Alan Melbourne✅
Played 1974-75 – 1997-98
🏛️ Hall of Fame · 2017⭐ Life Member
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Played 1974-75 – 1997-98
Player records
Off the field
Career totals
Career
215
Games
24
Seasons
1974-75 – 1997-98
Played
Batting
166
Innings
61
Not outs
1,641
Runs
70
High score
15.63
Average
3
50s
0
100s
Bowling
250
Wickets
31.31
Average
2
5-fors
2900.3 + 239.4 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
63
Catches
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.
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2.25 | 9 | 1 | 1/26 | 4 |
| 1975-76 | 4 | 15 | 10* | 15.00 | 20 | 3 | 2/17 | 2 |
| 1976-77 | 5 | 16 | 6* | 5.33 | 38.4 | 4 | 1/3 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | 3 | 80 | 47 | 26.67 | 36 | 5 | 4/27 | 2 |
| 1978-79 | 15 | 126 | 34* | 25.20 | 136 | 17 | 4/81 | 4 |
| 1979-80 | 14 | 148 | 58* | 18.50 | 137 | 9 | 3/34 | 4 |
| 1980-81 | 14 | 123 | 52* | 17.57 | 70 | 1 | 1/30 | 1 |
| 1981-82 | 10 | 72 | 20* | 10.29 | 82.4 | 12 | 5/66 | 3 |
| 1982-83 | 11 | 133 | 46 | 13.30 | 127 | 6 | 2/29 | 5 |
| 1983-84 | 3 | 5 | 3* | – | 14 | 0 | 0/2 | |
| 1985-86 | 2 | 32 | 24* | 32.00 | 6 | 1 | 1/25 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | 2 | 32 | 17 | 16.00 | 29 | 0 | 0/37 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 20.67 | 30 | 4 | 2/35 | |
| 1989-90 | 5 | 21 | 14* | 10.50 | 116 | 7 | 3/60 | 2 |
| 1990-91 | 12 | 147 | 48 | 18.38 | 270 | 19 | 4/42 | 3 |
| 1991-92 | 11 | 74 | 35 | 9.25 | 205.1 | 16 | 3/32 | 3 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 129 | 25 | 25.80 | 186.2 | 15 | 4/46 | 3 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 85 | 33 | 28.33 | 426 | 38 | 4/56 | 4 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 45 | 13* | 5.63 | 277.2 | 15 | 4/89 | 4 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 61 | 34* | 12.20 | 369.3 | 32 | 5/53 | 2 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 203 | 70 | 29.00 | 325.5 | 20 | 3/30 | 6 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 23 | 9* | 4.60 | 228.4 | 25 | 4/12 | 6 |
| Career | 215 | 1,641 | 70 | 15.63 | 250 | 5/53 | 62 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 20 | 101 | 24 | 7.77 | 15 | 47.07 | 5/66 | 1 | |
 Footscray | 16 | 149 | 52* | 16.56 | 1 | 20 | 36.55 | 3/26 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 15 | 123 | 47 | 13.67 | 15 | 26.40 | 4/27 | ||
 Ringwood | 15 | 102 | 46 | 25.50 | 19 | 22.00 | 4/46 | ||
 Northcote | 15 | 90 | 25 | 10.00 | 15 | 21.60 | 3/31 | ||
 St Kilda | 15 | 77 | 28 | 11.00 | 17 | 27.24 | 3/42 | ||
 Melbourne University | 14 | 95 | 25 | 11.88 | 18 | 27.94 | 3/37 | ||
 Essendon | 14 | 92 | 33* | 13.14 | 15 | 28.80 | 4/56 | ||
 Carlton | 14 | 67 | 17* | 7.44 | 18 | 29.89 | 3/79 | ||
 Melbourne | 13 | 164 | 58* | 27.33 | 1 | 12 | 57.67 | 4/98 | |
 Prahran | 12 | 151 | 70 | 25.17 | 1 | 10 | 43.00 | 3/98 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 12 | 128 | 34* | 21.33 | 25 | 18.96 | 5/53 | 1 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 12 | 123 | 39 | 24.60 | 18 | 27.94 | 4/81 | ||
 Richmond | 11 | 51 | 22* | 10.20 | 7 | 76.43 | 2/17 | ||
 Dandenong | 7 | 65 | 30* | 32.50 | 10 | 36.70 | 4/49 | ||
 Frankston Peninsula | 5 | 40 | 34* | – | 6 | 28.67 | 4/66 | ||
 Geelong | 5 | 23 | 13* | – | 10 | 14.40 | 4/12 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 33 | 37.00 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.00 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 5 | 132 | 52* | 16.50 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | 7 | 197 | 25 | 9.38 | 5 | |
| 8 | 60 | 20 | 674 | 58* | 16.85 |
In the record book
Among players of 1974-75 to 1997-98: 16th of 111 for runs, 3rd of 77 for wickets, 5th of 115 for matches, 13th of 99 for catches, 41st of 58 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 36th of 184 for runs, 7th of 135 for wickets, 14th of 197 for matches, 25th of 167 for catches, 60th of 81 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Melbourne’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| 1 |
