CRICKET

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XX, Issue 239, 27 September 1930, Page 10

CRICKET

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“Mid-Off”)

THE GAME IN HASTINGS. A RISE IN STATUS. A welcomed step of advancement was taken by the Hastings Cricket Sub-Association last Monday evening when it was agreed that cricket in Hastings bo placed on a senior grade status. For some years past the play has been looked upon as of junior class, and as such did not warrant any undue attention or support. Now, however, cricket in Hastings is to come back into its own and three competitions are to bo organised. Thanks for this are largely due to Mr S. T. Jones who brought down for discussion a “cut and dried” sug gestion and something upon which the delegates oould debate about. Next Monday evening the association is to consider tho club entries for the various grades and also tho best of players available.

The task before tho association is by no means an enviable one. It ia possible that six teams might bo- entered for the senior division and only two, perhaps three, in the junior. As four teams is the limit two will have to bo re-graded. To do this it will be necessary to appoint a classification committee. For the first year this committee’s powers should be wide and its decisions rigidly supported by the association. It will bo impossible for it to please everyone, so there must be disappointment. It behoves every player to sacrifice personal interests, and all clubs to forget their own affairs for tho welfare of the game in Hastings. Without this co-operation the classification could not function properly, and to the success of its activities rests the question oof whether cricket in Hastings Is to progress or go back into the old haphazard groove from which it is at present a struggle to escape. As to the personnel of tho committee the writer would suggest limiting it to three—Two member of the association and one outsider. The latter would afford tho committee protection against the possibility of being accused “biased.” for the would be in no way connected with any club. • • • The Aussi«s' Tour, The programme of the Australian Eleven in England and Scotland comprised 34 matches. Twelve were won, 19 drawn, one resulted in a tie, one was lost, and in the other, against Durham, there was no play owing to rain. Of the P victories, seven were by an innings and two by ten wickets. Rain prevented apparently assured wins in many of the drawn games. In all matches the team made 13,340 runs for 350 wickets, an average of 38.11 per wicket. Their opponents’ figures were 10,562 runs, 473 wickets, average 22.32, writes an Autrtlian scribe. Catches missed do not appear in statistics though they play a vital part in the game. Moreover, a list does not necessarily reflect the excellence or particular effectiveness of some efforts such, for instance, as a’Beckett's dismissal of Hobbs and Bradman’s great test catch on the boundary. Hornibrook, regular slip, held 23, Richardson 22. Oldfield 22. Fairfax 21, a’Beckett 17. Hurwood 15. Walker, McCabe, and Bradman 13. Ponsford 11, Grimmett and Jackson 10, Wall and Woodfull

9, and Kipjoax 7. Oldfield stumped 11 batsmen. Walker 15 and Richardson 3.

Six players, Bradman, Woodfull, Kippax. Ponsford, Jackson and McBabe made over 1000 runs. In 1926 Woodfull, Macartney, Bardsley, Ponsford, Andrews, Ryder and Taylor (seven) exceeded four figures in all matches in England. In 1921 Macartney, Barnsley, Armstrong, Ryder, J. M. Gregory, Andrews Collins and Taylor (eight) exceeded 1000. In 1902 Trumpet, Noble, Hill, Duff, Armstrong, Hopkins and Darling (seven) made over 1000 in all matches. S. E. Gregory made 999. In making 3170 runs Bradman exceeded Victor Trumpet’s total of 2570 in 1902, the previous record aggregate by a member of an Australian Eleven in all matches during an English tour. He also equalled Trumpet’s record of 11 centuries during a tour of England, but C. G. Macartney’s 345 against Nottingham in 1921 still stands as the highest innings by an Australian in England. Had Bradman made 30 more runs his average would have been 100. In first-class games his average was 98.66. Ranjitsinhji’s 87.57 in 1900 was the previous highest average in an English season. The 28 centuries made by Australians were Bradman: 236 v. Worcestershire, 175 v. Leicestershire: 252 v. Surrey, 191 v. Hampshire: 131, first test. ,254, second test; 33-1, third test: 140 v. West of Scotland; 117 v. Somerset; 232, fifth test; 205 v. Kent. Woodfull: 133 v. Worcestershire; 121 v. Yorkshire; 216 v. Cambridge University; 141 v Surrey; 155 second'test; 116 v Northamptonshire. Kippax : 102 v Middlesex; 120 v Lancashire.; 158 and lo2x v Sussex. Ponsford: 131 v Derbyshire; 220 x v Oxford University ; 143 v Yorkshire; 110 filtii test. Richardson; 100 v Leicestershire; 116 v Northamptonshire. Jackson ; 118 v Somerset.

Eight centuries made against the Australians were Hendren. 138 tor Middlesex: Hobbs, 146 for Surrey; Duleepsiuliji, 173 second test; Chapman, 121 second test; Whysall, 120 for Nottinghamshire; Hammond, 113 third test; Sutcliffe, 16i fifth test; Ames, 121 tor England XL