Cricket 1909

J u n e io , 1909. CR ICKET : A WEEKLY RECORD OF THE GAME. 179 The construction of the Demon Drivers is fully described in The Evolution of a Cricket Bat , which may be obtained free upon applica tion. IIMFROVED M AKE-KEEP THEIR S H A P E-LA S f LO N C E R f C A T A L O G U E U P O N A P P L IC A T IO N . C A T A L O G U E U P O N A P P L IC A T IO N . C A T A L O G U E U P O N A P P L IC A T IO N T O GEO. G. BUSSEY & Co., L td ., 36 & 38, Queen Victoria St., LONDON. Manufactory — Timber Mills — PECKHAM, S.E. ELMSWELL, SUFFOLK. Agents all over the world. AT THE SIGN OF THE WICKET. By F. S. A s h le y -C o o p e r. THE AUSTRALIAN SEASON OF 1908-9. In the absence of a touring side, the programme of the last first-class season in Australia was restricted to thirteen inter state matches and two Trial games between the Australian Eleven and the Rest of Australia. New South Wales regained possession of the Sheffield Shield, winning three games and losing one : South Australia occupied second place in the competition and Victoria the last. I .— T he S id e s . RESULTS OF MATCHES. Australian Eleven beat Rest of Australia, at Sydney, by eight wickets. Australian Eleven beat Rest of Australia, at Mel bourne, by an innings and 158 runs. New South Wales beat Queensland, at Brisbane, by seven wickets. New South Wales lost to Queensland, at Sydney, by two wickets. New South Wales beat South Australia, at Adelaide, by an innings and 527 runs. New South Wales beat South Australia, at Sydney, by nine wickets. New South Wales lost to Victoria, at Melbourne, by an innings and 47 runs. New South Wales beat Victoria, at Sydney, by six wickets. South Australia beat Victoria, at Adelaide, by two wickets. South Australia beat Victoria, at Melbourne, by 15 runs. South Australia drew with West Australia at Fremantle. South Australia drew with West Australia at Perth. South Australia drew with West Australia at Fremantle. Tasmania lost to Victoria, at Hobart, by four wickets. Tasmania lost to Victoria, at Launceston, by an innings and 287 runs. WHERE THE RUNS WERE SCORED. Ground. Runs. Wickets. Aver. Adelaide ... . 2160 66 32*72 Brisbane ... . 956 33 28*96 Frem antle... . 1672 63 26*53 Hobart ... . 1289 36 35*80 Launceston 965 30 32*16 Melbourne... . 2770 ... 100 27*70 P e r th ................ 585 35 16*71 Sydney ... . 4855 ... 135 35*96 Totals .. 15,252 498 30*62 The average number of runs scored for every wicket lost in England last year was 23’36. MATCHES OF 1,000 OR MORE RUNS. Ground. Sydney. Runs. Wkts. 1911 for 34 New South Wales v. Victoria 1289 ,, 36 Tasmania v. Victoria.......... 1261 ,, 38 South Australia v. Victoria 1138 ,, 30 Australian XI. v. Rest of Australia . ................... 1073 ,, 38 New South Wales v. Queens land .................................. The aggregate of 1911 in the match at Sydney between New South Wales and Victoria constitutes a world’s record. Hobart. Adelaide. Melbourne. Sydney. Total. 815 .. 713 .. 648 .. 626 .. INNINGS OF 500 RUNS OR MORE. For Against Ground. . New South Wales ...Victoria ...Sydney , New South Wales...S. Australia...Adelaide . Australian XI. ...Rest of Aust. Melbourne , Victoria .................. Tasmania ...Launceston COMPLETED INNINGS OF 100 OR LESS. Score. For Against Ground. 