Cricket 1896

A p r i l 23, 1896. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF T ilE GAME. 83 BETWEEN THE INNINGS. The project to which I alluded last week (that of giving the complete batting and bowling averages of the thirty or so Australian cricketers from whom the Ninth Team was chosen) has expanded itself in the working ou t; and the figures given below are the result. They comprise the complete averages of all the principal Colonial players in all the first class matches in which they have taken part, in Australia, in England, and in America. Thus Murdoch and Ferris, Spofforth, and Jem Phillips, C. W. Eock, and others have included in their figures their doings in English first-class cricket. Three or four other players, well-known in England, might have been included—- E. C. Eamsay, S. M. J. Woods, Gr. L. Wilson, to wit—but no one of these men has ever played in an intercolonial game in Australia; and I have taken this as the line of demarkation between an Australian and an English cricketer. In the second table in both the batting and bowling averages I have not kept quite strictly to the qualification required —viz., 20 innings or 30 wickets. A few men whose figures should have some interest from the fact of their having visited England, or having been candi­ dates for inclusion in the present team are set down with the rest, though not quite reaching the standard. Mr. C. P. Moody’s capital little book, “ Australian Cricket and Cricketers,” has been to some extent the foundation of my averages; but I have checked Mr. Moody’s figures wherever possible and have also gone out­ side the limits he has assigned to himself by including runs scored, and wickets taken in purely English first-class matches. After these fe w e x p la n a to ry rem arks, I m a y , I th in k , lea ve th e a verages to Bpeak for them selves. BATTING AVERAGES OF LEADING AUSTRA­ LIAN PLAYERS IN ALL FIRST-CLASS MATCHES. T ablk I. 100 or more innings. G. Giffen (S.A.)................. W. L. Murdoch (N.S.W.) J. J. Lyons (S.A.) ... W. Bruce ( Y .) ................. T. Horan (V.) ................. P. S. McDonnell (V., N.S.W. & Q.) S. E. Gregory (N.S.W.)... G. H. S. Trott (V .).......... H. H. Massie (N.S.W.) ... H. J. H. Scott (V .).......... A.C.Bannerman (N.S.W.) G.J.Bonnor (V.&N.S.W.) S. P. Jones (N.S.W.) ... W. E. Midwinter (V.) ... F. H. Walters (V. & N.S.W.) J. W . Trumble (V.) J . M. Blackham (v .) G. E. Palmer (Y.) .......... A. H. Jarvis (S.A .).......... T. W. Garrett (N.S.W.)... J. J. Ferris (N.S.W. & S.A.) C. T. B. Turner (N.S.W.) H. Trumble (V.) .......... J•Worrall (V .)................. E. Evans (N.S.W .);.. . 196 16 4311 301 11 6704 180 25 3568 305 14 6625 117 5 2530 143 15 2881 396 28 8162 260 18 4993 14 4836 27 4734 249 101 9 1805 103 11 1753 464 64 6735 208 35 2831 212 21 3109 23*11 239 23-01 201 22*76 186 22-58 206 22-50 123 2218 134 20-63 128 20*57 151 20 05 137* 19*61 150 19-05 16*1 87 109 16-36 113 16*27 98* J . Phillips (Y .j... ......... ~ rle(V.) ....... 251 30 3464 15 67 163 334 56 4275 266 13 3853 157 36 1707 151 16 1793 106 22 1010 160 31 1470 226 53 1849 15-37 106 1522 103 14-10 105 13*28 96 12 02 74 11-41 10-68 108 H. F. Boyl ». F. R. Spofforth (N.S.W. & V.) 240 42 2048 10'34 56 T able II. Under 100 innings, but not less than 20. | 1 Average 09 • 0> 1 o fc J '§>8 H " C. Hill (S.A.) ................. 18 3 786 52-40 206* C. J. Eady (T.) ................ 13 2 468 42-27 116 F. A. Iredale (N.S.W.) ... 60 4 2118 3782 187 J. Darling (S.A.) .......... 37 3 1252 36.82 121 H. Moses (N.S.W.) .......... 89 8 2902 35-82 297* H. Donnan (N.S.W.)......... 72 11 1886 30-91 160 H. Graham (V .)................ 89 5 2418 28-78 219 F. Laver (V.) ................. 