CRICKET

Waikato Independent, Volume XL, Issue 3691, 11 April 1940, Page 5

CRICKET

SUCCESSFUL SEASON CLOSES SOME SPLENDID AVERAGES The playing of the Waitemata Cup match .last. week-end, brought the 1939-40 cricket season officially to a close in Cambridge. l Although several matches were" ; marred by :rain, the season was in many ways; ■ a very successful one for the Cam- ! bridge Association. 1 - ; Many strong teams' had been opposed to local ; elevens in representative fixtures, and the successes attained by Cambridge in these "matches, added to the splendid records of both competition teams, was doubly pleasing. Of infinitely greater value, however, to cricket and Cambridge generally, was the local association's good fortune in receiving visits from teams of such splendid cricketers and sportsmen as the Waitemata, Y.M.C.A. and Middlemore Clubs, of Auckland, and many other clubs from near and fair. The fact that all these sides expressed a keen desire to make their visits annual fixtures is indeed stimulating for Cambridge players and supporters. The marked advance in the standard of cricket locally has been largely due to the continuance of these matches, and the friendships created by them are greatly valued by all followers of the game./ Season's Averages ! \ Batting and bowling averages of players in the A and B teams for competition matches are given below. The bowling honours go to T. Chard, with the fine total of 51 wickets, while L. Crawshaw has bowled consistently well throughout the season for his 33 wickets to finish second. M. Woolley leads the batsmen of both teams with the fine average of 48, and I„ Litchwark has also a splendid performance to his credit j in scoring most runs, 315. The averages of D. Bright, who played for Hamilton East in the Senior A competition, are also given. Bright has proved himself to be one of the outstanding players in the Waikafo.

1 A" TEAM Batting— "S eft O. SO a U A. Finlay 1—1 2 o 74 > < 37.00 R. Rogers 9 1 275 34.37 C. Boyce 9 — 251 27.88 J. Guthrie 8 4 73 18.25 R. Arnold 7 1 96 16.00 L. Grawshaw 6 1 49 9.80 W. Munroe 9 —■•■ -.72 8.00 L. McKinnon 7 1 46 7.66 R. Burr 8 1 39 5.57 W. Yardley 10 1 40 4.44 W. Shaw 5 1 10 2.00 J. D. Bright 10 1 391 43.44 Bowling — Runs Wktsl Aver. C. Boyce 33 5 6.60 R. Arnold . 63 8 7.87 A. Finlay 87 11 7.99 W. Shaw 134 15 8.93 L. Crawshaw 309 33 9.36 R. Rogers 184 18 10.22 L. McKinnon 35 3 11.66 J. D. Bright 454 37 12.27 6 'B" TEAM Batting— eft tec a o a 4) « U M. Woolley c HI 6 o 85 '3 288 > 48.00 I. Litchwark 9 1 315 39.37 R. Hughes 9 — 217 24.11 R. Brunskill 4 — 53 13.25 A. Keeley 9 5 41 10.25 D. Humphries ; 4 1 26 8.66 T. Chard 8 1 57 8.14 K. Conder 9 — 72 8.00 D. Munroe 6 — 36 - 6.00 A. Lines 8 2 17 2.83 N. Morrow 4 1 8 2.66 R. Short 5 1 8 2.00 Bowling— Runs Wkts. Aver; T. Chard 364 51 7.13 I. Litchwark 357 27 13.22 R. Hughes 121 9 13.44 M. Woolley 60 4 15.00 D. Humphries 108 6 18.00 R. Brunskill 40 2 20.00 Also bowled: D. Munroe 1 for 15.