AC Dempsey
1926-27 to 1927-28 · 15 matches for the club
Debut v St Kilda, 1926-27 (23 Oct 1926)Last game v South Melbourne, 1927-28 (7 Jan 1928)Player no. 124 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1926: 9 v University
15
Matches
216
Runs
24.00
Average
72
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/8
Best
0
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1926-27
- First fifty57*v Richmond, 1926-27
- Highest score72v Northcote, 1926-27
- Last matchMatch 15v South Melbourne, 1927-28
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Richmond | 2 | 60 | 57* | 60.00 | 1 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |
 Northcote | 1 | 72 | 72 | 72.00 | 1 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 34 | 34* | – | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | |
 Prahran | 1 | 13 | 13* | – | |
 Melbourne | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
 St Kilda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
 Carlton | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Essendon | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
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 | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 72 | 43.50 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 57* | 60.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 34* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.00 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 4 | 0 | 91 | 72 | 22.75 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 4 | 116 | 57* | 58.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks0
- 1–97
- 10–192
- 20–290
- 30–491
- 50–992
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught5 · 56%
- LBW1 · 11%
- Bowled1 · 11%
- Stumped1 · 11%
- Run out1 · 11%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 2 | 24 | 13* | 12.00 | |
| In losses | 5 | 1 | 68 | 57* | 17.00 | 1 |
| In draws | 3 | 1 | 52 | 34* | 26.00 | |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 72 | 72 | 72.00 | 1 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 0 of 2 (0%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 4 of 13 (31%), lost 3.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 6 | 3 | 124 | 57* | 41.33 | 1 |
| Batting second | 6 | 1 | 89 | 72 | 17.80 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 9 | 132 | 57* | 26.40 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 72 | 72 | 72.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
At the club
In the record book
Among players of 1926-27 to 1927-28: 13th of 29 for runs, 17th of 30 for matches.
Under Fitzroy: 134th of 321 for runs, 141st of 345 for matches.
Played like…
- B Cosgrave1923-24 to 1924-25 · 21 m · 365 runs · 0 wkts
- HW Bunton1930-31 to 1933-34 · 25 m · 382 runs · 0 wkts
- AC Jackson1928-29 to 1929-30 · 15 m · 187 runs · 0 wkts
- MW Hunter2005-06 to 2008-09 · 28 m · 315 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Dempsey’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AJW Lansdown · 15
- AW Dummett · 15
- HC Lansdown · 15
- FD Chapman · 14
- AE Liddicut · 12
- HT Parkin · 11
- JW Scaife · 11
- MS McDonald · 11
- H Cohen · 7
- JJW Cashman · 6
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
AC Dempsey's best season with the bat was 1926-27: 212 runs from 12 innings at 26.50. The best ten-innings patch came in 1926-27: 211 runs at 30.14. The leanest, 1926-27 to 1927-28: 193 runs at 27.57.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty57* | 8 Jan 1927 | v Richmond, 1926-27 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | v Northcote, 1926-27 | Tied |
| 57* | v Richmond, 1926-27 | Lost |
| 34* | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1926-27 | Drawn |
| 15 | v North Melbourne, 1926-27 | Drawn |
| 13* | v Prahran, 1926-27 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to open from 1927-28.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 4 | 132 | 57* | 26.40 |
| Away | 6 | 4 | 0 | 84 | 72 | 21.00 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 13 | 11 | 3 | 200 | 72 | 25.00 |
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 13* | 16.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Nov | 4 | 3 | 2 | 56 | 34* | 56.00 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Jan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 63 | 57* | 31.50 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 72 | 43.50 |
| Mar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1926-27 | St Kilda | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Prahran | 13* | 0/8 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | University | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 |  Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 34* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Richmond | 57* & 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Collingwood | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Northcote | 72 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 |  North Melbourne | 15 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | South Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | Essendon | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | Richmond | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | University | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |