1975-76 season report
Fitzroy · the year's averages, honours and results, as the annual report had them.
15
Played
4
Won
5
Lost
3
Drawn
2,111
Runs for
2,540
Runs against
Honours
1st XI BattingT Cullen
1st XI BowlingE Illingworth
1st XI Batting (Doncaster CC)R Smith
1st XI Bowling (Doncaster CC)W Matthewson
A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI ChampionT Cullen
Most runs: TL Cullen 392 at 43.56. Most wickets: AL Thomson 32 at 21.81.
Batting averages
| Player | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TL Cullen | 10 | 11 | 2 | 392 | 75* | 43.56 | 6 | 6 | |
| PA Ryan | 12 | 12 | 1 | 299 | 53* | 27.18 | 2 | 4 | |
| IL Dunne | 12 | 11 | 1 | 277 | 89 | 27.70 | 1 | 12 | |
| NR Buszard | 11 | 11 | 0 | 264 | 72 | 24.00 | 2 | 3 | |
| PJ Wallace | 11 | 9 | 1 | 150 | 38 | 18.75 | 4 | ||
| GD Sanders | 10 | 8 | 0 | 131 | 40 | 16.38 | 4 | ||
| EP Illingworth | 12 | 10 | 2 | 128 | 50 | 16.00 | 1 | 8 | |
| R Clough | 5 | 5 | 1 | 85 | 44 | 21.25 | 7 | ||
| GM Watts | 3 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 50 | 40.00 | 1 | ||
| SA Wilding | 6 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 8.67 | |||
| J Hollioake | 4 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 16* | 16.33 | |||
| MJ Sutcliffe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 26 | 12.00 | |||
| AL Thomson | 12 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 28 | 8.25 | 1 | ||
| AJ Melbourne | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10* | 15.00 | 2 | ||
| IF McOrist | 7 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 5* | 4.33 | 1 | ||
| CM Reardon | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 11 | ||
| GL Harvey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | ||
| MJ Delves | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Bowling averages
| Player | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5wI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL Thomson | 137.6 | 14 | 698 | 32 | 21.81 | 6/83 | 1 |
| EP Illingworth | 133 | 24 | 571 | 29 | 19.69 | 8/84 | 2 |
| NR Buszard | 72.7 | 7 | 368 | 11 | 33.45 | 3/46 | |
| PJ Wallace | 51.6 | 3 | 350 | 8 | 43.75 | 3/28 | |
| IF McOrist | 44.2 | 1 | 202 | 4 | 50.50 | 2/75 | |
| AJ Melbourne | 20 | 3 | 117 | 3 | 39.00 | 2/17 | |
| MJ Sutcliffe | 6 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 42.00 | 1/19 | |
| TL Cullen | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
| MJ Delves | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | – | 0/20 |
Eight-ball overs this season.
Results
| Date | Opponent | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 1975 | UniversityUniversity Oval, Parkville | 8/153d v 8/124 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 11 Oct 1975 | MelbourneAlbert Ground | No resultMatch abandoned. | |
| 18 Oct 1975 | PrahranFitzroy Cricket Ground | 5/162 v 3/161d | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 25 Oct 1975 | Hawthorn-East MelbourneGlenferrie Oval | No resultMatch abandoned. | |
| 1 Nov 1975 | WaverleyFitzroy Cricket Ground | 3/110 v 9/92d | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 4 Nov 1975 | RingwoodFitzroy Cricket Ground | No resultMatch abandoned. | |
| 15 Nov 1975 | St KildaSt Kilda Cricket Ground | 161 v 172 | LostSt Kilda won on first innings. |
| 29 Nov 1975 | FootscrayWestern Oval, Footscray | dnb v 7/242d | DrawnDrawn. |
| 13 Dec 1975 | CollingwoodFitzroy Cricket Ground | 7/143d & 5/117 v 242 & 1/71d | LostCollingwood won on first innings. |
| 10 Jan 1976 | North MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 8/257 v 9/293d | DrawnDrawn. |
| 24 Jan 1976 | EssendonEssendon Cricket Ground | 9/185 v 244 | DrawnDrawn. |
| 26 Jan 1976 | NorthcoteFitzroy Cricket Ground | 9/130d v 4/161 | LostNorthcote won on first innings. |
| 7 Feb 1976 | South MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 257 v 130 & 4/88 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 21 Feb 1976 | CarltonCarlton Cricket Ground | 188 v 6/266 | LostCarlton won on first innings. |
| 6 Mar 1976 | RichmondRichmond Cricket Ground | 248 v 5/254 | LostRichmond won on first innings. |
University
Melbourne
Prahran
Hawthorn-East Melbourne
Waverley
Ringwood
St Kilda
Footscray
Collingwood
North Melbourne
Essendon
Northcote
South Melbourne
Carlton
RichmondFrom the annual report
The pages of the printed report the season’s averages were read from.