CA Ruddell

1937-38 to 1941-42 · 48 matches for the club

Debut v Collingwood, 1937-38 (16 Oct 1937)Last game v Melbourne, 1941-42 (7 Feb 1942)Player no. 189 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 1939: 41 v Carlton

Matches

1,154

Runs

21.37

Average

112

Highest

1 / 3

100s / 50s

Wickets

21.00

Bowling avg

2/30

Best

Catches

Season by season

Season	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Overs	Wkts	Best	Ct
1937-38	12	15	3	211	46	17.58	–	–	–	1
1938-39	14	17	2	348	112	23.20	0 (8)	1	1/26	3
1939-40	13	17	0	399	76	23.47	4 (8)	2	2/30	6
1940-41	8	9	0	178	44	19.78	–	–	–	5
1941-42	1	1	0	18	18	18.00	–	–	–
Career	48	59	5	1,154	112	21.37	4 (8-ball)	3	2/30	15

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv Collingwood, 1937-38
First fifty55v North Melbourne, 1938-39
First hundred112v Prahran, 1938-39
Highest score112v Prahran, 1938-39
Best bowling2/30v Melbourne, 1939-40
Last matchMatch 48v Melbourne, 1941-42

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

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Melbourne	7	224	76	22.40	1		2	15.00	2/30
Camberwell Magpies	5	57	28	11.40			0	–	0/7
Prahran	4	205	112	51.25		1	–	–	–
Melbourne University	4	104	47	20.80			–	–	–
Richmond	4	81	43	20.25			–	–	–
St Kilda	4	53	19	8.83			–	–	–
Casey South Melbourne	3	90	54	22.50	1		–	–	–
Carlton	3	85	41	42.50			–	–	–
Northcote	3	75	26	18.75			–	–	–
Kingston Hawthorn	3	58	48	29.00			–	–	–
VCA Colts	3	20	10	6.67			1	26.00	1/26
Greenvale Kanagaroos	2	96	55	32.00	1		–	–	–
Essendon	2	2	2	2.00			–	–	–
Coburg	1	4	4	4.00			–	–	–

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	100s	0s
1	1	1	8	8*	–
2	3	0	24	17	8.00			1
3	13	0	337	112	25.92		1	1
4	17	1	403	76	25.19	3		1
5	6	0	119	32	19.83
6	7	2	74	28*	14.80
7	6	0	94	46	15.67			1
8	6	1	95	44	19.00

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Top order (1–3)	17	1	369	112	23.06		1	2
Middle order (4–7)	36	3	690	76	20.91	3		2
Lower order (8–11)	6	1	95	44	19.00

Batted most often at 4th.

Scores and consistency

Ducks4
1–919
10–1913
20–2910
30–498
50–993
100+1

Turned 1 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 5 times.

Dismissals

Caught29 · 54%
LBW12 · 22%
Bowled6 · 11%
Stumped5 · 9%
Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Hit wicket1 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Zachariah (3), Barker (3), Johnson (2), Morgan (2), McCormick (2).

In wins and losses

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
In wins	42	3	846	112	21.69	2	1	4
In losses	15	1	302	55	21.57	1
In draws	2	1	6	4	6.00

	M	Wkts	Avg	Wkts / match
In wins	3	3	21.00	1.0

Scored 50+: the side won 3 of 4 (75%), lost 1.
Every other match: the side won 31 of 44 (70%), lost 11.

Batting first or second

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Batting first	28	0	504	55	18.00	1
Batting second	19	3	458	112	28.63	1	1	2
Second innings of the match	12	2	192	76	19.20	1		2

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg	Best
Fitzroy Cricket Ground	26	31	649	112	23.18	1	26.00	1/26
Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	4	100	43	25.00	–	–	–
Victoria Park	3	3	29	28	9.67	–	–	0/7
Albert Ground	2	3	132	76	44.00	2	15.00	2/30
South Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	3	36	30	12.00	–	–	–
Essendon Cricket Ground	2	2	2	2	2.00	–	–	–
St Kilda Cricket Ground	2	2	21	19	10.50	–	–	–
Toorak Park	2	2	66	46	33.00	–	–	–
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote	1	2	33	26	16.50	–	–	–
North Melbourne Cricket Ground	1	2	41	26	20.50	–	–	–
Carlton Cricket Ground	1	1	16	16	16.00	–	–	–
Richmond Cricket Ground	1	1	7	7	7.00	–	–	–
University Oval	1	1	4	4	4.00	–	–	–

