TEST FIGURES

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 47, 23 August 1930, Page 10

TEST FIGURES

AUSTKALIA AND ENG-

LAND

THIS SEASON'S MATCHES

(By "Not Out.")

Cricket supremacy has been regained by Australia in a series of Tests, the final match of which left no doubt as to Australia's superiority over England. Beaten, in the first Test, the Australians had the better of the remaining matches, drawing level with England in the matter of results by winning the second Test decisively and, after two drawn games in each of which they were in a favourable position, winning the "Ashes" in no uncertain manner in the final Test, concluded yesterday. The series lias been a notable one for many fine achievements, principally on the part of the Australians, among whom D. G. Bradman, the young batting phenomenon, has performed to greater effect than any other batsman on record. Bradman's performances have been sensational; ho has broken record after record, and he has assisted his team to make new records and some amazing cricket history. Grimmett, too, has gained the distinction of being a recordbreaker; he has taken more wickets in this series than any other Australian in Tests on a tour of England, the previous record being E. A. M'Donald's 27 in 1921. But the Australians have been a team all the way. The same cannot bo said for England, as in the course of the five matches the eleven has been changed considerably, the English selectors calling upon twenty players, of whom fourteen were tried with the ball. The Australians kept their eleven practically intact. Thirteen players took part in the Tests, and all but two batted at least five times, while six players were tried with the ball (one of them, Bradman, having a single over). The Australians have proved a far more formidable set than many English critics expected them to be. The scores in the Tests were:— Australia. Eugland. First Test .. 144 270 336 *302 *Sutclif£e retired hurt and was unable to complete his innings. Second Test.. 729 for 6 425 72 for 3 375 Third Test .. 5G6 391 95 for 3 Fourth Test . 340 251 for 8 Fifth Test .. 695 405 251 Iv all five Tests England has scored 2765 runs for 80 wickets—average per wicket 34.56. Australia's aggregate is 2857 for 59 wickets average per wicket 48.81. Australia therefore has an advantage of 14.25 runs per wicket. Three-figure scores by individual batsmen during the series are:— For Australia G. D. G. Bradman—334 in the third Test. D. G. Bradman —254 in the second Test. D. G. Bradman—232 in the fifth Test. W. M. Woodfull —155 in the second Test. 1). G. Bradman—l3l in the first Test. W. H. Ponsford—llo in the fifth Test. For England, 4. K. S. Sulcepsinuji—l73 in the second Test. H. Sutcliffe—lGl in the flftli Test. A. P. F. Chapman—l2l in the second Test. W. E. Hammond —113 in the third Test. Pride of place in the batting averages is occupied by Bradman, -whose aggregate (a record for a scries of Tests) is only 26 runs short of 1000, i made at tho remarkable average of 139.14. Nest on tho list is Sutcliffe with 436 runs at an average of 87.20. Four of the next five places are filled by the Australians Woodfull, Ponsford, Kippax, and Fairfax, with Dulcepsinhji the other player on England's side to have an average of over 50. Grimmett has easily the best bag of wickets for the series—29 at a cost of 31.89 per wicket. Fairfax and M'Cabe are ahead of him in tho matter of average, as are Nicholls and Goddard, who, however, each played in only one Test. T-at© took most wickets for England—ls at 38.26 runs apiece. The following is the list of averages for the Test series:— BATTING. AUSTRALIA.

Inn. X.O. H.S. Total. Avg. Bradman 7 — 331 974 139.14 Woodfull 7 1 155 345 57.50 Ponsford 6 — 110 330 55.00 Kinnax 7 1 S3 329 51.83 Fairfax ....... 5 2 63* 150 50.00 Jackson 2 — 73 74 37.00 M'Oabe 7> 1 51 210 So.00 a'Beckett 1 '— -20 29 29.00 Richardson .... 5 — 37 9S 19.G0 Oldfteld 6. 1 43* 90 19.20 Grimmett 5 — 50 80 16.00 Hornibrook .... 5 1 7 17 4.-a Wall 5 2 S* 12 4.00 EXCLAXD. Inn. N.Q, H.S. Total. Ate. Sutcliffe 7 2 101 430 87.20 Duleepsinhji ... 7 - 173 416 59.42 Chapman .6 .— 121 2o9 43.16 Wvatt 2 — 64 71 oa.oO Hammond" 9 — 113 304 33.77 Hobbs 9—78 301 33.44 Robins ; i 2 50* 70 33.00 Hendren 4 .— 72 lo-l 3o.oO ™ n c :■: 5 - *? So &SS &S and': s - st "I il:io Woolley""."..... 1 - 41 7-1 18.50 Larwood 7, 1 19 63 15.75 Duckworth .... 8 2 33 87 1-1.50 Whysall 2 — 13 21! ll.»0 Peebles 3 2 6 !) 0.00 Tyldeslcy 3 — « 12 .4-00 Geary I — « — — Meliolls 1 1 ' ' — *Xot out. BOWLING. AUSTRALIA. O. M. K. W. Avg. Fairfax 134.2 33 325 12 27.08 Al'Cabe 87 21 221 8 27.62 Grlmmett 349.4 78 923 29 31.89 florntbrook 198.5 '.0 471 13 30.23 Wall •• 220.4 41 093 13 4n.01 a'Beokett 39 12 66 1 60.00 Bradman 1 1 EXGLAXD. O. JI. IS. \V. Atr. N'icliolls .... 21 n 33 2 16.50 Goddard 32.1 14 « 2 24.50 Tvldoslev S9 —j -o.j i Ao.oi Kobins .......'. 35 7 33S 10 33.S0 T°(e .. 2S0 S2 574 15 38.26 Peebles """.'.....IK 17 354 0 39.33 "Wliiti^ .. . '*'» ' *v** o OJ.iio Writ! "" ... M 1 ss ] 5S-00 Hammond' '■' US 34 302 5 60.40 rJ'Vrv . 35 10 95 1 95.00 Viipif .. 50 13 136 1 130.00 wooucv •;::::.... » i ss — Leyland "J 3 ■>■> ~ ~