CRICKET

Press, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 26672, 5 March 1952, Page 3

CRICKET

THE SEASON’S AVERAGES

With the completion of the match between the West Indies and Wellington, New Zealand’s official programme of firstclass matches has ended for the season. For the first time in many years, no batsman aggregated 500 runs, although most of the leading players had two or three matches against the West Indies as well as four instead of the former three Plunket Shield games. The leading batsman was V. J. Scott (Auckland), who batted with marked success in the two tests against the West Indies, and T. B. Burtt (Canterbury) had another most successful season with his left-arm spin bowling. These players seem certain to win the Redpath Cup and Winsor Cup respectively. In the following main lists, batsmen who have played five innings or more, with an average of mere than 20, and bowlers who have taken five or more wickets at an average cost of 35 runs or fewer, are included:— Batting In. N.O. H.S. Agg. Av. V. J. Scott (A.) 10 2 151 462 57.75 J. G. Leggat

Also bowled: B. Sergent (W.). 59. 3, 19.67; N. Bennett (C.>, 60, 3, 20; H. Tapping (A,), 86. 4. 21.50; P. Harris (C.), 72. 3, 24.00; B. Sutcliffe (O.), 85, 3, 28.33; R. N. Couper (O.), 130, 4, 32.50.

(C.) 10 3 113 352 50.28 F. B. Smith (C.) 7 1 70 291 48.50 R. W. G. Emery (C.) 12 2 92 479 47.90 J. B. Morris (A.) 6 2 101* 160 40.00 J. R. Reid (W.) 13 0 283 499 38.38 R. T. Barber (W.) 6 1 86 182 36.40 B. Sutcliffe (O.) 14 1 88 467 35.92 L. D. Smith (O.) 10 1 89 320 35.55 A. Hunter (C.D.) 5 0 108 173 34.60 T. Meale (W.) .. 10 1 112* 305 33.72 O. C. Cleal (A.) 7 2 48 168 33.60 D. D. Beard (C.D.) 10 2 52 232 29.00 D. D. Coleman (A.) 7 0 63 203 29.00 E. W. Dempster (W.) 10 1 56 245 27.22 G. O. Rabone (A.) 10 0 125 271 27.10 L. Watt (O.) .. 10 0 57 270 27.00 F. L. H. Mooney (W.) 13 1 75 319 26.58 E. Meuli (CD.) 8 1 48* 185 26.42 J. Worrall (A.) 7 0 63 178 25.42 M. Chapple (C.D.) 7 0 47 176 25.15 A. E. L. Britton (C.) 6 2 35* 96 24.00 S. N. McGregor (O.) 10 0 74 228 22.80 E. Watson (O.) 10 0 103 208 20.80 •Not out. Also betted: B. Turner (C.D.). 4, 1. 66, 167, 55.67; T. Hambrook (A.), 4, 0. 72, 162, 40'50; W. A. Hadlee (C.). 4. 0. 55. 145 36.25: P. Z. Harris (C.), 2. 0, 38. 55. 27.50: M. Tremlett (C.D.). 3, 0, 39, 76, 25.33. Bowling Runs. Wkts. Av. C. C. Burke (A.) 147 10 14.70 J. C. Laker (A.) 379 24 15.79 T. B. Burtt (C.) 643 37 17.38 A. Duckmanton (C.] 108 6 18.00 G. O. Rabone (A.) .. 341 16 21.31 A. R. MacGibbon (C.) 286 13 22.00 J. R. Reid (W.) 420 18 23.33 R. S. O’Neill (W.) ... 168 7 24.00 H. B. Cave (CD.) .. 466 19 24.53 E. Dempster (W.) 419 17 24 65 A. M. Moir (O.) 870 34 25.59 H. Moyle (A.) 234 8 29.25 D. D. Beard (C.D.) .. 601 20 30.05 J. A. Hayes (C.) 577 19 30.37 F. Stanley (O.) 321 10 32.10 M. Chapple (C.D.) .. 294 9 32.67 R. Blair (W.) 440 13 33.85 E. Watson (O.) 311 9 34.55 G. Ovgrton (O.) 243 7 34.70 I. B. Leggat (CD.) .. 210 6 35.00