ENGLISH AVERAGES.
HAMMOND ÜBADS BATTING FARNES THE BEST BOWLER. The averages of the M.C.C. crickel team in Australia for first-class matches •re: — BATTING.
Combined Team (at Hobart), 129 r. Aus tralU (fourth Test). 117 v. New Soutl Wnlex. M. Leyland (3) : 118 v. an A»e tralian XI.. 12« v. Australia (flret Test) 111 v. AuKtralla (third Test). A. B. Fags (1)V 112 v. Queenhlulid. J. HardetaS (I) ; JT v. Combined Team (»t L i . O. Amen (1): 10» t. TawnanU. B. B i i. Wyatt (1): -106 .v. We«tl*n, Atetralia [ Against (14).— U. G. Bradmafc (8) : 27C ? for Aaatralla (third Teet), 912 for Au» £ t -I'i (fourth T««t). 160 for Australia J i Test). J. H. Flasleton (2) : 100 toi S A>wtralta Cflrat Teat) * 1H tot ■ AUMWJW'
(third Test). C. L. Badcock (3) : 167 for Combined Team (at Perth). 182 for Aust/«aAl K D J Xl \ (at > Sydney) - 118 for Australia (fifth Test). S. J. McCabe (1): 112 for Australia (fifth Test). I. S. Lee (1)- 160 for Victoria. W. Horrocks (1): 140 for Combined Team (at Perth). R. G. OregonCD : I_>B for Victoria. R. Beattie (1) : 124 for Northern Districts. T. Allen (1) : ioy for Queensland Country.
THE "ASHES" EASY WIN. ffl tral: _ (ftft Aus CRICKET TEST. §« for ~~ —— ~ for THE FINAL MATCH. VICTORY FOR AUSTRALIA. MELBOURNE, March 3. The final crioket Teet match between Kngland and Australia ended to-day in a victory for Australia by an innings s^u and 200 runs. sou The visitors had made 165 runs for an * eight wickete when stumps were drawn * yesterday, and the last two wickets fell 9 P e to-day without addition to the score. tha anc loy All v* ,^- * der Waller Hammond. There were 10,000 spectators to witness the closing scene. They saw only two balls bowled, as Voce and Fames were both caught off big hits from • ■ Fleetwood-Smith's deliveriee. Details of the scores are:— ! AUSTRALIA. be First innings 604 ENGLAND. al First innings 239 n< Second Innings. C. J. Barnett, lbw, b O'ReUly 41 ]e T. S. Worthington, c Bradman, b w McCormick 6 m J. Hardstaff, b Nash ,. 1 lo W. R. Hammond, c Bradman, b O'Reilly 56 ti M. Ley land, * McCormick, b Fleet- m wood-Smith 28 s ] R. E. S. Wyatt, run out 9 55 L. E. G. Amee, c McCabe, b McCor- ti mick 11 G. O. B. Allen, c Nash, b O'Reilly . 7 H. Verity, not out 2 W. Voce, c Badcock, b PleetwoodSmith 1 K. Fames, c Nash, b FleetwoodSmith 0 Extras 3 Total 16^ Fall of Wickete.—One for 9, two for c 10, three for 70, four for 121, five for l 142, six for 142, seven for 153. eight * for 162, nine for 165, ten for 165. g Bowling. c O. M. R. W. r McConnick 9 — 33 2 ( Naeh 7 1 34 1 c O'Reilly 19 6 58 3 1 McCabe 1 . — 1— \ Fleetwood-Smith 13.2 3 36 3 j ENGLISH AVERAGES. \ ] HAMMOND IJBASS BATTTWO. FARNES THE BEST BOWLER. The averages of the M.C.C. cricket team in Australia for first-class matches are: — BATTING. Ins. N.O. Runs. H.S. Av. W. B. Hammond 20 2 1206 231* 67.00 C. J. Barnett . . 2o - 137« 250 55.04 M. Ley land ...22 4 902 Mβ 50.11 L. E. G. Ames . 20 - 682 109 34.10 R. E. S. Wyatt .13 1 409 106 34.08 J Hardstaff . . 28 3 850 110 34.00 G. O. B. Allen . 18 3 381 68 25.40 A. K. Fegg ... 17 1 399 112 24.93 L. B. Fishlocfc 17 2 318 91 21.20 T. Worthington 20 1 399 8» 21.00 I R. W. V. Robins 16 - 297 61 18.56 G. Duckworth .52 36 15* 12.00 i W. Copson ... 8 5 34 10* 11.33 ! H. Verity 19 1 164 31 9.11 1 J.M.Sims..., 12 1 86 18* 7.81 i W. Voce ... t. j 18 7 77 16» 7.00 I K. Farnee 13 5 20 8» 2.50 I "Denotes not out. \ BOWLIXG. t Wickets. Runs. Average. t Fames 41 749 21.40 [ Copson 20 *&7 . 23.35 ► Hammond . 21 51B ••■; *"'. ,24.57 I Sims 38 945 24.86 ! Allen 38 997 26.23 ] t Voc* 35 1O52 30.05 ' Verity .... 28 861 30.75 I Robins 16 638 39.87 I Also bowled: Barnett two (or 24, Ames J one for 14, Leyland two for 119. Wyatt • - one for 71, Worthington four for 333. I LIST OF CENTURIES. I For (18) : W. R. Hammond (6) : 141 v. f West Australia, 1O7 v. Combined Team (at v Perth), 1O4 and 136 v. South Australia, i 109 v. Queensland Country, 231 v. Ausl tralia (second Test). C. J. Barnett (5) : * 131 v. Victoria, 259 v. Queensland, 129 v.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVXIII, Issue 53, 4 March 1937, Page 24
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