GENERAL GOSSIP.

NZ Truth, Issue 406, 5 April 1913, Page 3

GENERAL GOSSIP.

C B. Fry m 1901. made no fewer tliari 13 centuries In first-class /cricket, his scores being: — 244, 241,, 219 not out, 209, 170 not out, .149, 140, 126, 119 not out, 116, 106, 105, 105.- ; G. B. Fry headed the batting averages of the English season of 1912, his figures being 31 innings, 1592 • runs, highest score 203, not outs 3, average 56.85. This fine batsman . has, however, never upheld his reputation when playing against Australian teams m the test games. Against South' Africa and Syd. Gregory's XI. he played eight innings for 200 runs, and his best score was 79. Against S. Gregory's team alone, he made 145 m four innings. A Marathon Trundler.-^The "London Magazine" of August 4, 1739, contained the following advertisement— "A farmer at Croydon will undertake, for any sum by wager, to bowl a cricket ban from that town to London Bridge, about 11 miles, distance, In 500 times" ■ The dispute over time In the RlvaUv, Oriental match', m the Wellington Midweek, competitions, was closed up at the lost meeting of the Association. The 5 Committee decided' that the remaining eight minutes be finished. Rivals only require about half-a-dozen runs to win the match, which, If they succeed, win upset calculations as to who win be this year's premiers. Previous to Mb departure from this city, that local acquisition to Wellington cricket, the Rev. E. O. Blamlres, is to be made, the' recipient of a presentation, a recognition of his valuable services to the cricketing fraternity. 7 ■,;....