RC Jordon
1967-68 to 1971-72 · 29 matches for the club
Debut v Prahran, 1967-68 (7 Oct 1967)Last game v St Kilda, 1971-72 (12 Feb 1972)Player no. 357 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1967: 2 & 14* and 1 ct 1 st v Richmond in 1967: 1 and 2 ct v St Kilda
29
Matches
254
Runs
12.70
Average
34
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/5
Best
51
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Prahran, 1967-68
- Highest score34v Footscray, 1967-68
- Last matchMatch 29v St Kilda, 1971-72
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Melbourne | 4 | 44 | 21 | 14.67 |
 Footscray | 3 | 43 | 34 | 14.33 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 3 | 32 | 18 | 16.00 |
 Richmond | 3 | 31 | 15 | 15.50 |
 Prahran | 3 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 |
 Carlton | 3 | 23 | 20 | 7.67 |
 St Kilda | 3 | 10 | 9 | 5.00 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 21 | 21 | 10.50 |
 Northcote | 2 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 6 | 6* | – |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 14* | – | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 34 | 24.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 21 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | 1 | 111 | 21 | 10.09 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14* | 26.00 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 7 | 0 | 102 | 34 | 14.57 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 14 | 2 | 126 | 21 | 10.50 | 3 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks5
- 1–97
- 10–197
- 20–294
- 30–491
- 50–990
- 100+0
7.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.
Dismissals
- Caught14 · 70%
- Bowled4 · 20%
- LBW1 · 5%
- Run out1 · 5%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 2 | 125 | 34 | 13.89 | 2 |
| In losses | 11 | 2 | 108 | 21 | 12.00 | 2 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10.50 | 1 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 12 | 2 | 143 | 23 | 14.30 | 2 |
| Batting second | 11 | 1 | 97 | 34 | 9.70 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | – |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 18 | 13 | 173 | 34 | 17.30 |
| Albert Ground | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 10.67 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 10.50 |
| Western Oval | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14* | 16.00 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
At the club
In the record book
- 200th of 488 run-scorers
- 166th of 525 for matches played
- 44th of 431 for catches
- 164th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1967-68 to 1971-72: 27th of 41 for runs, 30th of 42 for matches, 10th of 39 for catches, 27th of 31 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 126th of 321 for runs, 100th of 345 for matches, 24th of 279 for catches, 100th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- DC Trickey1978-79 to 1980-81 · 26 m · 265 runs · 0 wkts
- RH Hill2004-05 · 19 m · 195 runs · 0 wkts
- W Russell1934-35 to 1937-38 · 19 m · 203 runs · 0 wkts
- WH Brendel1926-27 to 1928-29 · 17 m · 182 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Jordon’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- EP Illingworth · 26
- AL Thomson · 22
- NR Buszard · 18
- DD Weir · 16
- RH Goldin · 16
- GL Harvey · 15
- D Martin · 14
- GL Measom · 13
- DJ Anderson · 12
- RC Bitmead · 12
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
RC Jordon's best season with the bat was 1967-68: 104 runs from 7 innings at 20.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1967-68 to 1968-69: 146 runs at 18.25. The leanest, 1970-71 to 1971-72: 64 runs at 8.00.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | v Footscray, 1967-68 | Won |
| 23 | v Prahran, 1967-68 | Won |
| 21 | v Melbourne, 1968-69 | Drawn |
| 21 | v University, 1968-69 | Lost |
| 20 | v Carlton, 1969-70 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 5 seasons: at 8th in 3, at 3rd in 1, at 7th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 13 | 3 | 173 | 34 | 17.30 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 1 | 81 | 21 | 8.10 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 26 | 21 | 2 | 224 | 34 | 11.79 |
| Weekday | 3 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 14* | 30.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 10 | 8 | 1 | 79 | 23 | 11.29 |
| Nov | 7 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 9.20 |
| Dec | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – |
| Jan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 13.00 |
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 |
| Mar | 4 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 34 | 19.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 28 | 23 | 4 | 236 | 34 | 12.42 |
| Finals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
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