ENGLISH CRICKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22512, 1 September 1936, Page 11

ENGLISH CRICKET

- AVERAGES FDR SEASON LARWOOD LEADS BOWLING , LONDON, August 30 Following are the averages for the season to date of the leading English cricketers: — Batting Average Fisblock . .. .. •• 56.43 Hammond "1 49.47 Leyland 48.54 Hendren 47.70 Paynter 46.6 Dempster 45.7 Hardstatf . . . . . • 44.87 Kimpton 42.5 Parks . . 42.32 Mitchell-Inues 42.-13 Melville 41.5 Holmes 40.4 Barnett . . . . • • • 39.38 Worthington .. . • » . 39.8 Fagg . • • • • • • • 39.32 Verity 34.95 Compton . .... . . 34.62 Sutciiffe 33.94 Gimblett . .. • . . . 33.42 Wyatt 32.97 Bowling Average Larwood 12.9/ Copson 13.15 > Bowes 13.35 Verity 13.40 Smith 14.67 Clay . . . 15.75 Smailes 16.90 Gover 16.96 Willard 17.19 Eastman 18-10 • Fames . . . . . • • • 18.20 Allen 18.32 Perks . •. . . • • • • 15.84 Pobins . . . . • • • • 19.36 Voce • 19.72 The cricket writer of the Sunday Dispatch says it does not seem that the selectors are ever influenced by figures. They have chosen Wyatt to replace Holmes in the M.C.C. team. As between- Wyatt and Paynter the latter is fifth on the batting list with 46.6 and Wyatt 37th with 32.97. Neither appears in the bowling list, Perhaps another amateur was wanted to complete a four for bridge.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR KENTISH PLAYER WEDS (Received August 31, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 30 Two weeks before leaving for Australia with the Marylebone cricketers, A. Fagg (Kent) has married Miss Edith Violet Leavers.