| 5 |
| 9 | 46 | 17 | 484 | 70 | 16.69 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | 12 | 8 | 107 | 25 | 26.75 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 39.00 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 44 | 13 | 337 | 52* | 10.87 | 1 | 6 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 118 | 45 | 1,265 | 70 | 17.33 | 2 | 10 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Turned 0 of 3 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 5.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 7 times.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (3), Gill (3), Dodemaide (3), Corbett (3), Gott (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 55 | 28 | 642 | 70 | 23.78 | 2 | 2 |
| In losses | 92 | 25 | 828 | 58* | 12.36 | 1 | 11 |
| In draws | 15 | 5 | 147 | 24 | 14.70 | 3 | |
| In ties | 3 | 2 | 24 | 14* | 24.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 80 | 123 | 23.93 | 1.5 |
| In losses | 83 | 98 | 36.19 | 1.2 |
| In draws | 26 | 27 | 47.22 | 1.0 |
| In ties | 3 | 2 | 31.00 | 0.7 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 79 | 21 | 769 | 58* | 13.26 | 1 | 6 |
| Batting second | 77 | 32 | 810 | 70 | 18.00 | 2 | 9 |
| Second innings of the match | 9 | 7 | 62 | 20* | 31.00 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 65 | 39 | 508 | 70 | 18.14 | 91 | 32.69 | 4/12 |
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 40 | 38 | 372 | 52* | 16.17 | 24 | 36.13 | 4/27 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 10 | 7 | 34 | 15 | 5.67 | 12 | 33.17 | 5/66 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 9 | 8 | 55 | 25 | 9.17 | 10 | 15.70 | 3/31 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 8 | 5 | 92 | 46 | 30.67 | 10 | 20.90 | 4/46 |
| Toorak Park | 8 | 5 | 79 | 48 | 19.75 | 9 | 29.78 | 3/98 |
| Western Oval | 7 | 7 | 52 | 21 | 13.00 | 11 | 21.45 | 3/26 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 7 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 10.33 | 6 | 47.50 | 3/51 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 7 | 94 | 34* | 23.50 | 12 | 21.25 | 4/42 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 6 | 6 | 29 | 13 | 7.25 | 3 | 98.00 | 2/17 |
| University Oval | 6 | 5 | 29 | 12* | 9.67 | 8 | 26.50 | 3/60 |
| Victoria Park | 6 | 4 | 30 | 10* | 15.00 | 3 | 57.67 | 2/85 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 6 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6.67 | 7 | 20.86 | 4/56 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 3.80 | 3 | 66.33 | 1/20 |
| Shepley Oval | 5 | 4 | 35 | 15* | 17.50 | 8 | 29.63 | 4/49 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5* | 9.00 | 9 | 26.56 | 4/81 |
| Albert Ground | 4 | 4 | 99 | 58* | 99.00 | 5 | 45.40 | 2/38 |
| Hedges Oval | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 3 | 19.33 | 2/23 |
| Kardinia Oval | 2 | 2 | 23 | 13* | – | 2 | 30.50 | 2/37 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8* | 12.00 | – | – | 0/15 |
| AH Butler Oval | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – | – | – | 0/17 |
| Xavier College | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 24.50 | 4/98 |
| Leckie Park Oval | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 3 | 26.33 | 3/79 |
| Harry Trott Oval (new) | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 10.60 | 5/53 |
| Camberwell Sports Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 24.50 | 2/49 |
Batters dismissed
2 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 5/30 v Collingwood, 1977-78. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1987-88: Doug Rumble Trophy — Best Clubman · 1993-94: premiership, Doug Rumble Trophy — Best Clubman · 1995-96: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Alan Melbourne's best season with the bat was 1996-97: 203 runs from 14 innings at 29.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1979-80 to 1980-81: 148 runs at 29.60. The leanest, 1993-94 to 1994-95: 34 runs at 4.25.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty58* | 23 Feb 1980 | v Melbourne, 1979-80 |
