JW Mason
1965-66 to 1971-72 · 11 matches for the club
Debut v Melbourne, 1965-66 (5 Feb 1966)Last game v Carlton, 1971-72 (16 Oct 1971)Player no. 350 to appear for the club
11
Matches
139
Runs
13.90
Average
32
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/5
Best
2
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Melbourne, 1965-66
- Highest score32v Prahran, 1966-67
- Last matchMatch 11v Carlton, 1971-72
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 | 35 | 22 | 11.67 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 30 | 21* | 30.00 |
 Prahran | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 |
 Melbourne | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
 Northcote | 1 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | – | – | – |
 Footscray | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
 Carlton | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 15.33 | |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | 71 | 32 | 23.67 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 4 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 12.00 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 2 | 82 | 32 | 20.50 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks1
- 1–94
- 10–192
- 20–293
- 30–491
- 50–990
- 100+0
7.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught5 · 50%
- Bowled3 · 30%
- LBW1 · 10%
- Caught & bowled1 · 10%
Most often dismissed by: Hosking (2), Brew (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 2 | 0 | 55 | 32 | 27.50 | |
| In losses | 8 | 2 | 60 | 21* | 10.00 | 1 |
| In ties | 2 | 0 | 24 | 22 | 12.00 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 5 | 1 | 66 | 32 | 16.50 | |
| Batting second | 5 | 1 | 64 | 23 | 16.00 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 6 | 5 | 64 | 23 | 21.33 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 24 | 22 | 12.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 |
At the club
In the record book
Among players of 1965-66 to 1971-72: 37th of 49 for runs, 36th of 50 for matches, 38th of 45 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 169th of 321 for runs, 166th of 345 for matches, 207th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- GC Sholly1976-77 to 1978-79 · 16 m · 208 runs · 0 wkts
- LA Hathaway1976-77 to 1978-79 · 13 m · 179 runs · 0 wkts
- RD Sloan2003-04 to 2004-05 · 20 m · 264 runs · 0 wkts
- R Clough1975-76 to 1979-80 · 11 m · 118 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Mason’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AL Thomson · 11
- EP Illingworth · 11
- GL Harvey · 8
- PJ Measom · 7
- WA Heller · 7
- RC Bitmead · 6
- W Dunstan · 6
- DJ Anderson · 5
- LJ Davison · 5
- LT Hill · 5
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Season away
The arc
JW Mason's best season with the bat was 1966-67: 51 runs from 5 innings at 12.75. The best ten-innings patch came in 1965-66 to 1967-68: 130 runs at 16.25. The leanest, 1965-66 to 1971-72: 94 runs at 11.75.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | v Prahran, 1966-67 | Won |
| 23 | v Melbourne, 1965-66 | Won |
| 22 | v St Kilda, 1965-66 | Tied |
| 21* | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1965-66 | Lost |
| 11 | v St Kilda, 1966-67 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 7th for 1 season, dropped to 8th from 1966-67, dropped to 9th from 1967-68, moved up to open from 1971-72.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 23 | 21.33 |
| Away | 5 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 32 | 10.71 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 5 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 32 | 9.80 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Feb | 2 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 15.67 |
| Mar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21* | – |
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | Melbourne | 23 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1965-66 | St Kilda | 22 & 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1965-66 |  Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 21* | 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | Prahran | 32 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | Northcote | 1 & 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | Footscray | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1966-67 | St Kilda | 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1967-68 | South Melbourne | 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Carlton | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |