W Russell

1934-35 to 1937-38 · 19 matches for the club

Debut v Essendon, 1934-35 (16 Feb 1935)Last game v Carlton, 1937-38 (31 Jan 1938)Player no. 182 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 1936: 2 ct v University

Matches

203

Runs

11.94

Average

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

Wickets

–

Bowling avg

0/9

Best

Catches

Season by season

Season	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	Overs	Wkts	Best	Ct
1934-35	2	1	15	15	15.00	0 (8)	0	0/9	3
1935-36	1	1	1	1	1.00	–	–	–
1936-37	9	7	99	37	14.14	0 (8)	0	0/11	4
1937-38	7	8	88	45	11.00	–	–	–	9
Career	19	17	203	45	11.94	0	0	0/9	16

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1934-35
Highest score45v VCA Colts, 1937-38
Last matchMatch 19v Carlton, 1937-38

Runs by season

Every innings, in order

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Against each club

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VCA Colts	2	50	45	25.00
Casey South Melbourne	2	39	37	19.50
Kingston Hawthorn	2	33	32	16.50
Northcote	2	25	22	8.33
Melbourne	2	15	15	7.50
Camberwell Magpies	2	6	6	6.00
Melbourne University	2	–	–	–
St Kilda	1	19	19	19.00
Essendon	1	15	15	15.00
Greenvale Kanagaroos	1	1	1	1.00
Prahran	1	0	0	0.00
Carlton	1	0	0	0.00

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Splits

By batting position

Pos	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	0s
4	4	70	32	17.50
5	6	53	45	8.83	2
6	2	39	37	19.50
7	3	25	19	8.33	1
8	2	16	15	8.00

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	0s
Middle order (4–7)	15	0	187	45	12.47	3
Lower order (8–11)	2	0	16	15	8.00

Batted most often at 5th.

Scores and consistency

Ducks3
1–97
10–193
20–291
30–493
50–990
100+0

6.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.

Dismissals

Caught6 · 35%
Bowled6 · 35%
LBW3 · 18%
Run out1 · 6%
Caught & bowled1 · 6%

Most often dismissed by: Thorn (2).

In wins and losses

	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	0s
In wins	10	107	45	10.70	2
In losses	5	42	19	8.40	1
In draws	2	54	32	27.00

Batting first or second

	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	0s
Batting first	8	49	19	6.13	1
Batting second	8	152	45	19.00	2
Second innings of the match	1	2	2	2.00

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg
Fitzroy Cricket Ground	11	9	121	45	13.44
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote	1	2	3	2	1.50
Essendon Cricket Ground	1	1	15	15	15.00
Glenferrie Oval	1	1	1	1	1.00
North Melbourne Cricket Ground	1	1	1	1	1.00
South Melbourne Cricket Ground	1	1	37	37	37.00
St Kilda Cricket Ground	1	1	19	19	19.00
Victoria Park	1	1	6	6	6.00
University Oval	1	0	0	–	–

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1934-35 to 1937-38: 21st of 30 for runs, 21st of 32 for matches, 19th of 29 for catches.

Under Fitzroy: 141st of 321 for runs, 126th of 345 for matches, 74th of 279 for catches.

Played like…

RH Hill2004-05 · 19 m · 195 runs · 0 wkts
WH Brendel1926-27 to 1928-29 · 17 m · 182 runs · 0 wkts
DC Trickey1978-79 to 1980-81 · 26 m · 265 runs · 0 wkts
RC Jordon1967-68 to 1971-72 · 29 m · 254 runs · 0 wkts

The careers nearest Russell’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

The arc

W Russell's best season with the bat was 1936-37: 99 runs from 7 innings at 14.14. The best ten-innings patch came in 1936-37 to 1937-38: 184 runs at 18.40. The leanest, 1935-36 to 1937-38: 108 runs at 10.80.

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

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings: from v VCA Colts, 1937-38 to v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1937-38 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 15 matches: from v University, 1936-37 to v Melbourne, 1937-38 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 2 matches bowled in: from v University, 1934-35 to v Melbourne, 1936-37 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 4 innings: from v Northcote, 1937-38 to v Carlton, 1937-38 · first · last

Best innings

Score	Match	Result
45	v VCA Colts, 1937-38	Won
37	v South Melbourne, 1936-37	Won
32	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1937-38	Drawn
22	v Northcote, 1936-37	Drawn
19	v St Kilda, 1936-37	Lost

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Batting position over the years

Batted at 8th for 2 seasons, moved up to 4th from 1936-37, dropped to 5th from 1937-38.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
1934-35	8	1	15.00
1935-36	8	1	1.00
1936-37	4	7	14.14
1937-38	5	8	11.00

Home and away

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Home	11	9	0	121	45	13.44
Away	8	8	0	82	37	10.25

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	14	13	0	148	45	11.38
Weekday	5	4	0	55	32	13.75

Month by month

Month	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg
Oct	3	3	53	45	17.67
Nov	5	5	35	32	7.00
Dec	2	1	37	37	37.00
Jan	4	4	7	5	1.75
Feb	3	3	56	22	18.67
Mar	2	1	15	15	15.00

Fielding

Season	M	Ct
1934-35	2	3
1935-36	1
1936-37	9	4
1937-38	7	9

Caught most off

MW Sievers × 7
J Frederick × 4
EA Williams × 2
HJ Plant × 2
AEO Barras × 1

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Season	Opponent	Batting	Bowling
1934-35	Essendon	15	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	University	dnb	0/9	Something wrong? Tell us
1935-36	North Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	University	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	Prahran	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	South Melbourne	37	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	Collingwood	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	VCA Colts	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	Northcote	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	St Kilda	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	Melbourne	15	0/11	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	South Melbourne	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Collingwood	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	VCA Colts	45	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	32	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Northcote	1 & 2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Carlton	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us

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