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Debut v St Kilda, 1989-90 (21 Oct 1989)Last game v University, 1992-93 (13 Mar 1993)Player no. 471 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1990: 10 and 0/51 v University

56

Matches

788

Runs

20.21

Average

98

Highest

0 / 4

100s / 50s

150

Wickets

22.23

Bowling avg

7/60

Best

6

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1989-90131011629818.00291.2314/50
1990-91151531905915.83328.2477/992
1991-92151422986324.83369.4447/604
1992-93139313845*23.00228.1285/67
Career564897889820.211217.31507/606

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1989-90
  2. First fifty98v University, 1989-90
  3. First five-for5/54v Hawthorn, 1990-91
  4. Highest score98v University, 1989-90
  5. Best bowling7/60v Essendon, 1991-92
  6. Last matchMatch 56v University, 1992-93

Runs by season

1989-90: 162 runs16289-901990-91: 190 runs19090-911991-92: 298 runs29891-921992-93: 138 runs13892-93

Wickets by season

1989-90: 31 wickets3189-901990-91: 47 wickets4790-911991-92: 44 wickets4491-921992-93: 28 wickets2892-93

Every innings, in order

98501989-90 v St Kilda: 01989-90 v Prahran: 101989-90 v South Melbourne: 221989-90 v Melbourne: 41989-90 v University: 981989-90 v Ringwood: 101989-90 v Richmond: 61989-90 v Carlton: 121989-90 v Collingwood: 01989-90 v Northcote: 0*1990-91 v Hawthorn: 5*1990-91 v Northcote: 11990-91 v Northcote: 21990-91 v University: 101990-91 v Prahran: 241990-91 v Footscray: 131990-91 v Ringwood: 81990-91 v South Melbourne: 191990-91 v Carlton: 591990-91 v Melbourne: 61990-91 v North Melbourne: 4*1990-91 v Richmond: 21*1990-91 v Waverley-Dandenong: 71990-91 v St Kilda: 01990-91 v Essendon: 111991-92 v Carlton: 21991-92 v Hawthorn: 161991-92 v South Melbourne: 211991-92 v Footscray: 50*1991-92 v North Melbourne: 401991-92 v Waverley-Dandenong: 631991-92 v Melbourne: 321991-92 v Ringwood: 31991-92 v Richmond: 261991-92 v Collingwood: 31991-92 v Essendon: 151991-92 v Northcote: 14*1991-92 v St Kilda: 11991-92 v University: 121992-93 v Essendon: 5*1992-93 v South Melbourne: 01992-93 v Melbourne: 31992-93 v Northcote: 21992-93 v Dandenong-Waverley: 141992-93 v Hawthorn: 321992-93 v Footscray: 45*1992-93 v Ringwood: 111992-93 v University: 26*

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Melbourne University41469848.671641.175/671
Footscray410850*108.0011415.366/701
Dandenong4846328.0011126.455/841
Carlton4735924.331444.002/75
Casey South Melbourne4622215.501118.185/531
Melbourne4453211.25733.864/33
Ringwood432118.00635.332/49
Essendon4311515.502112.767/602
Northcote41914*6.331521.674/107
Camberwell Magpies4331.50727.574/73
St Kilda4110.331123.554/50
Richmond3532626.501022.205/621
Kingston Hawthorn3533226.50725.865/541
Greenvale Kanagaroos3444044.00127.426/441
Prahran3342417.00827.384/62

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
410222222.00
54313163131.002
62016148.00
714224845*20.671
812196168.731
91132369829.5021
104039249.751
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
Middle order (4–7)2154176326.0621
Lower order (8–11)2743719816.1323

Batted most often at 7th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks4
  • 1–916
  • 10–1913
  • 20–296
  • 30–494
  • 50–994
  • 100+0

Turned 0 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.8% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.

Dismissals
  • Bowled16 · 41%
  • Caught15 · 38%
  • Run out4 · 10%
  • Caught & bowled2 · 5%
  • Stumped1 · 3%
  • LBW1 · 3%

Most often dismissed by: Walker (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
In wins1983969836.002
In losses2403066312.7523
In draws51863221.501
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins278617.833.2
In losses235227.562.3
In draws61230.672.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 4 (50%), lost 2.
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 6 of 9 (67%), lost 2.
  • Every other match: the side won 19 of 43 (44%), lost 19.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s0s
Batting first2543515916.7122
Batting second2254359825.5922
Second innings of the match10222.00
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Schramms Reserve30254246323.568222.517/99
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote23521.67811.133/27
Richmond Cricket Ground22322616.00915.565/62
South Melbourne Cricket Ground2219199.50715.575/53
St Kilda Cricket Ground22110.50618.004/50
Shepley Oval22211410.50533.605/84
Russell Lucas Oval2219119.50430.252/49
Albert Ground22363218.00349.672/101
University Oval221109855.001129.001/69
Essendon Cricket Ground21151515.001112.097/60
North Melbourne Cricket Ground2144*–67.504/11
Western Oval215050*–522.404/80
Carlton Cricket Ground11121212.00155.001/55
Toorak Park11242424.00171.001/71
Central Reserve South Oval11161616.00––0/48
Victoria Park100––111.001/11
Wickets taken
  • Caught89 · 59%
  • Bowled38 · 25%
  • LBW23 · 15%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)62 · 41%
  • Middle order (4–7)53 · 35%
  • Lower order (8–11)35 · 23%

9 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 8/108 v Essendon, 1990-91. 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 1989-90 to 1992-93: 11th of 28 for runs, 5th of 25 for wickets, 13th of 30 for matches, 19th of 27 for catches, 10th of 18 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 39th of 184 for runs, 9th of 135 for wickets, 40th of 197 for matches, 83rd of 167 for catches, 43rd of 81 for batting average.

