PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 28, 2 February 1928, Page 12

PLUNKET SHIELD CRICKET.

BATTING AND BOWLING AVERAGES

JAMES AND DACRE HEAD LISTS.

With the conclusion of the AucklandWellington cricket match this week, the batting and bowling averages for the 1027-28 series of Plunket Shield matches are available. There are many interesting features in the lists, one, in particular, being the poor places occupied by players who have been looked upon as bowlers of some class. There have also been some notable failures in the batting department, though in the main the fijnires are exceedingly good. At the head of the batting average is K. C. James, who holds the further distinction of being the only batsman to score two centuries in this season's Shield matches. H. M. McGirr is credited with a fine all-round performance, and Dacre has also registered a fine double. Eleven centuries have been scored, the successful batsmen being: James (two), T. C. Lowry (highest individual score), C. C. Dacre, H. M. McGirr, J. McMullan. G. R. Dickson, W. Vorrath, E. H. Bowley, H. Foley, and J. Newman. Of the bowlers, Dacre is the only one to finish up with an average of under 20 runs per wicket. The averages are as follow:— BATTING.

BOWLING. C. C. Dacre (A) .... Atj. K. J. Reid (O .... i 7 15.% W. S. Bricp (W) .. 13 2Lgg H. M. McGirr (W).. ] 5 23.07 H. M. Lambret (W) c il, 25-13 A. W. Alloo (O) .... S ioi 23.50 A. Anthony (A) .... 12 23.7s UC. Eastman (O) .. 12 25.33 F. T. Badcork (\V).. 10 oii 26.16 I>. C. Nixon (C) .... 7 ,5® 26.60 V. E. Merritt (C) .. 17 4 « 27.00 J. (C) .... 3 4 -£ J. Newman (C) .... § 30 °0 W. Douclas (O) .... g 30.25 (J. L. Weir (A) .... 5 31-16 A. Matheson (A) ... n °3-20 E. H. L. Bernau (W) 3 -.ft, A. S. l'layer (A) .. 10 s, s S *-S3 A. Knisht (O) 1 A 34.50 E. 11. Bowlov (A) ~ 5 15? 36.00 J. E. Mills (A) .... 2 " 37.00 R. Torrance (O) ... 9 o'? ""-50 A. Williams (A) .... 2 -q T. C. Lowry (W) .. 3 .i; 39.50 H. B. Massey (W) .. 4 *U6 D. It. Garrard (A).. 2 q? I. W. Cooper (A) .. rt * 5 -50 11. Foley (W) 1 55.00 M. L. Paze (C) .... 2 G. R. Dickinson (O) 2 ito '3.00 It. C. Blunt (O) 1 «, 0 j S&OO J. R. La mason (W).. 0 "9 201.00 A. F. Weir (A) 0 R. de R. Worker (W) 0 c ~~ C. S. Dempster (W) 0 e ~~ J. S. Taylor (W) .. 0 is ~ S. Elmes (O) 0 a"

Inn. N O. H.S. Tl. Atj. K. C. .Tamps fW) . . 5 1 10S 306 76.50 T. C. Lowry (W) ..5 — 1S1 317 63.40 E. II. Bowlev (A). 6 — 120 350 50 S3 II. M. MeGirr (W) 4 — 122 220 57.25 G. Dickinson (O) . 2 — 104 113 56.50 II. Foley (\V> ..5 1 136 217 54.25 J. Newman (C> ..4 1 112* 154 51.33 C. C. Pacre (A > .. 5 — 145 255 51.00 R. C. Blunt <0).. 4 — S5 204 51.00 I*. C. Eastman (Ol 4 — 01 ISO 47.25 C. S. Dempster (W) 4 — 71 1 S3 45.75 J. MeMnllan (O) ..6 — 131 271 45.16 I. W. Cooper (A).. 6 1 SO 212 42.40 G. R. Gregory <C) 6 — 67 247 41.60 F. T. Barlcck (Wl 6 1 01 201 40.20 ■T. E. Mills fA) ..6 — SO 207 34.50 R. Worker (W) ..4 1 62 102 34.00 A. Knight (D> ... 6 1 S3 160 32.00 •T. S. Taylor <W) . . 2 — 61 62 31.00 •T. McEwin (C) . . 4 4 16* 31 31.00 .1. R. La ma son (W) 1 — 31 31 31.00 A. W. Alloo (O) ..4 — 07 120 30.00 I. M. Hamilton (C) 6 — 77 175 20.16 T>. C. Nixon (C).. 6 — SI 172 2S.66 M. Jj. Page (C) .. 6 — 76 167 27.S3 W. Vorratli (O) ..6 1 103* 135 27.00 W, Hendy (A t .... 2 — 3S 54 27.00 A. S. Player (A) . . 6 2 40 ]04 2O.O0 H. B. Massey (W) 4 3 12* 26 26.00 J. Jacobs (C) .... 6 — 60 155 25.S3 f\ E. Evans (C).. 4 — 40 OS 24.50 II. T.ambert (W) ..5 — 40 115 23.00 R. Rowntree (A).. 3 1 25* 41 20.50 R. J. Read (C> .. 5 — 34 00 10. SC A. Galiand (O) ..6 — 55 116 10.33 W. Hayes (C» .... 6 — 4S 00 IS 00 A. Anthony (A) .. 6 — 75 104 17.33 A. Scott (A) 2 1 0* 17 17.00 A. W. Roberts rf) 3 — 30 50 16.66 W. E. Merritt (C) 5 — 37 73 15.00 V. Cavanaph (O).. 6 — 25 S4 14 00 W. F. Airey (W) ..2 — 10 27 13.50 H. D. Gillespie (A) 2 — 24 24 12.00 W. Dousrlas (O) ..4 2 12 24 12 00 S. Elmes (0> .... 6 — 46 71 11 S3 (i. L. Weir (A) .. 4 — 23 47 11 75 A. Matheson (A) .. 5 — 21 50 10.00 R. Torrence (Ot ..6 2 2S 37 0 25 A. Williams (A) . 1 1 0* 0 0 OO W. S. Brice (W> . . 4 1 17 22 7 33 E. II. Bern a 11 (W) 1 — 6 r 600 n. R Garrard (A) 4 1 8 16 5.33 R. Cherry (O) 6 — IO 25 4 16 G. .T. Oliver <C) . 2 1 4 4 4.00 A- (A) ..3 — 10 ]0 3.33 A. Doneghue (W) . 1 — 2 *» *>00