BLUNT'S THOUSAND

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 145, 23 June 1927, Page 11

BLUNTS THOUSAND

THE LATEST AVERAGES

(By "Not Out.")

By his great batting performance in the match with Northumberland, B. C. Blunt gains the distinction of being the first member of the New Zealand cricket team to compile 1000 runs on the tour. Blunt has batted on twenty occasions, and having been once not out, his average for all matches (including that now in progress) is 52.73. T. C. Lowry has the next" best aggregate. It is worthy of note, however, that in first-class matches Lowry has the highest aggregate, with Blunt in fourth place. The averages for all matches preceding that against Northumberland show Lowry still at the head of the batting, with Dempster in close attendance. Page still has the best bowling average, though he has taken only seven wickets. Of the others Merritt is in pride of place, slightly ahead of Blunt. M. Henderson has made a big move forward, while M'Girr has maintained a place of prominence. Tor purposes of comparison a table has been compiled for first-class matches, and this has some very interesting features. Page is credited with a fine double, being at the head of both departments. Lowry is in second place, Dempster being down to seventh on this table. M'Girr is well up, but Mills is very low on the list, as also is James. So far as the bowling is concerned, Blunt just heads off Merritt, with Henderson next, followed by M'Girr. The averages for all matches are as follow :—

BATTING. „ _ _ Inn. IC.O. H.S. TI. Aye. T. C. Lowry ........ 18 1 106 798 46.94 C. S. Dempster ...... 18 2 178 737 46.06 R. C. Blunt ..19 1 H9 807 44.83 W. E. Merritt 18 10 49*330 41.25 M. L. Page 20 1.140*738 38.84 £ Vrll^ 18 • 22 -1 18S 642 30-57 H. M. M'Glrr ....... 18 1 72 412 24.23 C. F. W. Allcott .... ■ -14 3 46 264 24.00 E. H. L. Bernau 14 3 41 208 18.90 K. C. James 20 0 54 341 17.05 M. Henderson 10 4 30 92 15.33 £ °"Ter, 18 4 36 181 15.08 W. Cunningham ..... 7 1 23 51 8.50 Also batted:— D. Blundcll 2 1 3 3 3.00 D. Hay 1 1 2« 2 — •Not out. BOWLING. j, T _ Witts. Runs. Ate. M. L. Page 7 . 107 1528 W.E.• Merritt ...•-•....■.• 54 1313 24.31 H. M. M'Glrr 39 1020 26.15 >I Henderson ..' M 26 683 26 65 C. P W. Allcott 14 418 29:85 W. Cunningham ...... 10 337 33.70 S' S- ? a« c "••• 2 72 36°0 E. H. L. Bernau ..;;.. 15 577 38.46 £ OMTer 1 103 103.00 Also bowled:— D. Blundell 0 38 — The averages for matches with the. flrst-class counties, the Universities, and M.C.C. are as follow:— BATTING. ' T „ Inn. N.O. H.S. Tl. Avg. M. L. Page, 14 1 140« 641 49.30 T. C. Lowry 17 1 106 766 47.87 W. E. Merritt ...... 14 8 49*279 46.50 R. C. Blunt ....... 15 1 72 509 36.35 £■ «DiS?.' • 15 ° 107 5 7 34« H. M. M'Glrr 15 1 72 399 28.50 C. S. Dempster 13 1 79 ' 336 28.00 C-F.W Allcott .... 10 2 35 213 Hit '• EL Mills 16 0 64 312 19.50 E. H. L. Bernau .... 10 2 34* 142 17.75 c; O'1"' IB 2 36 137 17.12 M. Henderson ....... 7 2 30 77 15.40 «; CA, JaiT ell ■■■•••■• " 0 44 254 14.94 W. Cunningham.-...:. 41 23 42 14.00 •Not out. BOWLING. „. T _ Wkts. Runs. Avg. M-^-Pf« e- 7 87 12.42 1Y- g- Merritt 41 1105 26.95 M. Henderson 17 400 os 01 H. M. M'Glrr 26 701 « C. p. W. Allcott .....: I 269 53.62 C." ?ii«r aU ''""■'•'■ I i 1 4-42 T. C. Lowry X lift norm 2-a°SSrr..::::::-i 1