CRICKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17130, 4 September 1926, Page 15

CRICKET

LEADING AVERAGES HOBBS' GREAT RECORD (Australian ami N.Z. Cable Association., (Received September 4, 3 p.m.) LONDON. September 3. Latest averages in first-class cricket are :

GENTLEMEN v. PLAYERS SOMERSET v. YORKSHIRE (Australian ond N.Z. Cablo Association. (Received Septinbor 4, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 3. Gentlemen in tile first innings made 294 Challoner 56, Dulcepsinhji 71; Geary taking four for 62—against Flavors, who in the second innings made 165' for two—Wbysall 71. F. Tyldesley, not out, 50. Tim match was drawn.

Somerset in the firs! made 329 for eight and declared M. Lyon 107, MacBryan 131; Robinson six for 87—against Yorkshire, who in the first innings made 254 for six—Holmes 55, Mitchell, not out, 51. Rain interfered with all matches. CIVIL SERVICE TEAM. (Australian and N.Z. Cubic Association.f ißeceived September 4. 3 p.m.) LOXDON, September 3. The Civil Service team to play the Australian cricketers will be chosen from : Collins. Cook, I'ippoti, Musson, Webb, Bennett, Vincent, Ross, Chapman, Shirland. Caesar and Tasker.

In. N.O . I'uns Avg Hobhs 3B S 2802 80.0;: 1-:. Tvldeslev ... 47 b 2770 67.56 Mead' 45 U 2..>26 62.86 Sutcliffe 41 7 2120 62.64 tler.'clren 47 9 2.181 57.59 Woodfull 31 ' 4 1520 56.29 Chapman 2b 4 1261 52. £4 Macartney ... 30 3 1391 51.51 llearni' 31 4 1584 51.25 Makepeace ... 52 6 2295 49.89 Hardingc ... 50 S 2227 49.48 Bardsley . 33 3 1424 47.46 Poiisford 26 4 901 40.95 Hendry 9 1 315 59.37 Andrews H 3 1137 56.67 Gregory ■ 27 6 BOWLING. 813 35.48 Rim.s Wkts. Avj;. Rhodes ... 1556 108 14.40 Pat kin 650 39 16.15 Tyldeeley 2052 125 16.41 Mercer 2259 136 16.45 Macartney 845 43 17.60 Grimmelf 1727 98 17.62 Tate 2473 140 17.66 Macaulay 2301 128 17.97 Larwood 2318 127 18.25 Parser 3799 207 18.35 Richardson 907 47 19.29 Mailey 2326 117 19.83 Coil Ill's 126 5 25.20 Gregoiy 1124 36 31.22