FWA Spear
1895-96 to 1896-97 · 8 matches for the club
Debut v East Melbourne, 1895-96 (30 Nov 1895)Last game v North Melbourne, 1896-97 (10 Apr 1897)Player no. 35 to appear for the club
8
Matches
73
Runs
10.43
Average
16*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
16
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv East Melbourne, 1895-96
- Highest score16*v Carlton, 1895-96
- Last matchMatch 8v North Melbourne, 1896-97
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 St Kilda | 2 | 27 | 16* | 27.00 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 17 | 9* | 8.50 |
 Carlton | 1 | 17 | 16* | 17.00 |
 Richmond | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | – | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 16* | 28.00 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1* | 2.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16* | 13.00 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 7 | 2 | 38 | 16* | 7.60 | 2 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–94
- 10–194
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
3.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught3 · 43%
- LBW2 · 29%
- Run out1 · 14%
- Bowled1 · 14%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16* | 14.00 | 1 |
| In losses | 8 | 3 | 45 | 16* | 9.00 | 2 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 5 | 1 | 37 | 16* | 9.25 | 1 |
| Batting second | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 2 |
| Second innings of the match | 3 | 2 | 35 | 16* | 35.00 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 5 | 7 | 56 | 16* | 14.00 |
| the Triangle | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9* | 17.00 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
At the club
In the record book
Among players of 1895-96 to 1896-97: 18th of 25 for runs, 14th of 27 for matches, 4th of 24 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 189th of 321 for runs, 192nd of 345 for matches, 74th of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- E Twentyman · 8
- M Ellis · 8
- R Mitchell · 8
- WA Tarrant · 8
- FE Chesswas · 6
- G Beacham · 6
- J Drysdale · 6
- JJ Smith · 6
- WN Wauchope · 6
- A O'Leary · 2
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
FWA Spear's best season with the bat was 1895-96: 40 runs from 8 innings at 6.67. The best ten-innings patch came in 1895-96 to 1896-97: 73 runs at 12.17. The leanest, 1895-96 to 1896-97: 64 runs at 9.14.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 16* | v Carlton, 1895-96 | Lost |
| 16* | v St Kilda, 1896-97 | Won |
| 12 | v Richmond, 1895-96 | Won |
| 10 | v St Kilda, 1895-96 | Lost |
| 9* | v North Melbourne, 1896-97 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 11th for 1 season, moved up to 3rd from 1896-97.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 7 | 3 | 56 | 16* | 14.00 |
| Away | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9* | 5.67 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16* | 17.00 |
| Jan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Mar | 2 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 16* | 27.00 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 9* | 8.50 |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | East Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | Carlton | 1 & 16* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 |  North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | Richmond | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | St Kilda | 1* & 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1895-96 | South Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1896-97 | St Kilda | 16* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1896-97 | North Melbourne | 8 & 9* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |