CRICKET.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 789, 12 April 1910, Page 9

CRICKET.

THE AUSTRALIAN VISIT. . According to tho Sydney "Referee," the Australian Cricket team's tour of New Zealand has proved successful, as the side was not defeated, though Canterbury and Tarapaki plnyed dose and exciting draws with them. The experience gained on the softer and slower wickets of tho Dominion will, no doubt, have a benefiting influence on the batting of tho youngor members of- the Australian team, who have been used to the hard Australian wickets upon which the ball does not require so much focussing as on those which invariably give help to the bowlers. Now Zealanders nro striving to improvo their cricket, and if money and enthusiasm can ' accomplish their object, New Zealand may have to bo considered for the world's cricket championship in the future. It may not be in the near future, but there is no reason why they should not, liko Australia and ; South Africa, become rivals of tho Motherland. COLONIALS' AVERAGES AGAINST ■ ENGLISHMEN. The London "Sportsman" just to hand gives interesting tables, compiled by Mr. J, N. Pentclow, showing the buttitm and howling averages of oolonial players

while on tour in England as against English teams in the colonies. Ho works out tho figures of not Duly Australian, but of South African, West Indian, Phihidelphian, Canadian and New Zealand players. Among batsmen who have had 100 innings or more, Clem Hill is first in the averages with 39.14, "ff. W. Armstrong next with 38.53, V. Trumper third with 37.74, nnd J. Barling and M. A. Noble practically equal for fourth position. V. Trumper has scored most runs, viz.,, 8908; C. Hill.having, made 8376. W. W. Armstrong has far the largest proportion of not-out innings. Among the batsmen who have had SO or more innings, W. Bardsloy is first with 46.73 per innings, and V. Rnnsford next, with 41.60. ' The bowling tables are headed by C. T. B. Turner, with 877 wickets at 12.52, F. R. Spofforth having taken 719 at 13.40, G. E. Palmer 6(8 at 13.55, J. J: Ferris 500 at 14.42, H. Trumblo C9B at 17.70 and G. Gi.ffen G59. at '20.14.

ST. MARK'S TEAM. The averages of the members of St. Mark's team, which tied with the East team for the third-grade championship, nave come to hand. St. Mark's, it is interesting to note.' defeated the East team by an innings and 105 runs. ' ■ ■ Following are the figures:— ! ■ Batting. ■ • Not Highest Inn. Runs. ont. Score. Avge. B. Gosling .... 7 242 . 1 88 40.33 a n^l° n - 8 19* - 63 24.25 A. Charlton ... 3 183 ' 1 *52 22 87 W—Smith ... 11 233 - ■d 8 21.18 F. Wetherell... 4 61 1 *21 20.33 C. Cording ... 10 174 1 ,51 19.33 G. Monson ... 10 16G - 41 1G.60 G. Smith ... 8 107 1 « 15.28 V. Brogan ... 4 40 1 *33 13.33 P- Braj. i 9 112 - 37 12.44 Ji. Cording ... 3 32 — 27 10.66 B- Legg i 18 2 «12 9.00 S. Mason ...... 5 43 1 29 8.60 » o - Ca PP er -, 10 81 - 32 8.10 'Signifies not out. Bowling. •• • ■ Wickets. Buns. -Average. B. Gosling ... 27 176 6.51 U. Cording .... 29 200 6.89 W. Capper ... 14 ' 127 8.10 tr. Jforison ... 21 175 8.33 W. Smith 6 67 11.15