Notable Performances For New Zealand In Cricket, And Statistics Of Games

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 861, 3 January 1930, Page 6

Notable Performances For New Zealand In Cricket, And Statistics Of Games

AN INTERESTING RECORD OF PLAY AND PLAYERS IN VIEW of the coming Test matches with the M.C.C. team, the following statistics from New Zealand’s representative cricket matches are of special interest. They cover, of course, only matches in which New Zealand teams have been engaged. As these statistics have been compiled specially for The Sun, all copyright in them is strictly reserved.

MATCH SUMMARY. New Zealand teams have taken part in 88 matches, of which 22 have been won, 29 lost, and 37 drawn. Of the 08 first-class games, 11 have been won, 29 lost, and 28 drawn. The results may be summarised as follow, the figures in brackets indicating first-class

In New Zealand, 13 games have been played in Christchurch, 11 in Wellington, three in Auckland, and two in Dunedin. THE PLAYERS. New Zealand has been represented by 123 players, 37 from Wellington, 35 from Canterbury, 28 from Auckland, 15 from Otago, and eight others. Of these 36 have played in only one game. Centuries for New Zealand. Q. A. Richardson: 114* v. MUhoume D. Reese: 148 v. England, 1903; 130* v. .South Australia, 1913-14. , E. V. Sale: 109* v. Australia, 1913-14. D. C. Collins: 102 v. M.C.C., 1922-3. C. C. Dacre: 127 v. N.SW. 1924 ; 218 v. Maitland, 1926; 125* v. Mel. C.C., 1927; 101 v. Martineau’s XT, 1927; 107 v. M.C.C., 1927: 167 v. Edinburgh Clubs, 1927; 176 v. Derbyshire, 1927. R. C. Blunt: 216 v. Goulburn, 1925; 187 v. Mel. C.C., 1927; 104 and 103 v. Mel. C.C., 1927; 119 v. Martineau’s XI, 1927; 195 v Northumberland, 1927; 103 v. Kent, 1927; 131 v. Leveson-Gower’s XI, 1927. C. Oliver: 132* v. Wagga, 1925; 104 v. Ballarat, 1925. C. F. W. Allcott: 107 v. Victoria, 1925; 116 v. N.S.W., 192 G; 102* v. Civil Service, 1927; 131 v. Warwickshire, 1927. T. C. Lowry: 140 v. Ballarat, 1925; 123 v. South Australia, 1925; 106 v. M.C.C., 1927; 106 v. Sussex, 1927; 106 v. Worcester, 1927; 101* v. Gloucester, 1927. W. R. Patrick: 143 v. N.SAV., 1926. C. G. Crawford: 121 v. Maitland, 1926. C. E. Dempster: 128* v. Melb. C.C., 1927; 109* v. Club Conference, 1927; 178 v. Durham, 1027; 154 v. Scottish Countries, 1927; 180 v. Warwickshire, 1927; 167* Glamorgan, 1927; 101 v. Surrey, 1927. J. E. Mills: 188 v. Martineau’s XI, 1927; 104* v. Civil Service, 1927; 103 v. Surrey, 1927; 100* v. Derby, 1927; 152 v. LevesonGower’s XI, 1927. M. L. Page: 134 v. Cambridge, 1927; 140* Worcester, 1927. Total 48: Blunt 8, Dacre and Dempster 7, Lowry 6, Mills 5, Allcott 4. Of these centuries, five were made at Wellington, four at Christchurch, one at Auckland, 11 in Australia, and 27 in England. Centuries Against New Zealand. Sixty-one centuries have been made against New Zealand—nine in Wellington, eight in Auckland, six in Christchurch, 19 in Australia, and 19 in England. Of the eight in Auckland, four were made in one match by Australia in 1913-14 (Waddy 140. Dolling 104, Armstrong 110*, Crawford 134), when Australia declared at six wickets for 610, and won by an innings and 113 runs. The highest scores against New Zealand are:— 325*, H. Jj. Hendry (Victoria), 1925. 284, W. M. Woodfull (Australia), 1928. 253, V. Trumper (N.S.W.), 1899. 224, P. A. McAlister (Victoria). 1899. 200*, A. C. MacLaren (M.C.C.), 1923. NEW ZEALANDERS’ AVERAGES. Leading hatting averages in all games (qualification, 500 runs; average 30): —

♦Signifies not out. The chief aggregates for all games are:— R. C. Blunt 3781. C. C. Dacre 2917. C. S Dempster 2759. T. C. Lowry 2170. J. E. Mills 1854. M. L. Page 1676. C. F. W Allcott 1304. C. Oliver 1021. H. M. McGlrr 1007. For first-class games :—» R. C. Blunt 2830.

