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Jack Potter

Played 1954-55 – 1967-68

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Player records

Career totals

Career

95

Games

14

Seasons

1954-55 – 1967-68

Played

Batting

110

Innings

20

Not outs

3,609

Runs

170

High score

40.10

Average

18

50s

9

100s

Bowling

21

Wickets

5/25

Best bowling

29.48

Average

1

5-fors

129.6 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

69

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1954-55 to 1967-68 · 96 matchesFull archive career →

On this dayin 1956: did not bat v Prahran in 1962: 1 ct v Carlton

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1954-55716435*18.22400/83
1955-561012854*18.29200/213
1956-571336176*27.77200/89
1960-6192777527.70633/106
1961-629454105*50.443095/258
1962-6361187119.671722/184
1963-64627710155.40100/104
1964-658448111*56.001011/288
1965-66730510243.573031/67
1966-679502152*100.4010.622/28
1967-681257517052.271711/4010
Career963,60917040.10215/2570
Every scorecard · 96
1954-55v University35*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Essendon2 & 17*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Carlton9 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Richmond120/8Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Melbourne15* & 35–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v St Kilda12 & 2–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Hawthorn-East Melbourne21 & 1–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v University18–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Essendon3 & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Richmond5–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Hawthorn-East Melbourne13 & 8*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Footscray54*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Northcote210/21Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v South Melbourne3 & 2–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Footscray26–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Northcote41–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Collingwood9 & 48*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v North Melbourne2 & 28*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v South Melbourne76*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Essendon1–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Carlton13 & 6–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Richmond5–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Melbourne57–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Hawthorn-East Melbourne15 & 3*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v St Kilda50/8Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Carlton16 & 100/10Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Hawthorn-East Melbourne13/10Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Northcote40–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v North Melbourne4 & 80/14Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Essendon64–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Carlton75–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Richmond6–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v North Melbourne58–Something wrong? Tell us
1960-61v St Kilda2–Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v North Melbourne81–Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v South Melbourne27–Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v University830/8Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v Carlton26 & 31/63Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v Melbourne61/19Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v Northcote105*–Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v Prahran120/7Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v Richmond172/16 & 5/25Something wrong? Tell us
1961-62v St Kilda940/19Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v St Kilda6–Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v Essendon710/35 & 2/18Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v South Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v Northcote9 & 90/12Something wrong? Tell us
1962-63v Hawthorn-East Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v North Melbourne17*–Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v Footscray101–Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v St Kilda27–Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v University790/10Something wrong? Tell us
1963-64v Melbourne53–Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Northcote111*–Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Collingwood48–Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Essendon10/13Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v University34–Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v South Melbourne37–Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Carlton460/8Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Richmond761/28Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65v Hawthorn-East Melbourne1 & 940/8Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v Footscray161/20Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v Northcote1020/8Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v Collingwood80/15 & 1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v Prahran11/6Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v North Melbourne17 & 101*0/24Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v University4 & 44*–Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66v Hawthorn-East Melbourne120/15 & 0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Prahran5–Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Collingwood00/9Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Melbourne152*–Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v University40* & 39*0/58Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v North Melbourne900/0Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v South Melbourne25*–Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Melbourne512/2Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67v Essendon100–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Prahran15–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v St Kilda12–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v University580/16Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v South Melbourne56–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Melbourne13–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Hawthorn-East Melbourne170–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Northcote14*–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Collingwood32–Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v North Melbourne180/4Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Carlton361/40Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v Footscray1320/23Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68v South Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv University, 1954-55
  2. First fifty54*v Footscray, 1955-56
  3. First hundred105*v Northcote, 1961-62
  4. First five-for5/25v Richmond, 1961-62
  5. Highest score170v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1967-68
  6. Best bowling5/25v Richmond, 1961-62
  7. Last matchMatch 96v South Melbourne, 1967-68

Runs by season

1954-55: 164 runs16454-551955-56: 128 runs1281956-57: 361 runs36156-571960-61: 277 runs2771961-62: 454 runs45461-621962-63: 118 runs1181963-64: 277 runs27763-641964-65: 448 runs4481965-66: 305 runs30565-661966-67: 502 runs5021967-68: 575 runs57567-68

