R Boyes
1942-43 to 1943-44 · 22 matches for the club
Debut v St Kilda, 1942-43 (3 Oct 1942)Last game v Yarraville (Sub-District), 1943-44 (5 Feb 1944)Player no. 220 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1943: 0 and 1/10 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne
Hawthorn-East Melbourne 22
Matches
132
Runs
9.43
Average
28
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
23
Wickets
22.30
Bowling avg
2/22
Best
4
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1942-43
- Highest score28v Preston, 1942-43
- Best bowling2/22v South Melbourne, 1943-44
- Last matchMatch 22v Yarraville (Sub-District), 1943-44
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
 Melbourne | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 5 | 13.00 | 2/32 |
 Northcote | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 | 4 | 18.00 | 2/37 |
 Essendon | 2 | 28 | 17 | 28.00 | 2 | 30.00 | 1/18 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 3 | 13.00 | 2/24 |
 St Kilda | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9.00 | 1 | 84.00 | 1/60 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/10 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 3 | 21.33 | 2/22 |
 Preston | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | 1 | 18.00 | 1/18 |
 Carlton | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 19.50 | 2/39 |
 Brunswick | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 0 | – | 0/11 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Richmond | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/35 |
 Yarraville (Sub-District) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 16.00 | 1/16 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 11* | 13.00 | |
| 9 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 28 | 18.67 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 40 | 19 | 10.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 12 | 3 | 123 | 28 | 13.67 | 1 |
Batted most often at 10th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–96
- 10–196
- 20–291
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
6.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught5 · 45%
- Bowled4 · 36%
- Stumped2 · 18%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 2 | 69 | 28 | 13.80 | |
| In losses | 7 | 1 | 53 | 19 | 8.83 | 2 |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 10 | 11 | 24.18 | 1.1 |
| In losses | 9 | 11 | 22.45 | 1.2 |
| In ties | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 1.0 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 11 | 2 | 107 | 28 | 11.89 | 1 |
| Batting second | 4 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 8.33 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 11 | 7 | 68 | 28 | 11.33 | 12 | 24.08 | 2/22 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 3 | 11.00 | 2/33 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 66.00 | 1/42 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 2 | 18.50 | 2/37 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 19.50 | 2/39 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | 1 | 18.00 | 1/18 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 15.00 | 1/15 |
| Yarraville Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 16.00 | 1/16 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Caught9 · 50%
- Bowled8 · 44%
- LBW1 · 6%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)10 · 56%
- Middle order (4–7)6 · 33%
- Lower order (8–11)2 · 11%
Best in a match: 2/22 v South Melbourne, 1943-44. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 266th of 488 run-scorers
- 109th of 298 wicket-takers
- 192nd of 525 for matches played
- 251st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1942-43 to 1943-44: 29th of 39 for runs, 17th of 31 for wickets, 28th of 41 for matches, 30th of 38 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 171st of 321 for runs, 63rd of 172 for wickets, 113th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- RK Wilson2004-05 to 2017-18 · 15 m · 87 runs · 14 wkts
- Gurnaz Khatra2023-24 to 2025-26 · 26 m · 150 runs · 32 wkts
- IW Waller1987-88 to 1988-89 · 20 m · 62 runs · 18 wkts
- MEL Shaw2007-08 · 12 m · 108 runs · 14 wkts
The careers nearest Boyes’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AJ Hagger · 22
- Ray Harvey · 22
- WL Jacobs · 22
- IT Clay · 21
- TN Newton · 21
- TJ Ruddell · 15
- E Moore · 12
- RN Harvey · 11
- DHL Arnall · 9
- J Barnes · 9
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
R Boyes' best season with the bat was 1942-43: 82 runs from 7 innings at 13.67. The best ten-innings patch came in 1942-43 to 1943-44: 101 runs at 14.43. The leanest, 1942-43 to 1943-44: 61 runs at 8.71.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | v Preston, 1942-43 | Won |
| 19 | v Collingwood, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 17 | v Essendon, 1943-44 | Won |
| 14 | v St Kilda, 1942-43 | Lost |
| 14 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1942-43 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/22 | v South Melbourne, 1943-44 | Won |
| 2/24 | v Collingwood, 1942-43 | Won |
| 2/32 | v Melbourne, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 2/33 | v Melbourne, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 2/37 | v Northcote, 1943-44 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 9th for 1 season, dropped to 10th from 1943-44.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 7 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 11.33 | 12 | 24.08 |
| Away | 11 | 8 | 2 | 64 | 19 | 10.67 | 11 | 20.36 |
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 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 88 | 28 | 14.67 | 9 | 29.89 |
| Nov | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 7.67 | 7 | 17.71 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 19.50 |
| Jan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11* | 16.00 | 4 | 16.25 |
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 16.00 |
Favourite victims
- BT Taylor × 2
- A Franklin × 1
- AN Curphey × 1
- CA Gardner × 1
- GH Tate × 1
- GS Meikle × 1
- H Tibbett × 1
- JH Baggott × 1
The card names his victims in 14 of 17 wicket-taking games.
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