1895-96 season report
Fitzroy · the year's averages, honours and results, as the annual report had them.
7
Played
2
Won
5
Lost
0
Drawn
2,258
Runs for
2,146
Runs against
Honours
1st XI BattingA Tarrant
1st XI BowlingG Beacham
Most runs: WA Tarrant 454 at 41.27. Most wickets: R Mitchell 26 at 23.46.
Batting averages
| Player | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Tarrant | 7 | 13 | 2 | 454 | 201 | 41.27 | 1 | 2 | |
| R Mitchell | 7 | 12 | 0 | 341 | 56 | 28.42 | 2 | 6 | |
| JJ Smith | 7 | 12 | 0 | 268 | 59 | 22.33 | 1 | 7 | |
| M Ellis | 7 | 11 | 2 | 226 | 50 | 25.11 | 1 | 1 | |
| E Twentyman | 7 | 11 | 2 | 226 | 85 | 25.11 | 2 | 3 | |
| WN Wauchope | 6 | 9 | 1 | 148 | 63 | 18.50 | 1 | 1 | |
| J Drysdale | 7 | 9 | 1 | 139 | 50* | 17.38 | 1 | 3 | |
| FE Chesswas | 7 | 11 | 0 | 101 | 37 | 9.18 | 4 | ||
| R Mailer | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 39 | 19.67 | 2 | ||
| WA Schmidt | 3 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 14.00 | 1 | ||
| G Beacham | 5 | 6 | 3 | 51 | 19 | 17.00 | 3 | ||
| FWA Spear | 6 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 16* | 6.67 | 13 | ||
| JC McKirdy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | – | |||
| P O’Loughlin | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 | |||
| JT Hayes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 | 1 | ||
| WM Delves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 |
Bowling averages
| Player | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5wI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Mitchell | 123.4 | 14 | 610 | 26 | 23.46 | 7/39 | 1 |
| G Beacham | 65.4 | 1 | 251 | 15 | 16.73 | 8/73 | 2 |
| E Twentyman | 73 | 11 | 276 | 15 | 18.40 | 4/24 | |
| J Drysdale | 69 | 8 | 309 | 8 | 38.63 | 3/47 | |
| M Ellis | 76 | 7 | 335 | 4 | 83.75 | 2/36 | |
| JC McKirdy | 28 | 17 | 40 | 2 | 20.00 | 2/40 | |
| WA Schmidt | 13.5 | 2 | 60 | 2 | 30.00 | 2/37 | |
| P O’Loughlin | 16 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 41.00 | 1/26 | |
| JJ Smith | 5 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 27.00 | 1/10 | |
| FE Chesswas | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | – | 0/1 | |
| WN Wauchope | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
| WA Tarrant | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
| R Mailer | 8 | 3 | 11 | 0 | – | 0/11 | |
| JT Hayes | 7 | 1 | 19 | 0 | – | 0/19 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1895 | MelbourneMelbourne Cricket Ground | 321 & 6/114 v 385 | LostMelbourne won on first innings. |
| 30 Nov 1895 | East MelbourneEast Melbourne Cricket Ground | 238 & 1/88 v 473 | LostEast Melbourne won on first innings. |
| 21 Dec 1895 | CarltonFitzroy Cricket Ground | 226 & 5/99 v 256 | LostCarlton won on first innings. |
| 18 Jan 1896 | North MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 155 & 6/220 v 354 | LostNorth Melbourne won on first innings. |
| 15 Feb 1896 | RichmondFitzroy Cricket Ground | 471 v 203 & 4/86 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 14 Mar 1896 | St KildaFitzroy Cricket Ground | 93 & 62 v 219 | LostSt Kilda won outright by an innings & 64 runs. |
| 11 Apr 1896 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne Cricket Ground | 98 & 2/73 v 84 & 86 | WonFitzroy won outright by 8 wickets. |
Melbourne
East Melbourne
Carlton
North Melbourne
Richmond
St Kilda
South MelbourneFrom the annual report
The pages of the printed report the season’s averages were read from.