W Davis
1891-92 · 4 matches for the club
Debut v North Melbourne, 1891-92 (31 Oct 1891)Last game v Port Melbourne, 1891-92 (20 Feb 1892)Player no. 12 to appear for the club
4
Matches
44
Runs
8.80
Average
20
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
1
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-92 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 8.80 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 4 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 8.80 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 1891-92
- Highest score20v East Melbourne, 1891-92
- Last matchMatch 4v Port Melbourne, 1891-92
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 37 | 20 | 18.50 |
 Richmond | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
 Port Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 0 | 39 | 20 | 13.00 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks1
- 1–92
- 10–191
- 20–291
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
3.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught3 · 60%
- Bowled2 · 40%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 11.00 | |
| In losses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 3 | 0 | 27 | 20 | 9.00 | |
| Batting second | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 37 | 20 | 18.50 |
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Port Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
At the club
In the record book
Among players of 1891-92: 12th of 16 for runs, 12th of 16 for matches, 11th of 14 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 224th of 321 for runs, 242nd of 345 for matches, 232nd of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- G Beacham · 4
- J Drysdale · 4
- J Worrall · 4
- JT Hayes · 4
- R Mitchell · 4
- TJ Hastings · 4
- WA Tarrant · 4
- T Leydin · 3
- AE Melling · 2
- JC McKirdy · 2
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
W Davis' best season with the bat was 1891-92: 44 runs from 5 innings at 8.80.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | v East Melbourne, 1891-92 | Won |
| 17 | v East Melbourne, 1891-92 | Won |
| 5 | v Richmond, 1891-92 | Won |
| 2 | v Port Melbourne, 1891-92 | Won |
| 0 | v North Melbourne, 1891-92 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Away | 3 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 20 | 11.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Jan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 18.50 |
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-92 | North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1891-92 | Richmond | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1891-92 | East Melbourne | 20 & 17 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1891-92 | Port Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |