 1 24 157 11'2 W. French .. 16 2 35 134 9-6 ll.BrooI.es ..15 1 26 127 0" G. Moon .. ..12 3 19 63 T Ii. Jackson ..13 2 15 53 5*3 J. Pooley .. ..16 2 12* 52 37 A.Ratcliff- ..8 3 6 17 3'4 S. Burns .. ..16 1 13 47 3'2 J.Clarkson ..8 1 6 18 2'5 W.Collins .. 10 0 3 6 "6 "' Siernilies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES. Name. Overs. Mdns. Runs. Wkts. Avge. W.C. _-Pfc-S.lt 203.1 70 318 70 4.. VV.F.ci:ch .. 33.4 4 73 14 5'5 W. Edwards 30 11 38 _ 6'3 H. Brookes.. 146.2 25 277 38 7*5 J. Pooley .. 81.2 14 187 16 117 The following are tho batting and bowling averages of the Victoria Cricket Club for the pasb season. This is the club thab ran the Stab so close. BATTING AVERAGES. Name. In's. N.O. U.S. Kns. Avsre. R. Lavor . -.14 1 43 151 11'6 A. McK.llop ..12 3 32 83 9*2 K. Thomas ..12 0 23 109 9" J. Molloy.. ..16 3 26 97 7'4 W. Holds worth.. 12 1 16 79 7'1 R. Bleakley ..6 0 13 44 73 J.Gillespie ..12 1 22 77 T 1). Loo .. ..11 2 20 56 6'2 W. Cowan ..5 0 16 31 6-2 R. .VcConnell ..4 0 11 21 5'2 A. Fei-tu-on ..5 0 11 22 4'4 R. Howard „ 10 2 12 33 4-1 E. Noonan .. 8 2 8 22 3'6 BOWLING AVERAGES. Name Balls. Rns. Wkts. Avge. R. Laver . .. 434 152 35 4'3 J.Gillespie .. 643 210 42 6' E. Thomas .. 273 95 18 5'2 1.. McConnell .. 307 100 18 5'5 W.Holdsworth.. 283 jc. ts 5S