G. G. Dacre 1951. C. S. Dempster 1871. T. C. Lowry 1662. M. L. Page 1450. J. Mills 1128 C. F. W. A!lco« 1052. THE BOWLERS. Leading howling averages, all games (25 wickets, average under 30).

The highest aggregates of -wickets for all games are: — W. E. Merritt 195 R. G. Blunt 144. H. M. McGirr 95. W. H. R. Cunningham 62. C. F. W. Allcott 57. M. Henderson 52. In first-class games:— W. E. Merritt 124. R. C. Blunt 95. H. M. McGirr 71. THE WICKET-KEEPERS.

The following have also kept wickets for New' Zealand:—J. W. Gondlffe (8 dismissals), C. G. Dacre (7), J. N. Fowke (6), J. Niven (3), R. W. Rowntree (2), E. Wright (2), H. Tattersall (2), W. R. Garrard (2>, A. B. Williams (2), A. G. Rains (1), M. K. Boon* (1), M. L Page (1), A. Cate ( —). THE FIELDSMEN. Players who have taken most catches for New Zealand are:— C. F. W. Allcott 33. M. L. Page 32. C. S. Dempster 26. T. C. Lowry 20. R. G. Blunt 26. H. M McGirr 24. C. C. Dacre 20. SUBSTANTIAL VICTORIES AND DEFEAT 3. Defeated New South Wales at Christchurch, 1395-6, by 142 runs. Defeated Queensland at Wellington, 1896, by 182 runs. Defeated Sussex at Brighton, 1927, by 8 wickets. Defeated Worcester, at Worcester, 1927, by 194 runs. Defeated Durham, at Sunderland, 1927, by 10 wickets. Defeated Northumberland, at Newcastle, 1927, by an innings and 3 runs. Defeated East of England, at Wisbech, 1927, by 8 wickets. Defeated Civil Service, at Chiswick, 1927, by an innings and 15 runs. Defeated Glamorgan, at Cardiff, 1927, by 206 runs. Defeated Derbyshire, at Derby, 1927, by an innings and 240 runs. Defeated Cumberland. at Whitehaven, 1927, by an innings and 18 runs. Defeated Norfolk, at Norwich, 1927, by an innings and 97 runs. Some of the heaviest defeats are:— Innings and 132 runs, by Victoria, Melbourne, 1899. Innings and 388 runs, New South Wales, Sydney, 1899. Innings and 12 runs, by Melbourne C.C., Christchurch, 1900. Innings and 22 runs, by England, Wellington, 1903. Innings and 358 runs, by Australia, Wellington, 1905 Innings and 247 runs, by New South Wales, Sydney, 1913. Innings and 110 runs, by Victoria, Melbourne, 1914. Innings and 113 runs, by Australia, Auckland, 1914. Innings and 227 runs by Australia. Auckland, 1921. The highest seore for New Zealand in a first-class match is 602 for 9 wickets against Melbourne C.G., at Christchurch, in 1927, and the lowest 64, against New South Wales,, at Sydney. 1899. Against New Zealand the highest firstclass score is 663, by Australia, at Auckland. 1921, and the lowest 67. by Somerset, at Weston-super-mare. in 1927. In minor matches New Zealand’s highest score is 681 against Maitland, 1925-26, while in the same year Ballarat were dismissed for 50.

DISMISSALS. Dismissals Ihw both innings:—D. Hay, v England, Wellington, 1903. W- R- Patrick, v. Victoria, Christchurch. 1925.

a. «f. ATToo, ▼. Queensland, Brisbane, 1925-26. E. H. Bemau, Y. Essex, Leyton. 1927. E. H. Bernau, v. Cambridge, Cambridge 1927. Opponents:—T. Armstrong (Melbourne C.C.), L. C. Eastman (Essex), G. C. Newman’ (Oxford). Stumped both innings:—No cases far New Zealand. Opponents:—M. A. Noble (N.S.W.), T. G. Grinter (Club Conference), Rippon (Civil Service), E. R. T. Holmes (Surrey). Run out both innings:—No cases for New Zealand.

