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Taranaki Daily News, 1 April 1921, Page 3

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SECOND .TEST MATCH. THE TEAMS FOB TO-DAY. By Telegraph. —Pres«? Association Auckland, Last Night. The weather prospects look favorable for to-morrow’s test match. The teams are as follow: New Zealand.—Brice, Hiddleston, Smith, Sneddon, Rowntree, Blunt, Patrick, Sandman, Dacre, Shepherd, Mcßeth; twelfth man. Player. Australia.—Ransford, Waddy, Richardson, Liddicutt, Kippax, Iremonger, Hornibrook, Bogle, Lampard, Ratcliffe, Asher. NOTES FROM ENGLAND. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, March 30. The Yorkshire Post says that to provide a test team with trial matches of value would require two almost, equal elevens, entailing a double weakening of county strength. However interesting and important test matches may be, county cricket is' the backbone of the first-class game here. Under tte previous arrangements the Australian visits greatly helped almost all the county clubs, but If the test matches became a hindrance to county cricket the popularity of the Australian visits would assuredly diminish. An opportunity for the new team to play one preliminary match together would possibly be advantageous.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PARENTS v. HIGH SCHOOL. At 2 o’clock to-morrow a team consisting of parents and pupils of the N.P. Boys’ High School will meet a school team on the school grounds. 'Afternoon tea will be dispensed, and all parents are cordially Invited to be present. Tie parents’ team Is:—Lash, Robertson, Nolan, List, Hine, Dr. Fookes, Fairbrother, Palmer, Griffin and Kebbell. AVERAGES OF THE ENGLISH TEAM. Details of the Benalla match have arrived in Wellington, and as a result, the complete batting and bowling 'averages of the English team’s tour in Australia can now be published (says the Post). The Home players lost 265 wickets in compiling 10.071 runs, an average of 38.003 per wicket. England received 293 extras, and gave away 476 to the Australians, who lost 399 wickets for 853 S runs, an average of 21.39 per wicket. The cabled figures of the tour have been carefully checked by Australian files. The averages do not include the match at Colombo on the voyage out to Australia, ENGLAND. Batting.

SUMMARY OF MATCHES. Western Australia—Drawn. South Australia—Won by an innings and 55 runs. Victoria —Won by an Innings and 59 runs. New South Wales—Lost by 6 wickets. Queensland —Won by an innings and 41 runs. An Australian eleven—Drawn. Toowoomba—Won by an innings and 121 runs. New South Wales Colts —Drawn. First Test (Sydney)—Lost by 377 runs. Bendigo—Won by an Innings and 265 runs. Second Test (Melbourne) —Lost by an innings and 91 runs. Ballarat—Won by an innings and 142 runs. Third Test (Adelaide) —Lost by 119 runs. Hamilton—Drawn. Geelong—Drawn. Victoria—Won by seven wickets. Fourth Test (Melbourne) —Lost by 8 wickets. New South Wales—Drawn. Fifth Test (Sydney)—Lost by 9 wickets. Albury—Drawn. Benalla—Wpn by an Innings and 101, runs. South Australia—Won by an innings and 63 Synopsis—Matches played 22, won 9, lost 6, drawn 7. THE CENTURY LIST. England. J. B. Hobbs, 131, Victoria. J. B. Hobbs, 112, New South Wales. J. B. Hobbs, 122, Second Test. J. B. Hobbs, 123, Third Test. J. B. Hobbs, 138, Geelong. E. Hendren, 106 not out, Victoria. E. Hendren, 211, New South Wales Colts. E. Hendren, 271, Victoria. \ E, Hendren, 102, New South Wales. v A. C. Russell, 156, South Australia. A. C. Russell, 135 not out. Third Test. A. C. Russell, 146, Albury. A. C. Russell, 291, South Australia. J. Z W. Douglas, 119, Bendigo. J. W. Douglas, 133 not out, Victoria. J. W. Douglas, 106 not out, South Australia. J. W. Hearne, 182, South Australia. J- W. Hearne, 144, N.S.W. Colts. Bn Makepeace, 117, West Australia. H. Makepeace, 117, Fourth Test. W. R. Rhodes, 162, Queensland. W. R. Rhodes, 210, South Australia. Woolley, 159 not out, Ballarat. F7'’E. Woolley, 138, New South Wales. P. G. H. Fender, 106, Ballarat. Australia. W. W. Armstrong, 158, First Test. W. W. Armstrong, 121, Third Test. W. W. Armstrong, 123 not out, Fourth Test. C. G. Macartney, 161, New South Wales. C. G. Macartney, 130, New South Wales. C. G. Macartney, 170, Fifth Test. H. L. Collins, 106, New South Wales. H.XL. Collins, 104, First Test. H. L. Collins, 162, Third Test. C. E. Pellew, 116, Second Test. C. E. Pellew, 104, Third Test. A. Richardson, 111, South Australia. A. W. Lampard, 111, Victoria. J. M. Gregory, 100, Second Test. C. E. Kelleway, 147, Third Test. W. Sharland, 102, Geelong. J. Ryder; 108, Victoria. J. M. Taylor, 107 not out, New South Wales. P. Rundell, 121, South Australia.

Name. ' Tn. N.O. Runs. Aver. J. W. Hearne . 8 578 72.25 E. Hendren .. . 27 1 1608 61.84 J. B. Hobbs .. . 26 1 1350 54.00 A. C. Russell . 23 L 1103 50.13 .T. W. Douglas . 24 996 49.80 F. E. Woolley . 27 1017 42.37 W. R. Rhodes . 27 > 1021 37.81 H: Makepeace . 22 731 36.55 P. G. H. Fende . 20 536 29.77 A. Waddington . 16 276 25.09 E. R. Wilson . 14 238 18.30 A. Dolphin .. . 11 ► 144 18.00 J. W. Hitch . 8 1 104 13.00 C. Parkin ... . 21 I 229 12.72 H. Strudwick 17 94 7.33 H. Howell ... 12 46 7.66 Bowling. Name. Wkts. Runs. Aver. A. Waddington .. r, 70? 12.89 J. W. Hitch .... .. 23 327 14.21 E. R. Wilson .. .. 30 439 14.63 W. R. Rhodes . .. 29 601 20.72 C. Parkin ..... .. 73 1582 21.67 P. G. H. Fender .. 47 1173 24.95 H. Makepeace .. 1 25 25 J. B. Hobbs .. 9 58 29 H. Howell 1035 29.57 F. E. Woolley . .. 39 1185 30.33 J. W. Douglas .. .. 27 954 35.33 J. W. Hearne . .. 11 435 39.54 E. Hendren .... . 0 15 g