CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 461, 20 March 1909, Page 12

CRICKET.

(By The BbeakebJ

BEST BATTING AVERAGES. The leading batting averages to date are as imder:— • 6 aOS • a ' .3 0,3 £ u u a o a°B s s h 3 H« «! -<1 Tneker (O.B.) ... -.7 0 101 353 5-1.7 Mahonev ("Well.) ... 9 2 117 333 47.5 Brice (Pet.) ... ...,11 1 106 428 42.8 Kinvjg (Mid.) ... ... 2 1 39 39 39.0 Payne (Gas Co.) ... 6 - 2 59 132 33.0 M'Gill (O.B.) ... ... 6 1 77 160 32.0 J. P. Blackloc); (O.B.) 8 0 82 249 31.1 Windley (Gas Co.) ... 1 0 31 31 31.0 Bruce (Mid.) 12 2 / 5 291 29.1 Richardson (Weil) ... 6 1 82* 143 25>.6 Berendson (Phoen) ... 3 1 37 56 -8.0 Hodge (Gas Co.) ... 6 2 35 112 28.0 AShbolt (Gas Co.) .... 3 0 51 83 2,.6 5. Hickson (Well) .(. 7 0 63 193 27.5, W. Wighton (Mid.) ... 3 .2 15* 27 27.0 Topp (Gas Co.) ... 8,1 49 189 2i.0 Naughton (Well.) .... 9 1| 58 211,, 26.3 C. BTickson (Mid.) ... 11 2 75 231 25.6 Burton (Phoen.) ... 11 2 73 221 24,5 Monaehan (O.B.) ... 9 0 119 221 Hawtforno (Gas Co.) ... 8 0 71 192 24.0 Laws' (New.) m. ■ ... 12 0 1 60. 285 23.7 y Waugh (Gas Co.) ... 8 2 38 140 23.3 G Day New.) ... ... 4 1 28 ' 66 22.0 Miiane (T.M.C.A.) ... 13 . 0 86 285 21.9 Quinn (Well.) ... ... 8 2 30 1-7 21.1 B. J. Jacobs (O.B.) ... 4 3 9 21 21.0 Goldfinch (O.B.) ... 2 0 25 42 21.0 Taylor (Pet.) ... ... 11 3 45* 164 20.n , Becchey (O.B.) 10 2 43 163 20.3 Isherwood (Pet.) ;.. 11 0 106 216 19.6 - Gibbes (Phoen.) ... 12 1 o9 207 18.8 Manson (Mid.) ... ... 11 , 2 51 167 18.j Dredge (Gas Co.) ... 8 0 4a 148 18.5 Coberoft (Pet.) ... ... 10 0 63 181 18 1 Wilson (Wai.) ... , N ... 13 1 37 218 18.1 Williams (Mid.) ... .9 0 48 161 17.8 C. P. Blacklock (O.B.) 9 1 50 142 17.7 Alpe (New.)' ... ... 14 1 36 2«5 17.3. Birch (O.B.) 9 0 47 154 17.1 Wynyard (Mid.). ... 13 ■ 0 39 221 17.0 Newbold (Phoen.) ... 2 0 32 31 17.0 Andinft'ood (Phoen.) ... 6 1 45* 83 16.6 Little (Phoen.) 10 0 59 166 16.6 Judd (Wai.) ... ... 12 2 32 161 16.1 Rodgers (Wai.) 13 0 39 200 15.7 Patrick (Mid.) ... 7 1 27 93 15.5 De Mey (Gas Co.) ... 3 1 23* - .30 15.0 Wilson (Y:M.C/A.) ...12 0 61 177 14.7 Hull, (Gas Co.) > ... 8 1 30 103 14.7 Roberts (Y.M.C.A.) .... 9 0 >34 131 14.5 Hale 3 (Well.) 4 ■ 2 .14 29 14.5 Joyce (Pet.) ... ... 10 0 29 14-1 14.4 Dixon (Phoen.) ... 10 0 55 141 14.1 Dyson (Pet.) ... ... 3 ; 0 19 42 .14.0 SchmoU (New.) ... 11 0 41 155 14.0 Nunn- (Pet.) . ... ... 4.' 1 21* 41 13.6 Climie (Wai.) 10 :1 23 117 13.0 ■ Greatbatch (Pet.) ... 8- 3 27 64 12.8 E. Claridge (New.) ... 9 2 18 ■ 89 12.7 ' Luckie (Well.)' ... 8 ■2" 29* 76 12.6 Hartv (Phoen.) ... 2'<- 0'; -25 12.5 Bmyrfee (Pet.) ... ;.. 10 0 67 121 12.1 Atkinson (Y.M.C.A.)... 9V 0 30 108 12.0 t * *Not out. . ■' PRINCIPAL BOWLING AVERAGES. Following are the principal bowling averages to date:— ' ® " m •' © o " •2 . 