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WJ Scholes

1988-89 to 1995-96 · 118 matches for the club

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Debut v Essendon, 1988-89 (1 Oct 1988)Last game v Geelong, 1995-96 (16 Mar 1996)Player no. 466 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1990: 47 and 1 ct v University

118

Matches

2,124

Runs

23.87

Average

101

Highest

1 / 8

100s / 50s

8

Wickets

44.50

Bowling avg

3/56

Best

75

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1988-891517131410119.632833/6412
1989-90108063167.88900/4310
1990-91151513527625.142611/177
1991-92151533465628.8358.443/5610
1992-93131012178024.11200/164
1993-94181452977333.00900/017
1994-95161002668426.60–––9
1995-961614326976*24.45–––6
Career118103142,12410123.87132.483/5675

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1988-89
  2. First fifty101v Melbourne, 1988-89
  3. First hundred101v Melbourne, 1988-89
  4. Highest score101v Melbourne, 1988-89
  5. Best bowling3/56v Hawthorn, 1991-92
  6. Last matchMatch 118v Geelong, 1995-96

Runs by season

1988-89: 314 runs31488-891989-90: 63 runs631990-91: 352 runs35290-911991-92: 346 runs3461992-93: 217 runs21792-931993-94: 297 runs2971994-95: 266 runs26694-951995-96: 269 runs269

Wickets by season

1988-89: 3 wickets388-891989-90: 0 wickets1990-91: 1 wickets190-911991-92: 4 wickets41992-93: 0 wickets92-931993-94: 0 wickets1994-95: 0 wickets94-951995-96: 0 wickets

Every innings, in order

101501988-89 v Essendon: 81988-89 v Collingwood: 471988-89 v Melbourne: 1011988-89 v Prahran: 301988-89 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 61988-89 v Carlton: 21988-89 v South Melbourne: 181988-89 v North Melbourne: 321988-89 v Richmond: 331988-89 v University: 61988-89 v Ringwood: 71988-89 v Footscray: 11988-89 v Footscray: 1*1988-89 v Northcote: 91988-89 v St Kilda: 11988-89 v Waverley: 31988-89 v Waverley: 91989-90 v St Kilda: 11989-90 v Waverley-Dandenong: 11989-90 v Prahran: 151989-90 v Melbourne: 151989-90 v University: 161989-90 v Footscray: 21989-90 v Ringwood: 31989-90 v Carlton: 101990-91 v Hawthorn: 171990-91 v Northcote: 11990-91 v Northcote: 381990-91 v University: 471990-91 v Prahran: 761990-91 v Footscray: 01990-91 v Ringwood: 01990-91 v South Melbourne: 01990-91 v Carlton: 421990-91 v Melbourne: 161990-91 v Richmond: 321990-91 v Waverley-Dandenong: 01990-91 v Waverley-Dandenong: 53*1990-91 v St Kilda: 221990-91 v Essendon: 81991-92 v Carlton: 561991-92 v Hawthorn: 131991-92 v South Melbourne: 51991-92 v Footscray: 4*1991-92 v North Melbourne: 111991-92 v Waverley-Dandenong: 101991-92 v Melbourne: 321991-92 v Prahran: 36*1991-92 v Ringwood: 281991-92 v Richmond: 321991-92 v Collingwood: 441991-92 v Essendon: 81991-92 v Northcote: 23*1991-92 v St Kilda: 201991-92 v University: 241992-93 v Essendon: 201992-93 v South Melbourne: 221992-93 v Melbourne: 801992-93 v Northcote: 141992-93 v St Kilda: 2*1992-93 v Dandenong-Waverley: 41992-93 v Hawthorn: 151992-93 v Footscray: 81992-93 v Ringwood: 81992-93 v University: 441993-94 v St Kilda: 11993-94 v Northcote: 411993-94 v Frankston Peninsula: 31*1993-94 v Footscray: 1*1993-94 v Carlton: 14*1993-94 v South Melbourne: 151993-94 v Ringwood: 7*1993-94 v North Melbourne: 42*1993-94 v Melbourne: 41993-94 v Geelong: 171993-94 v Dandenong-Waverley: 191993-94 v Collingwood: 731993-94 v University: 101993-94 v Ringwood: 221994-95 v University: 01994-95 v Richmond: 841994-95 v Hawthorn Waverley: 101994-95 v Footscray: 451994-95 v Essendon: 101994-95 v Carlton: 71994-95 v Ringwood: 231994-95 v North Melbourne: 51994-95 v Melbourne: 731994-95 v Geelong: 91995-96 v Dandenong: 7*1995-96 v Collingwood: 71995-96 v University: 76*1995-96 v St Kilda: 01995-96 v Northcote: 151995-96 v Frankston Peninsula: 01995-96 v Hawthorn Waverley: 421995-96 v Footscray: 421995-96 v Essendon: 31995-96 v Carlton: 191995-96 v South Melbourne: 301995-96 v Ringwood: 25*1995-96 v North Melbourne: 01995-96 v Melbourne: 3

