CRICKET.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 16 September 1927, Page 3

CRICKET.

HAMMONDS HARD LUCK. BY CABLE—PEESS ASSOCIATION —COPYBIGHT. LONDON, Sept. 14. The abandonment after lunen at the Oval of the last match of the season, ro'bbect the cricket world at the last moment of a chance of a new record. At lunch time Hammond was 43 not 'out, bringing this season’s total to 2969. He only wanted 31 to become the youngest ever to score 3000 runs in a season to .join tlie select band of three thousanders, of whom Ranjitsinhji achieved the distinction at the younger age of 26. Hammond, however, easily gained the distinction of securing the highest aggregate for 1927. AUSTRALIAN TEAM TO TOUR NEW ZEALAND. SYDNEY,, (Sept. 16. The Board of Cricket Control has decided to send an Australian team to tour New Zealand in February next, the tour to occupy two months.

LEADING AVERAGES. FOR FIRST-CLASS CRICKET. LONDON, Sept. 14. Following are the averages of firstclass English cricket:

In. . N.O. Avg. Jardine 12 2 92.60 Hallows 44 13 75.58 -Mead 41 9 74.53 Hendren 43 o 73.26 Hammond 47 4 69.04 Chapman 23 2 66.04 Sandham 46 6 57.87 Holmes (Yorkshire) 47 9 57.21 Hearne 38 9 56.27 Sutcliffe 49 6 56.13 Shepherd 45 6 55.00 ilowley 41 3 54.26 Hobbs 32 1 52.93 The bowling averages are:— "Wilts. Avg. 'l 1 . Darnell 14 12.78 Howell 30 16.83 Larwood .... 100 16.95 Hoot .... 145 17.91 Macaulay .... 130 18.26 Freeman 181 18.39 White 18.55 Lee (Derbvshire) ... 72 18.59 Townsend 70 19.38 Geary (Leicester) .. 82 19.45 Mercer 19.61