CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 301, 20 September 1928, Page 17

CRICKET

REST OF ENGLAND BEAT LANCASHIRE RAPID SCORING (Australian Press Assn.—United Service) London, September 17. In the match Lancashire v. The Rest of England, the Rest in their first innings made COS for eight wickets, declared (Hendren 174, Sutcliffe 139, Ames 56 not out). The Lancashire eleven, who made 296 in the first' Innings, in their second innings made 216 (Ernest Tyldesley 63). Freeman took four wickets for 75. The Rest won by an innings and 91 runs. It was certainly vivid batting. Chapman realised that Lancashire were well beaten, and obviously gave orders to hit or get out. Hendren and Ames added 179 in sixty-five minutes. Hendren hit Iddon for four sixes and took fortv-fire from eleven balls. Incidentally Sutcliffe and Ernest Tyldesley reached their 3000 runs, joining Hendren, Woolley, and Mead. This is easily a record.’ The previous best were the three, Abel, Fry, and Tyldesley, in 1901. LEADING ENGLISH AVERAGES (Australian Press Association.) London, September 17. The final cricket averages for the season are: ~ BATTING.

Inn. N.O. Runs. .... 17 4 1133 Aver. S7.15 3542 82 e/Tyldcsley .... 48 1 .... 44 3021 3002 79.57 76.97 ••• .... 50 1 3027 7d.(h .... 54 3311 70.44 Hammond .... 48 .... 46 2825 2645 ■65.69 64.51 .... 42 7 2243 64.08 .... 46 25S3 61.50 Woolley Ticvland •••• .... 59 .... 37 3352 1783 61.03 54.03 Chapman ... .... 29 .... GO t 967 1919 37.19 35.53 .... 49 : 1469 30.60 34 1( 626 26.08 •Duckworth .... 30 12 280 16.47 Larwood .... Freeman It. Ty Ides ley Tate BOWLING Runs. .... 2003 .... 54S9 .... ' 19S3 .... 3184 Wickets. 138 301 104 165 Aver. 14.51 18.05 19.06 19.29 .... 2258 115 19.63 White .... 2720 138 19.71 MacDonald .... 3754 .... 3345 190 166 19.75 20.15 Staples • • • • .... 2394' 110 21.76 Hammond Woolley .... Leyland .... .... 1941 .... 9S1 1197 ' 84 34 35 23.10 28.85 34.20