EP Illingworth
1957-58 to 1977-78 · 233 matches for the club · also printed as E Illingworth
Debut v Essendon, 1957-58 (14 Dec 1957)Last game v Richmond, 1977-78 (1 Nov 1977)Player no. 311 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1960-61
- Premiers 1966-67
- A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion 1972-73
- 1st XI Bowling 1974-75
- 1st XI Bowling 1975-76
- A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion 1976-77
- 2 five-fors 1960-61
- 35 wickets 1960-61
- Five-for 1961-62
- 5 five-fors 1963-64
- 63 wickets 1963-64
- 2 five-fors 1964-65
- 30 wickets 1964-65
- 2 five-fors 1965-66
- 49 wickets 1965-66
- Five-for 1966-67
- 42 wickets 1966-67
- 2 five-fors 1967-68
- 44 wickets 1967-68
- Five-for 1969-70
- 33 wickets 1969-70
- 2 five-fors 1970-71
- Five-for 1971-72
- 3 five-fors 1972-73
- 32 wickets 1972-73
- Five-for 1974-75
- 36 wickets 1974-75
- 2 five-fors 1975-76
- Five-for 1976-77
- 32 wickets 1976-77
- Captain 1963-64
- Captain 1965-66
- Captain 1966-67
- Captain 1967-68
- Captain 1968-69
- Captain 1970-71
- Captain 1971-72
- Captain 1974-75
On this dayin 1962: 6 and 2/34 and 1 ct v Carlton in 1973: 7 and 0/17 v Richmond
233
Matches
2,666
Runs
14.11
Average
61*
Highest
0 / 7
100s / 50s
599
Wickets
18.60
Bowling avg
8/18
Best
85
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1958-59 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 72 | 24 | 7.20 | 110.2 (8) | 26 | 4/40 | |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 158 | 50* | 15.80 | 132.4 (8) | 24 | 4/23 | 8 |
| 1960-61 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 226 | 46 | 18.83 | 146.5 (8) | 35 | 5/14 | 5 |
| 1961-62 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 359 | 61* | 29.92 | 175.1 (8) | 23 | 6/31 | 3 |
| 1962-63 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 153 | 38 | 17.00 | 96 (8) | 14 | 3/51 | 2 |
| 1963-64 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 235 | 57 | 19.58 | 256.6 (8) | 63 | 8/18 | 6 |
| 1964-65 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 225 | 58 | 20.45 | 164.5 (8) | 30 | 8/68 | 8 |
| 1965-66 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 161 | 38 | 13.42 | 239.3 (8) | 49 | 8/89 | 2 |
| 1966-67 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 150 | 50* | 16.67 | 244.7 (8) | 42 | 8/59 | 8 |
| 1967-68 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 80 | 31 | 8.89 | 216.3 (8) | 44 | 6/53 | 5 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 5.50 | 146 (8) | 25 | 4/62 | 2 |
| 1969-70 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 122 | 24* | 11.09 | 193 (8) | 33 | 7/33 | 8 |
| 1970-71 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 116 | 29 | 12.89 | 136.2 (8) | 26 | 6/42 | 2 |
| 1971-72 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 79 | 26 | 6.58 | 113.3 (8) | 23 | 5/20 | 2 |
| 1972-73 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 79 | 25* | 11.29 | 152.7 (8) | 32 | 5/24 | 7 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3.17 | 55 | 8 | 3/44 | 1 |
| 1974-75 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 154 | 47 | 11.85 | 155 (8) | 36 | 5/24 | 4 |
| 1975-76 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 128 | 50 | 16.00 | 133 (8) | 29 | 8/84 | 8 |
| 1976-77 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 89 | 31 | 11.13 | 194.4 (8) | 32 | 5/49 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17* | – | 50 (8) | 5 | 3/59 | 1 |
| Career | 233 | 218 | 29 | 2,666 | 61* | 14.11 | 55 + 3056.4 (8-ball) | 599 | 8/18 | 85 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1957-58
- First fifty50*v Collingwood, 1959-60
- First five-for5/14v Prahran, 1960-61
- Highest score61*v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1961-62
- Best bowling8/18v Northcote, 1963-64
- Last matchMatch 233v Richmond, 1977-78
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
 Essendon | 21 | 297 | 32* | 16.50 | 58 | 17.86 | 8/84 | 2 | ||