Wickets by season

1954-55: 0 wickets54-551955-56: 0 wickets1956-57: 0 wickets56-571960-61: 3 wickets31961-62: 9 wickets961-621962-63: 2 wickets21963-64: 0 wickets63-641964-65: 1 wickets11965-66: 3 wickets365-661966-67: 2 wickets21967-68: 1 wickets167-68

Every innings, in order

170501954-55 v University: 35*1954-55 v Essendon: 21954-55 v Essendon: 17*1954-55 v Carlton: 91954-55 v Carlton: 31954-55 v Richmond: 121954-55 v Melbourne: 15*1954-55 v Melbourne: 351954-55 v St Kilda: 121954-55 v St Kilda: 21954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 211954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11955-56 v University: 181955-56 v Essendon: 31955-56 v Essendon: 1*1955-56 v Richmond: 51955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 131955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 8*1955-56 v Footscray: 54*1955-56 v Northcote: 211955-56 v South Melbourne: 31955-56 v South Melbourne: 21956-57 v Footscray: 261956-57 v Northcote: 411956-57 v Collingwood: 91956-57 v Collingwood: 48*1956-57 v North Melbourne: 21956-57 v North Melbourne: 28*1956-57 v South Melbourne: 76*1956-57 v Essendon: 11956-57 v Carlton: 131956-57 v Carlton: 61956-57 v Richmond: 51956-57 v Melbourne: 571956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 151956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 3*1956-57 v St Kilda: 51956-57 v Carlton: 161956-57 v Carlton: 101960-61 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11960-61 v Northcote: 401960-61 v North Melbourne: 41960-61 v North Melbourne: 81960-61 v Essendon: 641960-61 v Carlton: 751960-61 v Richmond: 61960-61 v Melbourne: 191960-61 v North Melbourne: 581960-61 v St Kilda: 21961-62 v North Melbourne: 811961-62 v South Melbourne: 271961-62 v University: 831961-62 v Carlton: 261961-62 v Carlton: 31961-62 v Melbourne: 61961-62 v Northcote: 105*1961-62 v Prahran: 121961-62 v Richmond: 171961-62 v St Kilda: 941962-63 v St Kilda: 61962-63 v Essendon: 711962-63 v South Melbourne: 41962-63 v Northcote: 91962-63 v Northcote: 91962-63 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 191963-64 v South Melbourne: 01963-64 v North Melbourne: 17*1963-64 v Footscray: 1011963-64 v St Kilda: 271963-64 v University: 791963-64 v Melbourne: 531964-65 v Northcote: 111*1964-65 v Collingwood: 481964-65 v Essendon: 11964-65 v University: 341964-65 v South Melbourne: 371964-65 v Carlton: 461964-65 v Richmond: 761964-65 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11964-65 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 941965-66 v Footscray: 161965-66 v Northcote: 1021965-66 v Collingwood: 81965-66 v Prahran: 11965-66 v North Melbourne: 171965-66 v North Melbourne: 101*1965-66 v University: 41965-66 v University: 44*1965-66 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 121966-67 v Prahran: 51966-67 v Collingwood: 01966-67 v Melbourne: 152*1966-67 v University: 40*1966-67 v University: 39*1966-67 v North Melbourne: 901966-67 v South Melbourne: 25*1966-67 v Melbourne: 511966-67 v Essendon: 1001967-68 v Prahran: 151967-68 v St Kilda: 121967-68 v University: 581967-68 v South Melbourne: 561967-68 v Melbourne: 131967-68 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 1701967-68 v Northcote: 14*1967-68 v Collingwood: 321967-68 v North Melbourne: 181967-68 v Carlton: 361967-68 v Footscray: 1321967-68 v South Melbourne: 19

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Kingston Hawthorn935817035.8011313.003/10
Casey South Melbourne924976*31.132–––
Carlton92437522.091260.501/40
Northcote8452111*75.3330–0/8
Melbourne University84348372.3330–0/8
Greenvale Kanagaroos8424101*53.00310–0/0
Melbourne8401152*57.293137.002/2
Essendon726010037.1421233.002/18
St Kilda71609420.0010–0/8
Camberwell Magpies614548*29.00137.001/13
Richmond61217620.17189.635/251
Prahran633158.25113.001/6
Footscray532913282.2512143.001/20

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
132127101127.001
33531,280152*40.00831
427691717043.67421
524592713248.7953
614325954*23.551
761973519.40
910222.00
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)3851,407152*42.64841
Middle order (4–7)71152,20017039.291051
Lower order (8–11)10222.00

Batted most often at 3rd.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks2
  • 1–935
  • 10–1924
  • 20–298
  • 30–4914
  • 50–9918
  • 100+9

Turned 9 of 27 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 18.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 26 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught49 · 54%
  • Bowled20 · 22%
  • LBW10 · 11%
  • Stumped6 · 7%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 3%
  • Run out2 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Smith (6), Jinkins (4), Hosking (3), Kerr (2), Johnston (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins65122,58317048.741481
In losses4271,003101*28.6641
In draws312317*11.501
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins191523.530.8
In losses13642.830.5
In draws10–0.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 22 of 27 (81%), lost 5.
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 39 of 68 (57%), lost 24.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first4741,56817036.471032
Batting second4371,579152*43.8675
Second innings of the match209462101*42.0011
As captain and keeper
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
As captain71102,95617048.461592
Otherwise391065376*22.523
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground38421,11113231.741327.385/25
Glenferrie Oval7932517040.6336.003/10
Albert Ground78403152*57.57––0/10
Carlton Cricket Ground671887526.86148.001/40
South Melbourne Cricket Ground6720376*40.60–––
North Melbourne Cricket Ground57304101*76.00––0/24
Essendon Cricket Ground561567131.20233.002/18
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote45210111*52.50––0/12
University Oval452288357.00––0/8
Victoria Park449748*32.33128.001/13
Western Oval4419710165.67120.001/20
St Kilda Cricket Ground2212710063.50–––
Toorak Park21555.00–––
Melbourne Cricket Ground12503550.00–––
Richmond Cricket Ground11555.00–––
Wickets taken
  • Caught14 · 67%
  • Stumped3 · 14%
  • Bowled2 · 10%
  • Hit wicket1 · 5%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 5%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)8 · 38%
  • Middle order (4–7)9 · 43%
  • Lower order (8–11)4 · 19%

1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 7/41 v Richmond, 1961-62. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1954-55 to 1967-68: 7th of 78 for runs, 22nd of 48 for wickets, 17th of 81 for matches, 2nd of 15 for hundreds, 8th of 69 for catches, 1st of 40 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 12th of 321 for runs, 69th of 172 for wickets, 33rd of 345 for matches, 2nd of 50 for hundreds, 14th of 279 for catches, 2nd of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • RN Harvey1943-44 to 1956-57 · 104 m · 3,984 runs · 3 wkts
  • DR Plumpton1996-97 to 2003-04 · 125 m · 4,290 runs · 38 wkts
  • R Gardner1934-35 to 1937-38 · 49 m · 1,923 runs · 1 wkts
  • JW Scaife1925-26 to 1944-45 · 123 m · 3,907 runs · 2 wkts

The careers nearest Potter’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

As captain

Led the side in 65 matches (1960-61 to 1967-68): won 42, lost 19, drawn 4 · 2 premierships.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1954-55: 7 matches, 164 runs, 0 wickets1954-551955-56: 10 matches, 128 runs, 0 wickets1956-57: 13 matches, 361 runs, 0 wickets1956-571957-58: did not play1958-59: did not play1958-591959-60: did not play1960-61: 9 matches, 277 runs, 3 wickets · Premiership1960-611961-62: 9 matches, 454 runs, 9 wickets · 1st XI Batting1962-63: 6 matches, 118 runs, 2 wickets1962-631963-64: 6 matches, 277 runs, 0 wickets1964-65: 8 matches, 448 runs, 1 wicket · 1st XI Batting1964-651965-66: 7 matches, 305 runs, 3 wickets · 1st XI Batting1966-67: 9 matches, 502 runs, 2 wickets · Premiership · 1st XI Batting1966-671967-68: 12 matches, 575 runs, 1 wicket · 1st XI Batting

