JHM Dawson
1929-30 to 1932-33 · 16 matches for the club
Debut v Essendon, 1929-30 (27 Jan 1930)Last game v Melbourne, 1932-33 (11 Mar 1933)Player no. 145 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1930: 4 and 0/17 and 2 ct v VCA Colts
16
Matches
182
Runs
15.17
Average
60*
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
9
Wickets
33.78
Bowling avg
3/101
Best
9
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1929-30
- First fifty60*v Carlton, 1932-33
- Highest score60*v Carlton, 1932-33
- Best bowling3/101v Melbourne, 1930-31
- Last matchMatch 16v Melbourne, 1932-33
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 | 2 | 26 | 19 | 13.00 | – | – | – | |
 Essendon | 2 | 14 | 14* | – | 2 | 14.00 | 2/28 | |
 Northcote | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 26.50 | 1/23 | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 37.00 | 3/101 | |
 Carlton | 1 | 60 | 60* | – | 1 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 52 | 52* | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0/10 |
 Prahran | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | – | 0/12 | |
 VCA Colts | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | – | 0/17 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | – | 0/17 | |
 St Kilda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 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 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 52* | – | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 60* | – | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 9.50 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4.33 | 1 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14* | 7.00 | 2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 5 | 2 | 149 | 60* | 49.67 | 2 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 8 | 1 | 29 | 14* | 4.14 | 4 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks6
- 1–94
- 10–193
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–992
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 6.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Dismissals
- Bowled6 · 50%
- Caught5 · 42%
- LBW1 · 8%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 2 | 103 | 60* | 34.33 | 1 | |
| In losses | 6 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 4.17 | 4 | |
| In draws | 4 | 1 | 54 | 52* | 18.00 | 1 | 2 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 2 | 29.50 | 0.7 |
| In losses | 3 | 4 | 40.00 | 1.3 |
| In draws | 4 | 3 | 28.33 | 0.8 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 2 (50%).
- Every other match: the side won 5 of 14 (36%), lost 5.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 6 | 1 | 27 | 14* | 5.40 | 2 | |
| Batting second | 8 | 2 | 155 | 60* | 25.83 | 2 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 7 | 6 | 88 | 52* | 22.00 | 4 | 26.00 | 2/28 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 33.67 | 3/101 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 47.00 | 1/47 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 60 | 60* | – | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | 0/12 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | 0/17 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 |
Wickets taken
- Caught6 · 67%
- Bowled3 · 33%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)3 · 33%
- Middle order (4–7)6 · 67%
Best in a match: 3/101 v Melbourne, 1930-31. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 241st of 488 run-scorers
- 161st of 298 wicket-takers
- 233rd of 525 for matches played
- 175th of 431 for catches
Among players of 1929-30 to 1932-33: 19th of 29 for runs, 14th of 20 for wickets, 19th of 31 for matches, 18th of 27 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 152nd of 321 for runs, 91st of 172 for wickets, 135th of 345 for matches, 112th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- JS Keddie1966-67 to 1969-70 · 11 m · 121 runs · 6 wkts
- CA Simondson2017-18 to 2022-23 · 39 m · 397 runs · 26 wkts
- KG Fleming1928-29 to 1929-30 · 14 m · 182 runs · 7 wkts
- CM Comben1923-24 to 1926-27 · 28 m · 214 runs · 18 wkts
The careers nearest Dawson’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- HC Lansdown · 16
- AJW Lansdown · 15
- FD Chapman · 15
- AE Liddicut · 14
- JW Scaife · 14
- HJ Plant · 12
- HW Bunton · 12
- LA Wynne · 10
- J Frederick · 7
- HT Parkin · 6
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
JHM Dawson's best season with the bat was 1932-33: 171 runs from 10 innings at 24.43. The best ten-innings patch came in 1930-31 to 1932-33: 176 runs at 25.14. The leanest, 1932-33: 171 runs at 24.43.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty60* | 29 Oct 1932 | v Carlton, 1932-33 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
- from v Carlton, 1932-33 to v North Melbourne, 1932-33 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 6 matches
- from v Carlton, 1932-33 to v Collingwood, 1932-33 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 3 matches
- from v Essendon, 1929-30 to v Melbourne, 1930-31 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 60* | v Carlton, 1932-33 | Won |
| 52* | v North Melbourne, 1932-33 | Drawn |
| 19 | v University, 1932-33 | Lost |
| 18 | v Prahran, 1932-33 | Won |
| 14* | v Essendon, 1932-33 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/101 | v Melbourne, 1930-31 | Lost |
| 2/28 | v Essendon, 1929-30 | Drawn |
| 1/19 | v Prahran, 1932-33 | Won |
| 1/23 | v Northcote, 1929-30 | Won |
| 1/30 | v Northcote, 1932-33 | Drawn |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Opened for 1 season, dropped to 3rd from 1931-32, dropped to 8th from 1932-33.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 6 | 2 | 88 | 52* | 22.00 | 4 | 26.00 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 1 | 94 | 60* | 11.75 | 5 | 40.00 |
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 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 126 | 60* | 14.00 | 7 | 35.57 |
| Weekday | 4 | 4 | 1 | 56 | 52* | 18.67 | 2 | 27.50 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 2 | 74 | 60* | – | ||
| Nov | 3 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 52* | 37.50 | ||
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Jan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 2 | 22.50 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 42.00 |
| Mar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.75 | 2 | 35.00 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 33.67 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 14 | 12 | 3 | 175 | 60* | 19.44 | 9 | 33.78 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2.33 |
Favourite victims
- G Heron × 2
- CA Gardner × 1
- HR Hill × 1
- K McKenzie × 1
- PC Mahlook × 1
- PH Wallace × 1
- RGS Baxter × 1
- RM Freemantle × 1
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-30 | Essendon | dnb | 2/28 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 | Northcote | dnb | 1/23 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | Melbourne | 0 | 3/101 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | VCA Colts | 4 | 0/17 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | University | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | St Kilda | 0 & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Essendon | 14* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Carlton | 60* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 |  North Melbourne | 52* | 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | University | 19 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Prahran | 18 | 1/19 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | South Melbourne | 2 | 0/17 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Collingwood | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 |  Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 6 | 0/12 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Northcote | 0 | 1/30 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1932-33 | Melbourne | 0 | 1/47 | Something wrong? Tell us |