| 50th match7, 0/31 | 15 Nov 1980 | v Prahran, 1980-81 |
| First five-for5/66 | 10 Oct 1981 | v Waverley, 1981-82 |
| 50th wicket1/45 took him to 50 | 6 Dec 1981 | v Carlton, 1981-82 |
| 100th match2/31 | 15 Dec 1990 | v Ringwood, 1990-91 |
| 1,000th run22* took him to 1,006 | 9 Feb 1991 | v Richmond, 1990-91 |
| 100th wicket1/2 took him to 100 | 25 Jan 1992 | v Collingwood, 1991-92 |
| 150th wicket3/43 took him to 151 | 19 Feb 1994 | v Dandenong-Waverley, 1993-94 |
| 150th match0/78 | 25 Mar 1994 | v Melbourne, 1993-94 |
| 200th wicket4/98 took him to 202 | 9 Mar 1996 | v Melbourne, 1995-96 |
| 200th match2/18 | 4 Oct 1997 | v Frankston Peninsula, 1997-98 |
| 250th wicket2/27 took him to 250 | 7 Mar 1998 | v Northcote, 1997-98 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | v Prahran, 1996-97 | Won |
| 58* | v Melbourne, 1979-80 | Lost |
| 52* | v Footscray, 1980-81 | Won |
| 48 | v Prahran, 1990-91 | Lost |
| 47 | v Collingwood, 1977-78 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/53 | v South Melbourne, 1995-96 | Won |
| 5/66 | v Waverley, 1981-82 | Lost |
| 4/12 | v Geelong, 1997-98 | Won |
| 4/27 | v Collingwood, 1977-78 | Won |
| 4/42 | v South Melbourne, 1990-91 | Lost |
Moved about the order across 22 seasons: at 8th in 9, at 9th in 6, at 7th in 4, at 6th in 2, at 10th in 1.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 6 | 4 | 2.25 |
| 1975-76 | 7 | 4 | 15.00 |
| 1976-77 | 7 | 4 | 5.33 |
| 1977-78 | 6 | 3 | 26.67 |
| 1978-79 | 9 | 12 | 25.20 |
| 1979-80 | 8 | 12 | 18.50 |
| 1980-81 | 7 | 13 | 17.57 |
| 1981-82 | 8 | 11 | 10.29 |
| 1982-83 | 8 | 11 | 13.30 |
| 1983-84 | 8 | 2 | – |
| 1985-86 | 7 | 3 | 32.00 |
| 1986-87 | 8 | 2 | 16.00 |
| 1988-89 | 8 | 3 | 20.67 |
| 1989-90 | 9 | 5 | 10.50 |
| 1990-91 | 8 | 12 | 18.38 |
| 1991-92 | 8 | 9 | 9.25 |
| 1992-93 | 9 | 6 | 25.80 |
| 1993-94 | 9 | 8 | 28.33 |
| 1994-95 | 9 | 10 | 5.63 |
| 1995-96 | 8 | 9 | 12.20 |
| 1996-97 | 9 | 14 | 29.00 |
| 1997-98 | 10 | 8 | 4.60 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 105 | 77 | 26 | 880 | 70 | 17.25 | 115 | 33.41 |
| Away | 110 | 88 | 34 | 761 | 58* | 14.09 | 135 | 29.53 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 192 | 149 | 53 | 1,539 | 70 | 16.03 | 229 | 31.66 |
| Sunday | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 7.33 | 5 | 25.80 |
| Weekday | 15 | 11 | 5 | 80 | 25 | 13.33 | 16 | 28.13 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-day | 203 | 157 | 54 | 1,578 | 70 | 15.32 | 233 | 32.33 |
| Unknown format | 12 | 8 | 6 | 63 | 12* | 31.50 | 17 | 17.35 |
Two-day when a side batted twice, the game was drawn or the card says so; one-day when the card says so.
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 32 | 21 | 8 | 137 | 23 | 10.54 | 26 | 36.73 |
| Nov | 44 | 35 | 15 | 450 | 52* | 22.50 | 51 | 27.65 |
| Dec | 24 | 23 | 7 | 171 | 33* | 10.69 | 27 | 33.93 |
| Jan | 45 | 32 | 13 | 242 | 34* | 12.74 | 55 | 28.09 |
| Feb | 45 | 35 | 10 | 420 | 58* | 16.80 | 50 | 38.24 |
| Mar | 25 | 19 | 7 | 221 | 70 | 18.42 | 41 | 26.59 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 213 | 164 | 59 | 1,639 | 70 | 15.61 | 248 | 30.91 |
| Finals | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – | 2 | 81.50 |
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | 4 | 4 |
| 1975-76 | 4 | 2 |
| 1976-77 | 5 | 2 |
| 1977-78 | 3 | 2 |
| 1978-79 | 15 | 4 |
| 1979-80 | 14 | 4 |
| 1980-81 | 14 | 1 |
| 1981-82 | 10 | 3 |
| 1982-83 | 11 | 5 |
| 1983-84 | 3 | |
| 1985-86 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986-87 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988-89 | 4 | |
| 1989-90 | 5 | 2 |
| 1990-91 | 12 | 3 |
| 1991-92 | 11 | 3 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 3 |
| 1993-94 | 18 | 4 |
| 1994-95 | 17 | 4 |
| 1995-96 | 16 | 2 |
| 1996-97 | 16 | 6 |
| 1997-98 | 16 | 6 |
Caught most off
v Hawthorn