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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 37, 13 February 1929, Page 13

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PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN VISIT. MAILEY'S SUGGESTION SUPPORTED (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WELLINGTON*, this day. Mr. P. B. Broad, chairman of the Wellington Cricket Association, says it would be an excellent thing if a visit of the Australian cricketers prior to going to England could be carried out, as A. A. Mailey suggests. He added that an invitation had been forwarded to send an English team to New Zealand next season, and if that "eventuated he doubted if New Zealand could take an Australian team as well. If the tour applied to the 1931 season it might have been possible. However, it was a matter for the New Zealand Council to decide. CABLE BOARD V. ST. JAMES'. VICTORY FOR CABLE BOARD. Pacific Cable Board.—First innings, ififi for eight wickets (Norton, retired. .">.">. Stoupe. rptired. 34. Bundle 44). Bowling: Newdick four for 59, Furley three for 49. St. James'. —First innings, 124 (Purdy 38, Newdick 25. Furley 16, Emmett i:s. Jerson 11). Bowling: Norton six for 25. Cable Board won by 42 runs. MATCHES FOR SATURDAY. Following Is the draw of lower grade matches for Saturday n«>xt :— Third Grade A.—Papatoetoe v. All Saints', Pnpatoetoe; North Shore v. Grafton. Victoria Park: King's College v. Balmoral. King's College ; Y.M.C.A. v. Eden, Eden Park No. 4. Third Grade B.—Telegraph v. Glebe, Eden Park No. 5 : Point Chevalier v. Technical Old Boys. Domain No. 14; W.Y.M.I. v. Birkdale. Victoria Park : Power Board v. Sacred Heart. Sarred Heart «'ollege.

Third Grade C.—Comrades v. Aotearoa, North Shore : Epsom United v. C.C.C.C., North Shore : Victoria v. Western Springs, Point Chevalier: Avondale Depot V. Henderson, Henderson : Uemuera v. Sacred Heart, Sacred Heart College.

Fourth Grade A. —Roekill Wesley v. Tele graph. Domain No. If! : Swanson v. St. George's. Swanson : Victoria v. Parnell. Point Chevalier; Papatoetoe v. All Saints A. Domain No. 13: Y.M.C.A. v. C.C.C.C., Outer Domain No. '2 : Mount Albert A v. Cambria. Puhinui ; King's College, a bye.

Fourth Grade B.—Point Chevalier v. Kinjrsland Jubilee. Point Chevalier; Mount Albert 1$ v. W.Y.M.1.. Mount Albert: Northcote v. St. Stephen's. Victoria Park: Western Springs v. Ponsonby. Outer Domain No. ] : Kings College v. All Saints" B, King's College ; North Shore, a bye.

TEST MATCH AVERAGES

HAMMOND'S HUGE TOTAL

The following batting and howling averages of the English and Australian players, who have taken part in the four Test matches to date, have been supplied by Mr. P. C. Furley. The feature of' the average? is the huge aggregate of Hammond, which indicates that he may reach the unprecedented record of a thousand runs for the one Test series ere the tour is over: —■

England. BATTING. Ins. NO. H.S. Tii(al. Avjp. \V. K. Hammond 7 1 251 S51 J 41 .S.", E. 1'. Hendren . 7 I» It Jardine . 7 1 98 3--H Sutrliffe ... 7 0 J" 1 5 355 50.71 '• i\ Mead -• 2 " so 40 .1. P. Hobbs ..7 O 74 244 :54.8n If. Larwnod . - '• 11 'O 1 ; i8 \ F K. Chapman 7 0 50 lf»;> 2X..>7 j. White ... « 3 . fi, .| "-'''I 10 IT Duckworth .7 4 *30 5.i IS,.!.'. M W. Tate .... 8 0 47 145 18.12 b. Geary « 1 «« 17.60 BOWUXG. Wickets. Runs. Avrruffe. .1. C White 2n 50« 25.5)1 Hon ry ' f; .7 7M. W. Tnto 17 'V.l'r . II. Ijirwimd 1 ' \V. K. Ha mmiind . ' -"...<>0 I>. K. Jardine .... " J " Australia. BATTING. Ins. N O. U.S. Total. Av:re. A. .1 arkson ... 2 O 1K4 2"<» loo.nO I) Bradinan ... ♦> " J]-' 'j''"?, .1 R viler s 11 11: - 4 "-' W Wi.odfull 1 111 : ''.>4 \ Kippax .... 8 o 10.) _'4. : .lO..,iV Ilendrv .... S 0 112 227 2*.H7 K A Beckett .. 4 0 41 104 2<>aO <>. Nothlins ... 2 <> 44 • >_ K < Ixenham ... 4 O M \V. Oldtield # 7, j 1 . 1 ' C. Grimmett 8 - 1* V Richardson . 4 0 2, I». BInekie .... « " 11 24 S ,0o C. Kelleway } (1 £ J? £-J?* W. H. 1 *'j \,2 H. Ironmonger .4 0 4 o 1.25 bowling. Wickets. Runs. Average. I). Blackie 14 444 II. Hendry * •;> 4 7,Z^ Grimmett \ -J; 4 l^ R. Oxenham 470.. :!: » «j -g g- iBT.:'. * «• lSkSS o. Nothling . ... () A. I'ippax " 14 — C. Kelleway .... " ''