CRICKET

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 132, 4 May 1940, Page 10

CRICKET

THE SEASON’S AVERAGES. MANAAVATU ASSOCIATION. Tlio following are' the statistics of tlio Saturday sonior A grade cofnpotition conducted by the Manawatu Cricket Association during the 1939-40 season, compiled by Mr J. Gallichan," senior A grade and rcpresentativo statistician. - The leading averages only are shown: — d. : ' batting averages, y - .

OTHER FEATURES. • Ton wickets by a bowler in a single innings.— By T. L. Pritchard lor Pahlicrston veisufi Uhl Roys, lirst round. Centuries scored.—ls 3 not out, by J. Murchison, for Kia Toa versus United; 147, by L. Houghton, lor Old Roys versus Kia Toa; 129, by A. Carlisle, for City versus Palmerston; 122, by \V. E. Norris, for Palmerston versus United; 121, by C. E. Bat-raud, for Old Roys, versus .United; 101, by C. McViear, for City versus United. Championship points.—City 64, Palmerston 63, Old Boys 35, United 34, High School 22, Kia Toa 20. - '■ ; Five cricketers of the year.—This is an innovation in these reports. The five cricketers arc selected, not because they are the- best • cricketers in. Palmerston North, but because of the cricket they played in relation to their own previous performances and their own previous known standards. The five cricketers of the year, on this occasion and in the opinion of the statistician, are: —T. L. Pritchard : For his fine bowling in club, Hawke Cup and Plunket Shield matches. (He was awarded the Winsor Cup by the New Zealand Cricket Council, as the best bowler in New Zealand). W. 11. Allan: For his batting in club cricket, C. MeVicar: For his innings iti the Hawke Cup challenge match against Waikato. S. McVicar: For his batting in club and representative cricket. A. Carlisle: For, his batting in club cricket,, and particularly for his fine innings against Palmerston in the second round. The championship was won by the City Club and this is the first time since the last war that any club with tho exception of Palmerston, Old Boys and High School lias won - the senior championship. It is the first win in tho history of the City Club, and their performance will give rise to a much keener competition in future seasons. The highlight of the season was the bowling of T. R. Pritchard, who took 93 wickets. This is a record number for local cricket. One fact is obvious. The standard of cricket in Palmerston North is slowly dropping, and its decline is being hastened by the fact that quite a number of senior A players do not take the game as seriously as they could. It should be impressed upon all clubs that senior A cricket is serious cricket, and not a means by which individual players can amuse themselves on Saturday ' afternoons.

One more point; the statistician suyo, is that- the season’s play was hampered by weather conditions, etc., so that it was necessary (o play well into April to tin ish Lhe competition." This would not lie the ease if certain Saturdays were set aside for certain matches, and, if it rallied on those certain Saturdays, those days constituted a day’s play. This moans that a certain programme would have to be drawn up for the season, allowing for Saturdays oil' for ITawke . Cup matches, etc., and fixing the days for the various club matches.

Ins. N.O. Runs.'H.S. Aver. Murchison ...11 3 o93 153*. 49.75 Norris ... 11 3 365 J.22 45.62 Pollitt ... 11 3 326 76 40.75 Carlisle ... 10 2 325 129 40.50 S. MeViear .. ... 10 0 402 70 40.20 Singleton ... 5 2 111 . 62 37.00 Allan ... 15 3 458 94 36.50 C. MeViear ... 10 0 357 101 35.70 Pritchard ... 12 3 273 70 . 30.33 Spchnah ..... ... 13 2 310 79 28.18 J. Gallichan ... 13 2 301 54* 27.36 Coll is ... 11 1 251 56 25.10 Spring ... 11 0 272 77 24.72 Houghton ... 13 0 310 147 24.61 Williams ... 9 1 185 35 23.12 Marriott ... 10 2 176 80 22.00 Broughttjn ... 12 1 .239 66 21.72 Edwards' ... 16 .2 . 303 86* 21.64 C. E. Barnaul ... 14 1 270 121 20:76 M. A. Ongley . 7 0 144 68 20.57 *Nof out. BOWLING. 0. M. R. W. ■A. Pritchard 197.1 33 565 83 6.80 Downes 220.3 47 581 67 ' 8.67 llearsey ....'.. 159.5 ■ 62 334 33 . 10.12 C. MeViear ... 43 11 129 12 10.75 M. A. Ongley 65 17 150 13 11.53 Cockery 126 15 432 33 13.09 Adcock 107 20 347 26 13.34 Anderson 61.3 3 375 26 14.42 Leet 63 23 133 8 16.62 Ilornibrook' ... 125.5 23 449 31 14.48 J. Gallichan . 94.1 5 493 29 17.00 Mullins 78.5 19 262 15 17.46 Jennings 84.4 16 262 14 18.71 Brougham 89.1. 9 317 16 19.81 Murchison 113 14 410 20 .' 20.50 CATCHES. Sixteen.—W. E. Norris. Eleven F. Colli?. Nine: W. Pollitt. H. B. Shailer. Seven: P. A. Lynch, 13. Poanangu Minor L. Williana?. Six; i). W. Spring, C. MeViear W. H. Allan. ■' Five : B. P. Spehnan,. 'G A. Robertson, B. Broughton, H. Lang, Ji L. Gavcv. Four: C :. K Barraud, ‘J . L. Pritchard, - S. MeViear, A. Tarrant , L. J. Cockery. RUNS SCORED BY EACH TEAM. Average per

Runs Wicket wicket C'itv 2147 88 24.39 Palmerston 1958 82 ■ 23.87 Old Bovs 2172 118 18.40 United Sports ... 2166 127 17.05 Kia Tna 1681 119, 14.12 High School 1460 112’ •13.03■SCORED AGAINST EACH TEA It 1. Average ■ ' ' per Rims Wicket wicket City 1592 133 11.97 Palmerston 1920 153 12.67 Old Bovs .... 1983 ■ 102 19.44 High School 1365 65 21.00 United Sports ... 2443 102 23.95 Kia Toa 2271 91 24.95