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HOME CRICKET AVERAGES

HUTTON DISPLACES

PAYNTER

(By AIR MAIL)

HERE has been one change in the First Class cricket averages THE

up to and including matches concluded on Friday, August 26, Ernest Paynter, the brilliant England and Lancashire left-handed batsman, being displaced by Leonard Hutton (Yorkshire) for se- cond place, while Walter Hammond still tops the list.. Paynter is third with Edrich fourth.

Bowes still tops the list of first class bowlers, while Verity is se- cond, having displaced Leyland. Fifteen bowlers have now taken

of over 100 wickets, Wellard, Somerset, having 167 wickets. ·

Don Bradman still maintains his batting average at over tha century mark, while W. A.

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A striking action picture of W. J. O'Reilly, the Australian spin-bowler, bowling against England's opening batsmen on the first day of the Fifth and final Test match at Kennington Oval, which England won to square the Rubber. (Copyright, Fox, By Air Mail).

Brown still lies second.' W.GT. BRITAIN

O'Reilly is at the top of the Tour-

ists' bowling average, having LEAD IN

taken 90 wickets.

First Class Averages

BATTING

(Qualification: 18 innings, average 35)

W. R. Ham-

mond

Hutton

Paynter

Edrich

Times Not

Highest

Inns. Out. Runs. Score, Aver.

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The Anglo-American Women's 36 2 2728 271 80.23 .30 4 1565 364 60.19 Curtis Cup Golf series commenced .45 6 2331 291 59.76 yesterday and, at the end of the 43 5 2226 245 58.57 day's play Britain were leading_by C.-S. Dempster 24 1 1280 187 55.05 two matches to nil with one halved. Fagg

.47 5 2275 -244 54.16

Mrs. Andrew M. Holm and Miss ..32 5 1451 169* 53.74

(Gt. Britain) beat 4' 1391 175* 53.50 Clarie- Tiernan

Mrs. 204 51.75 Mrs. Julius I. Page Jr. and 2 1501

191

Hardstaff

H. T. Bartlett 30 P. A. Gibb....81

J. R. Thompson 18

Langridge (John)

B. H. Valen-

tine

Ames Leyland

1 858

50.47 Maureen Oreut-Crews (United

.48 4 2204 227 50.09 States) 2 up.

.31 1 .20 1.

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1501 242

940 4 1694

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1

Compton (D.) 43

187 47.05

Miss

beat

Miss Jessie Anderson' and (Gt... Britain) 50.08 Elsie Corlett 170 49.47 Mrs. Glenna Collet-Vare and Miss 1720 180 46.48 Patty Berg (United States) 1 up. J. M. Lomas 21

908. 124 45.40 Miss Phyllis Wade and Mrs. J. T. N. Pearce 25 6 844

137* 44.42 B. Walker (Gt. Britain) halved with 6 2087

Mis's ..53

178 44.40

and Gibbons

Miley Miss Marion R. E. S. Wyatt 35 6 1278 121* 44.06 Oldfield ..46 6 1761 137 44.02 Kathryn Memphill (United States).

162 43.72 All yesterday's foursomes Lee (F. S.) ..50 6 1924 Dyson

49 5 1859

170 42.25 played in the rain, the British play- .42 5 1563 142 42.24 ers being the steadier all round and (James) .40 9 1281 156 41.32 led at the turn in all three matches, 1354 134* 41.03 Miss Jessie Anderson and Miss El- Mrs. 1415 121 39.30 sie Corlett being 4 up on

Glenna Collet-Vare and Miss Patty .43 6 1453 167* 39.27 .45 3 1638 185 39.00 Berg.

Sutcliffe

Langridge

Dollery

..39 6 Worthington ..38 2 Townsend

(L. F:) Iddon

Whitfield

Fishlock

O'Connor

Washbrook

.28 3

were

960 198 38.40 The six singles matches will be

49 1 1843 165 38.39 played to-day.-Reuter.

.48 3 1718 152 38.17

114 37.48

.43 5 1450 219* 38.15 Parks (H. W.) 43 4 1460 1554 .30 6 873 ..41 3 1372 47 4 1526 » Not out.

Parks (J. H.) 45 3

Geary

Martin

Crapp

169 37.00 116* 36.37 136 36.10 137 35.48

Australian Averages

BATTING

Times

KINO

KING GEORGE IV

Not

Inns. Out. Runs. Score. Aver.

D. G. Bradman 26 5 2429 278 115.66 W. A. Brown 29 3 1638 265*: 63.00- A. L. Hassett 27 3 1428

C. L. Badcock 31

220* 59,29 31409 198 50.82

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S. Barnes

492 12 2

94 48:20

C. W. Walker 7

8

166

42 41.50

J. H. Fingleton 28

1

1041 124 38.55

B. A. Barnett 22

4

521 120* 28.04

BOWLING

(Qualification: 44 wickets; average 24)

Bowes

Verity

Leyland

Watts

J. C. Clay .648 150 1889 94 17.43 W. J..O'Reilly 13 2

.339.4 94 1008 58 17.96 L, O'B. Fleet- .717.1 127 2214 120 18.45

.18 3 0. M. R. W. Aver. E. S. White ..14 0 .803.3 259 1501 105 14.29M. G. Waite 23 3 ...11. 5 ..1073.3 392 2188 140 15.62 F. Ward

A. G. Chipper-

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424 104* 28.26

188

52 22.87

428

54 21.40

S. J. McCabe 26

2 918 282 38.251

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104

29* 17.98

167

42 16.18

Mayer

wood-Smith 18 6584 141 1772 91 19.47 E. L. McCor-

K. Farnes..586.1 109 1498: 76 19.88] · mick.

Smith (J.) ..1107 288 2589 181 19.76 Wellard. .1176.2 288 3818 167 19.86

Copson

Nichols

Smailes

Mitchell

Pollard

Boyes

Andrews

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OM. R. W. Aver.

.1071.4 289 2914 146 20.09 W. J. O'Reilly 6294 188 1605 90 16.72

.881.5 229 2081 108 20.20 L. O'B. Fleet-

.682:4 98-2481 121 20:50 - wood-Smith 688 97:1644. 86, 19.11 .1171.5 241 2007 141 21.80 F. Ward 404.5 87.1288 87 10.22 .917.5 257 2197 101 21.75 E. S. White ..322 127 598 26 23.00 .805.2 147 2668, 116 22.83 M. G. Waite 575.1 168 1244 - 54--28.08

745.1 188 2074 92 22.54 A. G. Chipper- ,840.1 178-2241 99 22.63 field" Popo (G. H.) 752.2 142 2085 91 22.01 E. L. McCor-

mick ..............290 .646.4 98:1088 71 22.92 Gray Smith (P.) ..1129 815 8291 140 28.50 S. J. McCabe 202 R. J. Crisp.205.8 37:1040 44 28,63 A. L. Hassett 80.

Robinson

Goddard

Wilkinson

Sinfield

Wright

54.1 18 155 0*25.89

48 978 83 29.08 58 488 13 37.58

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