GOOD BATTING IN ENGLAND

Southland Times, Issue 23377, 8 December 1937, Page 11

GOOD BATTING IN ENGLAND

HAMMOND SCORES 3000 RUNS The batting of the leading English cricketers during the season just closed shows that on English wickets runs can be scored just as plentifully as in Australia. The following figures are those of a dozen of the leading English batsmen from whom the Test teams to meet Australia in 1938 will probably be se-

Eight of these made over 200 in an innings and one over 300. Eight scored over 2000 runs and two over 3000, while 11 averaged over 40 an innings. English wickets apparently are better than ever, and bowling no more destructive than it has been for some years. ENGLAND’S LEADING BOWLERS The bowling figures of men who may provide the attack of England are similarly interesting. G. O. Allen, W. Voce and K. Fames, who may be leading Test bowlers next season, hold modest positions on the following list.

lected:— In. N.O.H.S. Runs Av. W. R. Hammond 55 5 217 3252 65.04 J. HardstafE 4G 2 266 2540 57.72 E. Hutton 58 7 271 2888 56.62 E. Paynter 58 4 322 2904 53.77 R. E. S. Wyatt 54 5 232 2625 53.57 J. H. Parks 63 4 168 3003 50.89 L. E. Ames 52 4 201 2347 48.89 D. Compton 46 4 177 1980 47.14 C. J. Barnett 65 3 232 2489 40.14 H. Fishlock 45 4 146 1850 45.12 T. S. Worthington 49 6 238 1774 41.25 H. Gimblett 52 1 141 1558 30.54

O. Runs Wkts. Av. H. Verity 1386 3168 202 15.68 T. W. Goddard 1478 4158 248 16.76 A. R. Gover 1219 5816 201 18.98 J. Sims 829 2442 129 18.93 W. Bowes 711 1060 82 19.58 R. W. V. Robins 664 1980 97 20.41 K. Fames 420 1207 55 21.94 W. R. Hammond 420 1094 48 22.79 w. Voce 689 1743 75 25.24 H. Larwood 702 1720 70 24.57 J. H. Parks 1047 2609 101 25.85 G. O. Allen 117 476 15 31.73