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C Adams

1952-53 to 1961-62 · 115 matches for the club

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Debut v Carlton, 1952-53 (24 Jan 1953)Last game v Richmond, 1961-62 (17 Mar 1962)Player no. 297 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1956: 2/26 v Prahran

115

Matches

375

Runs

7.98

Average

26

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

350

Wickets

14.61

Bowling avg

8/73

Best

51

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1952-53342261113.0030 (8)63/39
1953-546634519*15.0071.1 (8)144/263
1954-55111142483.43121.5 (8)296/215
1955-5614872913*29.00198 (8)416/478
1956-5715104982616.33121 (8)555/166
1957-58131021481.75109 (8)447/245
1958-5913118165*5.33170.2 (8)367/314
1959-6013823185.17203.5 (8)518/735
1960-611394225*4.40169.5 (8)397/679
1961-6214115702211.67172.7 (8)356/256
Career1158841375267.981367.1 (8-ball)3508/7351

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Carlton, 1952-53
  2. First five-for6/21v St Kilda, 1954-55
  3. Highest score26v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1956-57
  4. Best bowling8/73v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1959-60
  5. Last matchMatch 115v Richmond, 1961-62

Runs by season

1952-53: 26 runs2652-531953-54: 45 runs451954-55: 24 runs2454-551955-56: 29 runs291956-57: 98 runs9856-571957-58: 14 runs141958-59: 16 runs1658-591959-60: 31 runs311960-61: 22 runs2260-611961-62: 70 runs70

Wickets by season

1952-53: 6 wickets652-531953-54: 14 wickets141954-55: 29 wickets2954-551955-56: 41 wickets411956-57: 55 wickets5556-571957-58: 44 wickets441958-59: 36 wickets3658-591959-60: 51 wickets511960-61: 39 wickets3960-611961-62: 35 wickets35

Every innings, in order

501952-53 v Carlton: 111952-53 v Richmond: 2*1952-53 v St Kilda: 6*1952-53 v St Kilda: 71953-54 v Essendon: 11953-54 v Melbourne: 131953-54 v St Kilda: 01953-54 v St Kilda: 19*1953-54 v University: 11*1953-54 v Prahran: 1*1954-55 v Prahran: 01954-55 v North Melbourne: 81954-55 v South Melbourne: 4*1954-55 v University: 01954-55 v Essendon: 6*1954-55 v Richmond: 0*1954-55 v Melbourne: 01954-55 v Melbourne: 1*1954-55 v St Kilda: 31954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01955-56 v North Melbourne: 0*1955-56 v South Melbourne: 2*1955-56 v University: 0*1955-56 v Richmond: 4*1955-56 v St Kilda: 6*1955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 41955-56 v Footscray: 0*1955-56 v Northcote: 13*1956-57 v Collingwood: 01956-57 v Collingwood: 0*1956-57 v North Melbourne: 4*1956-57 v Essendon: 121956-57 v University: 3*1956-57 v Carlton: 01956-57 v Richmond: 11*1956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 261956-57 v St Kilda: 211956-57 v Carlton: 211957-58 v Collingwood: 01957-58 v North Melbourne: 81957-58 v South Melbourne: 0*1957-58 v Essendon: 01957-58 v Richmond: 21957-58 v St Kilda: 11957-58 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11957-58 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21957-58 v Footscray: 01957-58 v Carlton: 0*1958-59 v Northcote: 5*1958-59 v Collingwood: 4*1958-59 v Prahran: 1*1958-59 v North Melbourne: 0*1958-59 v Essendon: 0*1958-59 v Carlton: 21958-59 v Richmond: 0*1958-59 v Melbourne: 3*1958-59 v St Kilda: 01958-59 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01958-59 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 1*1959-60 v University: 01959-60 v Richmond: 21959-60 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11959-60 v Footscray: 81959-60 v Northcote: 5*1959-60 v Prahran: 4*1959-60 v South Melbourne: 81959-60 v South Melbourne: 31960-61 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01960-61 v Footscray: 4*1960-61 v Northcote: 5*1960-61 v North Melbourne: 21960-61 v South Melbourne: 1*1960-61 v St Kilda: 41960-61 v Carlton: 01960-61 v North Melbourne: 1*1960-61 v St Kilda: 51961-62 v North Melbourne: 0*1961-62 v University: 11961-62 v Essendon: 13*1961-62 v Richmond: 18*1961-62 v Melbourne: 31961-62 v St Kilda: 11961-62 v Footscray: 11961-62 v Northcote: 61961-62 v Collingwood: 1*1961-62 v Prahran: 221961-62 v Richmond: 4*

