WELLINGTON CRICKET

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 72, 18 December 1937, Page 13

WELLINGTON CRICKET

Senior Championship Averages

KILBIRNIE’S STRENGTH (By Burwood.) The averages of the players taking part in the Wellington Cricket Associations senior championship competition up to the conclusion of the fourth series ot matches serve to reveal the all-round strength of *he Kilbirnie team. . Two of the Kilbirnie batsmen, W. Bain and S Ward, have averages of more than 100 and W. S. Coltman, ex-captain ot the Manly club’s senior team in Sydney, ie close up with an average of l-'e Kilbirnie team also possesses two outstanding bowlers, J. Ashenden and D b. Wilson, both of whom have already taken more than 20 wickets each at moderate C °J t .’ R. Sheffield, the ex-Essex professional did exceptionally well for Institute Old Boys, scoring 194 runs tn the three innings he played, which returned him the solid average of 64.33. E. McLeod, captain of the Hutt team, has done well with the bat this season, having scored 259 runs, at an average of 51.80. In bowling the honours are shared by R. O’Neill, Midland, who has taken 31 wickcte atNthe good average of 10.74, and E. D. Blundell, Wellington, who has gathered in 33 wickets at a cost of 12.(8 runs a wicket. The only other bowler who has taken more than 20 wickets is R. Buchan, Institute Old Boys, who has captured 22. nt the low cost of 10.45 a wicket. _ Following are the complete batting and bowling averages in the senior championship competition tp date

Kilbirnie.

The umpires for the Plunket Shield match between, Wellington and Canterbury, which is to commence at Wellington on December 31, will be Messrs. J. B. Watson and C. Moore. Messrs. F. W. Harris-Daw and M. L. Pengelly will officiate as umpires in the Brabin Shield match between Wellington and Auckland, at Wellington.

BATTING. C O cd § £ S' M <1 W Bain 2 0 191 225 112.50 S. Ward .... W. S. Coltman G 3 •152 98 307 102.33 6 2 200 72.50 W. Christopherson .. 4 1 82 169 56.33 ,T. Ashenden 3 1 •34 87 43.25 IT F Rice .4 0 70 104 32.80 II. Lubranslty 4 0 .71 125 31.25 D. S. Wilson A. Ashenden 3 0 '30 33 11.00 2 1 0 0 6.00 3 0 15 18 6.00 B* Broit 3 1 10 10 5.00 C. K. Parsloe 1 0 3 3 3.00 D. Turnbull .. 1 0 1 1 •Not out bowling. Wkts. Runs. , Aver. w. Christophersen 4 34 !.5O Wilson .... 20 333 JO-W) ,T. Ashenden 27 474 17.55 Rinp n 3 208 18.90 72 24.00 Allen ..... 10 273 27.30 A. Ashenden ..... 1 55.00 Turnbull 0 •12 0 17 Institute Old Boys. .batting. tn a d cd 00 fl a ft Bi « ,T. R. Sheffield 3 0 129 194 64.33 M. Henderson A, Lang .... 4 1 •01 125 41.66 6 0 100 191 31.83 J. Scott R McTjpn n 5 7 1 1 38 53 113 105 28.25 27.50 M Bilbv .... 1 56 161 20.83 .1. McKeown 5 o ♦29 52 17.33 4 0 25 62 15.50 .T. Hurcombe . 4 1 38 40 15.33 A McLean 6 0 19 79 13.10 2 0 6 11 5.50 D. H. McLeod 1 18 22 5.50 R Buchan ... 5 o ♦7 15 5.00 •Not out.

BOWLING. Wkts. Rune. ver Buchan • 221 10.45 McKeown 12 143 11.91 Crook .... 12 177 14.75 Lang 3 Henderson 147 21.00 A. McLean J) 2ol 27.88 ,1. Scott 0 10 4 — Hut*. BATT! NG. c Q uz i g a >— PS < B. McLeod ... 7 2 •of 259 51.80 II. 0. Gwilllnm 2 1 •37 37 37.00 C. A. Muir .... E. A. Gillies 7 2 3 0 ♦33 2fi 107 26.75 47 23.50 .1. .1. Cheevers 7 0 32 150 21.42 R. .1. Kemp 7 0 <13 118 21.14 .1. R. Capstick 7 0 74 115 16.42 B. R. Ross . 7 0 53 113 16.14 .1. F. M all 7 0 45 98 14.00 B. J. Champness ... 0 48 07 13.85 M. W. Patrick 4 1 19 32 10.66 C. 11. Fowler 4 •8 20 10.00 .1. ,1. McCarthy 4 6 20 38 9.50 R. W. Stehr ♦Not 0 14 20 6.60 out. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs Aver. Kemp o .41 8.20 Muir Champness 19 1C 343 320 18.05 20.37 Ross 4 106 26.40 McLeod b 137 27.40 Patrick ... 196 28.00 Gillies .... (I 26 —- .Capstick 0 36 — 1 Midland. BATTING. G 6 S z b-* Pi <1 W. Hepburn . s 0 01 248 31.00 H. W. Osborn 7 0 no 212 30.28 R. Crawford 7 0 92 167 23.85 A. Gates ...... 7 0 55 151 21.57 E. W. Tindill 0 0 19 3.) 17.50 R. O’Neill .. 7 0 44 106 15.14 J. Bentley 7 4 16 31 10.99 T. Rolfe .... 7 I) 23 68 9.71 R. Buddle .. 7 0 25 49 7.00 C. L. Randall b 1 11 3.75 B. McRae ... 7 2 6 16 3.20 Armstrong 2 0 5 6 3.00 E. Bezzaiit 4 0 0 11 2.75 BOWLING. Wks. Runs. Aver. O’Neill .. . 31 333 10.74 Crawford .. 17 207 12.17 Bentley ... 6 132 22.00 Hfipburn . 3 120 40.00 Rolfe ... Q 82 41.00 Randall . ... 2 134 67.00 Osborne . ... 0 32 —— McRae ... ... 0 108 — Wellington. BATTING.

