OFFICIAL AVERAGES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 149, 14 September 1927, Page 13

OFFICIAL AVERAGES

By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. Received 'J.3O a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. The following are the official averages of the New Zealand players iu

CENTURY SCORERS C. S. DEMPSTER 180 v. Warwickshire. 178 v. Durham. 167* v. Glamorgan. 134 v. Scottish Counties. 10f»« v. Cricket Conference. 101 v. Surrey. J. E. MILLS 188 v. Yfartineau's XI. 152 v. Leveson-Gower's XI. 104* v. Civil Service. 103 v. Surrey. ICO* v. Derbyshire. R. BLUNT 105 v Northumberland. 131 v. Lev<‘Son-Gower'.s XI 11» v. Vfartineaux’s XI. 103 v. Kent, C. C. DACRE 178 v. Derbyshire 167 v. Sdinburgh Clubs. 107 v. iI.C.C. 101 v. Martineau’s XI. T. C. LOWRY 100 **. :\f.c.c. 106 v. Worcestershire. 105 v. Susspx. 101* v. Gloucestershire. M. L. PAGE 4 40* v. Worcestershire. -34 v. Cambridge. C. F. A. ALLCOTT J3l v. Warwickshire. 10-* v. Civil Service. MATCHES PLAYED _y**? Bu ** s of matches played by the iNew Zealanders on the present tour ar - as follow: V. Martineau’s Eleven, at Holyport, New Zealand, 586 for nine wickets (de?i.red); Martineau’s Eleven, 256 and i®** lor hlx wickets. Drawn, r. M.C.C., at Lord's. M.C.C. 3D2 and 426 for four wickets (declared); New Zealand 460 and 224 for four wickets. Drawn. V. Essex, ,t Leyton. New Zealand 259 and 208: Essex 373 and 125 for five wickets. Lost by five wickets, f. Cambridge University, at Cambridge. J\6w Zealand 315 and 205; Cambridge -55 and 267 for five wickets. Lost „ *>y five wickets. * at Lord’s. New Zealand 234 and 335; Middlesex 290 and 280 for seven wickets. .Dost by three wlccets. * Royal Navy, at Portsmouth. Navy 144 and 275; New Zealand 194 and 161! for 7° wiejeeta. Match drawn (play abandoned on last day). V. Sussex, at Hove. Sussex 316 and 191; *; ew Zea and 466 and 42 for two wickw ®\ s - Won by eight wickets. v» Club Conference, at Ealing. Conference 204 and 252 for seven wickets (declared); New Zealand. 213 and 183 ror nve wickets. Drawn. University, at Oxford. Oxford University, 337 and 229; New Zealand. -»>3 and 214 Tor six wickets. Drawn. ** ,^ Vo , Pce sfc« r *blre, at Worcester. New nd> 276 and 319 for five wickets (declared); Worcestershire, 222 and Won by 194 runs. tt® rtham Pton«hire, at Kettering, Northamptonshire, 237 and 260; New Zealand, 251 and 164. Dost by 82 runs. ** V e 'c«ster* hire, at Deicester. New Zealand, 371 and 165 for nine wickets;; Leicestershire, 242. Match drawn. (Play abandoned after second day). ** 8 underland. New Zealand, • 5 for no wickets; Durham, 254 and 123. Won by 10 wickets. ' •'■opthuniberland, at Newcastle-on-i ow Zealand, 476: Northumber- ’ “^ 2 and 201. Won by an innings. Scotland, at Glasgow. Scotland, 233; lancl * 90 for two wickets, 'latch drawn. (Play abandoned on second day). v. Scottish Counties, at Dundee. New Zealand, 304 and 103 for eight wick--9 (declared >; Scottish Counties, 287 and < 2 for four wickets. Drawn. • Edinburgh Clubs, at Edinburgh. New clared) and 42 for no wickets: Edinburgh Clubs, 199 and 246. Won by ten wickets. • -outh of Scotland, at Galashiels. South oz Scotland, 71 and 70 for seven wickJ !tc » New Zealand, 127. Won by 56 on iirst innings, r. Yorkshire, at Bradford. Yorkshire, “**: Zealand, 133 for seven wicke*s - Match drawn. (Play abandoned j>n third day). at Nottirgham. New Zealand, Notts, 280 for six wickets. Drawn. 'Match abandoned owing to rain). ** .y *,* of England, at Wisbech. New Zealand, 243 and 76 for two wickets; of England, 170 and 145. Won v f iKh t wickets. vivil Service, at Chiswick. New Zea--421 for neven wickets (declared); Ltvil Service. 256 and 150. Won by te innings and 15 runs. ’he Army, at Folkestone. New Zes--184; Army, 179 for five wickets. J'alnT”’ **' iatch abandoned owing to y»r at Birmingham. New gßAland. 492 for six wickets (declared); w*rvk-ksh lr o, 235 and for seven w *t*kets. Drawn. (Match abandoned b to rain). of England, at Exeter. New aland 230 for six wickets (deciared); West of England. 93 for nine pickets. Drawn. (Match abandoned !|3lIQ£ ly rain.)# I

v ' Vm 1 ??: °t Llandudno. Wales, 183 and rn fo* nine wickets (decarecl); New Drawl/* an<4 J 1 for two wickets, v. Cygnets, at Llandudno. New Zealand Drawn CySnetS ' 250 f ° r six wick<;ta ' v ‘ --! v . es S n -p°* er ;f, Xl ’ at Scarborough. Lew Zealand 447 and 108 for three wickets. Deveson-Gower’s XI.. first innings, 316. Drawn. Played 39, won 14, lost 5, drawn 20. LOSS OF £IO,OOO EXPENSE OF THE TOUR Reed. 10.15 a.m. LONDON, Tuesday. It Is understood that the New Zealand cricket tour Involves a loss to the guarantors of £10,000.—A: and N.Z.

first-class matches: — < *. S. Dempster R. C. Blunt i wi tut- w piayers hi BATTING T No. Highest Innings. Runs. Score. Not Out. Average. 37 1,430 180 5 44.68 •• 32 1.540 131 3 41 J. K. Mills •• J-! l.?51 132 6 37.90 r. C. Dacre • F. Allcott .. 34 1,070 176 0 3147 -• 644 131 4 29.27 •• 30 737 73 *1 254? •• ?S 411 44 5 16A4 " *1 l e , * 15.21 • • o 62 23 3 19 40 •• IS »* JO 5 10.88 •- 20 20o 34 l 10.68 BOWLING Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average. ¥? 8 16.62 1 ri 6 17.33! 498 23 21.65 1 il 2 -j?30 107 23.64 S42-2 799 33 24.21 iaiii ui IIS i? !||J 610.5 ,00 1,94* 78 ail? 173 2 HI J ’5=a 4i> 27.67 473.w „0 4, r >0 15 5o to 13 265 5 53 l runs,"onP wfcke^t. 13 rUns ’ one wicket ’ C. Oliver, H. M. McGlrr K. O. James Oliver W. Cunningham .. . M. Henderson 12. li. L. Bernau .. . C. C. IDacre C. S. Dempster .. M. I,. Page W. K. Merritt .. .. M . Henderson .. .. H. H. L,. Bernau .. O. F. Allcott If. M. McGirr .. .. T. C. Lowry W. Cunning-ham .. Also bowled: J. K. Mills, f thirty-five overs, eight maiden our o s, 84