Inns
out. Runs.
Aver. 1893 Gunn (W.) ...... 51 3 2,057 42.85 1894 Brockwell (W.) .. 45 6 1,491 38.23 1895 A. C. MacLaren...... 24 O 1,229 5120 1896 K. S. Ranjitsinhji ... 55 7 2,780 57.91 1897 F. G. J. Ford 18 3 805 53.66 1898 Quaife (W. G.) 28 8 ...... 1,219 60.95 1899 Major R. M. Poore.. 21 4 1,551 9123 1900 K. S. Ranjitsinhji 40 5 3,065 87.57 1901 C. B. Fry .. 43 3 3,147 78.67 1902 Shrewsbury (A.) ... 32 7 1,250 50.00 1903 C. B. Fry 40 7 2,683 81.30 1904 K. S. Ranjitsinhji ... 34 6 2,077 74 17 1905 C. B. Fry 44 4 2,801 70.02 1906 C. J. Burnup 21 ...... 3 1,207 67 05 1907 C. B. Fry ...... ..... 34 3 1,449 46.74 1908 B. J. T. Bosanquet 22 2 1,081 54.05 1909 J. R. Mason 14 2 783 65.25 W. G. Grace was to the fore in 1866, '68, '69, '70, '71, '72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 79, and '80.
No one playing less than a dozen completed innings is taken into consideration.
GLOSSARY OF TERMS. a Analysis (Bowling). - The record of bowler's performance during a game (see p. 481).
Average (Batting). - The record of a batsman's performances during the season. on. Calculated by dividing the total number of runs by the number of completed innings; in the case of "not out" the runs are reckoned, but the innings is not, e.g., Ranjitsinhji Innings. 55 Times Total not out. runs. 7 2,780 Average. 57.91 Here the total of 2,780 is divided by 48, i.e., 55 minus 7.
Average (Bowling). The record of a bowler's performances during the season. on. Calculated by dividing the number of runs scored off his bowling by the number of wickets captured, e.g., Overs. Maidens. Runs. Wickets. Average.
Hearne (J. T.) 2,003 818 3,670 257 14.28 "Maidens" do not affect the av average.
Back-play.-Playing the ball by drawing the bat backwards.
Back-stop-Long-stop (q.v.).