 Richmond | 20 | 226 | 57 | 12.56 | 1 | 43 | 21.79 | 5/40 | 2 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 19 | 236 | 61* | 13.88 | 1 | 35 | 25.20 | 5/41 | 1 | |
 Melbourne | 19 | 229 | 54* | 15.27 | 1 | 41 | 25.80 | 4/70 | ||
 Carlton | 19 | 169 | 27 | 10.56 | 38 | 22.79 | 5/20 | 1 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 18 | 257 | 47 | 21.42 | 39 | 18.85 | 4/23 | |||
 Casey South Melbourne | 18 | 216 | 50 | 14.40 | 1 | 74 | 12.77 | 8/68 | 5 | |
 Melbourne University | 18 | 211 | 58 | 13.19 | 1 | 65 | 13.42 | 8/59 | 7 | 1 |
 St Kilda | 17 | 239 | 46 | 14.06 | 52 | 18.90 | 6/68 | 1 | 1 | |
 Prahran | 16 | 205 | 50* | 17.08 | 1 | 36 | 16.56 | 7/33 | 3 | 1 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 15 | 172 | 50* | 17.20 | 1 | 28 | 27.07 | 5/56 | 1 | |
 Footscray | 15 | 129 | 31 | 11.73 | 29 | 20.59 | 4/17 | |||
 Northcote | 15 | 78 | 26 | 7.09 | 48 | 13.77 | 8/18 | 2 | ||
 Ringwood | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 13 | 16.77 | 5/49 | 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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 37 | 46.00 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 66 | 36* | 33.00 | 1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 5.00 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 109 | 49 | 18.17 | 1 | |
| 6 | 16 | 2 | 166 | 36 | 11.86 | 1 | |
| 7 | 32 | 5 | 447 | 61* | 16.56 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | 3 | 818 | 58 | 13.63 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | 65 | 12 | 720 | 50* | 13.58 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | 24 | 3 | 244 | 31 | 11.62 | 4 | |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 17* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 5 | 2 | 112 | 37 | 37.33 | 1 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 59 | 7 | 747 | 61* | 14.37 | 1 | 8 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 154 | 20 | 1,807 | 58 | 13.49 | 6 | 15 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks24
- 1–992
- 10–1951
- 20–2919
- 30–4920
- 50–997
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 7 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 11 times.
Dismissals
- Caught98 · 52%
- Bowled53 · 28%
- LBW13 · 7%
- Caught & bowled9 · 5%
- Run out8 · 4%
- Stumped8 · 4%
Most often dismissed by: Hosking (7), Smith (6), Kirby (6), Paterson (6), Grant (5).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 98 | 17 | 1,504 | 61* | 18.57 | 6 | 8 |
| In losses | 110 | 8 | 1,070 | 58 | 10.49 | 1 | 16 |
| In draws | 9 | 4 | 58 | 23 | 11.60 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 110 | 354 | 14.71 | 3.2 |
| In losses | 103 | 203 | 25.70 | 2.0 |
| In draws | 15 | 38 | 17.11 | 2.5 |
| In ties | 1 | 4 | 17.00 | 4.0 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 6 of 7 (86%), lost 1.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 18 of 24 (75%), lost 5.
- Every other match: the side won 89 of 204 (44%), lost 98.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 107 | 12 | 1,198 | 57 | 12.61 | 3 | 16 |
| Batting second | 87 | 11 | 1,167 | 61* | 15.36 | 4 | 5 |
| Second innings of the match | 24 | 6 | 301 | 38 | 16.72 | 3 |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 47 | 3 | 555 | 57 | 12.61 | 1 | 5 |
| Otherwise | 171 | 26 | 2,111 | 61* | 14.56 | 6 | 19 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 115 | 104 | 1,237 | 61* | 13.90 | 292 | 18.27 | 8/18 |
| Albert Ground | 13 | 16 | 261 | 46 | 18.64 | 33 | 24.00 | 4/15 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 12 | 12 | 111 | 27 | 10.09 | 24 | 22.46 | 5/20 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 11 | 10 | 108 | 27 | 13.50 | 26 | 20.35 | 8/84 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 9 | 8 | 117 | 57 | 14.63 | 16 | 23.13 | 4/43 |
| University Oval | 9 | 7 | 59 | 29 | 8.43 | 30 | 14.00 | 8/89 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 8 | 8 | 89 | 34 | 11.13 | 26 | 19.69 | 6/68 |
