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Debut v Footscray, 1954-55 (2 Oct 1954)Last game v University, 1956-57 (5 Jan 1957)Player no. 298 to appear for the club

2

Matches

1

Runs

–

Average

1*

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

2

Wickets

49.00

Bowling avg

1/22

Best

0

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1954-5511111*–16 (8)11/22
1956-571000––10 (8)11/39
Career21111*–26 (8-ball)21/22

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Footscray, 1954-55
  2. Highest score1*v Footscray, 1954-55
  3. Best bowling1/22v Footscray, 1954-55
  4. Last matchMatch 2v University, 1956-57

Runs by season

1954-55: 1 runs154-551956-57: 0 runs56-57

Wickets by season

1954-55: 1 wickets154-551956-57: 1 wickets156-57

Against each club

Footscray111*–159.001/22
Melbourne University1–––139.001/39

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Splits

By batting position
PosInnNORunsHSAvg
111111*–

Batted most often at 11th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks0
  • 1–91
  • 10–190
  • 20–290
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

1.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg
In losses1111*–
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins1139.001.0
In losses1159.001.0
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground1111*–159.001/22
University Oval100––139.001/39
Wickets taken
  • Caught1 · 50%
  • Bowled1 · 50%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)2 · 100%

Best in a match: 1/39 v University, 1956-57. 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 1954-55 to 1956-57: 29th of 29 for runs, 18th of 22 for wickets, 26th of 29 for matches.

Under Fitzroy: 319th of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 273rd of 345 for matches.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1954-55: 1 match, 1 runs, 1 wicket1954-551955-56: did not play1955-561956-57: 1 match, 0 runs, 1 wicket1956-57

Runs, up Wickets, down Season away

Streaks

Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
from v Footscray, 1954-55 to v University, 1956-57 · first · last

Best innings

ScoreMatchResult
1*v Footscray, 1954-55Lost

Best bowling

FiguresMatchResult
1/22v Footscray, 1954-55Lost
1/39v University, 1956-57Won

More splits

Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home11111*–159.00
Away1000––139.00

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

Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct11111*–159.00
Jan1000––139.00

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SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1954-55Footscray1*0/37 & 1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Universitydnb1/39Something wrong? Tell us

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