RYAN HAS MOST RUNS

Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33728, 28 December 1974, Page 4

RYAN HAS MOST RUNS

J With his century * against Old Collegians, * the Lancaster Park cap- * tain, Maurice Ryan, » holds a narrow lead in J the senior cricket batting * aggregates, with the club » season at the half-way } stage.

* Ryan has totalled 356 * runs, two more than * Barry Hadlee. Not far ' behind are Keith Thorni son (344), John Phillips * (336) Chris Kirk (313), * Peter Coman (312), Tony * McKendry (310) and Ken J Wadsworth (309). * Barry Hadlee leads the * averages, with 50.6 Next J come Brian Ritchie (49.6). JWadsworth (44.1), John J Wright (40.6), Ryan J (39.5), Thomson (38.2), * Phillips (37.4), Bill Al- * dridge (37) and Dayie ? Hadlee (31).

Aldridge has most wickets, 35, only three ahead of Doug Bracewell. Behind them are Wayne Wilson (28), John Kiddey (27), Paul Hammant (26), Dayie Hadlee and Richard Pither (each 25),David Trist (23), Kit Chambers

and Joe Harrison (22), Bruce Irving and lan Wil son (21).

Mark Burtt has the best bowling average — 8.4 — of those who have taken 10 wickets or more. Richard Hadlee has averaged 10.4, Gary Walklin 10.7, Wayne Wilson 11.2. Trist 12.8. John Langley 13.2, Kit Chambers. Geoff Allen and Aldridge. 13.4.

Rex Gearry and Paul McEwan have taken most catches in the field — 11, with R’chard Hadlee. Keith Thomson and Lindsay Thorn each nine.

The leading wicketkeeper is Kevin Collins, with 17 dismissals. Ritchie and John Thompson each has 13. Wadsworth and Simon Cowles each nine.