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THREE TOTAL OVER 500 RUNS. I G. O. B. ALLEN MOST WICKETS. On its tour of Australia the M.C.C. team lias played eight first-class matches —winning three, losing one, and drawing four: — Western Australia.—Won by an innings and 180 runs. England: 469 for four wickets declared. Western | Australia: First innings, 142; second innings, 147. Combined Team.—Drawn. England: First innings, 497; second innings, 120 for four wickets. Combined Team: First innings, 436. South Australia.—Won. by 105 runs. England: First innings, 233; second innings, 236. South Australia: First innings, 162; second innings, 202. Victoria. —Drawn. England: First innings, 344; second innings, 36 for three wickets. Victoria: First innings, 354. New South Wales. —Lost by 135tuiis. England: First innings, 153; second innings, 311. New South Wales: First innings, 273; second innings, 326. An Australian Xl.—Drawn. England: First'innings, 28S; second innings, 245 for eight wickets. Australian XI.: First innings, 544 for eight wickets declared. Queensland. —Drawn. England: First innings, 215; second innings, 528 for eight wickets declared. Queensland: First innings, 243; second innings, 227 for nine wickets. Australia (first Test). —Won by 322 runs. England: First innings, 358; second innings, 250. .Australia: First innings, 234; second innings, 58. Ten Centuries, Five Against. In the eight matches played the Englishmen have scored ten centuries, while five have been registered against them: —- ' : j . W. R. Hammond. —141 v. Western Australia, .107 v. Combined Team; 104 and 136 v. South Australia. E. ■S. Wyatt.—lo6 v. Western Aus;tl *& a 'j^Barfiett:— lift v. Queensland. ' M. Leyland.—llß.not out v.v.an Australian XI; 120 in first Test sit Brisbane. \ E Fa«<* —112 v. Queensland. • co / Centuries Against. C. L. Badcock—lo7 for Combined Team, 182 for an Australian XI. ,W. J. Horrocks.—l4o for Combined Team. Lan Lee.—loo for Victoria. Ross Gregory. —128 for Victoria. The averages for the eight first-class games are:— BATTING. Ins. N.O. Runs. H.S. Aypte. W. R. Hammond 10 1 683 141 *2 - ill 100 00:50 Burnett ! 12 - 734 259 61 10 L. E. G. Ames. S — 280 70 30.00 G. O. B. Allen . 0 2 -10 (.8 31 -8 .T. Hardstaff. . . 15 2 340 S7 -<>..>■! R. W. V. Robins 0 — 14_ j>3 -3.00 T. S. Worthington 13 1 283 S9 A. E Fagg ... 13 — 200 112 22.30 L. B. Fishlock. 13 2 230 91 20.90 W. .T. Copson 3 2 18 10* 18.00 TAI Sims .... 5 1 51 18 l-.70 W.Voce ..... 10 6 44 16* 11.00 H. Verity 10 — 103 31 iO-S K. Fames .... 4 — o 4 l—o •Signifies not out. G. Duckworth batted once, and was not out, without scoring. BOWLING. Wickets. Runs. Average. Allen 28 513 18.32 Hammond ... 9 204 -.-.06 Verity ...... 17 356 ——.70 Fames 1 15 349 23.20 Sims ; 18 433 24.0i> Voce 10 465 29.00 Robins 8 252 31.50 Copson . 7 244 34.85 Worthington . 2 179 89.00 Barnett one wicket for 6 runs, Leyland one. for 80 and Wyatt none for 31 also bowled.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 296, 14 December 1936, Page 15
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