05 a O cn a 3 CD ... 1 0 03 331 47.28 J ■Rll 0 110 211 42.50 E T? ( T\ n h n «. • • • ... c 1 •65 144 28.80 P. P. Henley ... ... o 1 72 125 25.00 K. T. Morgan ... ... 7 0 40 153 21.85 II. J. Morrissey . ... 2 1 17 21 21.00 A. P. Monteith ... ... 7 1 45 96 16.00 T? A Whvte ... 6 0 25 so 13.13 E. D. Blundell ... 6 29 48 12.00 J T-T . a a a • ... 5 i 20 39 9.75 J T? Stevens a.. 0 32 64 9.14 N. H. Bennett ... ... 5 0 22 45 9.00 M* Meerh ... 4 1 19 24 8.00 <ot out BOWLING. Wks. Runs. Aver. Blundell 33 422 12.78 Morgan .... 8 163 20.37 Ell 10’ 224 22.40 4 94 23.50 Bennett ... 3 77 25.66 Meech ..... 2 66 33.00 Stevens .... o 205 41.00 Morrissey . 0 46 — University. batting. * a 6 w s s a M P. D. Wilson ... ... 6 ... 6 i 0 70 104 163 182 32.60 30.33 ... 6 0 04 160 26.66 w, Tricklebank . 50 25.83 ... 6 0 155 A. F. Harding .. ... 6 0 69 140 23.33 N. H. McMillan . ... 6 0 51 128 ... 4 0 29 7;i 18.i5 W. T. Vletmeyer ... 1 0 18 18 18.00 17.66 ,T B. Stevenson . ... 6 3 •19 53 ... 6 0 40 103 17.16 ... 6 o •33 68 17.00 ... 5 1 •10 27 6.75 Rn nlro ....... .. 1 0 0 0 —' •Not out.

BOWLING. j Wkts. Runs. Aver. Ongley .... Stevenson . 7 9 87 162 12.42 18.00 Knowsley .. 10 181 18.10 Tricklebank 14 318 22.71 Cameron .. McMillan .. 11 211 79 23.72 39.50 Harpur 3 146 48.66 Vletineyer . 0 23 — Wellington College Old Boys. BATTING. 05 c 6 £72 z V. II. Du Chateau .. 8 0 81 211 26.37 H G. Griffiths 6 1 39 88 17.60 C. I’. Wareham 8 0 70 139 17.37 N. 11. Burnette 8 0 32 132 16.50 A. AV. Duncan 2 * 10 16 16.00 II. II. Laniason 8 0 41 121 15.12 K. Young « 0 38 116 14.70 It. Y. Boyes 8 b 24 43 14.33 L. V. Browne 8 0 33 113 14.12 J. R. Larnason •' 0 23 2-8 14.00 G. I,. Whyte 8 0 41 104 13.00 R. Bush 6 0 20 54 9.00 W. G. Rainbird 8 0 29 65 8.12 •Not out BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Aver. Whyte ... 14 270 19.28 J. R. Larnason 2 42 21.00 Browne 9 191 21.55 Boyes 12 260 21.66 Griffiths 12 288 24.00 Bush 3 154 51.33 Duncan 1 70 70.00 Rainbird . 0 •7 —- Karori. BATTING. in .71 d c 6 § ? c J. It. Cotipland 7 o .17 184 36.80 if. Browne 7 I 73 200 33.33 D. C. JI. Cooper 7 0 79 229 32.71 C. A. Briggs 7 0 66 207 29.57 .1. A. Standidge 7 2 •30 120 24.00 J. Duffy . .... 7 0 82 146 20.85 A. M. Bollings 2 0 26 38 19.00 D. Heenan 3 0 42 49 16.33 A. G. Wells . 7 0 31 ■96 13.71 K. C. Montgomery 4 1 11 28 9.33 R. McDonald 4 1 16 19 6.33 E. King .... o 0 13 18 3.60 S Cutts .... ...... 7 1 <1 21 3.50 G. Rowe .... 1 0 3 3 3.00 ♦Not out. BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Aver. Wells . 1 12 12.00 Cooper . 1 23 23.00 Standidge . 4 16i 25.00 McDonald . 5 141 28.20 Duffy . 11 338 30.72 Montgomery 6 201 34.83 Browne . 6 32153.83 Coupland . Q 148 74.00 King . i 187 187.00 Cutts 0 18 — Rowe . 0 19 —• UMPIRES FOR MATCHES