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

St Kilda1273218.114212.106/214
Richmond114318*21.503512.897/671
Carlton1034216.802918.695/451
Essendon93213*10.673111.034/18
Greenvale Kanagaroos92387.672614.385/161
Melbourne920136.672515.046/262
Casey South Melbourne91889.001138.643/58
Melbourne University91511*5.002517.566/261
Kingston Hawthorn837264.112713.568/732
Northcote83413*34.00428.057/2441
Prahran8282214.002014.156/251
Footscray71384.332513.847/312
Camberwell Magpies654*2.501227.086/471

Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.

Splits

By batting position
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
110888.00
2111919*–
310222222.00
510000.001
610000.001
710222.00
8311276.001
971692611.502
1011451137.291
11613419218*7.119
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)31492224.50
Middle order (4–7)30220.672
Lower order (8–11)8240324267.7113

Batted most often at 11th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks15
  • 1–949
  • 10–199
  • 20–294
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

2.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.

Dismissals
  • Caught22 · 47%
  • Bowled14 · 30%
  • LBW5 · 11%
  • Stumped3 · 6%
  • Run out3 · 6%

Most often dismissed by: Salmon (4), Lynch (3), John Edwards (3), Holloway (2), Smith (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins46222772611.545
In losses381785214.059
In draws421386.501
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins7323912.943.3
In losses359819.192.8
In draws61310.852.2
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 14 of 19 (74%), lost 4.
  • Every other match: the side won 60 of 96 (63%), lost 31.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first4320208269.047
Batting second3717134216.707
Second innings of the match843319*8.251
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground5237196229.3318011.748/73
Carlton Cricket Ground6513113.251617.505/45
Albert Ground64302115.002017.204/39
St Kilda Cricket Ground552719*9.001614.565/27
Western Oval54983.001618.005/31
North Melbourne Cricket Ground5454*–1518.475/16
Richmond Cricket Ground542618*13.001415.504/34
University Oval5443*2.001222.333/51
Victoria Park5411*0.501224.006/47
South Melbourne Cricket Ground5254*–825.503/58
Glenferrie Oval4629265.801215.256/72
Essendon Cricket Ground43181218.001213.173/27
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote42105*–1312.925/51
Toorak Park3211*1.00321.002/26
Melbourne Cricket Ground1211*1.00131.001/31
Wickets taken
  • Caught196 · 56%
  • Bowled108 · 31%
  • LBW29 · 8%
  • Caught & bowled11 · 3%
  • Stumped5 · 1%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)136 · 39%
  • Middle order (4–7)137 · 39%
  • Lower order (8–11)76 · 22%

20 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 12/50 v Northcote, 1959-60. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1952-53 to 1961-62: 30th of 57 for runs, 2nd of 40 for wickets, 11th of 58 for matches, 13th of 51 for catches, 31st of 32 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 103rd of 321 for runs, 3rd of 172 for wickets, 24th of 345 for matches, 24th of 279 for catches, 119th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • AL Thomson1964-65 to 1975-76 · 112 m · 286 runs · 320 wkts
  • K Peters1950-51 to 1957-58 · 109 m · 606 runs · 282 wkts
  • BT Considine1946-47 to 1958-59 · 117 m · 363 runs · 242 wkts
  • IT Clay1941-42 to 1945-46 · 53 m · 104 runs · 129 wkts

