GREAT FIGURES

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 103, 28 October 1933, Page 24

GREAT FIGURES

SEASON IN ENGLAND

Heavy scoring was a feature of the past cricket season in England, and in first-class matches three players compiled aggregates of over 3000 and sixteen more scored over 2000 runs. In all there were eighty-six players who topped the 1000 mark. There were many double-centuries among tlte high individual scores, with one treble-century —301 not cut by Hendren. In spite of the prolific run-getting the averages were nothing exceptional; in fact, there were remarkably few batsmen with averages of over 50. W. E. Hammond topped the averages with the highest aggregate of his career. His total of 3323, however, is not a record. There have been three higher aggregates—3slß by T. Hayward in 1906, 3352 by F. E. Woolley in 1928, and 333 Cby 11. Sutclift'e last.year. E. Hendren and L. Ames wero the other two batsmen to make over 3000 runs in tho past season, Hendren recording the feat for the third time and equalling Sutcliffe's record in this respect. For Ames the achievement was a new one, his previous highest aggregate being 2482 in the 1932 season. - BATTING AVERAGES. Of those players to have twenty or more innings in the past season those who finished up with averages of over 40 were::— Inns. Kirns. H.S. K.O. tog. Hammond 54 3323 204 5 67.81 Jteart 41 2.-.7G 227 C 67.78 Wyatt r.O 2379 IS7* 10 59.47 Mitchell (A.) .... 51 2300 15S 12 58.97 Ames ?7 3058 2f15 a 58.80 Hendren 63 318G 301* 9 56.89 Xeyland 50 2317 210* 4 50.36 C. t. Walters 52 2404 22S 4 50.08 Nawab of Pataudi 41 1754 231* 5 48.72 Iddon i) 9 1600 204* 6 45.4S Cook 47 1983 211 5 47.21 Sutcllffe 52 2211 205 5 47.04 Hopwood 40 .1972 112 4 40.96 Eakewell 47 2149 257 1 46.71 Barling 44 1915 2U9 :'. 46.70 Sanlall 46 1727 201* 9 46.67 Langrldgo (John) . 51 2056 250* 0 45.68 J. H. Human 26 949 322 4 45.19 Kilner 50 2159 197 2 44.97 Townsend 59 2268 233 S 44.47 O'Connor 52 2077 237 5 44.19 Niohol 54 2154 Kin* 5 43.95 Armstrong (N. F.) 51 2113 164 a 43.14 Storer 27 1109 232 1 42.65 Ktieton 56 2258 1(>8 S 42.6(1 Watson 37 1«8 ISS 3' 42.58 M. J. Tiirnbull .... -10 1052 200* 1 42.35 Tyldeslcy 40 1531 ISO* IS 41.37 Barnett 59 2280 101 3 40.7' *I\rot out. J. B. Hobbs batted 18 times for 1105 runs (highest score 221) at an average of 61.38. D. E. Jardine had 15 innings, making 779 at an average of 51.93. Gibbons was the only player outside the above list to top the 2000 mark. His aggregate was 2008. Berry and Ashdown went close . with 1971 and 1854 respectively. The ex-New Zealand- representative, C. Dacre, was well down the list with 1377 runs at,an average of 27.54. E. 11. Bowley, an cx-Auekland coach, who is leaving Sussex to take up a school coaching engagement, made 1538 runs at an average of 34.95. Townsend, in addition to making over 2000 runs, took 100 wickets. Others to secure the "double" (1000 runs and 100 wickets) were .James Langrid~e, Wellard, Nichols, and Jupp. FREEMAN'S FEAT. Freeman was again well to the fore in the bowling department, and failed by only two wickets to complete a bag of 300 for the season. The next higest aggregate was Verity's 190. Of those who took over 50 wickets Verity had the best average (13.43), with Freeman next (298 at 15.26). There were nineteen bowlers to take 100 or more wickets. The list of bowlers to take over 50 wickets, at an average of under-22 is as follows: — Runs. Wkts. Avc Verity 2553 190 13.43 Freeman 4549 298 15.26 Macaulay 2435 14S 16.45 Langrldge (Jan.) 2617 158 16.50 Goddard 3187 183 17.41 Clark 1714 98 17.48 Bowes 2827 159 17.78 Tate (M. W.) 180S 99 18.26 K. Fames :.-... ' 207S 113 • 18.38 C.S. Marriott .; 996 54 18.44 Townsend 1871 100 18.71 Mitchell (Derby) 2742 142 19.30 Cornford (J.) 1740 88 19.77 Hopwood 1103 56 ~ 20.76 Nichols 3041 145 20.97 Copson 1921 90 21.31 G. ,0. Allen was top with 13 wickets at aii average of 9.00, and the South African, Owen-Smith,' third with 35 at 13.31. Those bowlers not in the above list who took over 100 wickets were:— Paine, Wensley, Wellard, H. A. Smith, Gover, Boycs, C. Parker, P. Smith, and Jupp. For the sixth time in as many seasons Freeman has taken over 200 wickets.