CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 173, 14 August 1909, Page 6

CRICKET.

AVERAGES OP AUSTRALIANS Iu all First-Class Matches to Date. BATTING. is i . a° a S S ,p -3 S „. §> « -S * If aag 3 g 5 H S 5 -5 1. Armstrong 32 S 110* 1210 50.4 2. Bardslev 35 2 21» 11)33 49.4 3. Hansford 30 4 174 1073 41.3 4. Trumpcr 34 2 133 932 29.1 5. Noble 31 3 131 089 24.0 li. Gregory 30 5 74 515 20:8 7. McAllister 20 3 43 334 19.0 3. McArtncy 27 0 51 380 18.3 9. Hopkins 13 0 50 105 15.0 10. O'Connor 13 5 36* 107 13.4 11. Cotter 21 0 35 246 11.7 12. Carter 24 4 Gl 220 11.3 13. Hartignn 18 1 45* 184 10.8 14. Laver 15 3 17 110 9.0 15. Whitty 13 0 11* 53 7.0 10. Carkcck 7 1 15 35 5.8 * Signifies ''not out."

BOWLING. Wkts, Runs. Average. 1. Lavcr 05 837 12.8 2. O'Connor 49 080 14.0 3. Whitty 5*7 838 14.7 4. McArtncy 50 901 10.0 5. Armstrong 78 1340 17.2 (i. Hopkins 27 573 21.2 7. Cotter 52 1218 23.4 ;' Xoble 10 020 ■ 38.0

a ,j;,;,\(;es in te#t matches only •Played 5, Won 2, Drawn 2, Lost 1.

BATTING. t * I" S "O M Si » -5 §> n 3 <a „; 2 1 5 8 § Si £y3 « < 1. Ransford 9 3 143* 353 58.8 2. Bardsley 10 0 130 • 390 39.0 3. Trumpcr 9 1 73 211 20.3 4. Gregory 10 1 74 222 24.6 5. Armstrong 0 0 45 189 21.0 0. Noble 9 0 55 179 19.8 7. McArtncy 9 1 51 148 18.5 8. McAllister 4 1 ' 22 49 10.3 9. Lavcr 5 2 14 40 15.3 10. Hopkins 3 0 21 33 11.0 11. O'Connor 2 0 13 21 10.0 12. Carter 8 0 30 US 8.5 13. Whitty 22 9* 9 9.6 14. Cotter 8 0 19 60 8.2 * Signifies' "not out."

Note.—W. Bardsley's double century constitutes a record for international cricket.

BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. 'Average. 1. Armstrong 14 177 12.0 2. Lavcr 14 179 - 12.7 3. Cotter 17 305 . 21.4 4. Noble .4 118 20.5 5. Hopkins 2 0.1 ; 30.5 0. O'Connor J . "40 40.0 7. McArtnev 0 242"'' 40.3 S. Whitty 0 51

MATCHES PLAYED. Against Notts—Won by an innings and 0 runs. Notts, 239 and 144; Australians, 389. Against Northants—Won bv 9 wickets. Northants', 203 and 235;' Australians, 319 and 120 for one wicket. Against Essex—Drawn. Australia, 809 for 6ix wickets declared; Essex, 148 and 344 for nine wickets. Against Surrey—Lost by 5 runs. Australia, 158 and 207; Surrey. 191 and 178. Against Marylebone—Lost .by three wickets. Australia, 210 and 175; Marylebone, 221 and 105 for seven wickets. Against Oxford—Drawn. Australia, 247; Oxford, 132. First Test-Lost by ten wickets. Australia, 74 and 151; England, 121 and 105 for-no wickets. Against Leicester Drawn. Australia, 182 and 47 for two wickets; Leicester. 272 and 85 for five wickets. Against Cambridge' University—Drawn. Australia, 307; Cambridge, 154 and 02 for eight wickets. Against Hampshire—Won by six wickets Australia, S3 and 155 for four wickets; Hampshire. 83 and 100. Against Somerset—Won bv two wickets Australia, 139 and 08 for ei»ht wickets; Somerset, 93 and 111 • cornel Test - Won by nine wickets. Australia. 350 anil 41 for one wicket; -'gland. 209 and 121. '-."lii't West of Scotland—Won by an fining; and 188 runs. Australia. ; >io: v\est of Scotland, 244 and 144. Again-, \na-3liirc Match abandoned

ou '".- •to lain. Austra! : i. three wi !;i'is for 87; Yorkshire ::)0. Against Yorkshire and 'L loashire Drawn (only one day's plav). Australia 217 for six wickets "(closed); lorkslurc and Lancashire, 12 for two wickets. Against Scotland (two davs). —Drawn Australia, 121 and 147 for seven wickets; Scotland, 93 and 230. Third Test-Won -by 128 runs. Australia, 188 and 207; England IS" and 87. Against Warwickshire Drawn Aus. tralia, 456; Warwickshire, 185 and lso for eight wickets. Against Worcestershire— Won by an inlimp and 111 runs. Australia. 388; Worcestershire, 151 and 120 ' Against Gloucestershire-Won bv an inmngsand 5 runs. Australia, 445 JSn '■'S'lt wickets; Gloucestershire, 230 and 210. Against Surrey-Drawn. Australia, 180 and 120 for six wickets (innings declared); Surrey, 209 and 39 for no wickets. Against Yorkshire-Drawn. Australia, W and 53 for no wickets; Yorkshire, 346 and 172 for seven wickets (innings declared). Against Derbyshire _ Won by ten wickets. Australia, 204 and 21 for F„i,2?^ DeA y sUr ", »« and 106. Fourth Test-Drawn. Australia, 147 and T K r ne Wl *ets (innings declared) ; England', 119 a nd 108 for tlirec wickets. Against Yorkshire and LancashireDrawn. Match abandoned owing to rain Yorkshire and Lancashire, 261 for four wickets. Against South Wales-Won by eight wickets. Australia, 271 and 05 for two wickets; South Wales, 228 and Against" Lancashire -Won bv 47 runs f" stra '"V 87 and 214; Lancashire, 104 and 150. ' Fifth ,J e l~ D !? wn - .Australia 325 and vL I 5™ Wl '" kets (declared); wicket' 3 ° 2 85, d 104 fOT «^

Results epitomised: Won, 12; dram, i, loit, i; abandoned, 2.