AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 208, 3 September 1934, Page 3

AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES.

PONSFORD AND O'REILLY LEAD. The cricket match between Australia and Kent was the 30th of the visitors tour, the averages for the whole of which are: — BATTING. In. N.O. U.S. Runs. At. W. H. Ponsford 27 5 281* 1764 80.18 D. G. Brndmau 26 2 304 1818 75.75 S. J. McCabe . 30, 7 240 1943 67.06 A. F. Kippax . 23 5 250 1041 57.83 W. M. Wqodfull 2G 2 227* 1209 50.37 A. G. Chipperfield 25 4 175 846 40.28 L. S. Darling . 2!> 1 117 1029 36.75 \V. A. Brown . 37 3 119 1242 30.52 B. A. Baructt . 21 U 92 477 31.80 W. .1. O'Reilly . 18 9 30* 234 26.00 W. A. S. Oldfield 16 4 67 282 23.50 E. 11. Bromley . 22 1 97 416 19.81 C. V. Grimmett 20 3 39 253 15.00 H. 1. Ebeling . 19 1 41 269 14.94 T. W. Wall ... 12 3 24 84 9.33 h. O'B. FleetwoodSmith 12 5 7* 23 3.28 ♦Signifies not out* Centuries (31):—McCabe, 7; Bradman, Ponsford and Brown, 5; Woodfull 3; Chipperfield, Darling and Kippax, 2. Only two players on the side, Barnctt and O'Reilly, have not made "ducks." Bradman, O'Reilly, Ebeling and Grimmett made their highest score in Tests. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Av. W. J. O'Reilly 103 1710 16.60 I. O'B. Fleetwood-Smith 101 1807 17.89 0. V. Grimmett 113 2130 18.85 H. I. Ebeling 65 121 3 19.0S T. M. Wall 41 1232 30.05 E. H. Bromley » 275 30.53 h. S. Darling 11 osb BJ.BU S 3. McCabe 21 729 34.71 A. G. Chipperfield 10 509 50.00 Summary. Played 30, won 13, lost 1 (second Test at Lord's), drawn 16. The victories included the first and fifth Tests, and over the Army on the first innings. The remaining fixtures of the tour are:— September 5, 6.—v. Minor Counties, at Kennington Oval. September 8, 10, 11.—v. H. D. G. Leveson Gower's XL, at Scarborough. September 14, 15.—v. North of Scotland Cricket Association, at Forres.