ON THE CRICKET FIELD.

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 165, 31 March 1923, Page 16

ON THE CRICKET FIELD.

matches and players

NOTES AND NEWS FROM ALL SOURCES

(By

“Burwood.”)

THE SEASON REVIEWED

IMPROVEMENT ON LAST

YEAR’S FORM

A casual review of the Wellington ■ cricket season, 1922-23, convinces. one that there is a marked improvement f in batting and bowling, as compared '■' with last season’s form. Allowing for f " the fact that more matches were played in 1921-22 than would bo possible .-.•with an English team in our midst, as I-was the case this year, the batting ■ and bowling figures show that, the aggregaitos and averages are higher than , J P i r in l °the y i92l-22 season, the .■dioic of —..the eight teams in the championship i.z met each other in the first .’ound; then the four leading teams and the romain- • ing four indulged in what was really an A and B competition for the cl am- ' ”pionship. In the season just closed, "the same eight teams were engaged. F"‘.THey met each other in the first rc und, I’ and then there was another natch, in ■ which each team mot another for the second time. The association found it . necessary to fill up a couple of Saturdays that were on their hands at too end of the season, and this was we ( T~only expedient deemed to bo practic- ; —matches were played last season, ’••das against eight this season, the aggregates and averages should t-neretore ; have been 25 per cent greater than Ju the present season. This is not the L / case, and performances all round this year show a decided improvement on . Last year, with some notable excep- £: tions r such as, for instance, C. S. i • Dempster, who scored no fewer than 1 - 762 runs last season for 15 innings, '■ - at an average of 53.61 runs. :•>■■■■■ For the first time in their history, - the Hutt team have won the championship There was no doubt about their . supremacy, for they maintained their load over all the later stages of the competition, and won with 2 poin-s i to spare from Petone. H. heads the batting averages with 44.3 b ? runs; last year he headed the batting list with 29.38. Aldersley, Nunn, Hughes, and Shannahan are again among the leading batsmen. Alderstey, Wataon (a newcomer to the team , this season), and McGirr are the three leading bowlers; last year .Aldersley ran second to McGirr Petone have fallen back to second ’ place, but without any disgrace to ' their cricket record. Brice, who was eleventh in their batting list last year, tops the averages this season, thanks to a double century and a century. He is replaced in the lead of the bowling averages by Finlayson, who has the greatest number of wickets and the best bowling average in the metropolis—6o wickets, at a cost of 8.15 runs. Smyrk, who took 40 wickets last season, was not nearly so successful during the present one. From fourth place last year, Wel- - lington come up to third. Bornean, now at Hawke’s Bay, batted five times and came out with an average of 101.50 runs. Hiddleston, who headed the' batting list last year with 59 runs per innings, is second this year, with 56.75; he baited only half as many times, owing to the calls of his business. Kortlang, the ex-Victoian, has a prominent place in the averages, witl/05.25, and that fine old cricketer, C. G. Wilson, chairman of the Wellington Cricket Association manageagement committee, has a splendid record with the bat —11 innings, at an average of 40 runs. He heads the bowling this season, with an average .'of. 9.44 runs. 7' Every cricketer will congratulate that 'gallant little band of players in the Institute team, which 'comes up from last place to fourth position. I They have the record of having had the least number of players in their first team. Only 15 mon donned the flannels for them during the season, as compared with 19 for Old Bovs, for instance. It means that, once the Institute team got together, it stayed together, and to this'fact it owes the fine team spirit that carried it through the season so successfully. H. C. Watson, the captain, deserves every congratulation for the masterly man ner in which be handled his yoithful eleven. Dempster, Banks and Douglas had averages of over 40 runs last year, this season Prince is the only batsman to pass the 40 mark in bat- . ting. Watson, who took 35 wickets, was their chief bowling strength. Old Boys’ maintains their position at fifth. They started well, but lost the services cf their captain, D. C. Collins, before the season was very far advanced. After the Plunket and Test matches, in which he captained New Zealand, Collins found the demands of his Wairarapa interests too strong to*'-allow him to continue in the grade matches. K. H. Tucker, who completed his 10,000 runs in the last innings of the season, heads the batting averages, with the highest aggregate in the metropolis, 465 runs, and an average of 51.67 for 10 visits lo the wickets; last year, he was fourth on the list. Old Boys sustained a "heavy loss in the removal of Lambert to Taranaki. " Midland, who were third last year o”n the championship table ? have fallen to sixth place. At least six men, who were with them at the beginning of the season, were not with them during the latter half of it. Dind, who headed their batting averages last year, I only batted three times. Tattersa'J, i who played in the three last matches, came through with a batting average i of 50.33 runs. J. Hutchings (50) and ; the consistent Baker (48) were notable ; performers with the bat. Patrick, who 1 took 22 wickets last year, secured 32 ; I wickets this season, at a cost of 19 runs per wicket. Thorndon maintains its place as seci ond to tiie last on the competition table. K. R. Mason, a promoted 1 junior, who joined them only in tho I last three matches, secured the bat ting average, with 39.75 runs, or 5 runs i better than Robinson, last year’s leadi_pg batsman. Phillips secured the aggregate with 404 runs, as against 335 scored by him last season. Leggatt, :with 36 wickets, and Warne (the j wicket-keep of last year) with 30 wickets, bore tho brunt of the bowling. T.M.C.A. foil from sixth to last place. H. Murphy again heads tho Batting averages, with 33.67, as compared with 32.77 last year. Fulton,

