1898-99 season report
Fitzroy · the year's averages, honours and results, as the annual report had them.
9
Played
5
Won
4
Lost
0
Drawn
2,073
Runs for
2,453
Runs against
Honours
1st XI BattingG Beacham
1st XI BowlingF Tarrant
Most runs: WA Tarrant 317 at 26.42. Most wickets: FA Tarrant 34 at 15.56.
Batting averages
| Player | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WA Tarrant | 9 | 12 | 0 | 317 | 77 | 26.42 | 2 | 5 | |
| CC Best | 9 | 12 | 2 | 274 | 64* | 27.40 | 3 | 2 | |
| G Beacham | 8 | 9 | 1 | 255 | 53 | 31.88 | 1 | 7 | |
| M Ellis | 9 | 12 | 0 | 230 | 74 | 19.17 | 2 | 1 | |
| I Hopkins | 9 | 11 | 0 | 182 | 29 | 16.55 | 16 | ||
| R Mitchell | 9 | 11 | 0 | 167 | 43 | 15.18 | 2 | ||
| W Webb | 8 | 10 | 0 | 141 | 32 | 14.10 | 11 | ||
| E Twentyman | 9 | 10 | 2 | 98 | 25* | 12.25 | 5 | ||
| FA Tarrant | 9 | 9 | 3 | 93 | 45* | 15.50 | 6 | ||
| R Littlefield | 4 | 4 | 1 | 83 | 56 | 27.67 | 1 | 1 | |
| JJ Smith | 4 | 5 | 2 | 56 | 35 | 18.67 | 4 | ||
| AE Sharpe | 7 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 14* | 9.60 | 1 | ||
| A O'Leary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 4.33 | 1 | ||
| WH Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |||
| EH Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Bowling averages
| Player | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5wI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FA Tarrant | 119 | 32 | 529 | 34 | 15.56 | 7/83 | 3 |
| G Beacham | 97.1 | 27 | 487 | 28 | 17.39 | 7/64 | 2 |
| R Mitchell | 114.2 | 23 | 401 | 24 | 16.71 | 6/12 | 1 |
| M Ellis | 65 | 7 | 208 | 9 | 23.11 | 4/34 | |
| AE Sharpe | 50 | 9 | 262 | 9 | 29.11 | 4/19 | |
| E Twentyman | 53 | 15 | 226 | 3 | 75.33 | 1/28 | |
| R Littlefield | 13 | 3 | 40 | 1 | 40.00 | 1/7 | |
| A O'Leary | 21 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 47.00 | 1/9 | |
| CC Best | 9 | 4 | 16 | 0 | – | 0/16 |
Results
| Date | Opponent | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 1898 | East MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 68 v 469 | LostEast Melbourne won on first innings. |
| 29 Oct 1898 | RichmondRichmond Cricket Ground | 268 v 62 & 7/116 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 19 Nov 1898 | CarltonCarlton Cricket Ground | 180 v 335 | LostCarlton won on first innings. |
| 3 Dec 1898 | UniversityFitzroy Cricket Ground | 204 & 6/66 v 202 & 66 | WonFitzroy won outright by 4 wickets. |
| 7 Jan 1899 | St KildaFitzroy Cricket Ground | 145 & 7/177d v 216 & 6/56 | LostSt Kilda won on first innings. |
| 4 Feb 1899 | HawksburnFitzroy Cricket Ground | 359 & 3/114 v 238 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 4 Mar 1899 | North MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 196 v 153 & 1/81 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 25 Mar 1899 | South MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 186 v 103 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 21 Apr 1899 | MelbourneMelbourne Cricket Ground | 110 v 197 & 3/159 | LostMelbourne won on first innings. |
East Melbourne
Richmond
Carlton
University
St Kilda
Hawksburn
North Melbourne
South Melbourne
MelbourneFrom the annual report
The pages of the printed report the season’s averages were read from.