DHL Arnall
1941-42 to 1956-57 · 131 matches for the club
Debut v Carlton, 1941-42 (4 Oct 1941)Last game v Carlton, 1956-57 (30 Mar 1957)Player no. 215 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1953-54
- Century season 1951-52
- 2 five-fors 1951-52
- 527 runs 1951-52
- Century season 1952-53
- Five-for 1953-54
- Five-for 1955-56
- 2 hundreds 1956-57
- Five-for 1956-57
- 585 runs 1956-57
On this dayin 1948: 10 and 2/15 v Melbourne in 1951: 28 and 1 ct v Melbourne
131
Matches
3,359
Runs
24.88
Average
135*
Highest
4 / 11
100s / 50s
99
Wickets
21.99
Bowling avg
5/23
Best
73
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941-42 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 121 | 80* | 17.29 | – | – | – | 6 |
| 1942-43 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 68 | 16* | 8.50 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1944-45 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1945-46 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 200 | 46 | 25.00 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/3 | 3 |
| 1947-48 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 131 | 79 | 21.83 | 33.5 (8) | 6 | 2/43 | 1 |
| 1948-49 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 260 | 66 | 28.89 | 23.3 (8) | 5 | 2/15 | 4 |
| 1949-50 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 39 | 7.67 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1950-51 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 305 | 62 | 27.73 | 16.6 (8) | 3 | 1/26 | 5 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 21 | 4 | 527 | 120* | 31.00 | 106.6 (8) | 27 | 5/34 | 19 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 390 | 134* | 26.00 | 89.1 (8) | 14 | 4/61 | 9 |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 479 | 61 | 29.94 | 95.5 (8) | 22 | 5/57 | 8 |
| 1955-56 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 247 | 69 | 16.47 | 37 (8) | 6 | 5/54 | |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 585 | 135* | 36.56 | 49.5 (8) | 16 | 5/23 | 11 |
| Career | 131 | 163 | 28 | 3,359 | 135* | 24.88 | 452.7 (8-ball) | 99 | 5/23 | 73 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Carlton, 1941-42
- First fifty80*v Coburg, 1941-42
- First hundred120*v Footscray, 1951-52
- First five-for5/34v Northcote, 1951-52
- Highest score135*v South Melbourne, 1956-57
- Best bowling5/23v Essendon, 1956-57
- Last matchMatch 131v Carlton, 1956-57
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Melbourne University | 12 | 304 | 79 | 23.38 | 1 | 8 | 21.38 | 3/17 | ||
 St Kilda | 12 | 172 | 38 | 13.23 | 17 | 14.29 | 4/25 | |||
 Prahran | 11 | 470 | 112* | 58.75 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 36.17 | 3/35 | |
 Essendon | 11 | 300 | 72* | 25.00 | 1 | 15 | 14.73 | 5/23 | 1 | |
 Melbourne | 11 | 196 | 46 | 16.33 | 15 | 20.07 | 5/70 | 1 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 11 | 173 | 54 | 11.53 | 1 | 8 | 19.50 | 5/57 | 1 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 10 | 282 | 135* | 31.33 | 1 | 8 | 22.13 | 5/54 | 1 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 10 | 188 | 41 | 15.67 | 2 | 84.00 | 1/22 | |||
 Carlton | 9 | 171 | 32 | 17.10 | 5 | 33.20 | 2/52 | |||
 Camberwell Magpies | 9 | 162 | 42 | 20.25 | 0 | – | 0/1 | |||
 Northcote | 8 | 324 | 134* | 54.00 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14.57 | 5/34 | 1 |
 Richmond | 7 | 180 | 49 | 22.50 | 7 | 32.86 | 4/65 | |||
 Footscray | 6 | 297 | 120* | 49.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/2 | |
 Coburg | 2 | 100 | 80* | 100.00 | 1 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 | ||
 Brunswick | 1 | 21 | 21* | – | – | – | – | |||
 Preston | 1 | 19 | 11 | 9.50 | – | – | – |
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
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 75 | 12 | 1,706 | 135* | 27.08 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2 | 32 | 4 | 655 | 84 | 23.39 | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 15 | 3.50 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 29 | 15.00 | |||
| 5 | 13 | 3 | 344 | 79 | 34.40 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 14 | 1 | 313 | 80* | 24.08 | 2 | 2 | |
| 7 | 9 | 2 | 172 | 47* | 24.57 | |||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 25* | 13.50 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29* | – | |||
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 114 | 17 | 2,382 | 135* | 24.56 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 43 | 7 | 919 | 80* | 25.53 | 4 | 2 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 4 | 58 | 29* | 29.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks10
- 1–959
- 10–1935
- 20–2921
- 30–4922
- 50–9911
- 100+4
Turned 4 of 15 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 20 times.
Dismissals
- Caught67 · 50%
- Bowled27 · 20%
- LBW17 · 13%
- Stumped13 · 10%
- Caught & bowled7 · 5%
- Run out4 · 3%
Most often dismissed by: Hill (6), White (4), Dempster (4), Daniel (4), Blundell (4).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 96 | 21 | 2,533 | 135* | 33.77 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| In losses | 60 | 6 | 736 | 60 | 13.63 | 1 | 8 | |
| In draws | 6 | 1 | 74 | 32 | 14.80 | |||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 45 | 71 | 20.13 | 1.6 |
| In losses | 19 | 24 | 29.63 | 1.3 |
| In draws | 1 | 4 | 9.25 | 4.0 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 14 of 15 (93%), lost 1.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 3 of 5 (60%), lost 2.
- Every other match: the side won 63 of 112 (56%), lost 39.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 62 | 8 | 1,440 | 135* | 26.67 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Batting second | 63 | 9 | 1,493 | 134* | 27.65 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| Second innings of the match | 38 | 11 | 426 | 49 | 15.78 | 2 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 63 | 81 | 1,505 | 80* | 22.80 | 31 | 26.55 | 4/37 |
| Albert Ground | 8 | 10 | 162 | 49 | 16.20 | 12 | 21.33 | 3/35 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 10 | 101 | 54 | 10.10 | 7 | 20.29 | 5/57 |
| University Oval | 7 | 8 | 206 | 79 | 34.33 | 2 | 51.50 | 1/5 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 6 | 8 | 92 | 38 | 15.33 | 11 | 12.36 | 4/25 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 7 | 207 | 135* | 41.40 | 16 | 18.88 | 5/54 |
| Western Oval | 5 | 7 | 235 | 120* | 47.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 6 | 80 | 42 | 16.00 | – | – | 0/1 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 5 | 5 | 243 | 134* | 81.00 | 7 | 13.00 | 5/34 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 4 | 5 | 89 | 41 | 17.80 | 1 | 58.00 | 1/22 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 59 | 32 | 14.75 | 7 | 9.43 | 5/23 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 71 | 32 | 17.75 | 3 | 21.67 | 2/52 |
| Toorak Park | 4 | 2 | 196 | 112* | 196.00 | – | – | 0/24 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 93 | 49 | 23.25 | 1 | 74.00 | 1/26 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | 1 | 31.00 | 1/31 |
Wickets taken
- Caught43 · 43%
- Bowled17 · 17%
- Stumped16 · 16%
- Caught & bowled13 · 13%
- LBW9 · 9%
- Hit wicket1 · 1%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)16 · 16%
- Middle order (4–7)46 · 46%
- Lower order (8–11)37 · 37%
5 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 8/158 v Melbourne, 1951-52. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 26th of 488 run-scorers
- 40th of 298 wicket-takers
- 30th of 525 for matches played
- 21st of 81 for hundreds
- 27th of 431 for catches
- 48th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1941-42 to 1956-57: 9th of 73 for runs, 11th of 55 for wickets, 7th of 77 for matches, 7th of 21 for hundreds, 7th of 68 for catches, 13th of 44 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 14th of 321 for runs, 26th of 172 for wickets, 14th of 345 for matches, 12th of 50 for hundreds, 13th of 279 for catches, 30th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- WA Heller1959-60 to 1969-70 · 112 m · 2,319 runs · 99 wkts
- NR Buszard1969-70 to 1976-77 · 82 m · 1,936 runs · 62 wkts
