TEST AVERAGES

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30063, 22 February 1963, Page 17

TEST AVERAGES

The England batsman, K. T. Barrington, headed the batting aggregate and the averages in the beet series between Australia and England. Barrington finished the test series with an aggregate of 381 runs—the highestby an England batsman since W. R. Hammond made 906 in 1938-29. His aggregate for the tour, 1451 runs, was also the highest since Hammond’s 1333 runs In 1928-29. A. K. Davidson, the Australian fast bowler, with 34 wickets, was the leading wicket-taker, followed by FT. Titmus with 11 wickets and F. E. Trueman and G. McKenzie with 20 wickets. The test averages were:— ENGLAND

14. Centuries were scored by Barrington (3), Sheppard and Cowdrey.

W. Lawry 0/0, R. N. Harvey 0/13. Catches Most catches were taken by Simpson 9, Benaud 9,'Trueman 7. Harvey and Graveney 6. A. Grout took seven catches and made five stumpings and A. Smith took 14 catches. Open Tennis.—Eight countries have so far entered the Malayan Open tennis championships which wffll be hetd at Penang from April 2 to 6. They are Japan, New Zealand, India, Thailand, Burma, Vietnam, Pakistan and Ceyion.—(PA.)

Batting Runs Ave. K. F. Barrington .. 383 72.7 E. R. Dexter .. 481 48.1 M. C. Cowdrey .. 304 43.8 F. J. Titmua .. 183 38.4 D. S. Sheppard .. 327 32.7 T. W. Graveney .. 118 29.0 P. H. Parfitt .. 112 28.0 G. Pullar .. 170 212 F. S. Trueman .. 118 20.4 R. Illingworth A. C. Smith 38 47 18.8 9.4 J. B. Statham 30 9.4 Also batted: B. R. Night, 0, 4; J. T. Murray, 0, 3; L. J. Coldwell. 1. 2, 0; D. A. Allen,

Bowling Runa Wirts Ave D. A. Allen .. 113 5 22.8 r. X. Trueman 511 30 26,05 T. litmus .. 018 21 29 33 X. R. Dexter 373 11 33.9 B. B. Knight .. 123 3 42.7 B. Statham .. 580 13 44.61 Also bowled: K. Barrington 1/134, L. J. Coldwell 3/159, R. A. Illingworth 1/131, T W. Graveney 0/34. AUSTRALIA Batting Runs Ave P. 3. Burge 245 61.2 B. Booth 404 50 4 B. Shepherd 94 47.0 R. B. Simpson - - 481 44.8 R. N. Harvey . - 395 39.5 K. Mackay 148 37.0 N. C. O'Neill 311 34.5 W. M. Lawry 310 344 R. Benaud 227 32 4 A. K. Davidson 158 22 0 G. McKenzie 48 8.0 Also batted: C . Guest 11. B. Jarman 10, 11, ? L. V . Grout, 1, 16.0, N. Hawkt 14 by Booth (1). Burge. Harvey. and O'Neill. Bowling Runs Wkts Ave A. K. Davidson 481 24 20,04 G. McKenzie .. 610 20 30 95 R. Benaud 688 17 40.47 R. B. Simpson 309 8 46.12 K. Mackay .. 237 4 30.67 N. C. O’Neill .. 118 3 59 00 Also bowled: N. Hawke 2/89 B. C. Booth 0/4, C. Guest 0/59,