CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 698, 24 December 1909, Page 8

CRICKET.

LEADING SENIOR AVERAGES; •, IN /WELLINGTON CIMCKET. representative cricket' is commencing, and overj' follower of ■ tho game has; by this time constituted himself "a judge-of the players. Vaults are unfeolingly discussed, tliero is much talk of "stylo," and each day's performances are criticised severely. •' ' |( , This, therefore, is a fitting time at whic'A to publish (for the first time) the leading batting and bowling averages obtained during the soason. The scoring of one or two matches was-not satisfactory, but the following averages have been compiled with care, and are as nearly accurate as they can be.made.with the material available.:. Batsmen who have scored over 00 runs: are included in the list, and the bowlers, whose names appear below, have each taken at least fifteen -wickets?- ... . BATTING. ! ' Total , t '■ ' ■ ' rung. Aver. Tucker' (East) 182 . 3G Mahony (East) 203 31 Finloyson (North) 05 32 Williams (North) ..: 141 28 Midlane (North) 196 28 Burton (South) .'. 22!) 28 Taylor (South) 179 p.: 25 'Foster (Victoria College) 211 24 Patrick (South) .144 21 Dind (South) 138 .< 23 Hawthorne (Central) 131. ■ ~:i 22 C; Hickson (Central) 105 lh 21 Hutchings (East) 82 20 ■Senior (I'etoue) 102 20 S. Hickson (North)' .107 20 Gibbes (East). . 70 .19 Wilis (East) 117 19 Upham (North) 71 18 Phillips (North) 80 ,17 rtTGill (East) 98 .10 M'Lennan (East) 125 10 Bowles (East) 97 10 Beecliey- (Central) .. 12G : 16 Blacklopk (North) 82 1C Little (East) .60'. 15 Cate (Petono) 91 15 Joyce (Petoue) . 103 15 Monaghan;(Victoffa College). ~.137; 15 Naughton .(Central) ; 103 ' 15 Laws (Central) 91 15 Kinvig (Central) .105 15 Bo'dgers, (Hutt) 143 • ■ 14 Tilyard iSouth) ...... .; 73 ■!. .< U -Waters (Noith)'..... .....;■ 70 yj li Wynward (North) .; 69 14 N. Hales (East) ' ti „ 77 . |13 Hickoy (East, 52 - 13 Brice (Petone) . 119 • 13 Niyen ' (Victoria, C /liege)) . 80 ;. 13 Cobcroft (South) 105 13 Collett (East) ..... 73 12

IOWLING. | Wickets./Rnns. Aver.' Hickey (East) 25': ' ICO ' 6 1 Poster (Vic. Coll.) ... ... 16 130 8 Rodgers (Hutt) .............. 27 .:■ 227 8 I Senior/(Petene). '20 ' ■ •,•.'••"••211 \ 111 Upham (North) 27 300 ' ' . 11 Laws (Central) -' 23 ■ 254.' :• 11 Patrick (South), 30- 322 .. /;.. 11. Luokio (North) .. 21 ,251 12 Cobcroft (South) 31 371 12 Miller (Central) 21 279 13" Monaghan (Vic. •28' •': . ~'159 * ■ 13 Gibbes (Bast) I -19 I'2flo HHales "(East) • :.... 1...: 15 7 210 -' ■• e 16' THE TEACHERS" MATCH. The visiting Now/ South .Wales .school teachers and tho Wellington 'teachers." tried coneluV| sions in'.a cricket match-yesterday; tho'visitorsM proving victorious l>y 104 runs on tho first in-, flings. A broiling sun. took the sting out of tho local players, ana even, made itself felt by the Australians,', but;'nevertheless'-, an -. enjoyable day was , spent on the College ground. ; Tho visitors won the toss and elected to bat. They • held tho • create in the worning'/and'- well/ into the afternoon, recording; tho'respectable' total'' tif 270 'before], they were 'all 'diSposedi ! 6fW Only /fiyo .of the' visitors reached doubled figures, but . tho total was .' helped along, materially/by 'Eosbj ? tally .was. liiß.;', Ho played a really good innings,,'. ivnich was only marred "by • about- two' chances.:,- Hurst,' 'with 34, _ was, ..tho.; second highest;scpror; his runs'being gained lis'tho : result of. patient batting. Elston.jwith a credit of ,22,- Manuel 19, and/Magrath 11 were the other - double-figuro men. Tho 'fielding' of the local men , was;, not up to first-grado: standard,' Beechey,' jun., and Dempsey/being-the, .only .two - men: 1 who.' rose• .to . tho .'oecasion:" r when warm'things carae along. The,first by the ' Wellington team" sc3aint''-cont r - r ', tesy,from 'the''New South Wales -. men,' 'hut Fanning, who was reserved until the'game was /well advanced, -came- out with- a creditable'av'orage. of fourj fpr;27.- 'Sodgcrs, the./next' best'bowler,'- secured three wickets at "-a-.cost, ot;87 runs. The Wellington innings yielded 166 runs', of which total Beechey, jun., .made: 61 before ho .was caught by Eose,-off Hurst; Griffiths' ' compiled a. useful 27,. and . Beechey, 'sep.,' 17, Murphy 19, not out, and Trainer 14 were i!tho.-only other double-figure 5 , scorers. Hurst, three wickets for 38 runs, and :.Allman; three for : 5!>,. were the most, successful,bowlers for the; winners./ The visitors played twoi'substitutes, Atkinson and Schoch. . Detailed scores are as under:— • 7•• '•' .'■' ;.. ■ ■; «.

NEW SOUTH WALES. " - • First Innings. ( ':/; -' ';-' Rose, b. -Fanning .'.i..-. 158 Allinan,' run out G •Magrath,. b. Rodgers ........._.i...._„............ 11 Hurst,' b.' Beechey, jurt. ....;_ 34 Manuel, c.- Wood, b. Rodgors 19 Wallace,'c./Beechey, sen., b. Beechey, jun. ,-7 Atkinson, c. and b. Rodgers 0 Deer, c. Bonnott, b. Fanning ..; • 4 Elston, b.-Fanning 22 Dunlop. b, Fanning 3 Schoch, not out 1 ■Extras .j.;....: 5 : , Total - 270 .' - . Bowling Analysis. • Rodgers, three wickets for 87-runs; Griffiths,; none for 12; Caddick,' nono for 15; Bennett, /none: for 16,. Dempsey, none, for - 33; ißeechey, sen:,, none for' 24; Beechey; jun., two for -51; and Fanning, four for .27. ;. . ! WELLINGTON., 1 '■ First'lnnings. ' ;' Fanning, c. Hurst, b. A1iman.............i 0 Beechey; jun., c. Rose, b. Hurst .............. 61: Rodgers, - c. and b. Magrath i,....'.... ( 9 Dempsey, c. and b. Magrath ..... . 2 Griffiths, b. Hurst 27 Ward, °. Allman, b. Hurst . 8 Beechey, sen., 1.b.w., b. Allman ...17 Caddick, b. 8eer"....; - t 9 Bennett (absent) 0 Trainor," b. Allman 14 Murphy, not out 0 i Extras 19 •:.• Total :..... 166 • •' Bowling Analysis. - Allman, three wickets for 55 runs; Magrath, two for 35; Wallace, none fer 9; Hurst, three fer 38; Deer,.. one.'.for 9Manuel, one for 1. , THE AUCKLAND TEAM. (By Telesraph—l'rosa Assoclatloa.). ■ ■ v. : Auckland, December 23.. A. Hadden , has notified the selectors that he will be unable to play against Wellington/ and'the team is.now,the same, as. was at first picked, with Robinson in place of Haddon.