who improved greatly on last y ea _[’ s performances, is second. White, M. Henderson, and Fulton are again the chief bowlers.

SEASON’S AVERAGES

We present below the principal averages vi£ the various clubs in the Wellington senior grade competition, which was won by Hutt, after the championship was held by Petone ijor three years in succession. Many ot the club records are yet uncompleted; in such cases th* have been compiled from the Press reports of matches. HUTT

Almao, Binnie, Cobcroft, Milne, Smith, R. Murphy, Foote, and R. Henderson also bowled. *Not out. CENTURY LIST Hutt. —McGirr, 159; Nunn, 106. Petone. —Brice, 228, 106; Corner, 108; Gedye, 103. Wellington.—Kortlang, 130; Hiddleston, 120Institute. —Prince, 109 not out. Old Boys.—Tucker, 128 not out Midland. —J. Hutchings, 138, 103, not but; Baker, 128 not out. Thorndon. —E. M. Phillips, 110; L. Lomas, 116Y.M.C.A.—H. R. White, 127 not out; P. R. Fulton, 128. 7 ■ JUNIOR COMPETITION KILBIRNIE CHAMPIONS Kilbirnie has again showed that it is a club that deserves senior status, says a contributor, it has won three championships again thus t|aason, namely, Cluo, Junior A, and Third A, while last season it carried otf the Club, Junior A, and Junior B. In four seasons under its present constitution, it has won eight championships. The Junior A team is made up of players better fitted than many present seniors to take their place in tho first grade, and is well supported by promising players in the lower grades. Hayden Algar’s performance of 101 wickets with, an average of 3.85 in the third A team, is worthy of mention. He is a good bat, too, having made 317 runs. He should find a place in the first eleven next season. ’The club is to be congratulated on its achievement, and a word of praise to the excellent management committee would not go amiss, especially the hardworking secretary, Mr. H. Winterbottom. Mr. J. Reid, late chairman of the junior committee on the Wellington Cricket! Association, in speaking a* their last smoke concert, gave a special word of praise to the secretary and management committee, and stated that, of all the clubs affiliated with the association, Kilbirnie gave them the least trouble, and there had been no departure this season from the high standard set. The averages and performances of each team are as follow:— Junior A.--Games played, 8; won 7, lost 1. BATTING. Inn. N.O. U.S. Total. Avge. W. Christopher-

