A Great Cricketer: E. F. Upham’s Notable Career

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 174, 20 April 1937, Page 14

A Great Cricketer: E. F. Upham’s Notable Career

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STATISTICIAN

rpHEY say that figures can be made X to prove anything, but the fact remains that figures cannot lie. The impressive tables presented below are a tribute to a great cricketer, E. F. Upham, and provide a record which could well be the pride of any cricketer.

First of all, however, he would like to mention that “Ernie” Upham commenced his career in senior club matches in 1890-1 season for Midland, and represented that club every season till the introduction of district cricket in 1909-

10, when he became associated with North. He played his first representative match for Wellington in November, 1892, against Hawke’s Bay, and his last was against Canterbury, at Wellington, in January, 1910. He was an indispensable unit of the New Zealand representative teams for many years, and compiled the following record iu first-class cricket:— BOWLING.

BATTING.

He was third in the averages in 1892-3, and was second in 1899-1900. The figures for 1890-91, 1900-1 and 1910-11 are not available; they were poor seasons. ’Po summarise, therefore, we find that E. F. Upham's record in senior championship and representative cricket reads ns follows: — BOWLING. Runs’. Wickets. Average. 12 835 1070 UDO BATTING. Inn. N.O. ILS. linns. Aver. 251 51 102' 20811 14.71 Truly Ernest Frederick Upham has left a record which will live in the history of New Zealand cricket.

Runs . Wk Is. Av £10. For Wellington .... , 3770 231 1G.1 For New Zealand .. , 1.133 41 27.63 For Miscellaneous . 219 5192 16 291 15.5 17.7

to a a G to cl O o For Now Zealand .. 21 9 31* 94 7.83 For Welling ton ... 69 13 52 635 11.4 For Miscellaneous . 5 2 21 34 11.3 95 24 52 767 10.9 His club record in detail was IS follows:— BOWLING. Kuns. Wickets. Average. 1890-1 .. 131 11 11.9 1891-2 .. 336 40 8.40 1892-3 . ... .. 459 ■n; 9.90 1893-4 .... .. 462 8.S8 1894-5 .... .. 418 41 10.19 1895-6 .. 465 50 9.30 1R96-7 .... 6.72 1897-8 " 396 42 9.42 1898-9 .... .. 258 - > . 10.32 1899-1900 .. 367 37 9.91 1900-1 .. 296 34 8.70 1901-2 .. 425 40 1f.G2 1901-3 .... .. 473 46 10.28 1903-4 .... .. 458 39 11.53 1904-5 .. 320 5.61 1905-6 .. 344 44 7.81 1906-7 .. 412 38 10.84 1997-8 20 23.05 1908-9 .. 196 14 14.00 1909-10 ... .. 430 36 11.94 1910-11 .. 201 19 10.5 7643 779 9.79 BATTING. Inn. N.O. H.S. Bns Av. 1891-2 ... 10 1 — o • 6.33 1892-3 ... 10 2 102 186 23.20 1893-4 ... 13 2 43 157 14.27 1894-5 9 — <>o 71 7.88 1895-6 ... 8 I . i < 128 IS. 28 1896-7 ... 10 2 15 61 < J >3 1897-8 8 - - - 30 89 11.12 1898-9 7 1 49 96 16.00 1899-1900 ... 9 4 81 215 43.00 1901-2 ... 9 1 31 91 11.37 1902-3 ... 11 54 1 »» < 19.62 .1903-4 s 50 182 .> 1904-5 9 2 1)4206 29 42 1905-6 ... 6 .1 *’3 U 1 11.40 1906-7 ... 9 3 24 87 14.50 1907-8 ... .8 1 58 195 27.85 1908-9 6 — 23 46 7.66 1909-10 ... 9 3 43 138 23.00 159 27 402 2219 16.81