CRICKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 54, 29 March 1909, Page 4

CRICKET.

THURSDAY AVERAGES. (By "Light Blue.") The Thursday competition having n"w flosed, the following are the linal leading batting and howling averages: •BATTING. po « £ e •" 5 . G S£ « < J. Harris .. i 3 29 29.0 D. Clegg ..13 4 249 27.0 M. J. Crombie .. 12 1 290 -j.i.!i A. H. Colviie .. ."> 1 !i.i -.4.7 Frank Kobertson 7 210 M JI.S Frank Tliouksou 3 1 4U ai.o li. N. Skelton .. 4 2 3!> l!). 3 S. E. Eggk'ston (i 1 90 19.2 A. L. Humphries 0 4 38 l!).(l C. E. Inman ..13 1 2111 17.5 W. H. Perham.. !> 1 137 17.1 W. C. Weston .. 8 u 133 lli.li \V. P. Nicoll .. U 1 S3 10.0 C. Wilson ..12 1 182 1U.5 J. Wallace ..10 1 147 10.3 F. Lash .. ~ 3 0 45 15.0 A. H. Steeds .. 13 4 131) 14.4 Dr. Gau.lt .. 9 2 101 14.4 G. Gudgeon .. 7 0 !)S 14.0 L. Hill .. ..14 2 150 13.0 E. Whittle ..13 0 Id!) 13.0 J. C. Sumner ..0 0 111 12.3 W. W. McLaren 9 0 107 11.8 Fred. Robertson 8 0 95 11.8 V. Elliott ..10 1 9!) 11.0 A. H. Goss ..7 1 CO 11.0 M. G. WillianMS. .11 0 119 10.8 W. Wilson ..12 2 108 10.S A. S. Hasell ..11 0 118 10.7 G. Brauad ..10 1 97 10.7 W. Matthews ..10 1 90 10.4 C. A. Benbow .. 9 0 91 10.1 "BOWLING. Wkts. Runs. Average J. Faueett.. .. 45 241 53 C. A. Benbow .. 51 307 0.0 J. Harris 20 127 U. 3 R. O'Byrne ..25 103 0.5 H. L., Scholeficld.. 31 228 7.3 E. Knight .. 7 53 7.5 L. Hill .. .33 257 7.7 11. G. Williams .. 20 158 7.9 A, E. Hawkins .. 7 00 8.5 J. H. Muldoon .. I 02 S.S F. Lash .. .. 1 07 9.5 W. H. Perham .. 14 135 9.0 H. Bond .. ..22 220 10.0 W. Skelton .. 18 187 10.3 E. Whittle.. .. 30 3SB 10.7 H. R. Billing .. 13 145 11.1 (J. Gudgeon .. 20 225 11.2 Win. Fuller .. »' 104 11.5 V. Elliott .. ..24 285 11.8 R. Baker .. .. i> 109 '12.1 G. Ptillan .. .. « 7S 13.0 J. Wallace .. 12 157 13.0 G. H. Saunders .. 8 110 13.7 G. D. Braund .. 18 250 13.S P. Skelton .. 15 210 14.0 A. H. Colviie .. 7' 100 15.1 M.J. Crombie .. 11 175 15.9 E. Lasln .. ..7 113 10.1 J. C. Sumner .. 0 101 10.8 Fred. Robertson.. 7 US 10.S W. W. MeLnren -.7 128 18.2 W. P. Nicoll .. 7 133 19.0 S. E. Eggleston ... 5 103 20.0 •Scores in all uncompleted matches are included.

C. (i. Wilson, the Otago captain, only needs another run to complete his 10(H) runs for the season—in all matches, of course. -So far as "Long Slip" (in the Otago Witness) can ascertain, "this is a record for Otago. The Dunedin cap-

tain has certainly been- in wonderfully good form this year, and has played better cricket than he has ever shown

in Xew Zealand—probably as good as at any time in his career."

The engagement of Messrs. Avis (Victoria) and 0. Wordsworth (Sydney) an coaches to the Otago Association expires at the end of the present month. There is no suggestion as to a re-engage-ment, and in all probability the professionals will return to Australia. The Cricket Council of New Zealand is to make an effort to induce the South Africans to extend their Australian visit to X.-w Zealand in 1910-11.

It is not unlikely that Studwick. Surrey's brilliant •wicket-keeper, will lie

granted a benefit in 1911. For some time past it has heen an open .secret (says an English -writer) that he will not continue county cricket for many more years, owing to a desire to settle in New Zealand.

The Hawke's Bay Cricket Association has requested Mr. Williams, the president, to select a coach for Hawfc-'s Bay during his visit to England, the coach tn be available 'for next season. Wake up, Taranaki! An exchange has the following to say in connection with J. A. Front's score of 459:—" J. A. iProut, for WesleV College v. Gcelong College, at Melbourne, scored 459 out of 710 in 6% hours, hitting seven 6's, one 5, sixty-two 4's. nineteen 3's, eighteen "2's, and seventy-one singles. He gave four Chanel's, the fir*t at 190. It is the fourth highest individual innings cm placed—o2B not out liv A. E. .1. Collins at Clifton College. England. 506 hv C. J. Eadv at Hobavl. and 483 by A.' E. Stodda'rt being the three highest scores. Hitherto W. W. Armstrong's 4.18 for Melbourne v. Melbourne University stood as the Australian record; O. H. Dean's 412 for the S.C.K.(ijS. v. Xcwington College as the Australian schools' record. The Wosh'.v College total of 710 is also a schools' record for Australia. 700 by Prince Alfred College at Adelaide, and 070 by the S.C.E.G.S. at Sydney being the best in the other States." On the same dav. for Melbourne v. Carlton, W. W. Armstrong (104) and V. Hansford (80) scored 108 for the first wicket. Hansford played choice cricket, hit ten 4's, and was caught at the wickets. Armstrong was very slow at first, but very brilliant later in the day. He batted 3* hours 20 minutes, and hit on,. 0 and seventeen 4's. The consistent batting pcrformano-» of Gilbert Morton make one marvel that •he is not successful in obtaining a phn-e in Queensland's representative eleven. For yars past he has been one of t'e State's soundest batsmen, and in bis first appearance on the Melbourne Cricket Ground against Victoria scored 13.1. Tn this seamin's matches at Maryborough he has scored 935 rffns. which give him an average of 72.7. Included in his scores are 124. 110, 100. and 100. Xo Queensland team is quite representative that excludes Gilbert Morton. Recently he scored 72 in a total of 137 for United exiles against Grammars. Historians state that in 1827 Trumper and his dog played a single-wicket match against two English gentlemen. Trumper taking an innings for the dog. The dog stood by his master while bowling, and though many long hits were made, the speed of the canine was so (treat that it was difficult to make a run. Trumper and the dog won. though the betting was 5 to 1 against them. A batsman in drawing away from a ball was struck in the back and given out l.b.w. by the umpire. Feeling aggrieved at what he considered an unfair decision, he had his revenge in the following manner: —On going in a sconl time he fixed a lug-guard on his hack. which so incensed the umpire that he abruptly resigned his position.