AUSTRALIAN
FIRST-CLASS AVERAGES
Bradman Again Tops Batting With 115.16
only player to score over 1000 runs during the season, had an average of 105.70 for eleven Innings, one not out.
NEWCOMER HEADS BOWLING
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1989.
THEY SAY-
Although I have been an unceasing, campaigner against the illicit traffe in golf balls. I have long suaintained that it is well-nigh impossible to make Last year, after paying. managers' a complete livelihood from "shama- commissions and other expenses, Joa tour" golf.. Indeed, I can think of only Louis drew about £45,000 as his share two honest-to-goodness 100-per-cent. of three world title fights. He was bogus amateurs in the championship well satisfied; but had not reckoned on field to-day. The presence of two or the demands of official collectors, and three fellows like this cannot besmirch when they had finished with him he the name of the game as a whole, and found himself with only £12,500.-Joe things would have to come to a much Bromley in the "Sporting Life." worse pass, before golf earned a name. like tournament tennis.-Henry Long- hurst.
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G. RICHARDS PERFECTLY
FIT
Adelaide, (By' Air Mail). D. G. Bradman, who during the season just ended equalled C. B. Fry's record of six successive cen-
For years it has been recognised that turies, heads the batting in the
sooner or later some form of officially recognised professionalism would creep Australian first-class averages, R. Barry-Scott, the young Victor-into Australian cricket. A writer in with an average of 153.16 for ian fast bowler, who took
the "Sydney Sun.". seven seven innings, once not out. He wickets for 33 Yuns in his first scored 919 runs during the sea- Shield match against New South son, his highest being 225.
Wales at the end of January, headscumstances should have compelled 7d- Gordon Richards, champion flat race It is a tragedy that pressure of cir- There were rumours recently that the bowling. He took fifteen wickets wal Davies to become a Rugby profes- Next on the list is another for an average of 19.26. South Australian player, C. L.
sional. One would have thought that jockey, was ill with influenza, but a man of Davies's splendid physical and Badcock, who has an average of C. V. Grimmett, of New.South dimulty in obtaining a teaching
moral qualities would have had no these were denied when inquiries 108 for eight innings, three Wales, took twenty-seven wickets at pointment in his native country, but times not out.
home. Mrs. He scored 540 a cost of 20.85 runs apiece; and W. after waiting in vain for nearly two Richards said, "Gordon is perfectly runs, and his best was 271 not J. O'Reilly, of New South Wales, years for regular employment, he sa out.
fit and well. He has had a cold, but crificed his amateur status for a re it was nothing much, and he is all nineteen wickets for an average of gular income and the promise of an 23,15.~-~
assured future.-Rowe. Harding.
right again now."
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