FINE FIGURES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 50, 28 August 1934, Page 10

FINE FIGURES

AUSTRALIAN BATSMEN

SEVEN WITH OVER 1000 RUNS

(By "Not Out.")

During the latter part of the Australian cricket team's tour A. F. Kippax has come right back to form, and has bcon rattling on the runs in good style. His big score yesterday, though not a record one for him, brings his aggregate to over 1000 runs for the tour, so that actually seven members of the team have passed the 1000 mark, Darling, as recorded in the cabled account of the Australian-Sussex match, being the sixth and Kippax the seventh. In Kippax's case, however, his 101 not out in a second-class match contributes tc- his four-iigure aggregate. McCabe, Bradman, Ponsford, Woodfull, Brown, and Darling.have all scored over 1000 runs in first-class matches on the tour. Prior to the present match Bradman had risen to top place in the matter of runs scored on the tour, his aggregate exceeding that of McCabe by 9 runs. Yesterday, however, McCabe regained the highest aggregate. . In point of average Ponsford takes first place, just ahead of Bradman. The aggregates and averages of "th* seven players who have made 1000 run* in all matches are: — Runs. Avg: . Ponsfoi-d .... 1G79 . 76.31 Bradman 1818 70.6<j McCabe IS3« 65.00 Kippax 1041 ■ 57.8: i AVoodfull .'... ■■1190 32.00 Brown 1242 37,63 Darling 1043 38.64. In the number of players to reach the four-figure mark, the performance on this tour already exceeds that of the 1930 Australian team, six members oC which passed the 1000 mark. Though Bradman is down somewhat on hi* phenomenal figures of 1930, the ayei>. ages compared, are better than thos* of the last team in England. Kippax's fine score yesterday recalls that this fine batsman scored 260 nma for once out in the 1930 match with. Sussex. He made 158 in the first innings and 102 not out in the second innings. That match was drawn. Another performance worthy of not* on the present tour is that of W. A* Oldfield, the leading wicket-keepem not only in reaching 1000 runs for Test , cricket but also in achieving another unique distinction for a wicket-keeper in the taking of 100 wickets in Test cricket. In all Tests in which he has played Oldfield has caught 65 batsmen and stumped 40, giving him a fine "bag" of 105 wickets. No other wicket-keeper has made as many captures in Test cricket, A. A. Lille.v (England) being next to. OMneklwith a total of 92.