Wickets taken

Caught2 · 67%
Caught & bowled1 · 33%

Batters dismissed

Top order (1–3)1 · 33%
Middle order (4–7)2 · 67%

Best in a match: 2/30 v Melbourne, 1939-40. 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 1937-38 to 1941-42: 14th of 36 for runs, 17th of 26 for wickets, 20th of 38 for matches, 11th of 13 for hundreds, 20th of 33 for catches, 13th of 27 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 45th of 321 for runs, 124th of 172 for wickets, 73rd of 345 for matches, 30th of 50 for hundreds, 82nd of 279 for catches, 43rd of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

G Hayes1977-78 to 1981-82 · 49 m · 1,044 runs · 4 wkts
P Huntington1962-63 to 1967-68 · 41 m · 877 runs · 0 wkts
D Martin1965-66 to 1971-72 · 55 m · 1,143 runs · 2 wkts
CS Reidy2001-02 to 2007-08 · 56 m · 1,343 runs · 1 wkts

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

Most often alongside

Matches in the same side, from the published cards.

The shape of the career

Season by season

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership

1938-39: premiership · 1939-40: premiership

The arc

Clarrie Ruddell's best season with the bat was 1939-40: 399 runs from 17 innings at 23.47. The best ten-innings patch came in 1938-39: 257 runs at 32.13. The leanest, 1937-38: 109 runs at 15.57.

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

Milestones

Milestone	When	Match
First fifty55	14 Jan 1939	v North Melbourne, 1938-39
First hundred112	30 Jan 1939	v Prahran, 1938-39
1,000th run44 took him to 1,002	2 Nov 1940	v University, 1940-41

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings: from v Melbourne, 1939-40 to v South Melbourne, 1940-41 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 11 matches: from v Essendon, 1938-39 to v Richmond, 1938-39 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings: from v South Melbourne, 1938-39 to v Collingwood, 1938-39 · first · last

Best innings

Score	Match	Result
112	v Prahran, 1938-39	Won
76	v Melbourne, 1939-40	Won, Final
55	v North Melbourne, 1938-39	Lost
54	v South Melbourne, 1939-40	Won
48	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1939-40	Won

Best bowling

Figures	Match	Result
2/30	v Melbourne, 1939-40	Won, Final
1/26	v VCA Colts, 1938-39	Won

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Batting position over the years

Batted at 7th for 1 season, moved up to 3rd from 1938-39, dropped to 4th from 1939-40, dropped to 5th from 1941-42.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
1937-38	7	15	17.58
1938-39	3	17	23.20
1939-40	4	17	23.47
1940-41	4	9	19.78
1941-42	5	1	18.00

Home and away

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	26	31	3	649	112	23.18	1	26.00
Away	21	26	1	487	76	19.48	2	18.50
Neutral or unknown	1	2	1	18	10	18.00

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	43	54	3	964	76	18.90	3	21.00
Weekday	5	5	2	190	112	63.33

Month by month

Month	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Oct	6	6	1	65	24	13.00
Nov	10	11	2	248	48	27.56
Dec	5	6	0	66	24	11.00
Jan	9	10	2	314	112	39.25
Feb	8	11	0	152	47	13.82
Mar	9	14	0	266	76	19.00	3	18.67
Other	1	1	0	43	43	43.00

Finals

5Finals played

221Runs · avg 27.63

2Wickets

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home and away	43	51	5	933	112	20.28	1	33.00
Finals	5	8	0	221	76	27.63	2	15.00

Fielding

Season	M	Ct
1937-38	12	4
1938-39	14	3
1939-40	13	6
1940-41	8	5
1941-42	1

Caught most off

J Frederick × 7
HJ Plant × 3
MW Sievers × 3
EA Williams × 2
K Campbell × 2
CA Ruddell × 1

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Season	Opponent	Batting	Bowling
1937-38	Collingwood	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	VCA Colts	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	2*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Northcote	7 & 26	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Melbourne	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	St Kilda	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Richmond	10 & 8*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Carlton	28*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	North Melbourne	15 & 26	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	University	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Prahran	46	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	Melbourne	22 & 8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Northcote	13 & 12*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Melbourne	24	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Essendon	0*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Richmond	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Carlton	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	North Melbourne	55	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	University	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Prahran	112	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	South Melbourne	4 & 2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Collingwood	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	VCA Colts	10 & 0	1/26	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Collingwood	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	Richmond	43	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Richmond	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Carlton	41	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Hawthorn-East Melbourne	48	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Northcote	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Melbourne	7 & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	St Kilda	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	South Melbourne	54	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Prahran	20	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	University	47 & 9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Collingwood	0	0/7	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	VCA Colts	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	St Kilda	5 & 7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	Melbourne	32 & 76	2/30	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	University	44	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	Prahran	27	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	South Melbourne	30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	Collingwood	24	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	Coburg	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	Melbourne	27	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	St Kilda	2 & 18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	Essendon	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	Melbourne	18	–	Something wrong? Tell us

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