RAIN PREVENTS PLAY
AUSTRALIA v. MIDDLESEX. LONDON, May 28. There was no play today in the cricket match, Australia v. Middlesex, owing to rain. White, O’Reilly, Brown, and Barnes have been omitted from the Australian team against Middlesex. Barnett is twelfth man. White is suffering from influenza. ENGLISH TEST TEAMS. LONDON, May 28. The Test trial teams for June 1 are as follows:— England: Hammond (captain), Wyatt, Brown, Fames, Verity, Hutton. Ames, Hardstaff, J. Smith, Edrich and Compton. The Rest: Allen (captain), Wilcox, Yardley, Paynter, Farrimond, Pollard, Fishlock, James, Langridge, Dollery, Pope and Wright. SELECTION APPROVED. (Recd. This Day, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. Commentators generally applaud the Test trial teams, and are especially pleased that Hammond has been chosen captain. ALLEN LAID UP. (Recd. This Day. 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. Allen is in bed with a severe cold and a slightly strained back, which may be due to lumbago. BATTING AND BOWLING. (Recd This Day, 9.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 29. The leading batting and bowling averages are as follow: — BATTING.
Gregory 561 70.12 Compton is eleventh with 676 runs, average 61.45; Paynter twelfth with 553, 61.44; Hardstaff thirteenth with 303, 60.60; James Langridge fourteenth with 337, 56.16; Wyatt twenty-second with 476, 47.60: Leyland twenty-eighth with 393, 43.66; Fishlock thirty-third with 416, 41.60. BOWLING.
Pope is eighth with 28 wickets, average 18.64; Wright ninth with 24, 19.6 G; Brown sixteenth with 28, 22.21. Other bowlers selected for the test trial do not appear in the averages.
Runs. Average. 981 89.18 Hutton 783 81.44 Hammond .... .... 894 81.27 Iddon 699 77.66 Dempster 443 73.83 Ames 288 72.00
Wkts. Average. Clay 23 13.G5 Hu tier 17 14.82 Pnllnrd 51 15.37 Ver i tv 40 15.75 Cornford 28 17.64
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