DEMPSTER LEADS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 15 June 1936, Page 2

DEMPSTER LEADS

ENGLISH BATTING AVERAGES VERITY TOPS BOWLERS (United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received 15th June, 9.30 a.m.) LONDON, 14th June. Cricket averages are as follows: Batting (first twelve): Dempster, 505 runs, average 72.14; Leyland 702, 70.20; Verity 272, 68.00; Fishlock 822, 63.23; Gimblett 794, 61.07; Kimpton 676, 56.33; Keeton 556, 55.60; Holmes 829, 55.26; Fagg 790, 52.66; Harris 524, 52.40; Pearce 653, 50.23; Duckfield 536, 48.72; Fifteenth, Paynton, 619, 44.21; eighteenth, James Langridge 635, 42.33; twenty-third, Hardstaff, 372, 41-33; twenty-fifth, Hendren, 765, 40.26; thirty-ninth, Turnbull, 459, 35.30. Bowling (first fifteen): Verity, 82 wickets, average 9.30; Copson 49, 12.34; Smailes 30, 13.83; Robins 40. 14-20; Larwood 34, 14.94; J. Smith 41, 16.70; Hollies 22, 17.00; Mayer 24, 17.45; Perks 43, 17.48; Geary 32. 17.93; Gover 75. 17.98; Bowes 28, 18.00; Nichols 33, 13.06; Peebles 28, 18.35; Freeman 47, 18.63; Eighteenth, Allen, 23, 20.17. Rain fell throughout the country and as a result there was no play in the following county cricket matches, Surrey v. Essex, Derby v. Yorks. Lancashire v. Middlesex, Worcester v. Hants, Oxford v. Leicester, Cambridge v. Free Foresters, and Notts y. Indians. In other matches, the scores were: Gloucester 16 for one against Glamorgan; Somerset 169 (Freeman six for 60) v. Kent, 22 for one; Sussex 199 for. four (Cox 66, Cook 80) v. Warwickshire.