CRICKET

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7977, 7 December 1911, Page 2

CRICKET

AUSTEALIAX AVERAGES THE MARYLEBONE TEAM. The Englishmen bar© so far completed four of their twenty matches, and of these they have won throe, the other game, against New South Wales, having, owing to bad weather, been abandoned at a stag© when neither side could claim the advantage* Th© it.C.C. team have so far ocored 1768 runs for th© loss of 53 wickets, an average of 33 I*3 runs per wicket, while they have had 1484 runs scored against them for the loss of 63 wickets, an average of n shade under 22 runs apiece. Following are tho averages up to the conclusion of tho match against Queensland; BATTING.

SOUTH AUSTRALIA. This State eeems to be baring,. a disastroos sea-son so far as cricket is concerned. They have lost both games against Victoria, and were badly trounced by the Englishmen. Their hatting has been very in and out. those making runs in tho first inning nearly always lamng in the second strike. Tho ex-Surrey player, Crawford, was the only man to score a century for the State in any of these three matches. The leading averages are; BATTING.

VICTORIA. Thants largely to the battlngofSeiU, Smith. Eanaford ami Brown, and in tpe him. match (v. South Australia) °’LA r ,“" strong, and to consistently steady bowling by Armstrong, Macrow, Matthews, Kyle, and haver, Victoria has so far done jeiy well, the only defeat being by the narrow margin of 49 runs by Warners team m a game remarkable for tail-end xollapses. 'llie frames between Victoria and hew South Wales for tho Sheffield shield thm year should be most Interesting, os both Statet have been making » good showing. The Victorian averages so far aro:— ,

I. N.O. H.S. Age. Aver. 1 < 151 151 2 K6 156 6 158313 63.6 6 79 51 llhodod 6 6 (35 3 88 206 200 53.3 Douglas ... 6 2 35 63 22.6 2 ' 32 Woolley .. 5 43 79 5 i 53 3 16 28 2 20 25 12.5 3 0 15 12.3 3 i 22 50 Iromong'er 3 14 4.6 Vino 2 5 4 BOWLING. Wkts. Bans. Area*. Douglas ... _ - 18 12 268' 208 14.b 17.3 18 335 18.6 Hitch 0 117 Woolley ... 2 68 55 5 80 86. Ironmonger Vino . 2 80 172 Hobbs 0 EJiodis • 16

i. N.O. H.S. MeAver. Dolling Crawford Mayao K-ees C, Hill ... 2 .... 6 ... 6 4 .... 6 0 94 0 126 0 95 1 44 0 55 114 260 216 94 172 - 43.3 . 3531.3 ZB.6 Chamberlain . 4 0 32 bowling. Bowler. Wkfcs. Bans. 53 Aver. 17.6 10 378 7 320 45.5 9 417 46.4

BATTING. Batsman. Seitz — Armstrong .... I. N.O. H.B. . 5 0 107 5 0 250 6 0 84 Agg. 300 281 222 Aver. 60 55.2 M44.4 Hansford ....... Brown Kortlang Matthews Layer ...v,w.~ 5 0 72 5 1 48 S O 74 ....... 6 0 44 4 - T , 24 ' BOWLING. 203 133 128 114 51 4U 6 33.2 25.6 , 22.8 > 17 Wkte. Buna. Aver. Eanstord : 2 22 Armstrong ... 24 u 274 Kyle Laver 13 .4. 8 343 258 26 3 32.2 NEW SOUTH WALES. New South Wales has ao far only played one of which was not oomDieted. Queensland, however. were easily defeated. Leading averages: BATTING. I. N.O. H.S. Agg. Aver. 2 1 57 • 109 109 Macartney. .. 123 61.5 98 2 0 67 94 2.0 69 83 41.5 Trumper 2 0 60 BOWLING. 51 25.5 Wkta. Runs. Aver. Cotter 10 139 13 9 , 3 62 20 5 • 123 24.6 . QUEENSLAND. 1 5 4 2 O cricketers, although some* what easily defeated by both man and New. South Wales, the Englishhave shown considerable progress. The batting of Jennings and Fennelly has been most conEistcnt. Averages;— * BATTING. Batsman. Jennings ...... I. N.O. H.S. Agg. Aver. 4 0 123 259 64.7 Fennelly ..... 4 0 73 216 67 BOWLING. ■Wkts. Buns. Aver. Hayes - 4 75 18.7 McLaren 7 , 211 , 30.1