Opponents:—S. Gregory (Australia). No instances are on record of a whole side being caught or bowled out, but In the first innings of Middlesex, and in New Zealand’s first innings against Surrey, nine were caught, while in Queensland’s second innings at Brisbane in 1913, nine were bowled. Hat trick.—The only hat trick for New Zealand is that of W. E. Merritt against Ceylon, in 1927, the first of his wickets being caught, and the other two stumped. Bowled unchanged through innings:—TTie only instance is that of A. Downes, 4/23, and E. TJpham, against Northern Tasmania, at in 1899. The following howlers have bowled the same player twice in a match:—Blunt (2), Allcott (2), Merritt (2), Bernau (2), McGirr, Cunningham, Reese, TJpham. Frankish. Some of the best-known of those players were:—Rowe (Queensland) to Reese; Ryraill (S. Australia) to Allcott: Hills (Glimorgan) and Lee (Derby) to Bernau; Wellard (Somerset) to Merritt. Tlie following prominent bowlers hare bowled the same New Zealand player twice in a match S. Callaway: A. E. Clarke, A. M. Laba t. E. Jones: L. A. CufT. D. Hay. T. McKibbin: F. W ilding. C. Eady: S. Mills. W. P. Howell: J. Baker. E. J. Thompson: D. Hay, F. S. Frankish. W. Armstrong: K. M. Ollivier. .T. W. Douglas: S Callaway. V. W. C. Jupp: K. C. James. A. P. Freeman: R. G. Blunt 11. De Maus, A. R. Holdshin, H. G. Siedeberg, R. de R. Worker, J. E Mills, and C. C. Dacre have also been so dismissed. Same score in both innings: Among the eight instances for New' Zealand, may be mentioned W. Pearce’s 47 and 47 v. N.S.W., at Christchurch, 1895; while among the 14 instances for the opponents, the most notable is the 79 and 79 by W. V. Fox, for Worcester, in 1927 “SPECTACLES." Eleven players have “made a pair** for New Zealand:— J. Niven v. Australia. Christchurch, 4896. G. Mills v. N.SAV., Sydney, 4899. A. Downes v_ Victoria, Melbourne, 1899. W. Robertson v. Melb. C.C., Christchurch, 1900. K. M. Ollivier v. Melb. C.C., Christchurch, 1906. L. G. Hemus v. Australia, Wellington, 1910. R. Somervell v South Australia, Adelaide, 1914. S. G. Smith v. M.C.C.. Wellington, 1922. E. O. Blamires v. N.S.W., Wellington, 1924. D. de R. Worker ▼. N.S.W, Wellington, 1924. H. M. McGirr v Somerset, Weston-super-mare. 1927. Eight opponents have been so dismissed: S. T. Callaway (N.S.W.), 1896; C. Gossart (Queensland), 1913; Brown (Golbum), 1926; V. Y. Richardson (South Australia), 1926: Towell (Northants). 1927: Legg (Durham), 1927; Morgan (Glamorgan). 1927; Ingle (Somerset), 1927. OTHER RECORDS. Most innings: R. C. Blunt 81, C. C. Dacre 79. Most matches: C. G. Dacre 54, R. C- Blunt. 53. Two hundreds in a match: B. C. Blunt 104 and 103 v. Melbourne C.C., 1927. Three consecutive first-class centuries: R* C. Blunt 187, 104, 103 v. Melbourne C.C, 1927. Four consecutive centuries: R. C. Blunt 187, 104, 103 v. Melbourne C.C., 119 v. Martineau’s XI, 1927. Three consecutive centuries: C. C. Dacre 125* v. Melbourne G.C.. 101 v. Martineau's XI. 107 v. M.0.C., Lord’s, 1927. Record partnerships, first-class games:—* First wicket, 143, jR. C. Blunt and J. E. Mills v Navy, Portsmouth, 1927. Second wicket, 303, C. S. Dempster and G. F. W. Allcott v. Warwickshire, Birmingham, 1927. Third wicket, 193. C. F. W. Allcott and R« de R. Worker v. Victoria, Melbourne, 192 a. Fourth wicket, 133. R. C. Blunt and C. S. Dempster v. Melbourne C.C., Wellington, 1927. Fifth wicket, 128*, C. C. Dacre and CNL Oliver v. Melbourne C.G., Wellington, 1927Sixth wicket. 115, C. C. Dacre and T. C. Lowry v M.C.C., Lord’s, 1927 Seventh wicket, 244. C- F. W. Allcott and W. R. Patrick v. N.S.W., Sydney, 1926. Eighth wicket. 190* J. E. Mills and C. F. W. Allcott v Civil Service, Chiswick, 1927Ninth wicket, 92. M. L Page and W. E. Merritt v. Cambridge, Cambridge, 1927. Tenth wicket, 75*. N. Gallichan and W. E. Merritt v. Melbourne C.C., Christchurch. 1927. •Denotes an unfinished partnership. In minor matches the following are on record: — First wicket. 186. R. C. Blunt and L E. Mills v. Martineau’s XI, Holyport, 1927Third wicket. 203, R. C Blunt and T. C, Lowry v. Northumberland, Newcastle, 192/* Fourth wicket. 169, R. G. Blunt and G. C. Dacre v. Norfolk. Norwich. 1927. _ __ Sixth wicket. 196, C. J. Oliver and C. r# W. Allcott v. Wagga, Wagga. 1925. A The following have played both for a' l ® against New Zealand : ” . „ L. T. Cobcroft. for N.S.W., 1895; New Zealand, 1898-89. in Australia i‘*h 1900, v. Melbourne C-C. . _ S. T. Callaway, for N.S.W.. 1895; for N*’* Zealand , 1902-3 v. England (2) ; 1904-9 v. Australia (2) ; 1906-7 v. England. H. Graham, for Australia, 1896; for Melbourne C.C. 1900; for Victoria, 1899; for New Zealand v. Australia 1904-5 (2); v * Melbourne C.C., 1905-6. T. C. Lowry, for M.C.G., 1922-23: f°f New Zealand in Australia 1925-26 : Melbourne C.C., 1926-27; in England, 192/ (35).

