AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 110, 3 February 1938, Page 18

AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TEAM

Tables Of Averages The averages of the members of the Australian cricket team which is to tour Fugland this year are as follows, the first tables giving those for first-class matches this season, and the second table those for Test matches: FIRST CLASS MATCHES. Batting:.

McCORMICK’S BOWLING

(By “Burwood.”) In writing the thumbnail sketches of the Australian team which appeared in “The Dominion” on Friday, I mentioned that Hammond was caught by Gregory at sfiort-leg in the first innings of the first Test match at Brisbane in the 1936-37 season. A correspondent, B. F. O’Brien, writes pointing out that Gregory was not in the Australian side in the first Test match of that series. On looking up the scores. I find that my correspondent is right, and that it was Robinson who caught Hammond off McCormick. In gathering my data about McCormick's whirlwind bowling at the start of this match, I looked up “The Cricketers’ Spring Annual for 1937.” which is edited by Sir Pelham Warner, a past'English Test captain and a member of the present English selection committee, and there in cold print appeared the following: “Worse was to follow, so far as England was concerned, as Hammond fell to the first ball he received. Gregory catching him. at short-leg, with McCormick again the successful howler —and throe wickets to his credit for only 16 runs.” I have to thank Mr. O’Brien for pointing out the mistake.

D G. Bradman .. Inn 12 . N.O o H.S. Runs. Ave. 246 920 92.90 A L. Hassett ... 8 1 127* 453 64.77 J H. Fingleton . 12 1 100 587 53.36 S. G. Barnes .... 12 0 110 589 49.08 c L. Badcock -. 13 1 132 581 48.41 S J. McCabe ... 12 0 no 500 +1.77 B. A. Barnett 0 4 S3* 181 36.20 M. G. Waite .... 10 1 58 AV. A. Brown ... 8 0 132 245 30.62 A G. Chipperfield 13 1 07* 319 29.00 F \ Ward 11 t) 41* 150 25,00 E S. White 11 4 171 24.42 C.’ W. Walker ... 12 o 29 139 13.90 W. J. O'Reilly .. 10 T 20 96 10.66 H Tj. McCormick 5 1 9 19 4.75 L. O'B. Fleetwood Smith 6 0 4 5 0.83 ♦Denotes not out. Bowling. AVkts. Runs . Average. W. .1. O'Reilly .. 43 625 14.53 S .T. McCabe •••• 8 162 20.25 E S White 13 y ( 21.23 37 791 21.34 Af G Waite .... 1'1. 320 29.09 E. L. McCormick 16 476 29.12 L. O'B. Fleetwood- > Smith 35 1042 29.77 A. G. Chipperfield . 1 106 106.00 TEST MATCHES. Batting. £ “ p to Q a v o o Tn® t t 1 tn C £ i— «-•. D. G. Bradman 23 0 2 334 3406 89.63 S. .T. McCabe ■■ 20 35 3 187* 1569 49.03 ,T. H. Fingleton 8 15 0 136 548 36.50 A. G. Chipperfield 8 14 3 99 355 32.36 C. L. Badcock . 3 4 0 118 128 32.00 AV. A. Brown .. 7 3 0 105 395 30.38 AV. J. O'Reilly . 15 27 5 37* 217 9.S6 E. L. McCormick 4 6 2 17* 33 8.25 L. O’B Fleet-wood-Smlth . 3 4 1 13 18 6.00 *Denotes not out. Howling. AVkts. Runs. Average. L O'B. Fleetwood Smith . 19 463 24.36 AV. J. O'Reilly . 80 1991 24.92 E L. McCormick . 11 33 1 30.27 F. A. Ward .11 43 39.27 S ,T. McCabe ... 17 78S 4-1.47 D G. Bradman . 1 45 45.00 A. G. Chipperfield ... U 358 71.60