THE ENGLISH TOUR.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 10, 12 January 1912, Page 3

THE ENGLISH TOUR.

The days of exhibition cricket are over, and a game between an eleven ' and a fifteen, like the Englishmen engaged up-country in Australia, cannot be taken too seriously. Eleven ■ a-side should be the invariable rule these times. But perhaps that would be to the advantage of the touring team, and considerably to the advan- ■ tage of New Zealand, as then time j might be found to visit these shores. \ Englishmen might have been spared j to visit New Zealand, were the conn- i try matches omitted, ' and other' j matches set forward a little. ! Matches against Auckland, Wellington, 'Canterbury, and Otago and one game with New Zealand; or matches with Auckland and Canterbury (the two strongest provinces), and games with New Zealand in three of the centres, might have been played. The educative effect on New Zealand cricket—very much improved of late —would have been considerable; but perhaps the Maorilanders will never be taken seriously until they send a team to England or Australia. They have to-day in Dan Reese, Bennett, Sale, Hemus, Brook-Smith, A. M. Howden, Harold B. Lusk, Oliff, G. M. Thompson, W. Carlton, Sandman, Siedeberg, Mahoney, Saunders, Brice, Blamires and Gibbes the nucleus of a really useful side. THE AVERAGES. The batting and bowling averages of the English toam for all eleven a-

side matches on the present tour are as follows:— , BATTING. In. N.O. Runs Av. P. F. Warner ... 1 0 151 151 J. W. Hearne ... 11 2 447 49.66 J. B. Hobbs 10 1 417 • 46.33 G. Gunn 6 0 275 45.83 F. R. Foster 11 1 450 45 J. AV. H. Douglas 9 3 210 35 P. Mead 11 1 341 34.1 j W. R. Rhodes ... 12 1 370 33.63 g. P. Kinneir ... 6 0 177 29.5 F. E. AVoolley ... 10 2 187 23.37 H. Strudwick ... 5 2 40 13.33 J. W. Hitch... ... 4 1 37 12.33 S. F. Barnes ... 7 1 66 11 E. J. Smith 4 0 35 8.75 J. Iremongcr ... 4 0 14 3.5 J. Vine 3 0 8 2.66 BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Av. J. AV. H. T. Douglas 24 451 18.79 S F. Barnes 29 616 21.24 F, R. Foster ... ... 32 725 22.65 J. W. Hiteh 7 175 25 F. E. Woolley ...... 6 2031 33.33 J. Iremonger 5 186 37.2 J. Vine 1 80 80 J. W. Hearne 4 331 82.75 J. B. Hobbs 0 4 — W. R. Rhodes 0 94 — IN TEST MATCHES. The batting and 1 bowling averages of the- two teams in Test matches this season are as follows:— ENGLAND. Batting. In. N.O. Runs Av. J. W. Hearne ... 4 -/-I 245 81.66 J. B. Hobbs ... 4 1 217 72.33 AV. R. Rhodes• ... 4 0 130 32.5 G. Giinn 4 0 119 29.75 F. R. Foster 3 0 86 28.66 S. P. Kinneir ... 2 0 52 26 F. K. Woolley ... 3 0 69 23 J. AV. H.Douglas 3 0 41 13.66 P. Mead 3 0 36 12 H. Strudwick ... 2 2 12 12 S. F. Barnes 3 0 24 8 E. ,J. Smith 10 5 5 J. W. Hitch ... ... 11 0 — Bowling. Wkts. Runs. Av. F. R, Foster 14 " 340 24.30 S. F. Barnes 12 319 26.58 J. W. H. T. DougUs 6 183 30.5 F. E. Woollev 3 113 37.66 J. W. Hitch" 1 58 58 J. W. Hearne ... ... 1 108 108 AV. R. Rhodes .■■■' ... 0 33 — AUSTRALIA. Batting. In. N.O. Runs Av. Dr H. AVHordern 4, 2 115 57.5 AV. AV. Armstrong.,.4 0 ,182 45.5 R. B. Minnett ... 4 0 143 35.75 V. Trumper .4 0 142 35.5 V. Ransford ... 4 0 135 33.75 C. Hill 4 0 115 28.75 G. Kelleway ... 4 0 105 26.25 H. Cai-tef "... ... 4 0 73 18.25 A Cotter 4 0 63 15.75 W. Bardsley ... 4 0 58 14.5 AV. J. AVhitty "... 4 2 23 11.5 Bowling. vWkts. Runs. Av. Ik- H. ■ V. Hordern... 16 307 19.18 A. Cotter 8 276 34.5 C. Kelleway 3 115 38.33 AV. J. AVhitty ... ... 3 185 61.66 W. W. Armstrong... 1 109 109 V. Ransiord 0 11 — R. B. Minnett 0 32 —