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C Comben

Played 1923-24 – 1926-27

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Career totals

Career

30

Games

4

Seasons

1923-24 – 1926-27

Played

Batting

22

Innings

5

Not outs

214

Runs

39

High score

12.59

Average

0

50s

0

100s

Bowling

18

Wickets

3/16

Best bowling

35.61

Average

48 + 47 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

10

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1923-24 to 1926-27 · 28 matchesFull archive career →
SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1923-243269*13.001711/18
1924-25825206.254793/322
1925-26121183916.863163/166
1926-275452111.25021/37
Career282143912.59183/168
Every scorecard · 28
1923-24v Essendon60/35 & 0/10Something wrong? Tell us
1923-24v Prahran7 & 4*1/18Something wrong? Tell us
1923-24v Northcote9*0/19 & 0/38Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Carlton0 & 0*2/10Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Collingwood4*0/27Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb2/6Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Richmond01/23Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Essendondnb0/28Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v South Melbournednb1/81Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v Prahran200/28Something wrong? Tell us
1924-25v University13/32Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Richmond310/13Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Collingwood20*1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Carltondnb1/2Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Universitydnb0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Prahrandnb0/7Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Melbourne390/26Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v South Melbournednb3/16Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v St Kilda7 & 70/21Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Essendondnb1/23Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v North Melbournednb0/19Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Northcote6–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v St Kilda5 & 30/9Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v St Kilda40/15 & 0/22Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Melbourne191/44Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Richmond21–Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Carltondnb1/37Something wrong? Tell us
1926-27v Northcote10/13Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1923-24
  2. Highest score39v Melbourne, 1925-26
  3. Best bowling3/16v South Melbourne, 1925-26
  4. Last matchMatch 28v Northcote, 1926-27

Runs by season

1923-24: 26 runs2623-241924-25: 25 runs2524-251925-26: 118 runs11825-261926-27: 45 runs4526-27

Wickets by season

1923-24: 1 wickets123-241924-25: 9 wickets924-251925-26: 6 wickets625-261926-27: 2 wickets226-27

Every innings, in order

501923-24 v Essendon: 61923-24 v Prahran: 71923-24 v Prahran: 4*1923-24 v Northcote: 9*1924-25 v Carlton: 01924-25 v Carlton: 0*1924-25 v Collingwood: 4*1924-25 v Richmond: 01924-25 v Prahran: 201924-25 v University: 11925-26 v Richmond: 311925-26 v Collingwood: 20*1925-26 v Melbourne: 391925-26 v St Kilda: 71925-26 v St Kilda: 71925-26 v Northcote: 61925-26 v St Kilda: 51925-26 v St Kilda: 31926-27 v St Kilda: 41926-27 v Melbourne: 191926-27 v Richmond: 211926-27 v Northcote: 1

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

Against each club

Richmond3523117.33136.001/23
Prahran3312015.50153.001/18
St Kilda32675.200–0/9
Northcote3169*8.000–0/13
Essendon3666.00196.001/23
Carlton300*0.00412.252/10
Melbourne2583929.00170.001/44
Camberwell Magpies22420*–140.001/13
Melbourne University2111.00312.673/32
Casey South Melbourne2–––424.253/16
Kingston Hawthorn1–––23.002/6
Greenvale Kanagaroos1–––0–0/19

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
110777.00
31100*–
510333.00
610555.00
82111711.00
960733912.171
1072813116.201
1131342117.00
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)21777.00
Middle order (4–7)20854.00
Lower order (8–11)1841993914.212

Batted most often at 10th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks2
  • 1–913
  • 10–191
  • 20–293
  • 30–492
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

5.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total).

Dismissals
  • Caught7 · 41%
  • Bowled4 · 24%
  • Run out3 · 18%
  • Stumped2 · 12%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 6%

Most often dismissed by: Blackie (3), Lisle (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins51463911.501
In losses1321233111.181
In draws222420*–
In ties20212010.50
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins101217.081.2
In losses9389.000.3
In draws5342.670.6
In ties20–0.0
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first911273915.882
Batting second92733110.43
Second innings of the match421477.00
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground13101023111.33839.753/32
Toorak Park23312015.50146.001/18
St Kilda Cricket Ground231254.00––0/9
Carlton Cricket Ground2200*0.00315.672/10
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote22109*10.00––0/13
Victoria Park112020*–113.001/13
Melbourne Cricket Ground11393939.00––0/26
South Melbourne Cricket Ground100––35.333/16
Glenferrie Oval100––23.002/6
Essendon Cricket Ground100––––0/28
North Melbourne Cricket Ground100––––0/19
University Oval100––––0/6
Wickets taken
  • Bowled9 · 50%
  • Caught8 · 44%
  • LBW1 · 6%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)5 · 28%
  • Middle order (4–7)9 · 50%
  • Lower order (8–11)4 · 22%

Best in a match: 3/16 v South Melbourne, 1925-26. 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 1923-24 to 1926-27: 18th of 36 for runs, 9th of 18 for wickets, 12th of 38 for matches, 14th of 29 for catches, 14th of 17 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 135th of 321 for runs, 74th of 172 for wickets, 101st of 345 for matches, 120th of 279 for catches, 102nd of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • CA Simondson2017-18 to 2022-23 · 39 m · 397 runs · 26 wkts
  • PJ Thompson1989-90 to 1991-92 · 11 m · 61 runs · 7 wkts
  • R McCracken1933-34 to 1949-50 · 30 m · 294 runs · 30 wkts
  • Ikroop Dhanoa2020-21 to 2024-25 · 39 m · 188 runs · 31 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

1923-24: 3 matches, 26 runs, 1 wicket1923-241924-25: 8 matches, 25 runs, 9 wickets1924-251925-26: 12 matches, 118 runs, 6 wickets1925-261926-27: 5 matches, 45 runs, 2 wickets1926-27

Runs, up Wickets, down

The arc

CM Comben's best season with the bat was 1925-26: 118 runs from 8 innings at 16.86. The best ten-innings patch came in 1923-24 to 1925-26: 124 runs at 20.67. The leanest, 1923-24 to 1924-25: 51 runs at 8.50.

Rolling average, innings 9 to 22: 8.5 to 20.720.7

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

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 21 matches
from v Carlton, 1924-25 to v St Kilda, 1926-27 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1924-25 to v Richmond, 1924-25 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 3 matches bowled in
from v University, 1925-26 to v Melbourne, 1925-26 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 6 innings
from v St Kilda, 1925-26 to v St Kilda, 1926-27 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111923-24: 8 (4 inns, avg 13.00)1924-25: 9 (6 inns, avg 6.25)1925-26: 10 (8 inns, avg 16.86)1926-27: 10 (4 inns, avg 11.25)1923192419251926

Batted at 8th for 1 season, dropped to 9th from 1924-25, dropped to 10th from 1925-26.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1923-248413.00
1924-25966.25
1925-2610816.86
1926-2710411.25
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home131011023111.33839.75
Away151241123914.001032.30

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday262252143912.591539.80
Weekday2000––314.67
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct331553127.50163.00
Nov32100*0.0036.00
Dec321231923.00178.00
Jan630603920.00430.00
Feb7613276.40636.17
Mar541362012.00345.33
Other120854.00
Finals
1Finals played
8Runs · avg 4.00
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away272052063913.731835.11
Finals120854.00
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. AJW Lansdown × 6
  2. FD Chapman × 2
  3. AE Liddicut × 1
  4. AW Dummett × 1

Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.

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