- DR Hampton1989-90 to 1996-97 · 88 m · 1,947 runs · 98 wkts
- EA Williams1931-32 to 1947-48 · 97 m · 2,854 runs · 97 wkts
The careers nearest Arnall’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- WL Jacobs · 116
- Ray Harvey · 113
- MR Harvey · 92
- K Peters · 79
- BT Considine · 73
- HAE Shillinglaw · 69
- LV Straw · 66
- RN Harvey · 48
- BC Harvey · 43
- C Adams · 36
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Season away
1953-54: premiership
The arc
DHL Arnall's best season with the bat was 1956-57: 585 runs from 20 innings at 36.56. The best ten-innings patch came in 1956-57: 455 runs at 65.00. The leanest, 1941-42 to 1942-43: 51 runs at 5.10.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty80* | 10 Jan 1942 | v Coburg, 1941-42 |
| 50th match0 & 4 | 26 Nov 1949 | v Footscray, 1949-50 |
| 1,000th run62 took him to 1,030 | 3 Feb 1951 | v Footscray, 1950-51 |
| First hundred120* | 3 Nov 1951 | v Footscray, 1951-52 |
| First five-for5/34 | 9 Feb 1952 | v Northcote, 1951-52 |
| 50th wicket3/44 took him to 52 | 14 Feb 1953 | v Melbourne, 1952-53 |
| 2,000th run41 took him to 2,034 | 9 Mar 1953 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53 |
| 100th match49 & 21*, 0/47 | 6 Feb 1954 | v Richmond, 1953-54 |
| 3,000th run112* took him to 3,013 | 6 Nov 1956 | v Prahran, 1956-57 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 4 innings
- from v South Melbourne, 1950-51 to v Footscray, 1950-51 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 27 matches
- from v Carlton, 1950-51 to v Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 4 matches
- from v Essendon, 1951-52 to v Northcote, 1952-53 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 135* | v South Melbourne, 1956-57 | Won |
| 134* | v Northcote, 1952-53 | Won |
| 120* | v Footscray, 1951-52 | Won |
| 112* | v Prahran, 1956-57 | Won |
| 96* | v Northcote, 1956-57 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/23 | v Essendon, 1956-57 | Won |
| 5/34 | v Northcote, 1951-52 | Won |
| 5/54 | v South Melbourne, 1955-56 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 5/57 | v North Melbourne, 1953-54 | Won |
| 5/70 | v Melbourne, 1951-52 | Lost, Final |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 13 seasons: opened in 8, at 3rd in 2, at 6th in 2, at 5th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 63 | 81 | 15 | 1,505 | 80* | 22.80 | 31 | 26.55 |
| Away | 68 | 82 | 13 | 1,854 | 135* | 26.87 | 68 | 19.91 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 117 | 148 | 26 | 2,975 | 135* | 24.39 | 99 | 21.19 |
| Weekday | 14 | 15 | 2 | 384 | 112* | 29.54 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 21 | 27 | 6 | 549 | 134* | 26.14 | 3 | 45.33 |
| Nov | 31 | 39 | 7 | 774 | 120* | 24.19 | 11 | 28.00 |
| Dec | 14 | 16 | 2 | 312 | 135* | 22.29 | 19 | 17.11 |
| Jan | 28 | 29 | 8 | 692 | 84 | 32.95 | 14 | 25.00 |
| Feb | 18 | 24 | 2 | 499 | 66 | 22.68 | 12 | 25.92 |
| Mar | 18 | 26 | 2 | 499 | 72* | 20.79 | 32 | 18.41 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | 8 | 19.75 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 121 | 145 | 27 | 3,052 | 135* | 25.86 | 68 | 23.60 |
| Finals | 10 | 18 | 1 | 307 | 49 | 18.06 | 31 | 18.45 |
Favourite victims
- CW Laxton × 3
- DH Townsend × 3
- RB Stevens × 3
- RD Short × 3
- CL Fairbairn × 2
- FG Leslie × 2
- GM McPherson × 2
- J Daniel × 2
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