P Smith
Debut season 1979-80
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Career totals
Career
7
Games
1
Seasons
from 1979-80
Played
Batting
5
Innings
3
Not outs
13
Runs
12
High score
6.50
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
9
Wickets
5/50
Best bowling
27.33
Average
1
5-fors
105.5
Overs
Fielding
2
Catches
On this dayin 1979: 0* and 0/15 v Richmond
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-80 | 7 | 13 | 12* | 6.50 | 105.5 | 9 | 5/50 | 2 |
| Career | 7 | 13 | 12* | 6.50 | 9 | 5/50 | 2 |
Every scorecard · 7
| 1979-80 |  v Carlton | 0 | 0/39 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v Waverley | dnb | 2/14 & 0/28 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v Richmond | 0* | 0/15 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v Ringwood | dnb | 0/26 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v North Melbourne | 1* | 5/50 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v Footscray | 12* | 0/38 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1979-80 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 | 2/36 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Carlton, 1979-80
- First five-for5/50v North Melbourne, 1979-80
- Highest score12*v Footscray, 1979-80
- Best bowling5/50v North Melbourne, 1979-80
- Last matchMatch 7v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1979-80
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 19.50 | 2/14 | |
| Footscray | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | 0 | – | 0/38 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 5 | 10.00 | 5/50 | 1 |
| Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | 0/39 | |
| Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 0 | – | 0/15 | |
| Ringwood | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/26 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12* | 6.50 | 2 |
Batted most often at 11th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–91
- 10–191
- 20–290
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
1.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught2 · 100%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | |
| In losses | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12* | 6.00 | 2 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 2 | 7 | 13.14 | 3.5 |
| In losses | 4 | 2 | 64.00 | 0.5 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 1 of 6 (17%), lost 4.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12* | 6.50 | 2 |
| Batting second | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 7 | 16.86 | 5/50 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 18.00 | 2/36 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/39 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | – | 0/15 |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | – | – | 0/38 |
Wickets taken
1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 5/50 v North Melbourne, 1979-80.
At the club
In the record book
- 422nd of 488 run-scorers
- 161st of 298 wicket-takers
- 330th of 525 for matches played
- 317th of 431 for catches
Among players of 1979-80: 22nd of 22 for runs, 8th of 15 for wickets, 22nd of 22 for matches, 22nd of 22 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 274th of 321 for runs, 91st of 172 for wickets, 203rd of 345 for matches, 207th of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- AJ Melbourne · 7
- DP Rumble · 7
- G Hayes · 7
- IL Dunne · 7
- RW Brentnall · 7
- SK Smith · 7
- GM Watts · 6
- RW Watts · 6
- DC Trickey · 5
- TW Macdonald · 5
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
Paul Smith's best season with the bat was 1979-80: 13 runs from 5 innings at 6.50.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/50 | 17 Nov 1979 | v North Melbourne, 1979-80 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12* | v Footscray, 1979-80 | Lost |
| 1* | v North Melbourne, 1979-80 | Won |
| 0* | v Richmond, 1979-80 | Lost |
| 0 | v Carlton, 1979-80 | Lost |
| 0 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1979-80 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/50 | v North Melbourne, 1979-80 | Won |
| 2/14 | v Waverley, 1979-80 | Won |
| 2/36 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1979-80 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 7 | 16.86 |
| Away | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 12* | 6.00 | 2 | 64.00 |
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 | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12* | 6.50 | 9 | 22.78 |
| Sunday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Nov | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | – | 7 | 19.00 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12* | 12.00 | 2 | 37.00 |
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.