W Dunstan
1966-67 to 1968-69 · 41 matches for the club
Debut v Prahran, 1966-67 (1 Oct 1966)Last game v University, 1968-69 (8 Mar 1969)Player no. 351 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1967: 6 v Richmond in 1968: 78* v Northcote
41
Matches
1,167
Runs
27.14
Average
101
Highest
1 / 6
100s / 50s
1
Wickets
7.00
Bowling avg
1/1
Best
12
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Prahran, 1966-67
- First fifty90v Prahran, 1966-67
- First hundred101v Carlton, 1966-67
- Highest score101v Carlton, 1966-67
- Best bowling1/1v St Kilda, 1966-67
- Last matchMatch 41v University, 1968-69
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
 Essendon | 4 | 173 | 55 | 34.60 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 4 | 76 | 27 | 19.00 | – | – | – | ||
 Northcote | 3 | 158 | 78* | 52.67 | 2 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 3 | 147 | 101 | 49.00 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Prahran | 3 | 137 | 90 | 45.67 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 St Kilda | 3 | 102 | 62* | 25.50 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1/1 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 3 | 96 | 73* | 48.00 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 75 | 48 | 25.00 | 0 | – | 0/3 | ||
 Melbourne University | 3 | 58 | 44 | 19.33 | 0 | – | 0/1 | ||
 Melbourne | 3 | 56 | 26 | 18.67 | – | – | – | ||
 Footscray | 3 | 52 | 43 | 17.33 | 0 | – | 0/2 | ||
 Richmond | 3 | 37 | 23 | 9.25 | – | – | – | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 3 | 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 | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | 3 | 941 | 78* | 24.13 | 5 | 6 | |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | 222 | 101 | 74.00 | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 46 | 4 | 1,163 | 101 | 27.69 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks6
- 1–99
- 10–1911
- 20–297
- 30–497
- 50–996
- 100+1
Turned 1 of 7 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 8 times.
Dismissals
- Caught26 · 60%
- LBW7 · 16%
- Bowled6 · 14%
- Run out3 · 7%
- Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Murch (3), Smith (2), Watson (2), Jeffrie (2), Sharp (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 27 | 2 | 759 | 101 | 30.36 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| In losses | 16 | 1 | 285 | 55 | 19.00 | 1 | 2 | |
| In draws | 4 | 1 | 123 | 73* | 41.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 2 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In losses | 2 | 1 | 3.00 | 0.5 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 5 of 7 (71%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 18 of 34 (53%), lost 12.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 23 | 1 | 575 | 101 | 26.14 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 17 | 2 | 438 | 78* | 29.20 | 3 | 4 | |
| Second innings of the match | 7 | 1 | 154 | 48 | 25.67 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 22 | 26 | 527 | 73* | 22.91 | 1 | 7.00 | 1/1 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 147 | 101 | 49.00 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 3 | 107 | 78* | 53.50 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 56 | 36 | 18.67 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 83 | 55 | 41.50 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 2 | 55 | 48 | 27.50 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 16.00 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 90.00 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 43 | 43 | 43.00 | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Bowled1 · 100%
Batters dismissed
- Lower order (8–11)1 · 100%
Best in a match: 1/1 v St Kilda, 1966-67. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 70th of 488 run-scorers
- 252nd of 298 wicket-takers
- 129th of 525 for matches played
- 46th of 81 for hundreds
- 149th of 431 for catches
- 39th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1966-67 to 1968-69: 10th of 31 for runs, 20th of 21 for wickets, 16th of 32 for matches, 5th of 8 for hundreds, 20th of 28 for catches, 5th of 22 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 44th of 321 for runs, 143rd of 172 for wickets, 80th of 345 for matches, 30th of 50 for hundreds, 95th of 279 for catches, 24th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- JA Atkinson1921-22 to 1925-26 · 50 m · 1,434 runs · 4 wkts
- C Kiernan1921-22 to 1922-23 · 22 m · 630 runs · 0 wkts
- AP Mulcahy1994-95 to 1998-99 · 37 m · 903 runs · 0 wkts
- H Sheahan1938-39 to 1953-54 · 61 m · 1,574 runs · 1 wkts
The careers nearest Dunstan’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AL Thomson · 39
- RW Furlong · 38
- EP Illingworth · 37
- DJ Anderson · 32
- D Martin · 26
- GL Harvey · 25
- WA Heller · 25
- J Potter · 20
- D Ashworth · 19
- CJ Dart · 18
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership
1966-67: premiership
The arc
W Dunstan's best season with the bat was 1966-67: 428 runs from 16 innings at 28.53. The best ten-innings patch came in 1966-67 to 1967-68: 394 runs at 43.78. The leanest, 1968-69: 131 runs at 13.10.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty90 | 1 Oct 1966 | v Prahran, 1966-67 |
| First hundred101 | 28 Jan 1967 | v Carlton, 1966-67 |
| 1,000th run73* took him to 1,036 | 16 Nov 1968 | v Collingwood, 1968-69 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | v Carlton, 1966-67 | Won |
| 90 | v Prahran, 1966-67 | Won |
| 78* | v Northcote, 1968-69 | Won |
| 73* | v Collingwood, 1968-69 | Drawn |
| 62* | v St Kilda, 1967-68 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/1 | v St Kilda, 1966-67 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Opened in every one of his 3 seasons.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 22 | 26 | 3 | 527 | 73* | 22.91 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Away | 19 | 21 | 1 | 640 | 101 | 32.00 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 3 | 962 | 101 | 26.00 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Weekday | 6 | 7 | 1 | 205 | 78* | 34.17 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 | 8 | 0 | 274 | 90 | 34.25 | ||
| Nov | 9 | 9 | 3 | 257 | 78* | 42.83 | ||
| Dec | 4 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 26 | 13.75 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Jan | 9 | 12 | 0 | 378 | 101 | 31.50 | ||
| Feb | 6 | 7 | 0 | 108 | 44 | 15.43 | ||
| Mar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 95 | 36 | 15.83 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 38 | 44 | 4 | 1,102 | 101 | 27.55 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 36 | 21.67 |
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