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Colin McKenzie

Played 1903-04 – 1925-26

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Player records

State RepresentativeAustralian Touring Team

Career totals

Career

69

Games

23

Seasons

1903-04 – 1925-26

Played

Batting

81

Innings

5

Not outs

2,752

Runs

221

High score

36.21

Average

11

50s

6

100s

Bowling

66

Wickets

7/59

Best bowling

23.56

Average

2

5-fors

13 + 4 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

30

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1921-22 to 1925-26 · 18 matchesFull archive career →
SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1921-2224846*48.001300/44
1922-23102676824.27421/333
1925-2669447*31.33022/441
Career184096827.2742/444
Every scorecard · 18
1921-22v North Melbourne46*–Something wrong? Tell us
1921-22v Prahran20/44Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v South Melbourne191/33Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Melbourne681/33Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Carlton270/30Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Collingwood10/14Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Northcote20/7Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Essendon7–Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v University18–Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Richmond470/11Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Prahran110/18Something wrong? Tell us
1922-23v Prahran64 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Carlton250/16Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v University47*–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Prahran15*–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1925-26v St Kilda22/44Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 1921-22
  2. First fifty68v Melbourne, 1922-23
  3. Highest score68v Melbourne, 1922-23
  4. Best bowling2/44v St Kilda, 1925-26
  5. Last matchMatch 18v St Kilda, 1925-26

Runs by season

1921-22: 48 runs4821-221922-23: 267 runs26722-231925-26: 94 runs9425-26

Wickets by season

1921-22: 0 wickets21-221922-23: 2 wickets222-231925-26: 2 wickets225-26

Every innings, in order

68501921-22 v North Melbourne: 46*1921-22 v Prahran: 21922-23 v South Melbourne: 191922-23 v Melbourne: 681922-23 v Carlton: 271922-23 v Collingwood: 11922-23 v Northcote: 21922-23 v Essendon: 71922-23 v University: 181922-23 v Richmond: 471922-23 v Prahran: 111922-23 v Prahran: 641922-23 v Prahran: 31925-26 v Carlton: 251925-26 v University: 47*1925-26 v Prahran: 15*1925-26 v Melbourne: 51925-26 v St Kilda: 2

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

Against each club

Prahran4956423.7510–0/18
Melbourne2736836.501133.001/33
Melbourne University26547*65.00–––
Carlton2522726.000–0/16
Casey South Melbourne2191919.00133.001/33
Richmond1474747.000–0/11
Greenvale Kanagaroos14646*––––
Essendon1777.00–––
Northcote1222.000–0/7
St Kilda1222.00222.002/44
Camberwell Magpies1111.000–0/14

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s
33029259.67
430472715.67
5401366834.002
630634721.00
7328147*81.00
8215346*53.00
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
Top order (1–3)3029259.67
Middle order (4–7)1323276829.732
Lower order (8–11)215346*53.00

Batted most often at 5th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks0
  • 1–97
  • 10–194
  • 20–292
  • 30–493
  • 50–992
  • 100+0

Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught9 · 60%
  • Bowled4 · 27%
  • LBW1 · 7%
  • Run out1 · 7%

Most often dismissed by: Grimmett (3).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
In wins1233096834.331
In losses40716417.751
In draws20291814.50
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins7272.000.3
In losses2244.001.0
In draws10–0.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 2 (50%), lost 1.
  • Every other match: the side won 12 of 16 (75%), lost 2.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
Batting first1012116823.441
Batting second721956439.001
Second innings of the match10333.00
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground992436834.71353.002/44
Toorak Park23696423.00––0/44
University Oval226547*65.00–––
South Melbourne Cricket Ground21191919.00133.001/33
Essendon Cricket Ground11777.00–––
Melbourne Cricket Ground11555.00–––
Victoria Park11111.00––0/14
Wickets taken
  • Bowled4 · 100%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)2 · 50%
  • Middle order (4–7)2 · 50%

Best in a match: 2/44 v St Kilda, 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 1921-22 to 1925-26: 15th of 35 for runs, 13th of 17 for wickets, 20th of 38 for matches, 16th of 31 for catches.

Under Fitzroy: 98th of 321 for runs, 118th of 172 for wickets, 129th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.

Played like…

  • WL O'Neill1984-85 to 1987-88 · 26 m · 477 runs · 2 wkts
  • DJE Tormey2011-12 to 2012-13 · 25 m · 517 runs · 3 wkts
  • RW Brentnall1978-79 to 1979-80 · 22 m · 439 runs · 5 wkts
  • DG Rutherford2003-04 to 2005-06 · 35 m · 607 runs · 4 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

1921-22: 2 matches, 48 runs, 0 wickets1921-221922-23: 10 matches, 267 runs, 2 wickets1922-231923-24: did not play1923-241924-25: did not play1924-251925-26: 6 matches, 94 runs, 2 wickets1925-26

Runs, up Wickets, down Season away

The arc

Colin McKenzie's best season with the bat was 1922-23: 267 runs from 11 innings at 24.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 1922-23 to 1925-26: 242 runs at 30.25. The leanest, 1921-22 to 1922-23: 202 runs at 20.20.

Rolling average, innings 6 to 18: 20.2 to 32.632.6

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty6821 Oct 1922v Melbourne, 1922-23

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Melbourne, 1922-23 to v Carlton, 1922-23 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 9 matches
from v North Melbourne, 1921-22 to v University, 1922-23 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
from v South Melbourne, 1922-23 to v Melbourne, 1922-23 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 6 matches bowled in
from v Carlton, 1922-23 to v Carlton, 1925-26 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v Collingwood, 1922-23 to v Essendon, 1922-23 · first · last

Best bowling

More splits

Batting position over the years16111921-22: 5 (2 inns, avg 48.00)1922-23: 4 (11 inns, avg 24.27)1925-26: 7 (5 inns, avg 31.33)192119221925

Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to 4th from 1922-23, dropped to 7th from 1925-26.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1921-225248.00
1922-2341124.27
1925-267531.33
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home9922436834.71353.00
Away9911666420.75191.00

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday161733916827.93462.50
Weekday210181818.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct220876843.50233.00
Nov3319947*49.50
Dec2211615*16.00
Jan44032188.00
Feb320494724.50227.50
Mar3411246441.33
Other110222.00
Finals
2Finals played
69Runs · avg 23.00
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away161533406828.33451.50
Finals230696423.00
Fielding
SeasonMCt
1921-222
1922-23103
1925-2661

Caught most off

  1. AJW Lansdown × 2
  2. AW Dummett × 2

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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