ENGLISH CRICKET
LEADING AVERAGES Praia Auoeiation—By Telegraph—Copyright, LONDON, July 29. (Received July 30, at 10 a.m.) BATTING. Runs, Aver, Hammond ... ...- ... 1,222 67.83 Cook ... ... 1,628 - 67.83 Human ... ...' ... ... 1,226 64.52 Am.es ... ... ... ... 1,672' 64.30 Wyatt ... ... ... ... 1,253 62.65 Mead ... 1,605 61.73 Leyland (11th) 1,281 58.22 Keeton (13th) ... 1,521 56.33 Gibbons (14th) ... ... 2,024 56.22 Hendren (10th) ■ 1,574 52.46 Walters (25th) ... ... 1,305 48.33 ' BOWLING. Wkts. Aver. Verity 93 15.62 Larwood ... ... 82 15.56 ■ Geary ... ... ... 43 ' 16.95 Paine'' ... ... ... 123 17.38 Mitchell 132 „ 18.00Bowes ... ... 97 ,18.29 Tate ... 94 18.46 Macaulay ... ... .35 18.48 Hopwood (10th) ... 80 19.36 Freeman (17th) ... 141 21.56 Voce (18th) ... ... 91 22.00 altered leg-before law. "The v ex-cricketer F; G. Ford, in a letter in the ‘Observer,’ discloses that the Marylebone Committee, acting on the recommendation of the special subcommittee, decided that the altered leg-before law be applied only to balls pitching oh the off-side. This will bo given a full trial in 1935.HOBBS’S AMBITION. The ‘Dispatch’ says; “Hobbs’s life ambition is to score 200 centuries. This is not likely to be realised, though he has already made 197. He will not play for Surrey this season, and has given up hope of further invitations. ’ AMES INJURES HIS HAND Ames (England’s wicketkeeper), hurt his hand while , playing agoipst the Gentlemen and whs unable to keep wickets.
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Evening Star, Issue 21785, 30 July 1934, Page 9
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209ENGLISH CRICKET Evening Star, Issue 21785, 30 July 1934, Page 9
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