| Western Oval | 8 | 8 | 79 | 18* | 15.80 | 18 | 16.28 | 4/17 |
| Victoria Park | 8 | 8 | 90 | 50* | 12.86 | 17 | 26.88 | 5/56 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 8 | 7 | 115 | 49 | 19.17 | 27 | 17.26 | 8/68 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 8 | 7 | 59 | 26 | 9.83 | 21 | 18.00 | 4/10 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 7 | 8 | 84 | 24* | 12.00 | 18 | 18.44 | 4/48 |
| Toorak Park | 7 | 7 | 103 | 50* | 17.17 | 23 | 13.87 | 7/33 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 142 | 47 | 23.67 | 17 | 12.76 | 4/23 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 16.86 | 5/49 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 4 | 17.00 | 4/68 |
Wickets taken
- Caught381 · 64%
- Bowled162 · 27%
- LBW38 · 6%
- Caught & bowled15 · 3%
- Hit wicket3 · 1%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)241 · 40%
- Middle order (4–7)248 · 41%
- Lower order (8–11)110 · 18%
26 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 10/34 v Prahran, 1960-61. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 32nd of 488 run-scorers
- 1st of 298 wicket-takers
- 7th of 525 for matches played
- 17th of 431 for catches
- 152nd of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1957-58 to 1977-78: 10th of 106 for runs, 1st of 69 for wickets, 3rd of 112 for matches, 5th of 94 for catches, 38th of 54 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 20th of 321 for runs, 1st of 172 for wickets, 3rd of 345 for matches, 7th of 279 for catches, 92nd of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- E Alavi2011-12 to 2026-27 · 244 m · 2,361 runs · 344 wkts
- BJ Waterman2000-01 to 2010-11 · 161 m · 1,658 runs · 284 wkts
- AJ Melbourne1974-75 to 1997-98 · 215 m · 1,641 runs · 250 wkts
- HJ Plant1927-28 to 1947-48 · 192 m · 3,335 runs · 317 wkts
The careers nearest Illingworth’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- GL Harvey · 121
- DJ Anderson · 104
- WA Heller · 104
- AL Thomson · 102
- RW Furlong · 89
- LJ Davison · 87
- NR Buszard · 76
- RC Bitmead · 70
- BA Kline · 65
- J Potter · 62
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 41 matches (1963-64 to 1974-75): won 17, lost 19, drawn 4, 1 other.
Most often led
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1960-61: premiership · 1966-67: premiership · 1972-73: A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion · 1974-75: 1st XI Bowling · 1975-76: 1st XI Bowling · 1976-77: A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion
The arc
Eddie Illingworth's best season with the bat was 1961-62: 359 runs from 15 innings at 29.92. The best ten-innings patch came in 1960-61 to 1961-62: 309 runs at 44.14. The leanest, 1972-73 to 1974-75: 41 runs at 4.10.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty50* | 30 Jan 1960 | v Collingwood, 1959-60 |
| 50th wicket4/35 took him to 50 | 27 Feb 1960 | v South Melbourne, 1959-60 |
| First five-for5/14 | 26 Nov 1960 | v Prahran, 1960-61 |
| 50th match61*, 0/32 | 29 Jan 1962 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1961-62 |
| 100th wicket1/11 took him to 100 | 3 Feb 1962 | v Footscray, 1961-62 |
| 1,000th run38 took him to 1,006 | 5 Oct 1963 | v South Melbourne, 1963-64 |
| 150th wicket3/21 took him to 150 | 30 Nov 1963 | v Footscray, 1963-64 |
| 200th wicket5/96 took him to 200 | 23 Jan 1965 | v University, 1964-65 |
| 250th wicket3/48 took him to 252 | 22 Jan 1966 | v Carlton, 1965-66 |
| 100th match34, 4/68 | 26 Feb 1966 | v St Kilda, 1965-66 |
| 300th wicket3/55 took him to 302 | 18 Mar 1967 | v Melbourne, 1966-67 |
| 350th wicket2/58 took him to 350 | 16 Mar 1968 | v South Melbourne, 1967-68 |
| 400th wicket3/45 took him to 401 | 24 Jan 1970 | v Melbourne, 1969-70 |
| 150th match2, 3/32 | 7 Feb 1970 | v Northcote, 1969-70 |
| 2,000th run23 took him to 2,019 | 31 Oct 1970 | v Essendon, 1970-71 |
| 450th wicket1/18 took him to 450 | 22 Jan 1972 | v North Melbourne, 1971-72 |
| 500th wicket4/41 took him to 502 | 2 Nov 1974 | v Footscray, 1974-75 |
| 200th match2, 4/47 & 2/53 | 11 Jan 1975 | v Ringwood, 1974-75 |
| 550th wicket8/84 took him to 550 | 24 Jan 1976 | v Essendon, 1975-76 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 3 innings
- from v Essendon, 1962-63 to v South Melbourne, 1962-63 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 34 matches
- from v Essendon, 1964-65 to v Essendon, 1966-67 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 28 matches
- from v University, 1963-64 to v Northcote, 1966-67 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 61* | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1961-62 | Won |
| 58 | v University, 1964-65 | Lost |
| 57 | v Richmond, 1963-64 | Won |
| 54* | v Melbourne, 1961-62 | Won |
| 50* | v Collingwood, 1959-60 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8/18 | v Northcote, 1963-64 | Won |
| 8/59 | v University, 1966-67 | Won |
| 8/68 | v South Melbourne, 1964-65 | Won |
| 8/84 | v Essendon, 1975-76 | Drawn |
| 8/89 | v University, 1965-66 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 21 seasons: at 9th in 8, at 8th in 7, at 7th in 3, at 4th in 1, at 10th in 1, at 11th in 1.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 7 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 1958-59 | 8 | 14 | 7.20 |
| 1959-60 | 8 | 12 | 15.80 |
| 1960-61 | 8 | 15 | 18.83 |
| 1961-62 | 7 | 15 | 29.92 |
| 1962-63 | 4 | 9 | 17.00 |
| 1963-64 | 8 | 14 | 19.58 |
| 1964-65 | 8 | 11 | 20.45 |
| 1965-66 | 9 | 13 | 13.42 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 11 | 16.67 |
| 1967-68 | 10 | 10 | 8.89 |
| 1968-69 | 9 | 9 | 5.50 |
| 1969-70 | 9 | 14 | 11.09 |
| 1970-71 | 9 | 9 | 12.89 |
| 1971-72 | 9 | 13 | 6.58 |
| 1972-73 | 9 | 10 | 11.29 |
| 1973-74 | 8 | 6 | 3.17 |
| 1974-75 | 7 | 13 | 11.85 |
| 1975-76 | 8 | 10 | 16.00 |
| 1976-77 | 9 | 8 | 11.13 |
| 1977-78 | 11 | 1 | – |
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 115 | 104 | 15 | 1,237 | 61* | 13.90 | 292 | 18.27 |
| Away | 118 | 114 | 14 | 1,429 | 57 | 14.29 | 307 | 18.93 |
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 | 201 | 190 | 27 | 2,319 | 58 | 14.23 | 529 | 18.62 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 1 | 43.00 |
| Weekday | 31 | 27 | 2 | 336 | 61* | 13.44 | 69 | 18.13 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 46 | 38 | 5 | 415 | 50* | 12.58 | 92 | 19.79 |
| Nov | 56 | 42 | 5 | 390 | 47 | 10.54 | 168 | 14.90 |
| Dec | 20 | 21 | 4 | 253 | 35 | 14.88 | 55 | 19.00 |
| Jan | 51 | 52 | 7 | 781 | 61* | 17.36 | 129 | 20.99 |
| Feb | 35 | 36 | 4 | 436 | 50 | 13.63 | 96 | 18.74 |
| Mar | 24 | 28 | 4 | 345 | 42 | 14.38 | 52 | 22.44 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46.00 | 7 | 14.43 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 223 | 207 | 28 | 2,487 | 61* | 13.89 | 569 | 18.45 |
| Finals | 10 | 11 | 1 | 179 | 46 | 17.90 | 30 | 21.50 |
Favourite victims
- IF Langford × 7
- KHD Kendall × 7
- RJ Sincock × 7
- AC Hargreaves × 5
- DC McClean × 5
- I Monks × 5
- JH Shaw × 5
- KW Kirby × 5
Fielding
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1957-58 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958-59 | 13 | 6 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 8 |
| 1960-61 | 14 | 5 |
| 1961-62 | 15 | 3 |
| 1962-63 | 8 | 2 |
| 1963-64 | 15 | 6 |
| 1964-65 | 9 | 8 |
| 1965-66 | 13 | 2 |
| 1966-67 | 15 | 8 |
| 1967-68 | 13 | 5 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 2 |
| 1969-70 | 12 | 8 |
| 1970-71 | 11 | 2 |
| 1971-72 | 12 | 2 |
| 1972-73 | 12 | 7 |
| 1973-74 | 7 | 1 |
| 1974-75 | 13 | 4 |
| 1975-76 | 12 | 8 |
| 1976-77 | 10 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | 5 | 1 |
Caught most off
- EP Illingworth × 15
- AL Thomson × 10
- C Adams × 8
- WA Heller × 6
- D Ashworth × 4
- DJ Anderson × 4
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