Wicket-keeping— J.' Day stumped nnd caught 7; D. Algar stumped and caught 2 Junior B —Playea 8; won 5; lost 3. Batting: W. Reeves 234 runs, average 26.0; Campbell, 247—24.7 Bowl-

ing: H. Bramley 57 wickets, average 8.8 ; Ahearne 48 —11.7. Third A—Winners of third A championship. Played 16; won 14, drawn 1, lost 1. Batting: Lang 260 runs, average 21.66; H. Algar 317 —17.6; Griffin 119—17.0; B. Morris 275 —16.18; Browne 243—15.2; F. Tobin. 142 14.2; Wnkelin (captain), 209 —13.1. Bowling: H. Algar 101 wickets, average 3.85 ; Lang 74 —4.56; Blake 26 5 77 • F. Tobin 15—5.8; Izett 24—6.54; J. Tobin 18—7.3. Wicket-keeping—B. Wakelin stumped 8, caught 3. Average byes per innings 3.3. Third B A—Played 16; won 12, lost 4. Batting: Sykes 277 runs, average 30.78; Shelley 189—21.0; Rice (captain) 297—17.47 ; Barrett 252 —12.60. Bowling: V. Clark 105 wickets, average 7.03; J. Clark 69—8.7. Wicketkeeping: Rice, 16 stumped, 5 caught, average lives ner innings 3.17. Third B B—This team, although not having done quite so well ns the A’s, has nevertheless a good record and some promising players.

PONEKE CLUB Averages for season 1922-23 of the Poneke junior A team are: —

BATTING

Centuries scored: Cooper, 1-6; Cooper, 113; McCardell, E.. 105. Century partnerships: Cooper nnd E. McCardell, 136; Cooper and H. McCardell, 114. Highest number catches and stumping, E. Foley, wicketkeeper. 10; highest number catches in field, Cooper 10. Dost bowling performance: Browning, seven wickets for 16. “CREEPING PARALYSIS” AN AUSTRALIAN LAMENT It is hard to understand the creeping paralysis that has come over our batting, writes “J.W.” in the “Australasian.” We are becoming a nation of push-bats. Driving is becoming a lost art. It is the grandest stroke in the game, yet ball after ball is pushed back gently to its bowler, or to mid-off and cover that be driven with power and effect. Caution has become an obsession. What strikes the intelligent observer as inexplicable is that the batsmen would be taking less risk in a lusty carpet drive than in pushing his bat at the ball “Stop there and the runs will come,”- has again become the ruling, passion m cricket. Batting should be more than a mere dry exhibition of preventing the hall beating the bat. Cricket is presumably a game of skill, and the skill is in the fact of stopping there and making runs. Cricket should be more than a mere game, a plodding on and filling in time. There should be entertainment, made up of dash, initiative, resource, and enterprise, with a keen spirit of rivalry, which the negative, style cl play never imparts, os selfishness is its guiding motive. Impulsiveness and blind slogging is not wanted, except as an nterhide, but an evident desire to obtain runs. Th it is the po.nt, the desiie to make runs on every available opportunity. As long as it is good cricket, there is pleasure and entertainment in the process. It really is not necessary for a batsman to be ( scoring at a test rate —they are not alb built alike —but half volleys should bo treated disrespectfully, and short balls unmercifully. If the fieldsmen are given something to do and are kept alive, there 13 movement in every phase, and cricket becomes an unequalled outdoor entertainment. We are going backward, dash with judgment is looked at askance, and our batting, in its true sense is a travesty on the Australian cricket wo knew years ago. And extremely slow scoring is not only confined to Australia, as witness Mead s laborious effort m South Africa m the third Test, where it took him over six ticura to make 181 runs. Is it any wonder that Armstrong gave orders to his men not io unduly exert themselves in getting him out in the fifth Test at the Oval in 1921, when Mead made 182 not out. That is where statistics fail, for tho score stands to the Tiatsman’s credit, while it was disadvantageous to England’s chances. 'JTio game is still flourishing, even though the players are doing their best to make it loss its popularity. KANGAROOS IN FLANNELS OLD AND NEW ERAS The cricketing enthusiast lias a colloquial calendar of his own, and in it tho year of grace, 1902, is known as “Trumper’s famous year.” .That is so in Australia, at least. Well, it was just after that famous year, and I was seated in the pavilion of that treasurehouse of Australian cricket memories—the M.C.C. ground (writes “Old Bondigonian” in the “Cricketer Annual” for 1923). There were present a coterie of mixed generations, among them being Mr. Thomas Horan. “Felix,” <>f the facile pen. Tho conversation ran in the old groove of “ then and now,” heretical to Mass Trinnper. Hill, Noble, and tho oldsters deemed the youngsters and Co. on the same plane as “Billy” Murdoch. “Spoff.” “Old Boyloy,” and Blackham. Thorn was a centre partv uho pinned their faith to Turner, Ferris, “Gift.” and those who flourished in the late ’eighties and early ‘nineties. The discussion was highly interesting, ’lid had some exciting partisan rallies but, as was only to be expected, there .as no finality, and there neier wil' be Our children's children, iniiylinp, will produce . another Grace—no, I will say that there never could be quit© another “W.G.” Nature breaks the mould out of respect to such an outstanding figure, and methinks Nature itself would Im courting a charge of sacrilege if it

