AE Sharpe
1898-99 · 7 matches for the club
Debut v East Melbourne, 1898-99 (8 Oct 1898)Last game v South Melbourne, 1898-99 (25 Mar 1899)Player no. 54 to appear for the club
7
Matches
48
Runs
9.60
Average
14*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
9
Wickets
29.11
Bowling avg
4/19
Best
1
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-99 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 14* | 9.60 | 50 | 9 | 4/19 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 14* | 9.60 | 50 | 9 | 4/19 | 1 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv East Melbourne, 1898-99
- Highest score14*v St Kilda, 1898-99
- Best bowling4/19v University, 1898-99
- Last matchMatch 7v South 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
 St Kilda | 1 | 17 | 14* | 17.00 | 2 | 27.50 | 1/14 |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 4 | 4.75 | 4/19 |
 Richmond | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 0 | – | 0/0 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | – | – | – |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | 2 | 56.00 | 2/112 |
 Prahran | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | – | 0/25 |
 Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 1 | 40.00 | 1/40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14* | 11.50 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 7 | 3 | 38 | 14* | 9.50 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks0
- 1–94
- 10–193
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
3.0% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught3 · 60%
- Bowled1 · 20%
- LBW1 · 20%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7.00 |
| In losses | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14* | 20.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 4 | 13.75 | 1.3 |
| In losses | 3 | 5 | 41.40 | 1.7 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Batting second | 4 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 12.50 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | – |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 38 | 14* | 9.50 | 8 | 26.38 | 4/19 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 1 | 40.00 | 1/40 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | – | – | 0/0 |
Wickets taken
- Bowled6 · 67%
- Caught3 · 33%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)2 · 22%
- Middle order (4–7)5 · 56%
- Lower order (8–11)2 · 22%
Best in a match: 4/19 v University, 1898-99. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 340th of 488 run-scorers
- 161st of 298 wicket-takers
- 330th of 525 for matches played
- 361st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1898-99: 12th of 14 for runs, 6th of 9 for wickets, 12th of 15 for matches, 13th of 14 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 219th of 321 for runs, 91st of 172 for wickets, 203rd of 345 for matches, 232nd of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- CC Best · 7
- E Twentyman · 7
- FA Tarrant · 7
- I Hopkins · 7
- M Ellis · 7
- R Mitchell · 7
- WA Tarrant · 7
- G Beacham · 6
- W Webb · 6
- R Littlefield · 4
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
AE Sharpe's best season with the bat was 1898-99: 48 runs from 8 innings at 9.60.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 14* | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 12 | v University, 1898-99 | Won |
| 10 | v Richmond, 1898-99 | Won |
| 4 | v South Melbourne, 1898-99 | Won |
| 3* | v East Melbourne, 1898-99 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/19 | v University, 1898-99 | Won |
| 2/112 | v East Melbourne, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 1/14 | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 1/40 | v Carlton, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 1/41 | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14* | 9.50 | 8 | 26.38 |
| Away | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 51.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 13.00 | 2 | 61.50 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 1 | 40.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Jan | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 14* | 17.00 | 2 | 27.50 |
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | ||
| Mar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898-99 | East Melbourne | 3* | 2/112 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Richmond | 10 | 0/11 & 0/? | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Carlton | 0* | 1/40 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | University | 12 | 0/? & 4/19 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | St Kilda | 3 & 14* | 1/41 & 1/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Hawksburn | 2 | 0/25 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | South Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |