CRICKET

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 58, 6 September 1937, Page 6

CRICKET

OUTSTANDING EFFORTS

Not the least interesting section of the Wellington Mercantile Cricket League's annual report is that devoted to the statistical data compiled by the hon. recording secretary, Mr. E. R. Martin, from actual returns received for competition. matches. The main features of this record are as follows:— Number of" players registered, 1156. Team to score most , runs, Prestige Hosiery, 3720- runs.' Player' to.take most wickets,. E; M.. McCardell (Advances), 68. Player to make most funs, J. C. Dow (Justice Department), 1115. Highest individual score, J. C. Dow (Justice Department), 180. Best allrounder, N. C. Gates (Star Stores), 804 runs and 67 wicketG, '.;. ■.■'* . * , * Other outstanding-performances: W T. Harris (Gasco), 911 runs; T. Meads (Gasco), 802 runs; N. ' B. • Aldridge (Prestige Hosiery), ,613 iruns' and' 51 'WicketSv :" ■ : : ■^!.-- Viv«.(--;,-::Vi'.;; ::,'■:'- ■'■ Irt, a special . grade match; i 'W;^ Rodsjers, (J. R. McKenzies); hit.-up 201. :'. "Although the:cricket was'somewhat adversely • affected;o: by "-'■.' the .weather," ■the; report continues, "the/seasbnv'produced several:. high ■ lights, chief :of which was J. C. Dow's performance in scoring 1115 runs in competition matches. This is the second time in the league's history that a player has passed'the 1000 mark in grade matches during a season. Last year A. 'H. Hodson (A.0.T.N.) achieved the distinction of being the first player to reach the coveted goal arid in doing so he bettered C. Tilyard's 1933-34 record by 244 runs. Dow compiled six centuries and notched the highest individual scoring innings during the season Apart from Dow, W..T. Harris (Gasco) N. C. Gates (Star Stores), and T. Meade (Gasco) all got within striking distance of the 1000 mark. N. C. Gates (Star Stores) was the outstand ing all-rounder, although N. B. Aldridge's figures were no less impressive, gained as they were in the top grade Of the bowlers, E. R. Jeffery (Woolworths), R. Stevenson (Amalgamated Bricks), A. B. Willis (U.L.M.), E. M McCardell (Advances), W. Day (Seatoun), 1 R. Hawkes (Advances), and C. Webster "(Shipping), deserve special mention because of the remarkable averages they gained." , Some interesting particulars of performances in the various grade com petitions are also included in the report.