The careers nearest Adams’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1952-53: 3 matches, 26 runs, 6 wickets1952-531953-54: 6 matches, 45 runs, 14 wickets · Premiership · 1st XI Bowling1953-541954-55: 11 matches, 24 runs, 29 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1954-551955-56: 14 matches, 29 runs, 41 wickets1955-561956-57: 15 matches, 98 runs, 55 wickets1956-571957-58: 13 matches, 14 runs, 44 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1957-581958-59: 13 matches, 16 runs, 36 wickets1958-591959-60: 13 matches, 31 runs, 51 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1959-601960-61: 13 matches, 22 runs, 39 wickets · Premiership1960-611961-62: 14 matches, 70 runs, 35 wickets1961-62

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name

1953-54: premiership, 1st XI Bowling · 1954-55: 1st XI Bowling · 1957-58: 1st XI Bowling · 1959-60: 1st XI Bowling · 1960-61: premiership

The arc

Carl Adams' best season with the bat was 1956-57: 98 runs from 10 innings at 16.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 1955-56 to 1956-57: 90 runs at 18.00. The leanest, 1958-59 to 1959-60: 9 runs at 1.50.

Rolling average, innings 7 to 88: 1.5 to 18.018.0

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First five-for6/215 Mar 1955v St Kilda, 1954-55
50th wicket6/47 took him to 551 Oct 1955v Collingwood, 1955-56
100th wicket2/26 took him to 1016 Nov 1956v Prahran, 1956-57
50th match7/24 & 1/245 Oct 1957v Northcote, 1957-58
150th wicket7/24 took him to 1525 Oct 1957v Northcote, 1957-58
200th wicket1/28 took him to 2004 Nov 1958v Prahran, 1958-59
250th wicket8/73 took him to 25112 Dec 1959v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1959-60
300th wicket2/16 took him to 3014 Feb 1961v Essendon, 1960-61
100th match1*, 3/2518 Mar 1961v North Melbourne, 1960-61
350th wicket1/24 took him to 35017 Mar 1962v Richmond, 1961-62

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 46 matches
from v Prahran, 1954-55 to v Essendon, 1957-58 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 19 matches
from v Prahran, 1958-59 to v Northcote, 1959-60 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 2 matches bowled in
from v Prahran, 1954-55 to v North Melbourne, 1954-55 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 23 innings
from v Collingwood, 1957-58 to v University, 1961-62 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111952-53: 11 (4 inns, avg 13.00)1953-54: 10 (6 inns, avg 15.00)1954-55: 11 (11 inns, avg 3.43)1955-56: 11 (8 inns, avg 29.00)1956-57: 11 (10 inns, avg 16.33)1957-58: 10 (10 inns, avg 1.75)1958-59: 11 (11 inns, avg 5.33)1959-60: 11 (8 inns, avg 5.17)1960-61: 11 (9 inns, avg 4.40)1961-62: 11 (11 inns, avg 11.67)195219541956195819601961

Moved about the order across 10 seasons: at 11th in 8, at 10th in 2.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1952-5311413.00
1953-5410615.00
1954-5511113.43
1955-5611829.00
1956-57111016.33
1957-5810101.75
1958-5911115.33
1959-601185.17
1960-611194.40
1961-62111111.67
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home523716196229.3318011.74
Away635125179266.8817017.66

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday1017733332267.5530615.00
Weekday141184311*14.334411.95
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct1884105*2.505215.77
Nov2115104713*9.405217.98
Dec10623718*9.253114.71
Jan2721117011*7.009712.30
Feb2119661134.696215.26
Mar171881452614.505213.54
Other110555.00415.25
Finals
9Finals played
64Runs · avg 21.33
25Wickets
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away1068036311267.0732514.43
Finals985642121.332517.00
Favourite victims
  1. GJ Murray × 5
  2. I Monks × 5
  3. IF Langford × 5
  4. Jack E Edwards × 5
  5. JG Miles × 5
  6. LG Bridges × 5
  7. NL Allanson × 5
  8. WJ Rotherham × 5

The card names his victims in 100 of 101 wicket-taking games.

