L Cody
Played 1914-15 – 1923-24
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Player records
Career totals
Career
86
Games
10
Seasons
1914-15 – 1923-24
Played
Batting
92
Innings
12
Not outs
3,106
Runs
152
High score
38.83
Average
15
50s
8
100s
Bowling
23
Wickets
5/21
Best bowling
22.74
Average
1
5-fors
Fielding
60
Catches
Around this dayin 1921: 2 & 9 and 5 ct v Essendon
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 8 | 314 | 152* | 39.25 | – | – | – | 8 |
| 1922-23 | 9 | 335 | 108 | 30.45 | 0 | 0 | 0/14 | 5 |
| 1923-24 | 8 | 156 | 97* | 52.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 25 | 805 | 152* | 36.59 | 0 | 0/14 | 14 |
Every scorecard · 25
v Hawthorn-East Melbourne
v North MelbourneMilestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1921-22
- First fifty90v St Kilda, 1921-22
- First hundred152*v Northcote, 1921-22
- Highest score152*v Northcote, 1921-22
- Last matchMatch 25v Prahran, 1923-24
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Prahran | 4 | 136 | 108 | 34.00 | 1 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 3 | 35 | 18* | 17.50 | ||
 Northcote | 2 | 252 | 152* | 252.00 | 2 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 128 | 97* | 128.00 | 1 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 97 | 90 | 48.50 | 1 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 48 | 34 | 24.00 | ||
 Melbourne | 2 | 24 | 20 | 12.00 | ||
 Essendon | 2 | 19 | 9 | 4.75 | ||
 Richmond | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
 Melbourne University | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54.00 | 1 | |
 Carlton | 1 | – | – | – |
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 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18* | – | |||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |||
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 90 | 28.80 | 2 | 3 | |
| 4 | 10 | 1 | 380 | 152* | 42.22 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 97* | 46.33 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 100 | 57.00 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 7 | 1 | 164 | 90 | 27.33 | 2 | 3 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 17 | 2 | 634 | 152* | 42.27 | 1 | 3 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
Batted most often at 4th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–98
- 10–194
- 20–292
- 30–492
- 50–993
- 100+3
Turned 3 of 6 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 16.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Dismissals
- Caught10 · 45%
- Bowled6 · 27%
- Run out2 · 9%
- LBW2 · 9%
- Stumped1 · 5%
- Caught & bowled1 · 5%
Most often dismissed by: Grimmett (3), Mullett (2), JL Keating (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 14 | 2 | 529 | 152* | 44.08 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| In losses | 7 | 0 | 96 | 34 | 13.71 | 1 | ||
| In draws | 4 | 1 | 180 | 108 | 60.00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 4 of 6 (67%).
- Every other match: the side won 8 of 19 (42%), lost 7.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 15 | 2 | 628 | 152* | 48.31 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Batting second | 7 | 1 | 142 | 97* | 23.67 | 1 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 3 | 0 | 35 | 25 | 11.67 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 12 | 12 | 429 | 108 | 42.90 |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 3 | 28 | 25 | 9.33 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 152 | 152* | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 90.00 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 54 | 54 | 54.00 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
At the club
In the record book
- 94th of 488 run-scorers
- 183rd of 525 for matches played
- 30th of 81 for hundreds
- 134th of 431 for catches
- 10th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1921-22 to 1923-24: 9th of 26 for runs, 13th of 27 for matches, 4th of 8 for hundreds, 11th of 25 for catches, 1st of 17 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 58th of 321 for runs, 108th of 345 for matches, 18th of 50 for hundreds, 84th of 279 for catches, 5th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- EV Carroll1924-25 to 1925-26 · 13 m · 455 runs · 0 wkts
- BA Jende1989-90 to 1990-91 · 12 m · 390 runs · 0 wkts
- CJ Dart1967-68 to 1969-70 · 30 m · 993 runs · 0 wkts
- R Gardner1934-35 to 1937-38 · 49 m · 1,923 runs · 1 wkts
The careers nearest Cody’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AJW Lansdown · 24
- AE Liddicut · 22
- AW Dummett · 22
- JA Atkinson · 22
- JRH Woodford · 22
- HC Lansdown · 21
- R Jones · 21
- C Kiernan · 16
- WR Bates · 16
- FD Chapman · 12
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
L Cody's best season with the bat was 1922-23: 335 runs from 11 innings at 30.45. The best ten-innings patch came in 1922-23 to 1923-24: 414 runs at 46.00. The leanest, 1921-22 to 1922-23: 236 runs at 23.60.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty90 | 17 Dec 1921 | v St Kilda, 1921-22 |
| First hundred152* | 4 Feb 1922 | v Northcote, 1921-22 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 152* | v Northcote, 1921-22 | Won |
| 108 | v Prahran, 1922-23 | Drawn |
| 100 | v Northcote, 1922-23 | Won |
| 97* | v North Melbourne, 1923-24 | Won |
| 90 | v St Kilda, 1921-22 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 4th for 2 seasons, moved up to open from 1923-24.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 12 | 2 | 429 | 108 | 42.90 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 1 | 376 | 152* | 31.33 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 24 | 24 | 3 | 751 | 152* | 35.76 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 54.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 3 | 1 | 115 | 97* | 57.50 |
| Nov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5.50 |
| Dec | 5 | 5 | 1 | 145 | 90 | 36.25 |
| Jan | 7 | 8 | 0 | 203 | 100 | 25.38 |
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 164 | 152* | 164.00 |
| Mar | 3 | 4 | 0 | 164 | 108 | 41.00 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 23 | 22 | 3 | 777 | 152* | 40.89 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 25 | 9.33 |
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.