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Melbourne932410140.50210–0/8
Ringwood91232817.57117.001/17
Melbourne University822376*31.861–––
Carlton81505625.0010–0/2
Footscray81044517.330–0/25
Casey South Melbourne8903015.000–0/6
St Kilda847227.830–0/0
Prahran71577652.331–––
Northcote71414123.500–0/7
Kingston Hawthorn71154214.38320.003/56
Dandenong79453*18.8010–0/16
Greenvale Kanagaroos79042*22.50425.753/64
Essendon757209.500–0/0
Richmond61818445.251–––
Camberwell Magpies61717342.7510–0/11
Frankston Peninsula33131*31.000–0/10
Geelong3261713.00–––

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
120614230.50
230784226.00
314024910117.7912
450603312.00
52927878029.1542
622643576*27.1921
71943197321.2713
862401010.00
930958431.671
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)19038810120.4212
Middle order (4–7)75121,6018025.4176
Lower order (8–11)921358419.291

Batted most often at 5th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks8
  • 1–935
  • 10–1921
  • 20–2910
  • 30–4920
  • 50–998
  • 100+1

Turned 1 of 9 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 11 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught52 · 58%
  • Bowled27 · 30%
  • Run out4 · 4%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 3%
  • LBW3 · 3%

Most often dismissed by: Anderson (3), Graf (3), Scott (2), Lane (2), Dredge (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins4176948420.4123
In losses4631,04210124.23514
In draws16438876*32.3311
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins9529.800.6
In losses9356.000.3
In draws30–0.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 9 (22%), lost 6.
  • Every other match: the side won 51 of 109 (47%), lost 40.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first4379758027.0866
Batting second5651,04810120.55112
Second innings of the match4210153*50.501
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Schramms Reserve60511,11410127.171117.001/7
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote561184119.67––0/7
St Kilda Cricket Ground5422205.50––0/8
Shepley Oval458353*27.67––0/16
Russell Lucas Oval4438239.50117.001/17
South Melbourne Cricket Ground44552213.75––0/6
University Oval4411676*38.67–––
North Melbourne Cricket Ground42373218.50321.333/64
Toorak Park421067653.00–––
Central Reserve South Oval34674216.75318.673/56
Albert Ground33513217.00––0/43
Western Oval33514525.50–––
Richmond Cricket Ground321168458.00–––
Victoria Park32807340.00–––
Carlton Cricket Ground2217108.50–––
Essendon Cricket Ground21888.00––0/0
Harry Trott Oval (new)11303030.00–––
Hedges Oval11333.00–––
Kardinia Oval11999.00–––
Xavier College11333.00–––
AH Butler Oval100–––––
Wickets taken
  • Caught5 · 63%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 13%
  • Stumped1 · 13%
  • LBW1 · 13%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)3 · 38%
  • Middle order (4–7)3 · 38%
  • Lower order (8–11)2 · 25%

Best in a match: 3/56 v Hawthorn, 1991-92. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1988-89 to 1995-96: 6th of 42 for runs, 20th of 34 for wickets, 8th of 44 for matches, 7th of 9 for hundreds, 6th of 40 for catches, 9th of 23 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 16th of 184 for runs, 80th of 135 for wickets, 17th of 197 for matches, 18th of 34 for hundreds, 12th of 167 for catches, 26th of 81 for batting average.

Played like…

  • LA Wynne1927-28 to 1944-45 · 122 m · 2,574 runs · 1 wkts
  • N Vardi2009-10 to 2019-20 · 138 m · 2,811 runs · 1 wkts
  • IL Dunne1971-72 to 1980-81 · 101 m · 2,006 runs · 1 wkts
  • LV Straw1943-44 to 1953-54 · 103 m · 2,274 runs · 5 wkts

The careers nearest Scholes’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

As captain

Led the side in 100 matches (1988-89 to 1995-96): won 41, lost 42, drawn 17.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1988-89: 15 matches, 314 runs, 3 wickets1988-891989-90: 10 matches, 63 runs, 0 wickets1989-901990-91: 15 matches, 352 runs, 1 wicket1990-911991-92: 15 matches, 346 runs, 4 wickets1991-921992-93: 13 matches, 217 runs, 0 wickets1992-931993-94: 18 matches, 297 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership1993-941994-95: 16 matches, 266 runs, 0 wickets1994-951995-96: 16 matches, 269 runs, 0 wickets1995-96

