1970-71 season report
Fitzroy · the year's averages, honours and results, as the annual report had them.
13
Played
4
Won
6
Lost
1
Drawn
2,093
Runs for
2,584
Runs against
Honours
1st XI BattingN Buszard
1st XI BowlingD Weir
Most runs: NR Buszard 377 at 37.70. Most wickets: DD Weir 31 at 15.48.
Batting averages
| Player | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR Buszard | 11 | 13 | 3 | 377 | 108* | 37.70 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| D Martin | 10 | 11 | 1 | 338 | 102 | 33.80 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| JM Harvey | 11 | 12 | 1 | 258 | 78 | 23.45 | 2 | 5 | |
| J Hollioake | 10 | 12 | 0 | 199 | 42 | 16.58 | 5 | ||
| RH Goldin | 10 | 12 | 0 | 194 | 71 | 16.17 | 1 | 8 | |
| EP Illingworth | 11 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 29 | 12.89 | 2 | ||
| D Ashworth | 6 | 5 | 0 | 97 | 36 | 19.40 | 5 | ||
| TW MacDonald | 6 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 61 | 15.00 | 1 | 2 | |
| DD Weir | 10 | 10 | 2 | 88 | 20 | 11.00 | 4 | ||
| AL Thomson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 18 | 22.50 | |||
| TL Cullen | 3 | 4 | 1 | 43 | 30 | 14.33 | 1 | ||
| RC Bitmead | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26.00 | |||
| DP Rumble | 4 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 22 | 7.67 | 11 | ||
| RC Jordon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 4.00 | 13 | ||
| AT Duff | 9 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 6* | 5.33 | 1 | ||
| C Fox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | |||
| G Measom | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | |||
| D Byrne | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | ||
| GL Measom | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 | |||
| GM Fitzpatrick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
Bowling averages
| Player | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5wI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DD Weir | 122.4 | 15 | 480 | 31 | 15.48 | 4/14 | |
| EP Illingworth | 136.2 | 15 | 508 | 26 | 19.54 | 6/42 | 2 |
| AT Duff | 223 | 14 | 436 | 23 | 18.96 | 4/41 | |
| AL Thomson | 56.4 | 11 | 206 | 8 | 25.75 | 3/53 | |
| D Ashworth | 62 | 5 | 281 | 8 | 35.13 | 3/83 | |
| NR Buszard | 45.7 | 4 | 181 | 7 | 25.86 | 2/4 | |
| RC Bitmead | 18 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 | 3/21 | |
| C Fox | 13 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 13.00 | 2/26 | |
| RH Goldin | 15 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 42.00 | 1/17 | |
| JM Harvey | 3 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/4 | |
| D Martin | 11 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29.00 | 1/9 | |
| D Byrne | 12 | 2 | 51 | 1 | 51.00 | 1/40 | |
| TL Cullen | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
| TW MacDonald | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 0/6 | |
| J Hollioake | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 0/6 | |
| GM Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | – | 0/13 |
Eight-ball overs this season.
Results
| Date | Opponent | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 1970 | FootscrayWestern Oval, Footscray | 113 v 67 & 8/199 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 17 Oct 1970 | PrahranFitzroy Cricket Ground | 3/245 v dnb | DrawnDrawn. |
| 31 Oct 1970 | EssendonFitzroy Cricket Ground | 236 v 5/219d | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 3 Nov 1970 | St KildaSt Kilda Cricket Ground | 3/138d v 7/142 | LostSt Kilda won on first innings. |
| 14 Nov 1970 | RichmondFitzroy Cricket Ground | 231 v 294 & 0/13 | LostRichmond won on first innings. |
| 28 Nov 1970 | UniversityUniversity Oval. Parkville | 168 & 6/59d v 102 & 91 | WonFitzroy won outright by 34 runs. |
| 12 Dec 1970 | South MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 151 v 8/157d & 6/155 | LostSouth Melbourne won on first innings. |
| 9 Jan 1971 | MelbourneAlbert Ground | 123 v 4/322d & 2/87 | LostMelbourne won on first innings. |
| 23 Jan 1971 | Hawthorn-East MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | No resultMatch abandoned. | |
| 1 Feb 1971 | NorthcoteNorthcote Park | No resultMatch abandoned. | |
| 6 Feb 1971 | CollingwoodFitzroy Cricket Ground | 198 v 284 & 1/4 | LostCollingwood won on first innings. |
| 20 Feb 1971 | North MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 118 & 4/151d v 4/120d & 123 | WonFitzroy won outright by 26 runs. |
| 6 Mar 1971 | CarltonCarlton Cricket Ground | 162 v 167 & 0/38 | LostCarlton won on first innings. |
Footscray
Prahran
Essendon
St Kilda
Richmond
University
South Melbourne
Melbourne
Hawthorn-East Melbourne
Northcote
Collingwood
North Melbourne
CarltonFrom the annual report
The pages of the printed report the season’s averages were read from.