CRICKET TOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 148, 25 June 1938, Page 14

CRICKET TOUR

AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES BADCOCK'S 1000 RUNS To statistically-minded cricket enthusiasts the visit of the Australian team to England provides a wonderful outlet and a test of arithmetical ability as well as patience and concentration. Figure work of this kind, done properly, can be quite an arduous task, involving mental acrobatics and probably headaches if arithmetic was never a very strong subject of the compiler, but to others accustomed to "bossing" figures it is not so difficult. The tour by the present Australian team has reached such a stage and performances have been such, particularly in the batting department, that keeping the records up to date can be recommended as a stimulant to the brain. The match against Lancashire was the last before the Second Test and a careful compilation and check of Australian performances reveals some interesting features. Bradman remains at the top of the batting list, his aggregate for the tour now being 1468 for fourteen innings (four times not out), and his average 146.80. Hassett has the next best average, 77.00, and his aggregate runs are 924. With scores of 96 and 14 not out against Lancashire Badcock is the second member of the Australian team to reach 1000 runs for the tour.

Fleetwood-Smith also holds his place at the top of the Australian bowlers, and O'Reilly, who has been spelled suice the first Test, is now in second place. The batting and bowling details are as follows:—

Twenty-five centuries j have, been scored by the .Australians— eight by Bradman, four by Hassett, four by Fingleton, three by Badcock, two by Brown, two by McCabe, and one each by Barnett and Chipperfield.' Bradman's 278 against the M.C.C. is the highest individual score of the tour. In addition to their century scores, Badcock, Brown,, Fingleton, and Hassett have just missed other threefigure scores. Badcock made 95 against Surrey and 96 against Lancashire: Brown 96 against Surrey. Fingleton 96 against Lancashire, and Hassett 83 against Surrey. '■ ' '- CENTURIES FOR AUSTRALIANS. D. G. Bradman (Eight).—2sß v. Worcester, 137 v. Cambridge University, 278 v. M.C.C, 143 v. Surrey, 145' not out v. Hampshire, 144 not out v. England (first Test), 104 v; Gentlemen of England, 101 not out v. Lancashire.

A. L. Hassett (Four).—l 46 v. Oxford University, 148 v. Leicester, 220 not out v. Cambridge University, 118 v. Lancashire. J. H. Fingleton (Four).—l 24 v. Oxford University, 111 v. Cambridge University, 123 not out v. Hampshire, 121 v. Gentlemen of England. C. L. Badcock (Three).—l9B v. Leicester, 186 v. Cambridge, 112 not out v. Gentlemen of England. "W. A. Brown (Tw0).—194 not out v. Northampton, 133 v. England (first Test). S. J. McCabe (Two).—110 v. Oxford University, 232 v. England (first Test). B. A. Barnett.—l2o not out v. Surrey. A. G. Chipperfield.—lo4 not out v. Leicester. CENTURIES AGAINST AUSTRALIANS. Five century scores have been registered against the Australians, four of them for England in the.first Test. The other was compiled for, Leicester by the New Zealander, C. S. Dempster. The centuries against the Australians are as follows:— C. S. Dempster.—los for Leicester. C. J. Barnett.—l26 for England (first Test). J. C. Hutton.—loo for England (first Test). D. C. S. Compton.—lo2 for England (arstTest). E. Paynter.—2l6 not out for England (first Test). After the match with Lancashire the Australian team's aggregate was 7397 runs for 140 wickets at an average of 52.83 runs per wicket. The Australians have had 4600 runs scored against them for 223 wickets, an average of 20.02 runs per wicket.

BATTING. 1 In. S.O. H:S. Runs. At.. Bradman 14 4 278 1488 146.80 tr„ s ««tt 13 1 220» 924 T7.00 bXoK 18 2 198 1026 64.12 Flmtleton .... IT 1 124 880 55.00 Brown .. 16 1 194' 823 54.86 mS. :::::::. i«. i *» «» f v « Walker ........ 5 3 31* 87 43.50 \Ylite .. T 4 42* 110 36.68 Baniett ..... 11 3 120* 283 3.1.37 KpeVld ..... 13 2 104* 336 30 Wnttn - ... 14 2 54 33.5 Ztt.o.i O'ReTlly " 6 0 23 CO 10.00 Ward ....... 8 3 23 45 9.00 Fleetwood-Smith . 8 3 lj> . 36 <.20 McCormick 5 1 12 28 7.00 Barnes has not nattea. , BOWLING. ; Wkts. Buns.' Avse. Fleetwood-Smlth' .... 54 766' 14.1T O'Reilly 49 834 n.OZ Chinperfleld ...... . «» i^a b e••:::::!:::::: jo ««.. |*,«j MoJCormick 21 ,■««« Waits 18 ,««, , | 9 9 -^ White' •■- 11 3 ~ n 6 '^ Badcock 0 10