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Alan Thomson
Played 1964-65 – 1975-76
🦁 Club Legend · 2020🏛️ Hall of Fame · 2015
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Played 1964-65 – 1975-76
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Career totals
Career
113
Games
12
Seasons
1964-65 – 1975-76
Played
Batting
84
Innings
35
Not outs
290
Runs
28
High score
5.92
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
322
Wickets
17.67
Average
18
5-fors
95 + 1402.1 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
20
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.
Around this dayin 1966: 1/28 v Collingwood in 1973: 2/32 v South Melbourne
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964-65 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 28 | 6 | 5/39 | |
| 1965-66 | 10 | 16 | 9* | 3.20 | 109 | 16 | 4/36 | 2 |
| 1966-67 | 15 | 42 | 25 | 14.00 | 234.2 | 43 | 6/72 | 4 |
| 1967-68 | 14 | 9 | 3* | 4.50 | 221.1 | 47 | 6/81 | 1 |
| 1968-69 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 3.40 | 198.3 | 43 | 7/28 | 3 |
| 1969-70 | 5 | 29 | 17 | 7.25 | 83 | 19 | 4/30 | 3 |
| 1970-71 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 22.50 | 56.4 | 8 | 3/53 | |
| 1971-72 | 8 | 22 | 11* | 5.50 | 103 | 28 | 7/32 | 2 |
| 1972-73 | 9 | 9 | 6* | 2.25 | 129.5 | 27 | 5/14 | |
| 1973-74 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 2.20 | 95 | 22 | 7/49 | 1 |
| 1974-75 | 9 | 32 | 16 | 8.00 | 101.4 | 29 | 6/19 | |
| 1975-76 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 8.25 | 137.6 | 32 | 6/83 | 1 |
| Career | 112 | 286 | 28 | 5.96 | 320 | 7/28 | 17 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Camberwell Magpies | 11 | 21 | 18 | 3.50 | 27 | 22.59 | 6/83 | 1 |
 Carlton | 11 | 20 | 17* | 3.33 | 22 | 22.64 | 4/36 | |
 Prahran | 10 | 33 | 17 | 11.00 | 33 | 14.73 | 7/76 | 3 |
 Richmond | 9 | 61 | 25 | 8.71 | 30 | 15.00 | 7/28 | 2 |
 Footscray | 9 | 34 | 10 | 8.50 | 30 | 15.83 | 6/86 | 1 |
 Essendon | 9 | 20 | 7 | 5.00 | 27 | 18.30 | 6/72 | 2 |
 Melbourne University | 9 | 19 | 16 | 4.75 | 27 | 17.96 | 5/16 | 3 |
 St Kilda | 8 | 30 | 28 | 7.50 | 31 | 13.58 | 5/14 | 2 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 8 | 17 | 11* | 8.50 | 24 | 14.50 | 7/49 | 2 |
 Melbourne | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | 14 | 24.64 | 4/43 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 7 | 18 | 9 | 6.00 | 24 | 17.00 | 7/32 | 1 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 7 | 2 | 1* | 1.00 | 13 | 31.00 | 4/36 | |
 Northcote | 6 | 1 | 1* | – | 18 | 12.50 | 6/19 | 1 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 28 | 11.80 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | 8 | 103 | 18 | 5.72 | 6 |
| 11 | 47 | 23 | 121 | 25 | 5.04 | 11 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| Lower order (8–11) |
In the record book
Among players of 1964-65 to 1975-76: 31st of 66 for runs, 2nd of 42 for wickets, 9th of 70 for matches, 28th of 58 for catches, 36th of 37 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 120th of 321 for runs, 4th of 172 for wickets, 25th of 345 for matches, 71st of 279 for catches, 123rd of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Thomson’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.
As captain
Led the side in 27 matches (1973-74 to 1975-76): won 8, lost 16, drawn 3.
Most often led
Season by season
Moved about the order across 12 seasons: at 11th in 8, at 10th in 3, at 9th in 1.
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.
| 82 |
| 35 |
| 283 |
| 28 |
| 6.02 |
| 19 |
Batted most often at 11th.