bo courting a charge ot sacrilege it ir attempted. But posterity will have itsy< cluster of gems, and the oldsters and -

youngsters of all generations to come will go on ad infinitum with the glorious argument of “Then and Now.” THE HITTER AND THE ORTHODOX. Tho old and the new eras in Australian cricket must have a line of demarcation, and most will place it at the period of the visit of Stoddart’s first team to Australia, and coincidentally with the establishment of the five Test series in that country. Gone aj-e the old fast-footed hitters like McDonnell, Lyons, Bonnor, and Massie. In their place we have a plethora of precise, orthodox batsmen who believe in playing themselves in, and waiting patiently for a loose ’un to come along. Time is no longer the essence of the contract, with the result that modern Tests are in the main not so exhilarating, though from time to time a Trumper or a Jessop may flash like a meteor across the cricket firmament. A Macartney or a Hobbs may sparkle on rare occasions, but there is hardly as much distinctive individual variety as of old. With its increasing population Australia is rearing a plethora of. dependable batsmen, and even a star has to maintain a sound consistency or he will be dropped. The top-hole bowlers are not increasing in the same ratio as the batsmen, hence the swollen batting aggregates. However, the war hiatus promises to be tho epoch which, marks the beginning of a new era in English cricket. The old ascendancy of the Motherland over her daughter has been reversed momentarily, bi(t Australians would be very unwise to imagine that such a state of things will long continue. The position is analogous to that of two prospectors on an alluvial goldfield. Australia’s present preeminence is simply due to the fact that the last “wash” panned out with an exceptional group of golden specimens, arid she is basking in the smiles of consequent fortune. The other prospector is now going through the process of washing up, and mayhap there will be even richer nuggets in his next dish. So mote it ba! The old game will always have tho charm of uncertainty. Two men like. Foster and Barnes may turn the trick in Old England’s favour once more, and I venture to predict that the next series of Tests in the Commonwealth will be the greatest evtr, and the flowers of the future, like those of the past, will be fragrant and fair. Australians will watch'the cricket in the cradleland of the game with redoubled ifTterest in the seasons that intervene before England’s chosen again cross the Equator. NOTES AND NEWS Clarrie Grimmett (formerly of Wellington) is the first bowler in Australia to secure a total of 50 wickets in this season’s games, this five for 94 agafusl Fitzroy making his aggregate 51. obtained at an average of 12 runs each. It is a. remarkable record for a man who is not considered good enough for a fair trial in bigger cricket. says the “Globe” (Melbourne). Grimmett has never been given a decent trial in the big games, despite The fact that season after season he has nonplussed the best of our batsmen with his slows, and finished up with wonderful figures. Old cricketers will regret to learn of tho death, at the age of 59, of George Bean, the Sussex professional batsman, who was a member of Lord Sheffield’s team which visited Australia. in 1891-92. Bean, who was a Notts man originally, was one of the most successful English batsmen of his day. He was chosen for the Australian trip on the strength of his fine doings in 1891, when he scored 1002 runs at an average of 30. He accomplishcrl one remarkable performance against Ids native county in that season, making 145 not out and 92 in a match. In Australia, however, he was a failure, although it was thought that the fast wickets there would suit Turn, seeing that, most of his best scores in Fkml'T'l were made on wickets of this kind. Ironmonger has put up no howling feat since his return from Svdn°v to equal that which he accomplished against his old comrades of the Melbourne team recently. After the opening partnersh’n between Sandford and Vaughan Imd been broken, he c.arr cd all before him. finishing up. with tho "•onderful ”eeord of eight wickets for 65 runs. It was a magnificent bowling effort on a wicket that was made for batsmen. The number of batsmen who have scored over 400 runs in the First Grade in Sydney m large. Several have topped 600'. the highest now being 'W. G. Brown, of Sydney, with 669. J. Randell. of Manly, heads the bowling list ivitl) 58 wickets, but he has been much more expensive than O. P. Asher,/who has taken 45 wickets at average cost of 12.48. Chapman received a unique honour during the match against Victoria. Between overs an enthusiast from “the outer” hopped the fence, stopped the resumption of play by an authoritative wave of the arm, and walked right across the field 1o Chapman. That astonished youth he presented with a testimonial from the. one-and-a-penny patrons bearing the inscript on: “You are the best field we have ever seen!” Colonel Hartley confirmed the truth- of this report, in a chat with a Dominion reporter during the week. Chapman was the outstanding player of the English side, and Australians will bo disappointed if he is not a member of the English team to visit this country, says a Melbourne writer. His batting is high class, and his fielding positively brilliant. He stands alone among the batsmen of the team. He scored prolifically in New Zealanci, but it was his batting in Australia. that provided the best guide to his ability. In the eight games here he played 14 innings, twice not out, and scored 762 runs at an average of 63. Add to this the number of runs that he saved in the field, and you get some idea of his value to the side. If he is not an England batsman of the near future Australians are no judges of a cricketer.

BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.S. Total. Avg" H. M. McGirr 11 0 159 448 44.36 H. Nunn 11 0 106 262 23.81 W. G. Hughes 9 0 53 169 18.77 W. Aldersley 11 0 45 202 18.36 H. Watson .... 9 0 62 143 15.88 J. Shannahan 13 2 35 170 15.45 R. Pringle ... 13 3 40 157 15.70 S. Eggleston . 11 1 47 147 14.70 J. W. Condliffe 8 1 *35 99 14.14 E. Locket ... 6 0 35 77 12.83 Neazor, Balks, McLaren, Lusty, Parrant, and Berry also batted. BOWLING. Wks. Runs. Avge. Aldersley .... 27 279 10.33 Watson 35 367 0.48 McGirr 29 368 .2.65 Nunn 18 256 14.22 Balks 8 146 18.25 Shannahan .. 2 43 21.50 PETONE . BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.S. Total. A W. S. Brice .... 9 0 228 450 50.00 M. Copier 11 1 108 306 30.60 A. Gedye 11 0 103 285 25.91 A. Cate 8 1 58 129 18.43 A. Finlayson... 9 0 45 156 17.33 D. Sutherland 7 1 42 101 16.83 E. Smyrk 1 33 62 15.50 W. Hamilton .. 9 1 52 121 15.01 H. E. Nicholls 10 1 47 120 13.33 H. Parrant ... 11 4 25 89 12.71 W. Burrows ... 8 1 24 85 12.14 Martin, Senior, Hope, and O’Donoghue also hatted. BOWLING. Wks. Runs. Avge. Finlayson ... 60 489 8,15 Parrant 4 52 13.00 Brce 55 742 3.49 Corner 9 148 ' 16.44 Smyrk 8 189 23.62 WELLINGTON BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.S. Total. Avge. E. H. Berneau □ 3 *93 203 101.50 J. Hiddleston 4 0 120 227 56.75 B. J. Kortlang 4 0 130 221 55.25 C. G. Wilson... 11 1 80 401 40.10 W. Wagstaffe 10 2 69 190 23.75 M. Millbrook 12 0 • 54 232 19.33 E. J. Whyte... 6 0 35 103 17.17 J. Quinn 4 1 28 47 15.67 W. T. Jennings 5 0 43 78 15.60 A. Bruges 9 1 60 110 13.75 W. Paterson 11. 4 *21 96 13.71 S. Turvev 11 2 *22 119 13.22 W. Marshall ... 5 0 31 53 10.60 BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Avpo. Wilson 16 151 9.44 Good 18 332 12.89 Hiddleston 13 175 13.46 Whyte 5 101 20.20 Berneau 9 206 22.89 Millbrook 11 367 33.36 Turvey, Bruges, Kortlang. Anderson, Marshall, Ouinn, and Wagstaffe also bowled. INSTITUTE BATTING. Inn. N.O.JB.S. Total. Avge. H. Prince ... 9 2 109 299 42.71 H. C. Watson 10 0 75 370 37.00 C. Dempster W. Ditchfield 8 3 0 0 71 69 241 78 30.12 26.00 B. Massey ... 1 0 25 25 25.00 D. Burt 10 1 68 214 23.77 J. Griffiths ... 1 0 21 21 21.00 N. D. Smith... 10 0 50 160 16.00 K. James 10 3 35 91 13.00 H. Foley 4 2 *15 25 12.25 T. Barr 7 1 40 70 11.66 J. Malcolm and J. Banks also battod. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Avge. Foley 4 . 54 13.50 Dempster 9 141 15.68 i Watson 35 639 17.97 7 183 26.14 Malcolm 14 405 28.93 Smith 8 235 29.37 Baumber 9 296 32.87 Barr, Prince, Ditchfield, and Griffiths also bowled. OLD BOYS BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.S. Total. Avge. K. H. Tucker 10 1 *128 465 51.67 A. C. Ronaldson 10 1 70 277 30.78 D. C. Collins 7 0 64 193 27.57 W. Barclay ... 14 2 52 251 20.92 E. Bull 13 1 83 245 20.42 A. Duncan .... 12 1 63 152 13.82 — Morton 4 1 *35 36 12.00 Knowles-Smith, J. Findlay. I 1 . Eaton, A. Wilson, Whitwell, l. Cox, B. Marris. R. McColl, Berry, Ward, Macintosh, and G. Burt also batted. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs Avge. Collins 11 127 11.45 Morton 12 140 11.67 Findiay 6 76 12.66 Burt 8 111 13.87 Wilson 4 74 18.50 Macintosh .. 10 206 20.60 Donaldson .. 3 91 30.33 Duncan 12 39E 33.17 Barclay 13 626 48.15 Bull, Duff, Knowles-Smith Tucker Marris , and also bowled. MIDLAND BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.'S. Total. Avere. H. Tattersail . . 3 0 73 151 50.33 J. Hutchings .. 11 4 138 351 50.14 W. A. Baker 8 1 *128 339 48.43

