W Cannon
Played 1908-09 – 1921-22
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Player records
Career totals
Career
129
Games
14
Seasons
1908-09 – 1921-22
Played
Batting
91
Innings
29
Not outs
322
Runs
27
High score
5.19
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
494
Wickets
9/59
Best bowling
16.85
Average
39
5-fors
7
10-fors
30
Overs
Fielding
38
Catches
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 5.50 | 30 | 21 | 6/87 | 1 |
| Career | 7 | 22 | 21 | 5.50 | 21 | 6/87 | 1 |
Every scorecard · 7
| 1921-22 |  v Richmond | dnb | 5/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v University | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Melbourne | 0 | 6/87 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v St Kilda | dnb | 2/47 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Collingwood | 1 | 2/86 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 21 | 5/106 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Northcote | dnb | 1/57 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Richmond, 1921-22
- First five-for5/9v Richmond, 1921-22
- Highest score21v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22
- Best bowling6/87v Melbourne, 1921-22
- Last matchMatch 7v Northcote, 1921-22
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 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 5 | 21.20 | 5/106 | 1 |
| Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 43.00 | 2/86 | |
| Richmond | 1 | – | – | – | 5 | 1.80 | 5/9 | 1 |
| Melbourne University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | |
| Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 14.50 | 6/87 | 1 |
| St Kilda | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 23.50 | 2/47 | |
| Northcote | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 57.00 | 1/57 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 11.00 | |
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 10th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–91
- 10–190
- 20–291
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
3.0% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught2 · 50%
- Run out1 · 25%
- Bowled1 · 25%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | |
| In losses | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 13 | 16.85 | 3.3 |
| In losses | 2 | 8 | 21.63 | 4.0 |
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 2 of 3 (67%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 2 of 4 (50%), lost 1.
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | 43.00 | 2/86 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 14.50 | 6/87 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | 5 | 21.20 | 5/106 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1.80 | 5/9 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 23.50 | 2/47 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 57.00 | 1/57 |
Wickets taken
- Caught11 · 52%
- Stumped5 · 24%
- Bowled3 · 14%
- LBW2 · 10%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)2 · 10%
- Middle order (4–7)11 · 52%
- Lower order (8–11)8 · 38%
3 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 6/87 v Melbourne, 1921-22. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 397th of 488 run-scorers
- 117th of 298 wicket-takers
- 330th of 525 for matches played
- 361st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1921-22: 19th of 19 for runs, 8th of 13 for wickets, 17th of 20 for matches, 18th of 19 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 259th of 321 for runs, 69th of 172 for wickets, 203rd of 345 for matches, 232nd of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- C Kiernan · 7
- JA Atkinson · 7
- AE Liddicut · 6
- AJW Lansdown · 6
- AW Dummett · 6
- HC Lansdown · 6
- FD Chapman · 5
- GH Spicer · 5
- JRH Woodford · 5
- LA Cody · 5
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/9 | 8 Oct 1921 | v Richmond, 1921-22 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
| 1 | v Collingwood, 1921-22 | Lost |
| 0 | v University, 1921-22 | Drawn |
| 0 | v Melbourne, 1921-22 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/87 | v Melbourne, 1921-22 | Lost |
| 5/9 | v Richmond, 1921-22 | Won |
| 5/106 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
| 2/47 | v St Kilda, 1921-22 | Won |
| 2/86 | v Collingwood, 1921-22 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 2 | 43.00 |
| Away | 5 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10.50 | 19 | 16.11 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 1.80 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 16.75 |
| Jan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 11.00 | 7 | 27.43 |
| Feb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 57.00 |
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.