Played like…

  • TL Lawford2015-16 to 2018-19 · 77 m · 1,327 runs · 193 wkts
  • K Cant1949-50 to 1952-53 · 41 m · 703 runs · 93 wkts
  • RC Bitmead1961-62 to 1971-72 · 81 m · 1,203 runs · 176 wkts
  • G Beacham1891-92 to 1900-01 · 49 m · 1,099 runs · 144 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

1989-90: 13 matches, 162 runs, 31 wickets1989-901990-91: 15 matches, 190 runs, 47 wickets · 1st XI Bowling · A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion1990-911991-92: 15 matches, 298 runs, 44 wickets · Jack Ryder Medal · 1st XI Bowling · A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion1991-921992-93: 13 matches, 138 runs, 28 wickets · 1st XI Bowling · A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion1992-93

Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name

1990-91: 1st XI Bowling, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1991-92: Jack Ryder Medal, 1st XI Bowling, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1992-93: 1st XI Bowling, A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion

The arc

Mark Ridgway's best season with the bat was 1991-92: 298 runs from 14 innings at 24.83. The best ten-innings patch came in 1991-92: 267 runs at 33.38. The leanest, 1991-92 to 1992-93: 69 runs at 8.63.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 48: 8.6 to 33.433.4

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty9816 Dec 1989v University, 1989-90
First five-for5/5420 Oct 1990v Hawthorn, 1990-91
50th wicket2/49 took him to 5115 Dec 1990v Ringwood, 1990-91
100th wicket1/37 took him to 10014 Dec 1991v Prahran, 1991-92
50th match4/7616 Jan 1993v St Kilda, 1992-93
150th wicket5/67 took him to 15013 Mar 1993v University, 1992-93

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 4 innings
from v Footscray, 1991-92 to v Melbourne, 1991-92 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 32 matches
from v Essendon, 1989-90 to v University, 1991-92 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 14 matches
from v South Melbourne, 1991-92 to v Essendon, 1992-93 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v Collingwood, 1989-90 to v Northcote, 1990-91 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111989-90: 9 (10 inns, avg 18.00)1990-91: 9 (15 inns, avg 15.83)1991-92: 7 (14 inns, avg 24.83)1992-93: 7 (9 inns, avg 23.00)1989199019911992

Batted at 9th for 2 seasons, moved up to 7th from 1991-92.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1989-9091018.00
1990-9191515.83
1991-9271424.83
1992-937923.00
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home302574246323.568222.51
Away262323649817.336821.88

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday484376399817.7514022.09
Sunday531896344.50916.67
Weekday3216050*60.00191.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct65228169.331221.17
Nov141212756325.003022.67
Dec7601299821.501920.32
Jan10801395917.383023.20
Feb1211415745*22.433520.71
Mar7626026*15.002424.71
Favourite victims
  1. BJ McArdle × 3
  2. ER Eddings × 3
  3. AJ Amalfi × 2
  4. BD Salmon × 2
  5. CD Wright × 2
  6. D McKee × 2
  7. DB Robinson × 2
  8. DJ Ramshaw × 2
Fielding
SeasonMCt
1989-9013
1990-91152
1991-92154
1992-9313

Caught most off

  1. AJ Melbourne × 1
  2. CA McKissack × 1
  3. DR Hampton × 1
  4. RJ Harvey × 1
  5. RW Watts × 1
  6. SW Russell × 1

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Every match · 56 · tap to show
SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1989-90St Kilda04/50 & 0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Waverley-Dandenongdnb3/74Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Prahran102/49Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90South Melbourne220/25Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Melbourne41/48Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90University980/42 & 0/18Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Footscraydnb4/80Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Ringwood101/64Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Richmond64/78Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Carlton121/55Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Collingwood04/73Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Essendondnb4/73Something wrong? Tell us
1989-90Northcote0*3/129Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Collingwooddnb0/31Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Hawthorn5*5/54Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Northcote1 & 23/44 & 3/27Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91University100/51Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Prahran241/71Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Footscray136/70Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Ringwood82/49Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91South Melbourne195/53 & 1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Carlton592/75Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Melbourne60/55Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91North Melbourne4*4/11Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Richmond21*1/82Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Waverley-Dandenong75/84Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91St Kilda01/75Something wrong? Tell us
1990-91Essendon117/99 & 1/9Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Carlton21/38Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Hawthorn160/48Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92South Melbourne214/66Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Footscray50*1/32Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92North Melbourne406/44Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Waverley-Dandenong633/49Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Melbourne322/101Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Prahrandnb4/62 & 1/37Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Ringwood31/27Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Richmond265/62Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Collingwood32/60 & 0/18Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Essendon157/60Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92Northcote14*4/107Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92St Kilda12/52Something wrong? Tell us
1991-92University121/69Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Essendon5*2/27Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Carltondnb0/8Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Collingwooddnb1/11Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93South Melbourne01/28Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Melbourne34/33Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Northcote22/18Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93St Kildadnb4/76Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Dandenong-Waverley140/84Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Hawthorn322/79Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93North Melbournednb2/34Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Footscray45*3/33Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93Ringwood112/56 & 0/16Something wrong? Tell us
1992-93University26*5/67Something wrong? Tell us

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