33 2 852 27-48 104 J. Harry (V.) ... .......... 42 3 1038 26-61 107 J. E. Barrett (V.) .......... 97 12 2118 24*9L 97 C. McLeod (V .)................ 28 5 569 24 73 100 A. E. Trott (V .)................. 30 5 618 24 72 85* A. C. K. Mackenzie (N.S.W.) 25 0 607 24-28 97 J. M’llwraith (V.) .......... 70 9 1455 23-85 133 J. E. Reedman (S.A.) 53 4 1164 23-75 113 C. Bannerman (N.S.W.) ... 85 6 1820 2303 165* C. A. Richardson (N.S.W.) 26 5 474 2*2-57 75* R. W. McLeod (V.) ......... 9(5 19 1644 2135 101 T. J. D. Kelly (V.) ......... 21 0 435 20-71 86 H. Blinman (S.A.) .......... 40 7 67-2 2036 73* T .W . Wills (V.)............... 21 5 323 20-18 58 R. Houston (V .)................ 38 2 723 20-08 72 P. G. M’Shane (V.) ......... 65 4 1117 18-31 88 S. T. Callaway (N.S.W.)... 52 6 826 17-95 71 A. Coningham Q. & N.S.W. 47 3 776 17-63 151 G. H. Bailey (T.) ......... 28 6 387 17-59 40 S. Morris (V.) ................. 38 5 571 17*30 64* H. Stuckey (V .)................. 21 1 346 17.30 56 S. Gregory (N.S.W.)......... 27 2 426 16-80 65* G. Alexander (V.) ........ 37 6 526 16-43 75 P. Lewis (V.) ............... 56 3 870 16-41 85 W. F. Giffen (S.A.) ........ 74 8 1054 15*96 89 C. W . Rock (T .)................ 66 5 809 15-88 102 F. Jarvis (S .A .)................. 44 5 598 1533 68 T. Powell (N .S.W .).......... 27 5 335 15-22 32* J. J. Kelly (N.S.W.)........ W. A. Richardson (N.S.W. 20 6 211 15*07 58* 20 4 237 14-81 76 D. W . Gregory (N.S.W.).. 69 8 890 14-69 85 N. Thompson (N.S.W.) ... 49 1 688 14-58 73 J. D. Edwards (V.) ........ 85 15 1004 1434 65 K. E. Burn (T .)............... 66 5 711 13-94 66 P. C. Charlton (N.S.W.) .. 67 14 726 13-69 75* J. Slight (V.) ................. 35 1 440 1294 53 W. Howell (N.S.W.)........ 19 8 207 12-93 62 J. Noel (S.A.) ............... 27 1 326 12-92 61 F.J. Burton (N.S.W. &V.) 33 8 315 12-60 47 F. E. Allan (V .) .............. 51 15 447 12-41 78 R. C. Allen (N.S.W.) .. 34 3 382 1232 41 W. H. Moule (V.) ........ 16 4 149 1221 34 R. J. Pope (N.S.W.) .. .. 34 6 317 11-32 47 A. P.Marr (N.S,W.)........ 27 0 304 11*25 69 T. U. Groube (V.) ........ 27 3 260 10*83 61 W. H .Cooper (V.) ........ 40 1(5 252 10-50 46 A. Newell (N .S .W .)........ 23 6 178 10-47 60 E. Jones (S.A.) ............... 37 7 3C8 1026 66* H. W . Hiddleston (N.S.W.) 25 3 220 10-00 37 G. Gilbert (N .S.W .)........ 23 0 220 956 26 J. Carlton (V.) ............... 24 6 161 8-94 17* S. Cosstick (V. & N.S.W.) 25 0 213 8*52 33 J. Coates (N.S.W.) ........ T. R. McKibbin (N.S.W.) 24 5 149 7-84 36* 20 5 117 7-80 23 A. E. Johns (V.)............... 6 1 28 5-60 15* J. Wales (N.S.W.) ........ 28 6 121 5-50 21 * Signifies not out. BOWLING AVERAGES OF LEADING AUSTRA­ LIAN PLAYERS IN ALL FIRST-CLASS MATCHES. CO a <a t<u si m 3 P h £ < 866 184 31 593 2979 763 78 978 2414 719 66 10-89 2'‘85 764 66 11*75 965 3.18 21 16-09 1798 648 84 1905 989 386 20 19-30 5256 1932 95 20*33 3641 1831 90 20-34 4666 2001 86 20-41 3579 1408 64 2*2*00 5266 1946 88 2*2*11 1095 444 20 2220 2710 936 42 2229 2081 817 35 24*20 3206 1755 71 2471 4530 1411 57 24*75 2827 1108 It 25*18 1827 817 81 26*35 4785 2148 80 2685 2664 1069 39 27 41 1655 839 80 27*96 4465 1831 62 29*53 1978 941 30 31-36 3639 1709 51 33-50 4916 2040 57 3578 2181 844 21 40*19 T able I. 100 or more wickets. 4 CDq 0 1y M o if m p P h £ *5 C. T. B. Turner (N.S.W.) ... 42874 14399 1057 13*62 F. E. Allan (N.S.W.) .......... 5064 1694 120 14*11 F.R.Spofforth (N.S.W. &V.) 30785 12893 887 14-53 H. F. Boyle (V.) ................. 17614 6142 412 14-90 C. W . Rock (T.) ................. 7418 2418 146 16-56 E. Evans (N.S.W.)................. 11592 3351 202 16-58 G. E. Palmer (V .)................. 