WA Schmidt
1893-94 to 1895-96 · 8 matches for the club
Debut v Carlton, 1893-94 (14 Oct 1893)Last game v Carlton, 1895-96 (21 Dec 1895)Player no. 25 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1893: 0 & 5 and 0/6 v East Melbourne
8
Matches
180
Runs
15.00
Average
58*
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
12
Wickets
22.50
Bowling avg
5/45
Best
2
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Carlton, 1893-94
- First fifty58*v Melbourne, 1893-94
- First five-for5/45v South Melbourne, 1893-94
- Highest score58*v Melbourne, 1893-94
- Best bowling5/45v South Melbourne, 1893-94
- Last matchMatch 8v Carlton, 1895-96
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 | 2 | 106 | 58* | 53.00 | 1 | 3 | 28.00 | 2/32 | |
 Carlton | 2 | 37 | 27 | 12.33 | – | – | – | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 | 21.50 | 2/37 | ||
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 25 | 22 | 12.50 | 6 | 15.50 | 5/45 | 1 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 1/50 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 22 | 9.75 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.50 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | ||
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 58* | 31.50 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 23.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 6 | 0 | 44 | 22 | 7.33 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | ||
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 1 | 109 | 58* | 21.80 | 1 | 3 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–95
- 10–191
- 20–292
- 30–491
- 50–991
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught7 · 58%
- Bowled3 · 25%
- Caught & bowled2 · 17%
Most often dismissed by: Ingleton (2), Carlton (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 0 | 52 | 27 | 17.33 | ||
| In losses | 10 | 1 | 128 | 58* | 14.22 | 1 | 3 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 6 | 15.50 | 6.0 |
| In losses | 5 | 6 | 29.50 | 1.2 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 0 of 1 (0%), lost 1.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 1 of 6 (17%), lost 5.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 0 | 76 | 46 | 19.00 | 1 | |
| Batting second | 4 | 1 | 62 | 58* | 20.67 | 1 | 2 |
| Second innings of the match | 5 | 0 | 42 | 22 | 8.40 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1.67 | 2 | 21.50 | 2/37 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 12.50 | 6 | 15.50 | 5/45 |
| Warehousemen's Ground | 1 | 2 | 60 | 58* | 60.00 | 3 | 20.33 | 2/32 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 1/50 |
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 46 | 46 | 46.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| the Triangle | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Bowled6 · 50%
- Caught4 · 33%
- LBW2 · 17%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)3 · 25%
- Middle order (4–7)4 · 33%
- Lower order (8–11)5 · 42%
1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 6/93 v South Melbourne, 1893-94. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 244th of 488 run-scorers
- 143rd of 298 wicket-takers
- 316th of 525 for matches played
- 317th of 431 for catches
Among players of 1893-94 to 1895-96: 15th of 26 for runs, 9th of 14 for wickets, 16th of 26 for matches, 16th of 24 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 155th of 321 for runs, 83rd of 172 for wickets, 192nd of 345 for matches, 207th of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- R Mitchell · 8
- G Beacham · 5
- J Worrall · 5
- JC McKirdy · 5
- TJ Hastings · 5
- E Brooks · 4
- FE Chesswas · 4
- JJ Smith · 4
- AHN Fox · 3
- CM Campbell · 3
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Season away
The arc
WA Schmidt's best season with the bat was 1893-94: 124 runs from 9 innings at 15.50. The best ten-innings patch came in 1893-94 to 1895-96: 170 runs at 18.89. The leanest, 1893-94 to 1895-96: 143 runs at 15.89.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty58* | 18 Nov 1893 | v Melbourne, 1893-94 |
| First five-for5/45 | 9 Dec 1893 | v South Melbourne, 1893-94 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 58* | v Melbourne, 1893-94 | Lost |
| 46 | v Melbourne, 1895-96 | Lost |
| 27 | v Carlton, 1893-94 | Won |
| 22 | v South Melbourne, 1893-94 | Won |
| 10 | v Carlton, 1895-96 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/45 | v South Melbourne, 1893-94 | Won |
| 2/32 | v Melbourne, 1893-94 | Lost |
| 2/37 | v East Melbourne, 1895-96 | Lost |
| 1/29 | v Melbourne, 1893-94 | Lost |
| 1/48 | v South Melbourne, 1893-94 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Opened for 1 season, dropped to 10th from 1895-96.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | ||
| Away | 7 | 11 | 1 | 170 | 58* | 17.00 | 12 | 22.50 |
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 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | ||
| Nov | 4 | 6 | 1 | 111 | 58* | 22.20 | 5 | 25.40 |
| Dec | 2 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 8.75 | 6 | 15.50 |
| Jan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 | 1 | 50.00 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893-94 | Carlton | 27 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1893-94 | East Melbourne | 0 & 5 | 0/6 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1893-94 | Melbourne | 58* & 2 | 2/32 & 1/29 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1893-94 | South Melbourne | 3 & 22 | 5/45 & 1/48 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1893-94 |  North Melbourne | 4 & 3 | 1/50 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | Melbourne | 46 | 0/23 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | East Melbourne | 0 | 2/37 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | Carlton | 0 & 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |