A O'Leary
1896-97 to 1898-99 · 7 matches for the club
Debut v St Kilda, 1896-97 (20 Mar 1897)Last game v Melbourne, 1898-99 (21 Apr 1899)Player no. 46 to appear for the club
7
Matches
20
Runs
2.86
Average
6
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
2
Wickets
27.00
Bowling avg
1/1
Best
5
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1896-97
- Highest score6v North Melbourne, 1898-99
- Best bowling1/1v Carlton, 1897-98
- Last matchMatch 7v Melbourne, 1898-99
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 | 0 | – | 0/11 |
 St Kilda | 2 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
 Melbourne | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | – | 0/5 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 | 9.00 | 1/9 |
 Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 7.00 | 1/1 |
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
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 |
Batted most often at 10th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks1
- 1–96
- 10–190
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
1.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Bowled2 · 33%
- Caught2 · 33%
- Caught & bowled1 · 17%
- Stumped1 · 17%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 2.60 | 1 |
| In losses | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 2 | 20.00 | 0.7 |
| In losses | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | |
| Batting second | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2.75 | 2 | 20.00 | 1/1 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| the Triangle | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Caught1 · 50%
- LBW1 · 50%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)1 · 50%
- Lower order (8–11)1 · 50%
Best in a match: 1/7 v Carlton, 1897-98. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 402nd of 488 run-scorers
- 231st of 298 wicket-takers
- 330th of 525 for matches played
- 233rd of 431 for catches
Among players of 1896-97 to 1898-99: 24th of 27 for runs, 10th of 15 for wickets, 17th of 30 for matches, 14th of 25 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 262nd of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 203rd of 345 for matches, 147th of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- E Twentyman · 7
- M Ellis · 7
- R Mitchell · 7
- G Beacham · 6
- WA Tarrant · 6
- FA Tarrant · 5
- I Hopkins · 5
- R Littlefield · 4
- W Webb · 4
- CC Best · 3
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | v North Melbourne, 1898-99 | Won |
| 6 | v Melbourne, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 4 | v St Kilda, 1896-97 | Won |
| 2 | v St Kilda, 1897-98 | Won |
| 1 | v North Melbourne, 1896-97 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | v Carlton, 1897-98 | Won |
| 1/9 | v South Melbourne, 1898-99 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 10th for 2 seasons, moved up to 9th from 1898-99.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2.75 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Away | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 6 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2.33 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3.67 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3.50 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-97 | St Kilda | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1896-97 |  North Melbourne | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | St Kilda | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | Carlton | 0 | 0/6 & 1/1 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | North Melbourne | 6 | 0/13 & 0/11 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | South Melbourne | 1 | 1/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Melbourne | 6 | 0/9 & 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |