1978-79 season report
Fitzroy · the year's averages, honours and results, as the annual report had them.
15
Played
6
Won
5
Lost
4
Drawn
2,424
Runs for
2,338
Runs against
Honours
1st XI BattingG Watts
1st XI BowlingS Smith
1st XI Batting (Doncaster CC)C Dart
1st XI Bowling (Doncaster CC)M Woodhams
A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI ChampionG Watts
Most runs: GM Watts 417 at 34.75. Most wickets: SK Smith 34 at 14.50.
Batting averages
| Player | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM Watts | 14 | 16 | 4 | 417 | 100* | 34.75 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| RW Brentnall | 15 | 14 | 1 | 366 | 91 | 28.15 | 1 | 8 | |
| RW Watts | 13 | 12 | 3 | 289 | 101 | 32.11 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| IL Dunne | 15 | 15 | 1 | 213 | 34 | 15.21 | 7 | ||
| PW White | 12 | 12 | 0 | 181 | 46 | 15.08 | 3 | ||
| TW MacDonald | 15 | 11 | 0 | 172 | 50 | 15.64 | 1 | 5 | |
| RF Considine | 9 | 11 | 3 | 158 | 49* | 19.75 | |||
| AJ Melbourne | 15 | 12 | 7 | 126 | 34* | 25.20 | 4 | ||
| GC Sholly | 10 | 8 | 0 | 94 | 50 | 11.75 | 1 | ||
| G Hayes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 65* | – | 1 | ||
| DP Rumble | 14 | 9 | 3 | 62 | 20* | 10.33 | 22 | ||
| SK Smith | 15 | 7 | 4 | 39 | 12* | 13.00 | 4 | ||
| LA Hathaway | 6 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 22 | 7.50 | |||
| DC Trickey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 4.00 | |||
| GR Whitelaw | 7 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9* | 10.00 | |||
| McDonald | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |||
| CM Reardon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 |
Bowling averages
| Player | Overs | M | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Best | 5wI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SK Smith | 163 | 26 | 493 | 34 | 14.50 | 5/30 | 2 |
| RW Watts | 153.4 | 14 | 650 | 21 | 30.95 | 2/11 | |
| AJ Melbourne | 136 | 28 | 409 | 17 | 24.06 | 4/81 | |
| TW MacDonald | 70.7 | 7 | 280 | 8 | 35.00 | 2/21 | |
| GR Whitelaw | 39.5 | 6 | 149 | 6 | 24.83 | 2/35 | |
| RW Brentnall | 35 | 1 | 163 | 5 | 32.60 | 2/34 | |
| G Hayes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0/0 | |
| GM Watts | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 0/3 | |
| GC Sholly | 7 | 2 | 15 | 0 | – | 0/1 | |
| McDonald | 10 | 2 | 31 | 0 | – | 0/31 |
Eight-ball overs this season.
Results
| Date | Opponent | Scores | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Oct 1978 | MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 3/121d v 3/116d & 0/2 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 14 Oct 1978 | PrahranToorak Park, Armadale | 9/138 v 5/137d | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 21 Oct 1978 | RichmondFitzroy Cricket Ground | dnb v 8/248 | DrawnDrawn. |
| 4 Nov 1978 | RingwoodRussell Lucas Oval, Ringwood | 123 v 4/126 | LostRingwood won on first innings. |
| 18 Nov 1978 | NorthcoteNorthcote Park | 162 & 1/6 v 113 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 26 Nov 1978 | CarltonFitzroy Cricket Ground | 8/109 v 5/134d | LostCarlton won on first innings. |
| 2 Dec 1978 | EssendonFitzroy Cricket Ground | 148 & 2/61 v 4/189d | LostEssendon won on first innings. |
| 16 Dec 1978 | UniversityFitzroy Cricket Ground | 9/228d & 0/22 v 166 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 6 Jan 1979 | CollingwoodVictoria Park, Abbotsford | 4/119d v 6/120 | LostCollingwood won on first innings. |
| 13 Jan 1979 | St KildaFitzroy Cricket Ground | 262 v dnb | DrawnDrawn. |
| 27 Jan 1979 | South MelbourneSouth Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7/170d v 99 & 5/92 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
| 3 Feb 1979 | Hawthorn-East MelbourneFitzroy Cricket Ground | 8/120d v 8/122 | LostHawthorn-East Melbourne won on first innings. |
| 10 Feb 1979 | WaverleyCentral Reserve South Oval, Glen Waverley | 4/195 v 3/281d | DrawnDrawn. |
| 24 Feb 1979 | FootscrayFitzroy Cricket Ground | 7/139 v 8/139d | TiedTied on first innings. |
| 10 Mar 1979 | North MelbourneNorth Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7/301d v 254 | WonFitzroy won on first innings. |
Melbourne
Prahran
Richmond
Ringwood
Northcote
Carlton
Essendon
University
Collingwood
St Kilda
South Melbourne
Hawthorn-East Melbourne
Waverley
Footscray
North MelbourneFrom the annual report
The pages of the printed report the season’s averages were read from.