2 .. :.i . a • o 2 a p £.sfl 9■ > « ?. 2'S-5 < Taylor (Pet) . ... ... 7, x 4, .4 1.7 B. Jacobs (O.B.) . ... 4 1 ,1 .4.0 Cate (Pet.) ... ' ... ... 8 2 '2- 4.0 .Mapleden (New.) ..i ... 26 3 2 8.6 Patrick (Mid.) ... :.. 98 11 4 8.6 Miller (Gas Co.) _. ... 345 ' 35 8 9.8 Bruce (Mid.)/ ... .1. 49 ' 5 5 9.8 .Tucker (O.B.) , ... .... 240 24 . 5 10.0 Kinvig (Mid.)' 01 ' 70' 7 • 4 ■'10.0 jjjjjiEodgers (Wait);- ... ...516 487 • 10.7 -r.ni.CoKnolly (Peti)ii ... ... 359 ' 32 5 11.2 Monaghan (O.B.). ... ' ... 310 27 7 11.4 Alpe (New.) ... ' ...464 ' 39 : 5 11.8 . Mitchell (Mid.) ... ... 299 "25 7 11.9 .Hales (Well.) ... ...180 15 7 12.0 Mason (O.B.) 397 "33 ' 7 12.0 Bennett (Pet.) ... ... 12 - 1 1 12.0 Brice (Pet.) ... ... 462 38 6 12.1 Ppham .(Mid.) -.... ... 237 19 : 6 12.4 Herlihy (Y.M.C.A.) ... 360 28 6 12.8 6. Hickson (Well.) - . ... 169 13 5 10.0 Coberoft (Pet.) .... ;.. 489 37 5 13.2 Staples (Wai.) . 66 '5 2 13.2 Matthews (Wai.) ... ...175. 13 4 13.4 C. Hickey (Phoen.) ... 390 -28 6 13.9 .Smyrke (Pet.) , ... ~..100 7 3 14.2 Wilson (Phoeni) ... ...- 3i3 17 4 14.2 E. Phillips (Y.M.C.A.) ...160 11 5 14.5 G. S. Pringle (Wai.). ... 58 '42 14.5' Grimmett (Y.M.C.A.) ... 477 32 7 14.9 laws (New.) 443 29 8 15.2 . Waugh.(Gas Co.) ... ... 31 , 2 1 15.5 Quinn (Well.) 262 17 4 15.4 Ryan (Mid.) .172 11 6 15.6 Hull (Gas Co:) ... ;.. 242 ,15 5 16.1 Jndd (Wai.) ... ... ... 65 4 2 16.2 Beeohey (Gas Co,)-... .... 83 5 3 16.6 A., Day (New.) 17 11 17.0 luckie (Well.) ... ... 292 17 5 17.1 Gibbes (Phoen.) ... ... 453 26 6 17.4 C. Hickson (Mid.) ... ... 209 12 5 17.4 Owens (Y.M.C.A.) 105 6 3 17 5 Nash (Well.) ... ... 195 11 i 17.7 O Farrell (New.) ... ... 71 4 2 17.7 I\ Hickey (Phoen.) ... 36 2 ' 2 lg!o , Burke (Gas Co.) 92 5 2 18 4 Miller (Well.) ... ... 225 12 6 18.5 Keys (New.) ... ... ... 313 16 4 19.3 Dyson (Pet.) ... ... 20 1 1 20.0 Not much interest attached to the finish of the match at Petone. It was obviously a victory for tho homo team, and tho only thing in doubt was how bravely Y.M.C.A. would respond. They had little luck, and lost by three points. At the commencement of last Saturday's play thoy had lost three wickets for 23 runs, and, at the closo of, the first innings, the score had gone up to only 98. Petone put their opponents in again, and put them out for 70. With a credit of 219 runs from the first innings the homo team, therefore, won by an .innings and .51 runs. For tho losers, Timperley was the? most effective batsman, his total score being 38, 85 of which . were obtained in the first innings. Midlane came next with an aggregate of 33 (21 and 12). • In the first innings, Y.M.C.A. batted only Dine men, Herlihy and Tilyard being absent, and N. Phillips was put on in the second innings to fill ono of tho vacancies.

