SHEFFIELD SHIELD BATTING AVERAGES.
LEADING FLAYERS: PONSFORD’S GREAT RECORD. Excluding the South Australia v. New South Wales match, which was concluded this week, complete details of which have not yet come to hand, fourteen players have an average of over 50 runs ail innings in Sheffield Shield matches this season. W. H. Ponsford, who has played six innings for 963 runs, has the wonderful average of 160.5. 11. L. Hendry has an average of 100 (600 runs made in six innings), and J. R. Ryder has an average of 92.75. These three Victorians are well ahead of any of the other batsmen, next on the list being the Queensland player, L. O’Connor, with an average of 76. Following are the details: Total
Ins. N.O. H.S. Runs Av. W. H. Ponsford (Vic) 6 0 352 963 IG0.50 II. L. Hendry (Vic.) 6 0 177 GOO 100 J- S- Ryder (Vic) 4 0 295 371 92.75 L. O'Connor (Q.) 8 1 143* 532 76 A. Kippax (N.S.W.) 8 0 182 587 73.37 A. E. V. Hartkopf (Vic.) 4 1 126 219 73 V. Y. Richardson (S.A.) 8 1 157 483 69 K. S. Rove (Vic.) 3 -0 188 206 68.G6 T. J. Andrews (N.S.W.) 6 0 126 354 59 J. AV. Rymill (S.A.) 5 0 142 275 55 A. J. Richardson (S.A.) 7 0 232 378 54 A. Jackson (N.S.W.) 8 2 100 318 53 N. Phillips W 8 0 144 421 52.62 W. M. Woodful 1 (Vic.) 6 0 133 314 52.33
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 18055, 15 January 1927, Page 9
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251SHEFFIELD SHIELD BATTING AVERAGES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 18055, 15 January 1927, Page 9
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