CRICKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXI, Issue 18974, 27 March 1924, Page 6

CRICKET

N.S.W. AVERAGES The following are the averages for the tour of the New South Wales team:

CRICKET IN THE DOMINION TOURS STRONGLY ADVOCATED.

“The standard of cricket in New Zealand is considerably higher than we in Australia were led to expect,” said Mr. C. B. Cochrane, manager of the New South Wales cricket team, subsequent to the closing of play at Eden Park on Saturday evening. "I also think in the Dominion there is much good cricket talent that only needs developing to attain international class.” Development of the game on the best lines, said Mr. Cochrane, could be accomplished only through frequent visits of high-class teams. As many tours as possible should be arranged, not necessarily of New South Wales teams, but the stronger the side the better. Only in this manner could cricketers develop the finer points of the game and the confidence that was so necessary in international players of high calibre. There wore a number of cricketers in this country who needed only the proper atmosphere to rank high in the game. Xt was to be hoped sincerely that the visits of high-class overseas teams would be continued. In a very few seasons a side should be got together capable of measuring its strength against Australian players under Australian conditions. Once such a standard was established in the Dominion it would certainly be maintained added Mr. Cochrane. The national enthusiasm in the game would develop as the standard improved, and the public would be keen to support it to the utmost. Referring to the educational side of the tours in a cricket sense, Mr. Cochrane said the New South Wales playerg had done all they could off the field to show how scientific batting could be accomplished. Many young fellows, particularly secondary school boys, had taken advantage of the opportunity, and the interest manifested by them in the game promised well for the future of New Zealand cricket. The “googly" bowler Mr. A. Mailey, was the centre of attraction for aspiring bowlers. At practically every ground on which the team had played Mr. Mailey h: i given demonstrations to young bowlers of how to bowl the "bosrie.” The seed thus sown would undoubtedly bear fruit, but the full value of such instruction could be obtained only by frequent tours of the Dominion by high grade players. This point could not be too greatly emphasised. The wickets the team had played on during the tour were described by Mr. Cochrane as averagely good. It had been stated, he said, that the Wellington wicket was bad, but it would not be regarded as such in Australia. A bad wicket over there was one that played tricks with the bowler as well as with the batsman. The tour had been a most enjoyable one, Mr. Cochrane Concluded, and the team had greatly appreciated the hospitality that everywhere had been extended to them.

BATTING. In. N.O. H.S. Tl. Avg. W. Bardsley 12 3 *200 798 88.74 Kippax .. . . 12 4 150 674 84.25 Hendry . .. .12 2 128 722 77.20 Macartney . 13 3 221 767 76.80 Andrews 13 1 121 703 58.58 R. Bardsley. 11 2 *123 380 42.22 Punch .. .. 11 0 176 428 38.91 Oldfield 11 2 105 347 38.55 Atullarkey .. 12 0 135 436 36.33 Mailey .. .. 8 3 *57 166 33.20 Ratcliffe 9 0 71 270 30.00 Everett .• .. 7 0 87 117 16.71 *Not out. BOWLING. Wks. Kuns. Avg. Macartney 34 381 11.29 Andrews 29 393 13.55 Mailey .. 66 1032 15.64 Punch . . 18 292 16.22 Ratcliffe 2 33 16.50 Kippax .. 1.5 261 17.40 Hendry .. 27 533 19.74 Everett .. 25 497 19.88 W. Bardsley . 1 32 32.00