86 ... West Australia...South Australia ...Perth 896 ... S. Australia ...New South Wales...Adelaide 97 a ... S. Australia ...New South Wales...Adelaide a signifies first innings and b second. Gehrs was unable to bat in either innings. II. — T he B atsmen . NEW SOUTH WALES AVERAGES. Times Most Inns. out inns. runs. Aver. M. A. Noble ... 9 1 213 714 89*25 W. Bardsley ... 9 0 264 748 83*11 H. Goddard ... 3 1 87* 150 75*00 S. E. Gregory ... ... 9 1 179 547 68*37 A. B. S. White ... ... 4 1 147 192 64*00 E. R. Bubb ... 4 1 77 185 61*66 C. G. Macartney ... 8 2 100 319 53*16 A. J. Hopkins ... ... 9 1 218 410 51*25 W. Farnsworth .. ... 2 0 69 75 37*50 Rev. E. F. Waddy 6 0 64 171 28*50 A. J. Nichols ... ... 4 0 58 84 21*00 D. C. R eid ........... ... 4 0 38 84 21*00 S. H. Emery ... ... 6 1 58* 102 20*40 A. Cotter ........... ... 7 1 43 121 20*16 E. P. Barbour ... ... 2 0 40 40 20*00 J. C. Barnes ... 9 1 44 155 19*37 C. Kelleway ... 10 3 42 133 19*00 E. L. Waddy ... ... 2 0 33 33 16*50 L. A. Minnett ... ... 2 0 24 29 14*50 F. B. Johnson ... ... 3 1 13 25 12*50 J. Hodgkinson... ... 2 0 18 20 10*00 C. R. Gorry ... 9 3 16 57 9*50 A. Diamond ... 2 0 15 18 9*00 H. Carter ........... 5 0 15 44 8*80 N. Y. Drane ... i 0 8 8 8*00 J. Scott ........... ... i 0 4 4 4*00 V. T. Trumper * ... 1 0 0 Signifies not out. 0 QUEENSLAND AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out. inns. runs. Aver. J. Thomson ... 4 0 68 139 34*75 R. J. Hartigan... ... 4 0 43 135 33*75 E. R. Crouch ... ... 4 1 67 90 30*00 C. E. Simpson ... ... 8 1 68 * 197 28*14 J. S. Hutcheon... ... 4 0 64 102 25*50 W. T. Evans ... ... 4 1 55 74 24*66 W. B. Hayes ... ... 4 0 52 97 24*25 G. Brown ........... ... 2 0 40 44 22*00 W. S ew art......... ... 2 0 19 30 15*00 C. Stewart.......... ... 2 0 22 . 24 12*00 J. W. MacLaren ... 3 1 15* 22 11*00 S. J. Redgrave... ... 4 0 14 30 7*50 W. Sullivan ... * ... 2 1 2 * Signifies not out. 2 2*00 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN AVERAGES. Times Most not in an Total Inns. out inns. runs. Aver. D. R. A. Gehrs ... 16 0 113 720 45*00 E. R. Mayne ... 12 1 142 457 41*54 L. W. Chamberlain 8 0 61 259 32*37 N. H. Claxton ... ... 9 0 80 265 29*44 C. H ill.................. ... 8 0 141 2*20 27*50 G. T. Bloomfield ... 5 0 65 132 26*40 F. T. Hack.......... ... 6 1 52 113 22*60 C. E. Dolling ... ... 6 0 78 121 20*16 W. P. Stuart ... ... 6 2 38 74 18*50 J. C. Reedman... ... 4 0 20 58 14*50 J. R. H. Woodford ... 12 1 35 159 14*45 L. R. H ill........... ... 8 0 26 105 13*1*2 J. H. Pellew ... ... 8 0 37 103 12*87 L. E. Howard ... ... 4 3 5* 12 12*00 J. A. O’Connor... ... 10 1 40* 102 11*33 W. J. W hitty ... ... 9 3 23 66 11*00 K. H. Quist ... ... 7 0 41 69 9*85 W. A. Hewer ... ... 2 1 5* 5 5*00 A. W. Wright ... ... 6 2 10 17 4*25 W. Stirling ... 3 1 5* 7 3*50 A. H. Pretty ... * ... 2 0 I Signifies not out. 1 *50 TASMANIAN AVERAGES. Times Most not Inns, out in an inns. Total Runs. Aver. F. Chancellor ... ... 2 1 99 107 107*00 J. H udson.......... ... 2 1 82* 84 84-00 N. Dodds .......... ... 1 1 80* 80 *80 00 II. J. Hawson .. ... 4 1 139* 205 68*33 N. R. Westbrook ... 2 0 67 90 45*00 D. Paton .......... ... 4 0 81 144 36*00 T. A. Tabart ... ... 2 0 38 60 30 00 A. C. F acy.......... ... 4 1 26* 49 16-33 C. Martin ........... ... 4 I) 28 63 15*75 T. Carroll ........... ... 2 0 16 16 8*00 T. Elliott ........... ... 2 0 15 15 7*50 W. Read ........... ... 2 0 11 15 7*50 E. W. Harrison... ... 4 o 19 25 6*25 H. Woolley ... 2 0 4 8 4*00 T. A. Braithwaite ... 4 0 10 16 4*00 E. A. Windsor ... ... 2 1) 1 1 *50 II. Parkinson ... ... 2 0 0 0 —■ * Signifies not out.