James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Annual 1879

CHAPTER VIH. THE AVERAGES IN 1878. THE BATSMEN. THE mode in which the table of Batting Averages isprcpnred render: any introductory remarks almost unnecessary. Mr. W. G. Grace was not. at his best with the but, but Ulyott and he nloiie exceeded 1,000 mm during the season. Tile best average of the year was that of Selby, who played brilliantly through- nnt._0f the rest, Barlow,Ba.rnes, Flowers, Hull, Jupp, Lockword, James Phillips, Oseroft. and Shrewshury, were most successful among the Professionals, and Lord Harris, the Hens. A. and E. Lycfelwn, Messrs. Cnnlifie, G. F. Grace, Hornb5'. Lucas, Morton, Penrsun, Road, Royle, J. Shntcr, A. G. Steel, Stratford, end the brothers Webbe among the Amateurs. Tlie nvcrnges are coiifined in English eleven n-sicle matches nml most of the Australian matches on even Carma. Scones OF 1,000 RUNS AND UPWARDS. Most Most Times in an in a. Inns. not out. Runs. Inns. Match. Aver. Grace, W. G. 40 2 In 116 127) 29.13 Ulyett 49 3 1: . ms» 135 29.13 PER INNINGS OR OVER. Barlow d Ml Gil GT Barnes, 9 4015 H5 98 Benolnft 2 112 *ElU 56 Bumbridge :: 2-1 16 Boar-(linen -_’ (50 47 Cnnlifie, C. M. 2 110 8v1 Flowers 4 till! 88 Fnlcher, A. ‘V l 4“! {l 7: l 18! 3 8!) n 142 l fill Holmes . 2 24; Hornby, A. N. n 105 an ‘ 98 Loc woo .'l 158 Lucas, A. P. ‘l 101» Lytbelton, Hon. A. 1 7'. Lyuelton, Hon). . (l 117 Morton, P. H. 4 El!) Patterson. W. S. 1 50 Pcnrsou. T. . l 92 Pciin, F. 0 160 Phillips. J. z 2&1 Reml, ‘V. W .‘l 84 Robinson. A 3 mi Roper, T-‘. (I as Hoyle, V. 1 81 Selb)’, J. I 152 Shrewsbury, A 5 74 II a ; hi e am s 1 _tro ob x*y . . n s i Wit h e a n e tl ils i h ou uinnb13- Lhro ll nO u evrJSm- l e aml, illi ; c fl, bn S CCQBSfIll u i o tto to G ' , , , . c Ben a f be l . a h a e a n 60 u id and ter s, on , rwmns a h ml e . n l N al) n ‘V 11 If: I“; .3 Tn c 3-17 e! :18 AV'EKAGEB OF 20 RUNS INNINGS U n l 30 3 (H1 63 ”7 .. 27 0 3 Sid u ura R ’-‘30 mi Bembridge 3 ”It; untdmn 2 3 -IT lm l an 21.2 .. 1 set 20,15) u , 4 -l-l Grace, G. F. (i 3 Hndow, W. H. 1 1 H:lll......,. 1! Harris, Lord () Head), A. H 1 51; u . -_» G u 55 ee me n 43 I 9 t lt , ; L tt , E 0 1\ mum, I’ 3m bwr c . 1) e rsuu. S. 1 en (J ll; 2 nt] W 5! u ml :: Du E. l Ru l , b‘olhy, | n , ., 5