J. A. Bruce ... 8 1 57 196 28.00 G. D. Little ... 6 0 54 132 22.00 W. Gibson 6 0 39 107 17.84 D. Hally 6 D. Patrick ... 11 0 0 65 99 16.50 54 155 14.09 A Gilchrist .. 12 2 39 120 12.00 J IV Hutchings 11 0 40 126 11.45 E. Judd H 0 47 125 11.36 W. Watson ... 6 1 19 50 10.00 C. O’Connor, A. J. Jackson, Wilson, Cunninghams (2), O. K. Jeffs, and M. Dind also batted. » BOWLING. Wkts. Runs Avge. Gilchrist . 5 65 13.00 Patrick . 32 608 19.00 O’Connor . 3 65 21.67 J. Hutchings ... . 19 430 22.63 Bruce . 9 210 23.33 Jeffs . 5 118 23.60 Judd .. 1< ) 321 32.10 Gibson, J. W. Hutchings, Little, and Baker also bowled. THORNDON BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.8. Total. Av~i>. K. R. Mason .. 5 1 *95 159 39.75 E. M. Phillips 13 1 110 404 33.67 Christopherson 6 E. G. Brook ... 12 1 *48 129 25.80 2 69 252 25.20 L. Lomas 8 0 116 209 25.12 C. Tilyard .... 4 3 *10 24 24.00 W. Warne ' ll 0 59 250 22.73 D. Leggatt ... 12 2 *42 169 16.90 P. Ellerm 12 0 57 167 13.92 A. E. Doneghue 13 0 46 173 13.31 W. Sweeney... 4 0 23 46 11.50 H. Carruthers 10 1 27 98 10.89 P. C. Cross ... 12 1 24 113 10.27 C. Robinson, T. Plant, and G. H. Doneghue also batted BOWLING. Wkts. Runs Avge. Carruthers 10 138 . 13.80 Doneghue 8 146 18-25 Leggatt 36 725 20.14 Warne 30 632 21.07 Cross 150 21.43 Plant 11 251 22.8.3 Ellerm 6 226 37.66 Phillips, Robinson, and Lomas also bowled. Y.M.C.A. BATTING Inn. N.O. H.S. Total. Avj»e. H. Murphy 9 3 *69 202 33.67 P. R. Fulton .. 13 2 128 361 32.83 H. R- White ... 9 1 ’ T27 215 26.87 R. A. Westbrook 9 1 59 162 20.25 S. Jones 11 1 *64 194 19.40 D. Binnie 13 1 59 206 17.17 M. Henderson 12 3 43 140 14.44 L. T. Cobcroft 13 0 68 183 14.10 R. Murphy .... 13 0 48 137 10.54 K. Ahnao, J. Lingard, A. Sugden, E. Hitchcock, Philpotts, J. Milne, A. Foote, and R. Henderson also batted BOWLINGWkts. Runs Avge. Hitchcock 7 73 10.43 White 20 321 16.05 M. Henderson .. 21 439 20.90 Fulton -. 16 408 25.50

