Senior cricket averages

Press, Volume CXI, Issue 32568, 30 March 1971, Page 28

Senior cricket averages

V. Pollard, the East Christ-church-Shirley all-rounder and test player, had the very notable double of more than 500 runs and 50 wickets in senior competition matches this season. This very rare double was

last performed in the 1956-57 season by A. R. Mac Gibbon (Old Collegians), who also did it two seasons previously. W. A. Thomson (Sydenham), the leading batsman all season, clung to his position at the top of the aggregates, in spite of a duck in his final

innings. He made 12 runs more than the St Albans captain, J. >M. Ruston. The older of the brothers, K. Thomson, had the best average. P. A. Sharp (West Christ-church-University) not only took the most wickets, but

was also second in the averages to his team-mate, D. G. TriSt. J. W. Kiddey (Riccarton), one of four bowlers to take 50 wickets or more—B. C. Irving (Lancaster Park) was the other—was third in the averages. The leading figures are:—

FIELDING 12 catches: J. W. Calder (O.B.), D. W. Stead (R.). 11 catches: R E. Gearry (L.P.), K. Thomson, I. R. Hartland, D. L. Gallop (S.). 10 catches: P. R. Joyce. K. C. Chambers (L.P.), A. R. Hounsell (O.B.), A. D. J. Glen IS.), J. A. Harrison (St A.). 'WICKET-KEEPING R. L. McHarg (S.l, 19 catches, 11 stumpings, total 30; B. P. Isherwood (R.l, 26, 2, 28: R. K. Allen (W.-U.), 17, 8, 25; G. W. Henry (O.B.), 20, 4, 24; L. A. Smith (St A.), 16, 5, 21; J. F. Jackson (L.P.), 15 catches; L. B. Glanville (E.-S.l, 10, 1, 11; R. G. Fraser (0.C.), 10, 1, 11.

BATTING (average of 25) Inn. N.O. H.S. Agg. Ave. 50 K. Thomson (S.) 14 3 103* 417 37.9 1 J. W. Burtt (St A.) 17 1 101* 599 37.4 5 B. Bhana (W.-U.) 14 3 65 391 35.5 3 G. T. Dowling (W..U-) 12 4 54 283 35.3 1 T. W. Jarvis (W.-U.) 8 2 59 211 35.2 1 W. A. Thomson (S.) 20 1 104 657 34.5 4 V. Pollard (E.-S.) 18 1 93 .581 34.1 3 B. G. Hadlee (O.B.) 17 5 70* 409 34.1 3 N. M. Parker (R.) 14 0 125 467 33.3 1 D. L. Gallop (S.) 18 4 100* 467 33.3 1 B. F. Hastings (W.-U.) 12 0 89 392 32.6 3 J. M. Ruston (St A.) 20 0 101 645 32.2 3 C. L. Bull (O.B.) 20 4 76 494 30.8 4 P. R. Joyce (E.-S.) 18 2 114* 458 28.6 1 I. R. Hartland (S.) 18 1 61* 480 28.3 4 D. S. Banks (O.C.), 20 0 70 534 26.7 1 C. K. Baker (L.P.) 20 4 63 424 26.5 2 R. W. Fulton (O.C.) 13 0 64 342 26.3 4 B. P. Isherwood (R.) 19 2 67 439 25.8 2

BOWLING (15 wickets) O. M. R. W. Av. D. G. Trist (W.-U.) .. .. 126.4 30 360 38 9.5 P. A. Sharp (W.-U.) .. .. 255.2 70 754 62 12.1 J. W. Kiddey (R.) .. 244.4 70 646 52 12.4 S. T. Chambers (O.B.) .. 167.6 45 535 42 12.7 B. C. Irving (L.P.) .. .. 232.5 49 702 54 13.0 V. Pollard. (E.-S.) .. 259 .75 714 51 14.0 R. C. Motz (R.) .. 200.2 46 663 42 15.7 T. D. Gibson (O.C.) .. .. 219 33 755 46 16.4 G. D. V. Pulley (E.-S.) .. 162.7 26 563 33 17.0 W. M. Duncan (S.) .. 191.5 40 535 30 17.8 N. A. Huxford (W.-U.) .. 97.2 19 289 16 18.0 C. J. Walkin (St A.) .. .. 173.5 16 707 37 19.1 J. A. Harrison (St A.) .. 119.6 13 482 25 19.2 A. R. Hounsell (O.B.) .. .. 203.5 27 733 38 19.3 I. D. Wilsoh (S.) .. 168.7 30 618 32 19.3 C. M. Kirk (W.-U.) .. 131.5 38 408 21 19.4 B. J. Salt (S.) .. 150.2 25 488 25 19.5 P. G. D’Auvergne (R.) .. 111.1 23 390 19 20.5 K. C. Chambers (L.P.) .. 169.4 34 599 29 20.6 M. L. Ryan (O.B.) .. 148.1 41 430 20 21.5 P. M. Fazakarley (St A.) • .. 123.4 16 568 25 22.7 A. D. J. Glen (S.) .. 208.2 54 646 28 23.0 R. J Hadlee (L.P.) .. 99 10 350 15 23.3 J. W. Burtt (St A.) .. 73.3 5 397 17 23.3 A. C. Nottingham (E.-S.) .. 127 25 487 20 24.3 W. R. Wilson (L.P.) .. .. 134.5 26 590 24 24.6 J. W. Calder (O.B.) .. 143.1 28 558 22 25.3 K. I. Ferries (St A.) .. .. 117.6 22 433 17 25.5 D. L. Gallop (S.) .. 118 18 475 18 26.3 G. R. Sherlock (W.-U.) .. 113 20 453 15 30,2 N. F. Curtis (O.C.) .. .. 166.1 18 618 19 32.5