Only one mail was clean-bowled, showing .that tho wicket gavo all its advantago to the batsmen. That player was Midlane. Timperley aijd he opened the batting on the second day, and the combination put on 40. Midlane, after experiencing trouble with the tricky bowling' of Brice, found some relief when Cobcroft made a less trying onslaught. But Cobcroft never bowls two successive'balls in the same way, and, just when ono came along which Midlane thought was an easy boundary, lie found his olf-stump down. Early in the game Conolly, in the slips, misspjl Tiinperley, who hit a low, smart one off Brice. Conolly, however, is not usually taken unawares, and his bowling' averago for tho match—five wickets for 35—is such that this lapse can bo overlooked. ■Cobcroft might; havo found it to the advantage of his side if -lie had distributed the bowling moro freely. Tho captain himself should have {riven way sooner than he Hid during/the second innings! Until the Audinwood-Berenson partnership commenced Phoenix wero not doing much with tho Midland bowling. By luck and frco hitting, however, this pair added 59 to tho total, and left room-for speculation as to tho final result. After scoring 37 Bcrenson was caught and bowled by; Mitchell.' ;Audinwood saw two men' out, "and (lid not retire until his own score had reached 45. , ' Midland commenced to bat with an hour and a half to go, requiring 95 runs to win. Bruce was out l.b.w. for a single, and Patrick was caught for another. Things began to look interesting, and the hopes of tho team were not raised, when M'Mahon was run out, the total score standing at six. All this happened within ton minutes of open-, ing. Wynyard and Manson then mado a good stand and averted disaster, making 24 and 33 respectively. Kinvig added 19, and •the game was won with a good time margin. In other respects the game was very slow Bnd devoid of interest, and by • no stretch of imagination could it be called a good exhibition of cricket. To indicate the exceeding slowness of the play it may be mentioned that ef ono period towards the finish 30 bolls wore

bowled without producing anything moro notftblo than fivo runs. It was one of these blank, unspoaknblo periods "when runs como not, nor wickots fall." And it wasn't the only period of that kind, either. Iho junior championship contest is now drawing to s close. There remains only the deciding match, which will be played on the Athletic Park to-day and next Saturday, between Wadostown and Victoria College. Wadestown were leading right up to last Saturday, when their defeat by Old Boys placed them level with Victoria College. Karori this season seem to bo in good fettle, and nro well 011 tho road to winning tho third-class championship. Whether tho teams which liavo visited tho asphalt wicket this year have been "off colour," or whether it is the difference between playing on the grass and on the matting, the fact still remains that Spiers and Hill; Ivarori's bowlers, have been getting very fino averages. Of course, the batting of the suburban team can be explained by the fact that thoy always play on the same wicket, and a visiting bowler's calculation is upset, because a ball which js considered "a good length on tho turf will gonerally beat the wicket when playing on asphalt. , '