CRICKET AVERAGES.
.THE PLUNKET SHIELD.
AUCKLAND AND WELLINGTON.
WEIR'S BATTING FIGURES.
The consistent G. L. Weir again beads the Auckland batting averages in Plunket Shield cricket with the fine figures of 95.66 for four innings, including one not out. Last year Weir headed the table with an average of 131.00 for four innings, including two not outs. Allcott, Mills, Gillespie and Garrard also finish with splendid averages, but the last-named played only one innings. Dempster, who played two innings, leads the Wellington players with an avcragQ of 148, including one innings for 141 not out. The cx-Aucklander McLeod is next on the list with figures of 68.50 in two innings.
Tho Auckland coach Wensley takes the bowling honours for his province with 15 wickets, tho most secured, at an average of 21.66. It will bo remembered Wensley made his great success against Otago in' which match he secured nino for 36 and threo for 44.'
Tho veteran Anthony has proved a great asset to tho sido as besides a batting average of 44,25 ho has taken 12 wickets at a cost of 21.91.
Bad Cock, who played in two matches, obtained tho most wickets for Wellington, taking vine at a cost of 17.33 apiece. The veteran McGirr comes out well as an all-rounder by compiling 255 runs in six innings at an average of 45 and taking seven wickets at a cost of 42 runs apiece.
The following tables show tho batting and bowling averages of tho Auckland and Wellington players who havo taken part in Plunket Shield matches this season: —
AUCKLAND. BATTING. I. N.O. H.S. Total. Av. Weir ■!.. 4 1 140 287 95.00 Allcott •2 1 53* 94 94.00 Mills 4 .— 185 325 81.25 Gillespie .. 4 — 183 240 01.50 Garrard ... 1 — 58 58 58.00 Anthony .. •1 — 1JG 177 44.25 Matheson . 2 — 47 75 38.50 Badeley .. 2 — 3'2 00 30.00 Wensley .. 4 1 51* 85 28.33 Elliott '3 — 30 47 15.60 Whitelaw . 2 — 7 11 5.50 McCoy .. 1 1 08* 08 — Rowntree .. 1 1 3* 3 — Hunt 1 1 0' 0 — "Not out. BOWLING. W R. Av. Mills . r.. 1 19 19.00 Wensley i.. 15 325 21.00 Anthony .. 12 203 21.91 Weir ... 2 47 23.50 Matheson ... 9 243 27.00 Elliott . 1 100 27.25 Allcott . 3 120 40.00 McCoy . .1 ... 1 49 49.00 Smeeton 1 79 79.00 Badeley 7 — WELLINGTON. BATTING. I. N.O. H.S. Total. Av. Dempster . •2 1 14 L* 148 148.00 McLeod o — 102 137 08.50 McGirr 0 — 90 270 45.00 Lowry 0 — 12 -2 255 42.50 Badcock .. 4 — 78 100 41.50 Rollings .. 1 — 40 130 32.50 J ames 4 1 39 82 27.33 Airey .. 2 — 47 47 23.50 Mackenzio . o — 31 40 20.00 Cameron .. l — 26 71 17.75 Gallichan . 2 —. 34 34 17.00 Lamason .. 4 — 17 39 9.75 Lambert .. 2 — 17 18 9.00 Foley 4 — 21 36 9.00 Henderson 5 2 9 20 0.00 Ross o — n 11 5.50 Ward 2 — n 9 4.50 Baker '2 — l 8 4.00 Newman .. 2 o li* 21 — Hope • 1 1 — — — *Not out. BOWLING. W. R. Ar. Baker .; ... 8 100 12.50 Hollings ,.. 3 43 14.33 Badcock .. 9 151! 17.33 Lambert ... 7 333 19.00 Massey . ... 7 103 23.28 McGirr . i.. 7 • '294 42.00 Gallichan 3 130 45.33 Hope ... 2 . 104 62.00 Ross .. 1 '• 58 58.00 Henderson .. 5 300 00.00 Lowry . .. 1 105 105.00 Ward . ... —, 1 — McLeod .. — 82 —
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20511, 12 March 1930, Page 13
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554CRICKET AVERAGES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20511, 12 March 1930, Page 13
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