son 13 0 99 418 32.15 S. Eaton .... 13 Q 51 345 31.36 Armstrong . 13 0 92 353 27.15 A. Morris . 13 0 87 330 25.39 V. Christopher son 11 0 43 193 17.54 9 1 45* 135 16.87 D. Algar . .. 9 2 32* 105 15.00 Tullett 13 0 47 170 13.08 H. Bramley . 11 3 30 102 12.75 Garrard , p 1 25 82 10.25 F. Russell . 12 9 19 100 10.0 J. Day .... 9 2 18 54 7.7 BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. Avge. Armstrong .. .. 40.3 5 169 19 8.9 Fauvel . 49.3 13 149 10 9.31 Eaton .. 4 0 20 2 10.0 Russell . 84.5 12 354 31 11.1 Bramley, H. 109.0 9 386 32 ■12.06 Garrard .... . 52.6 K 214 12 17.8 V. Christoplierson .. . 45 1 229 11 20.8 A. Morris .. . 16 1 87 4 21.75 W. Christapherson .. . 30 1 160 6 26.66

McCardell, E. Inn. H.S. Runs. N.O. Avtre. 10 105 431 1 47.88 Cooper H. L. 12 126 429 2 42.90 Redmond. W. 7 67 139 1 23.16 McCardell, H. 12 85 239 0 19.91 Browning 9 98 158 1 19.75 Aamodt, C. H. 8 50 122 0 15.25 Folev, L. ... 3 37 37 1 18.50 Eckhoff, D.... 11 33 115 2 12.77 Humphry, A. 13 26 137 2 12.45 McArthur, J. 13 28 129 2 11.73 Folev, E 10 38 92 2 11.50 Sisson, C. ... 5 15 39 1 9.75 Calcanai, J. 8 16 41 1 5.85 Matches played, 8 ; won, 5 ; lost, 3. Points for, 19 ; points i against. 10. Runs scored for, ‘2348; average, 20.04. Runs scored against, 2179; average, 17.86. bowling. Runs. Wilts . Ave. 26 2 13.00 ... 595 43 13.88 Redmond, W. ... 120 8 15.00 Folev Tj 99 6 16.50 Foley, E 36 2 18.00 McCardell. H. ... 404 22 18.36 Aamodt, C. H. ... 178 9 19.77 Tlpnivni ng .... ... 347 16 21.18 Cooper. H. L. 60 2 30.00 Calcanai, J. ■■ ... 125 3 41.66