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away

1960-61: premiership · 1961-62: 1st XI Batting · 1964-65: 1st XI Batting · 1965-66: 1st XI Batting · 1966-67: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1967-68: 1st XI Batting

The arc

Jack Potter's best season with the bat was 1967-68: 575 runs from 12 innings at 52.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 1965-66 to 1966-67: 487 runs at 97.40. The leanest, 1954-55 to 1955-56: 84 runs at 10.50.

Rolling average, innings 8 to 110: 10.5 to 97.497.4

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty54*25 Feb 1956v Footscray, 1955-56
1,000th run81 took him to 1,0117 Oct 1961v North Melbourne, 1961-62
First hundred105*10 Feb 1962v Northcote, 1961-62
First five-for5/2517 Mar 1962v Richmond, 1961-62
50th matchdid not bat6 Nov 1962v Carlton, 1962-63
2,000th run37 took him to 2,0101 Feb 1965v South Melbourne, 1964-65
3,000th run100 took him to 3,03427 Mar 1967v Essendon, 1966-67

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 7 innings
from v Melbourne, 1966-67 to v Essendon, 1966-67 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 11 matches
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 to v Essendon, 1956-57 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
from v Carlton, 1961-62 to v Melbourne, 1961-62 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 5 matches bowled in
from v North Melbourne, 1965-66 to v North Melbourne, 1966-67 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v South Melbourne, 1962-63 to v Northcote, 1962-63 · first · last

Best bowling

FiguresMatchResult
5/25v Richmond, 1961-62Won, Semi-final
3/10v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1960-61Won
2/2v Melbourne, 1966-67Won, Semi-final
2/16v Richmond, 1961-62Won, Semi-final
2/18v Essendon, 1962-63Lost

More splits

Batting position over the years16111954-55: 6 (12 inns, avg 18.22)1955-56: 6 (10 inns, avg 18.29)1956-57: 4 (17 inns, avg 27.77)1960-61: 3 (10 inns, avg 27.70)1961-62: 3 (10 inns, avg 50.44)1962-63: 3 (6 inns, avg 19.67)1963-64: 3 (6 inns, avg 55.40)1964-65: 3 (9 inns, avg 56.00)1965-66: 3 (9 inns, avg 43.57)1966-67: 5 (9 inns, avg 100.40)1967-68: 4 (12 inns, avg 52.27)19541960196319661967

Moved about the order across 11 seasons: at 3rd in 6, at 6th in 2, at 4th in 2, at 5th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1954-5561218.22
1955-5661018.29
1956-5741727.77
1960-6131027.70
1961-6231050.44
1962-633619.67
1963-643655.40
1964-653956.00
1965-663943.57
1966-6759100.40
1967-6841252.27
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home384271,11113231.741327.38
Away5868132,49817045.42832.88

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday86102193,27117039.412030.25
Weekday1081338111*48.29114.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct1715142810230.57516.60
Nov16174694111*53.38440.50
Dec810321076*30.00
Jan1619454717036.47140.00
Feb16206832105*59.43275.00
Mar2228289613234.46918.89
Other110222.00
Finals
11Finals played
430Runs · avg 33.08
9Wickets
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away8597203,17917041.291244.92
Finals1113043010033.0898.89
Favourite victims
  1. BW Leitch × 2
  2. WB Hillhouse × 2
  3. A Ashworth × 1
  4. B Moloney × 1
  5. DR Cowper × 1
  6. GB Tozer × 1
  7. GDJ Maine × 1
  8. GF Westbrook × 1
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. EP Illingworth × 12
  2. C Adams × 7
  3. RC Bitmead × 7
  4. BT Considine × 5
  5. LJ Davison × 5
  6. AL Thomson × 4

Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.

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