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership

1993-94: premiership

The arc

John Scholes' best season with the bat was 1990-91: 352 runs from 15 innings at 25.14. The best ten-innings patch came in 1993-94: 223 runs at 44.60. The leanest, 1988-89 to 1989-90: 39 runs at 4.33.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 103: 4.3 to 44.644.6

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty10115 Oct 1988v Melbourne, 1988-89
First hundred10115 Oct 1988v Melbourne, 1988-89
50th match3211 Jan 1992v Richmond, 1991-92
1,000th run44 took him to 1,00025 Jan 1992v Collingwood, 1991-92
100th match7318 Feb 1995v Melbourne, 1994-95
2,000th run42 took him to 2,0022 Dec 1995v Hawthorn Waverley, 1995-96

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings
from v Melbourne, 1991-92 to v Collingwood, 1991-92 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 32 matches
from v University, 1994-95 to v Geelong, 1995-96 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 8 matches bowled in
from v Collingwood, 1991-92 to v Melbourne, 1993-94 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 9 innings
from v University, 1988-89 to v Waverley-Dandenong, 1989-90 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111988-89: 3 (17 inns, avg 19.63)1989-90: 6 (8 inns, avg 7.88)1990-91: 5 (15 inns, avg 25.14)1991-92: 5 (15 inns, avg 28.83)1992-93: 7 (10 inns, avg 24.11)1993-94: 7 (14 inns, avg 33.00)1994-95: 6 (10 inns, avg 26.60)1995-96: 6 (14 inns, avg 24.45)19881990199219941995

Moved about the order across 8 seasons: at 6th in 3, at 5th in 2, at 7th in 2, at 3rd in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1988-8931719.63
1989-90687.88
1990-9151525.14
1991-9251528.83
1992-9371024.11
1993-9471433.00
1994-9561026.60
1995-9661424.45
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home6051101,11410127.171117.00
Away585241,0108421.04734.14

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday10597132,01810124.02843.50
Sunday62019109.50
Weekday741874729.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct2017354010138.57323.33
Nov252033537620.76146.00
Dec131313048025.33166.00
Jan221933454421.56336.33
Feb242243477319.28
Mar141202357319.58
Finals
2Finals played
22Runs · avg 22.00
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away116102142,10210123.89843.50
Finals210222222.00
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. AJ Melbourne × 20
  2. MW Ridgway × 10
  3. DR Hampton × 9
  4. AS Muir × 6
  5. CA McKissack × 5
  6. TV Considine × 5

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Every match · 118 · tap to show
SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1988-89Essendon8–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Collingwood47–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Melbourne101–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Prahran30–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Hawthorn-East Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Carlton2–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89South Melbourne18–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89North Melbourne323/64Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Richmond33–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89University6–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Ringwood70/0Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Footscray1 & 1*0/25Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Northcote9–Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89St Kilda10/0Something wrong? Tell us
1988-89Waverley3 & 9–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90St Kilda1–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Waverley-Dandenong1–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Prahran15–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Melbourne150/43Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90University16–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Footscray2–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Ringwood3–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Richmonddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Carlton10–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Hawthorn170/4Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Northcote1 & 380/7Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91University47–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Prahran76–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Footscray0–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Ringwood01/17Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91South Melbourne00/16Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Carlton420/2Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Melbourne16–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Richmond32–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Waverley-Dandenong0 & 53*–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91St Kilda22–Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Essendon80/13Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Carlton56–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Hawthorn133/56Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92South Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Footscray4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92North Melbourne110/32 & 1/7Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Waverley-Dandenong10–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Melbourne32–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Prahran36*–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Ringwood28–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Richmond32–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Collingwood440/11Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Essendon80/6Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Northcote23*0/13Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92St Kilda20–Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92University24–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Essendon20–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93South Melbourne22–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Melbourne80–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Northcote14–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93St Kilda2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Dandenong-Waverley40/16Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Hawthorn15–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Footscray8–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Ringwood8–Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93University44–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94St Kilda1–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Richmonddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Northcote41–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Frankston Peninsula31*0/10Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Footscray1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Essendondnb0/0Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Carlton14*–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94South Melbourne150/6Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Ringwood7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94North Melbourne42*–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Geelong17–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Dandenong-Waverley19–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Collingwood73–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94University10–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Ringwood22–Something wrong? Tell us
1993-94Melbournednb0/8Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95St Kildadnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Richmond84–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Frankston Peninsuladnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Hawthorn Waverley10–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Footscray45–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Essendon10–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Carlton7–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Ringwood23–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95North Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Melbourne73–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Geelong9–Something wrong? Tell us
1994-95Dandenongdnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Dandenong7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Collingwood7–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96University76*–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96St Kilda0–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Northcote15–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Frankston Peninsula0–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Hawthorn Waverley42–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Footscray42–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Essendon3–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Carlton19–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96South Melbourne30–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Ringwood25*–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96North Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1995-96Geelongdnb–Something wrong? Tell us

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