28436 10855 651 16-67 J. J. Ferris (N.S.W. & S.A.) 39499 14521 860 1688 W. E. Midwinter (V .).......... 23668 7383 431 17*12 J. Phillips (V.) ................. 12919 5111 286 17-87 T. W Garrett (N.S.W.) ... 24520 8495 462 18*38 H. Trumble (V.) ................. 14141 5758 308 18-69 G. Giffen (S.A.) ................. 35158 15692 802 19*56 R. W . McLeod (V.) .......... 9345 3262 143 22*81 G. H. S. Trott (V.)................. 14199 7269 307 23 67 J. W. Trumble (V.) .......... 6734 2519 106 23*76 J. J. Lyons (S.A .)............... 5846 2904 103 2819 W. Bruce (V.)........................ 8796 3986 132 30-19 T able II. Under 100 wickets, but not less than 30. G. Elliott (V.) ........................ S. Cosstick (V. & N.S.W.) T. W . Wills (V.)........................ J. Coates (N.S.W.) ................. J. E. Barrett (V.) ................. G. Alexander (V.) ................. C. J. Eady (T.) ........................ P. C. Charlton (N.S.W .).......... T. R. McKibbin (N.S.W.) ... A. Coningham (Q. & N.S.W.) A. E. Trott (V .)........................ J. Worrall (V .)........................ J. Harry (V.) ........................ A. Newell (N .S.W .)................. T. Horan (V.) ........................ W. H. Cooper (V.) ................. C. McLeod (V.) ................. W . Howell (N.S.W.)................. S. Morris (V.) ........................ E. Jones (S.A.) ........................ J. Carlton (V.) ........................ M. Pierce (N.S.W. & Q,.).......... P. G. M’Shane (V .)................. J. E. Reedman (S.A.) .......... S. P. Jones (N.S.W.) .......... F. Jarvis (S .A .)........................ H. Donnan (N.S.W.) .......... The Australian averages given in last week’s issue (p. 78) are scarcely as correct as might be. The Queensland match is included in the N.S.W. batsmen’s aver­ ages, but not in the bowlers. My figures, which have been carefully checked and collated, give:— Overs. Runs. Wickets. Aver. M cKibbin.......... 862.2 ... 1098 ... 46 ... 23.86 Howell .......... 253.1 ... 613 ... 24 ... 25.58 G ould................. 42 ... 120 ... 4 ... 30.00 There are also some minor discrepancies of no particular importance save to ardent statisticians. The averages appear to have been compiled from some Australian newspaper; and the Australian news­ papers have lately adopted what seems to me a bad plan of adding wides and no­ balls to the runs scored off a bowler in the analysis. I don’t know that it is un­ fair to include these against a bowler, but it is certainly inconsistent. From my point of view, too, the Tas­ mania v. Victoria match should have been included. I am well aware that it was really Victoria’s second eleven that met the Island Colony’s team; nevertheless, the match was a genuine intercolonial, and as such, should rank first-class. I fancy that after two successive defeats from Tasmania, Victoria will arrange things differently next season. There would be little chance of her being beaten if she put a full team into the field; but Eady, Bum and Co. are decidedly too warm a lot for a second team to meet. The only Victorian players whose aver­ ages would be altered by the inclusion of this match are Percy Lewis (6—0—98 in­ stead of 4—0—82), Worrall (6—1—71 and 14 overs—46 runs—4 wickets), and Pery- man (4—0—45). Eady would be 3—0— 22 and 58.1 overs—123 runs—13 wickets. The New South Wales team is to be congratulated upon winning the Shetfield Shield for the first time. To go in to make over 170 to win in the last innings of a match, and to win by nine wickets, is distinctly a big feat. Even in its palmiest days, the mother-colony was never stronger in batting than now. The results of the matches among the three leading Colonies were as follows ;—■