Fielding

Caught most off

  1. C Adams × 11
  2. K Peters × 8
  3. BT Considine × 5
  4. HAE Shillinglaw × 5
  5. Ray Harvey × 5
  6. EP Illingworth × 4

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SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1952-53Carlton113/39Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Richmond2*3/43Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53St Kilda6* & 7–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Essendon11/5 & 4/26Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Richmonddnb4/34Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Melbourne131/44Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54St Kilda0 & 19*1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54University11*1/10 & 0/11Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Prahran1*1/12 & 1/23Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Northcotednb1/29 & 0/13Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Prahran00/9Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55North Melbourne80/2Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55South Melbourne4*1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55University04/58Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Essendon6*1/35 & 3/27Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Carltondnb2/28Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Richmond0*3/54 & 1/5Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Melbourne0 & 1*1/31Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55St Kilda36/21Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Hawthorn-East Melbourne2 & 06/72Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Collingwooddnb6/47Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Prahrandnb4/55Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56North Melbourne0*0/69Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56South Melbourne2*2/70Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56University0*2/44 & 1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Essendondnb2/42Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Carltondnb3/55Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Richmond4*0/10 & 1/20Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Melbournednb5/42 & 0/12Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56St Kilda6*4/55Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Hawthorn-East Melbourne40/27Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Footscray0*4/77Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Northcote13*4/28 & 1/8Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56South Melbournednb2/37Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Footscraydnb1/53Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Northcotednb5/51Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Collingwood0 & 0*3/60Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Prahrandnb2/26Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57North Melbourne4*5/16 & 1/19Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57South Melbournednb0/49Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Essendon123/30Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57University3*1/37Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Carlton03/25 & 5/45Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Richmond11*4/35Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Melbournednb3/47 & 4/39Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57St Kildadnb2/33Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Hawthorn-East Melbourne262/17Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57St Kilda215/49Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Carlton213/49 & 3/54Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Northcotednb7/24 & 1/24Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Collingwood02/50 & 1/4Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Prahrandnb2/62Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58North Melbourne83/33Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58South Melbourne0*0/53Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Universitydnb3/75Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Essendon04/35 & 1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Richmond22/14 & 0/32Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Melbournednb6/26 & 0/2Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58St Kilda14/38Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Hawthorn-East Melbourne1 & 21/33 & 4/26Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Footscray01/22 & 1/47Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Carlton0*1/56 & 0/11Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Footscraydnb7/31Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Northcote5*3/18Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Collingwood4*0/37Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Prahran1*1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59North Melbourne0*4/25 & 0/9Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59South Melbournednb3/58Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Universitydnb0/21 & 1/27Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Essendon0*3/50Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Carlton21/35 & 1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Richmond0*2/3Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Melbourne3*1/29Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59St Kilda06/37 & 0/42Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Hawthorn-East Melbourne0 & 1*3/54Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60University03/51Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Essendondnb3/21Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Carltondnb2/51Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Richmond23/61Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Melbournednb1/26 & 1/27Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60St Kildadnb5/27 & 0/16Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Hawthorn-East Melbourne18/73Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Footscray83/30 & 1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Northcote5*6/15 & 6/35Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Collingwooddnb0/68Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60Prahran4*3/42Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60North Melbournednb3/51 & 3/17Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60South Melbourne8 & 30/62Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Hawthorn-East Melbourne00/9 & 1/31Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Footscray4*2/27Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Northcote5*4/57Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61North Melbourne23/25 & 1/3Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61South Melbourne1*2/38Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Universitydnb6/26 & 1/18Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61St Kilda43/32Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Essendondnb2/16Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Carlton00/28Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Richmonddnb7/67Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61Melbournednb0/30Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61North Melbourne1*3/25Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61St Kilda50/15 & 4/46Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62North Melbourne0*0/80Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62South Melbournednb1/36Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62University12/46Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Essendon13*4/18 & 0/9Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Carltondnb1/18 & 1/35Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Richmond18*4/46Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Melbourne32/15 & 0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62St Kilda12/82Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Hawthorn-East Melbournednb2/24Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Footscray15/31Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Northcote64/36Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Collingwood1*0/59Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Prahran226/25 & 0/1Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62Richmond4*0/3 & 1/24Something wrong? Tell us

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