games— Won. Eost. Drawn. In New Zealand . 3 (3) 18 (18) S (S) In Australia .. . 5 (1) 6 (6) 8 (5) In England . 14 (7) 5 (5) 20 (15) In Ceylon • — — 1

Inn. NO. H.S. Agg. Avge. c. S. Dempster 62 11 180 2759 54,1 R. C. Blunt .. 81 3 216 3781 48.5 C C. Dacre .. 79 1 218 2917 37.4 j: K. Mills 60 8 188 1854 35.7 T. G. Lowry 67 6 140 2170 35.6 M. L. Page 55 5 140* 1676 33.5 c. F. W. All cot t 53 12 131 1304 31.8 R. de R. Worker 20 89 COO 30 •Signifies not out. IN FIRST-CLASS G VMES ONLY Inn. N.O. H.S. Agg. Avge. C. S. Dempster 49 8 180 1871 45.6 R. C. Blunt 69 3 187 2830 42.2 M. L. Page 42 3 140* 1450 37.2 T. C. Lowry . . 51 123 1662 36.1 C. F. W. Allcott 39 8 131 1052 33.9 .T E. Mdls 49 6 152 1428 33.2 £. C. Dacre .. 62 1 176 1951 31.9 D. Reese . . .. 27 3 14S 791 31.6

Wickets Runs Average W. E. Merritt .. 195 4009 20.6 M. L. Page 39 808 20.7 R. <>. Blunt .. .. 144 3530 24.5 M. Henderson 1314 25.3 941 26.1 T C. Lowry .. 26 678 26.1 E. H. L. Bcrnau .. 45 1179 26.2 H. M. McGirr 95 2547 26.8 A. Downes .. 29 779 26.9 First-class games Wickets Runs Average E. H. L. Bernau 39 952 24.4 W. E. Merritt .. 124 3112 36 949 26.4 D. Reese .. 28 828 29.6

Matches Caught Stumped Total K. C. James 40 42 54 96 T. C. Lowry 14 20 18 38 G. Boxshall 15 0 11 20