2.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Most often dismissed by: Paterson (4), Grant (3), Laughlin (2), Murch (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 28 | 13 | 145 | 25 | 9.67 | 3 |
| In losses | 50 | 17 | 138 | 28 | 4.18 | 16 |
| In draws | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3* | – | |
| In ties | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | – |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 46 | 169 | 13.90 | 3.7 |
| In losses | 53 | 120 | 22.53 | 2.3 |
| In draws | 11 | 30 | 18.07 | 2.7 |
| In ties | 1 | 1 | 53.00 | 1.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 48 | 23 | 82 | 10 | 3.28 | 12 |
| Batting second | 30 | 11 | 179 | 28 | 9.42 | 4 |
| Second innings of the match | 5 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 6.25 | 3 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 27 | 9 | 87 | 28 | 4.83 | 9 |
| Otherwise | 56 | 26 | 199 | 25 | 6.63 | 10 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 56 | 36 | 154 | 25 | 7.70 | 196 | 15.23 | 7/28 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 8 | 7 | 20 | 17* | 4.00 | 12 | 30.00 | 4/96 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 7 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 3.25 | 14 | 22.43 | 5/53 |
| Western Oval | 6 | 5 | 29 | 10 | 9.67 | 16 | 17.44 | 4/58 |
| University Oval | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 | 30.78 | 4/89 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0.50 | 9 | 28.11 | 4/41 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2.00 | 9 | 26.00 | 3/35 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 29 | 28 | 29.00 | 16 | 16.25 | 6/72 |
| Albert Ground | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 6 | 24.00 | 3/44 |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 8.00 | 12 | 12.17 | 5/33 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | 14 | 7.07 | 6/19 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1* | – | 4 | 47.50 | 3/85 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | 3 | 35.67 | 3/47 |
Batters dismissed
18 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 9/76 v North Melbourne, 1971-72. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1966-67: premiership, 1st XI Bowling · 1968-69: 1st XI Bowling · 1969-70: 1st XI Bowling · 1971-72: 1st XI Bowling · 1972-73: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Alan Thomson's best season with the bat was 1966-67: 42 runs from 6 innings at 14.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1969-70 to 1971-72: 90 runs at 15.00. The leanest, 1971-72 to 1972-73: 6 runs at 1.00.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/39 | 20 Feb 1965 | v Richmond, 1964-65 |
| 50th wicket4/36 took him to 52 | 25 Feb 1967 | v North Melbourne, 1966-67 |
| 100th wicket3/72 took him to 102 | 10 Feb 1968 | v North Melbourne, 1967-68 |
| 50th match7/76 | 18 Jan 1969 | v Prahran, 1968-69 |
| 150th wicket7/28 took him to 150 | 22 Feb 1969 | v Richmond, 1968-69 |
| 200th wicket7/32 took him to 201 | 22 Jan 1972 | v North Melbourne, 1971-72 |
| 250th wicket3/46 took him to 250 | 6 Nov 1973 | v Richmond, 1973-74 |
| 100th match1/48 | 15 Mar 1975 | v Collingwood, 1974-75 |
| 300th wicket4/70 took him to 303 | 29 Nov 1975 | v Footscray, 1975-76 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | v St Kilda, 1975-76 | Lost |
| 25 | v Richmond, 1966-67 | Won |
| 18 | v Collingwood, 1970-71 | Lost |
| 17* | v Carlton, 1970-71 | Lost |
| 17 | v Prahran, 1969-70 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7/28 | v Richmond, 1968-69 | Won |
| 7/32 | v North Melbourne, 1971-72 | Won |
| 7/49 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 7/76 | v Prahran, 1968-69 | Drawn |
| 6/19 | v Northcote, 1974-75 | Won |
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|
| 1964-65 | 11 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 1965-66 | 11 | 9 | 3.20 |
| 1966-67 | 11 | 6 | 14.00 |
| 1967-68 | 11 | 9 | 4.50 |
| 1968-69 | 10 | 6 | 3.40 |
| 1969-70 | 11 | 5 | 7.25 |
| 1970-71 | 10 | 3 | 22.50 |
| 1971-72 | 11 | 10 | 5.50 |
| 1972-73 | 11 | 6 | 2.25 |
| 1973-74 | 10 | 10 | 2.20 |
| 1974-75 | 9 | 8 | 8.00 |
| 1975-76 | 11 | 9 | 8.25 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 36 | 16 | 154 | 25 | 7.70 | 196 | 15.23 |
| Away | 56 | 47 | 19 | 132 | 28 | 4.71 | 124 | 21.48 |
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 | 98 | 73 | 29 | 280 | 28 | 6.36 | 280 | 17.96 |
| Weekday | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1.50 | 40 | 15.47 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 24 | 18 | 9 | 48 | 11* | 5.33 | 49 | 19.76 |
| Nov | 24 | 12 | 3 | 80 | 28 | 8.89 | 92 | 13.97 |
| Dec | 9 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 6* | 2.67 | 26 | 20.19 |
| Jan | 23 | 17 | 9 | 59 | 25 | 7.38 | 63 | 17.44 |
| Feb | 18 | 16 | 5 | 36 | 18 | 3.27 | 50 | 18.44 |
| Mar | 14 | 11 | 6 | 47 | 17* | 9.40 | 40 | 21.23 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 108 | 81 | 33 | 285 | 28 | 5.94 | 305 | 17.72 |
| Finals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1* | – | 15 | 16.27 |