GA Mackay

1972-73 to 1973-74 · 21 matches for the club

Debut v South Melbourne, 1972-73 (7 Oct 1972)Last game v Footscray, 1973-74 (9 Mar 1974)Player no. 392 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 1972: 0* & 23 v University

Matches

444

Runs

19.30

Average

Highest

0 / 2

100s / 50s

Wickets

44.00

Bowling avg

1/33

Best

Catches

Season by season

Season	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Overs	Wkts	Best	Ct
1972-73	12	16	3	263	68	20.23	7 (8)	1	1/33	4
1973-74	9	10	0	181	68	18.10	0	0	0/7	5
Career	21	26	3	444	68	19.30	7 (8-ball)	1	1/33	9

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv South Melbourne, 1972-73
First fifty68v Carlton, 1972-73
Highest score68v Carlton, 1972-73
Best bowling1/33v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1972-73
Last matchMatch 21v Footscray, 1973-74

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

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Carlton	2	136	68	45.33	2	–	–	–
Camberwell Magpies	2	56	30	18.67		–	–	–
Melbourne	2	42	35	21.00		–	–	–
Casey South Melbourne	2	35	14*	17.50		–	–	–
Greenvale Kanagaroos	2	34	24	17.00		0	–	0/4
Melbourne University	2	30	23	15.00		–	–	–
Footscray	2	30	28*	30.00		0	–	0/7
St Kilda	2	27	18	9.00		–	–	–
Northcote	1	31	23	15.50		–	–	–
Kingston Hawthorn	1	17	17	17.00		1	33.00	1/33
Richmond	1	6	6	6.00		–	–	–
Essendon	1	–	–	–		–	–	–
Prahran	1	0	0	0.00		–	–	–

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	0s
1	6	0	97	35	16.17
2	2	0	75	68	37.50	1
3	8	0	138	68	17.25	1	1
4	4	1	54	23	18.00
6	3	1	35	14*	17.50
7	2	0	17	17	8.50		1
9	1	1	28	28*	–

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
Top order (1–3)	16	0	310	68	19.38	2	1
Middle order (4–7)	9	2	106	23	15.14		1
Lower order (8–11)	1	1	28	28*	–

Batted most often at 3rd.

Scores and consistency

Ducks2
1–98
10–197
20–294
30–492
50–992
100+0

Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.

Dismissals

Caught12 · 52%
LBW4 · 17%
Bowled2 · 9%
Caught & bowled2 · 9%
Stumped1 · 4%
Run out1 · 4%
Hit wicket1 · 4%

Most often dismissed by: Snow (2), Gott (2).

In wins and losses

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
In wins	7	2	71	28*	14.20		1
In losses	19	1	373	68	20.72	2	1

	M	Wkts	Avg	Wkts / match
In losses	3	1	44.00	0.3

Scored 50+: the side won 0 of 2 (0%), lost 2.
Every other match: the side won 6 of 19 (32%), lost 12.

Batting first or second

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
Batting first	10	0	249	68	24.90	2
Batting second	10	2	87	28*	10.88		1
Second innings of the match	6	1	108	30	21.60		1

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg	Best
Fitzroy Cricket Ground	11	13	155	28*	14.09	1	37.00	1/33
Carlton Cricket Ground	2	3	136	68	45.33	–	–	–
Albert Ground	2	2	42	35	21.00	–	–	–
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote	1	2	31	23	15.50	–	–	–
South Melbourne Cricket Ground	1	2	26	14*	26.00	–	–	–
Victoria Park	1	2	45	30	22.50	–	–	–
University Oval	1	1	7	7	7.00	–	–	–
Western Oval	1	1	2	2	2.00	–	–	0/7
Essendon Cricket Ground	1	0	0	–	–	–	–	–

Wickets taken

Bowled1 · 100%

Batters dismissed

Middle order (4–7)1 · 100%

Best in a match: 1/33 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1972-73. 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 1972-73 to 1973-74: 17th of 25 for runs, 18th of 21 for wickets, 22nd of 26 for matches, 21st of 26 for catches, 9th of 22 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 92nd of 321 for runs, 143rd of 172 for wickets, 119th of 345 for matches, 112th of 279 for catches, 59th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

JB Hopkins2000-01 to 2001-02 · 22 m · 467 runs · 0 wkts
SG Helmot1993-94 to 2002-03 · 18 m · 355 runs · 0 wkts
C Haralambopoulos1979-80 to 1982-83 · 21 m · 428 runs · 0 wkts
RD McKinlay1988-89 to 1989-90 · 14 m · 310 runs · 0 wkts

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

Most often alongside

Matches in the same side, from the published cards.

The shape of the career

Season by season

Runs, up Wickets, down

The arc

GA Mackay's best season with the bat was 1972-73: 263 runs from 16 innings at 20.23. The best ten-innings patch came in 1972-73 to 1973-74: 217 runs at 24.11. The leanest, 1972-73 to 1973-74: 122 runs at 13.56.

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

Milestones

Milestone	When	Match
First fifty68	2 Dec 1972	v Carlton, 1972-73

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings: from v Carlton, 1973-74 to v Melbourne, 1973-74 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 12 matches: from v South Melbourne, 1972-73 to v Collingwood, 1972-73 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 4 innings: from v Carlton, 1972-73 to v St Kilda, 1972-73 · first · last

Best innings

Score	Match	Result
68	v Carlton, 1972-73	Lost
68	v Carlton, 1973-74	Lost
35	v Melbourne, 1973-74	Lost
30	v Collingwood, 1973-74	Lost
28*	v Footscray, 1972-73	Won

Best bowling

Figures	Match	Result
1/33	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1972-73	Lost

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Batting position over the years

Batted at 3rd for 1 season, moved up to open from 1973-74.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
1972-73	3	16	20.23
1973-74	1	10	18.10

Home and away

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	11	13	2	155	28*	14.09	1	37.00
Away	10	13	1	289	68	24.08

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	19	24	2	409	68	18.59	1	44.00
Weekday	2	2	1	35	28*	35.00

Month by month

Month	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Oct	4	5	1	59	24	14.75
Nov	3	3	1	91	68	45.50
Dec	3	4	0	109	68	27.25
Jan	6	7	1	91	28*	15.17	1	33.00
Feb	4	6	0	92	30	15.33
Mar	1	1	0	2	2	2.00

Fielding

Season	M	Ct
1972-73	12	4
1973-74	9	5

Caught most off

PJ Wallace × 3
AT Duff × 2
EP Illingworth × 2
LJ Davison × 1
TW MacDonald × 1

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Season	Opponent	Batting	Bowling
1972-73	South Melbourne	12 & 14*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	North Melbourne	24	0/4	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	University	0* & 23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Essendon	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Carlton	68 & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Richmond	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Melbourne	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	St Kilda	4 & 18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	17	1/33	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Footscray	28*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Northcote	8 & 23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73	Collingwood	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	Prahran	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	South Melbourne	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	Carlton	68	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	Melbourne	35	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	North Melbourne	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	University	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	St Kilda	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	Collingwood	15 & 30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74	Footscray	2	0/7	Something wrong? Tell us

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