Alf Dummett
Played 1920-21 – 1931-32
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Player records
Career totals
Career
129
Games
12
Seasons
1920-21 – 1931-32
Played
Batting
125
Innings
9
Not outs
2,267
Runs
112
High score
19.54
Average
14
50s
2
100s
Bowling
210
Wickets
22.08
Average
11
5-fors
1
10-fors
4,440
Overs
Fielding
88
Catches
- Premiers 1930-31
- 1st XI Batting 1921-22
- 1st XI Bowling 1927-28
- Century season 1921-22
- 2 five-fors 1922-23
- 32 wickets 1922-23
- 2 five-fors 1926-27
- 34 wickets 1926-27
- 2 five-fors 1927-28
- 31 wickets 1927-28
- Century season 1928-29
- Five-for 1928-29
- 3 five-fors 1931-32
- 32 wickets 1931-32
Around this dayin 1928: 0 and 2/57 and 1 ct v Essendon in 1925: 5 and 0/24 v Collingwood
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 10 | 282 | 108 | 40.29 | 15 | 8 | 2/44 | 8 |
| 1922-23 | 11 | 167 | 58 | 13.92 | 99 | 32 | 5/52 | 12 |
| 1923-24 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | 5 | 3/51 | 2 |
| 1924-25 | 7 | 105 | 40 | 13.13 | 43.6 | 6 | 2/70 | 6 |
| 1925-26 | 12 | 415 | 88 | 31.92 | 13.1 | 7 | 3/37 | 12 |
| 1926-27 | 12 | 198 | 57 | 18.00 | 79 | 34 | 8/20 | 5 |
| 1927-28 | 11 | 209 | 63 | 19.00 | 70.1 | 31 | 9/26 | 6 |
| 1928-29 | 11 | 209 | 112 | 23.22 | 58.7 | 19 | 5/36 | 8 |
| 1929-30 | 13 | 233 | 74* | 21.18 | 46.3 | 11 | 4/38 | 5 |
| 1930-31 | 13 | 163 | 36 | 16.30 | 42 | 14 | 3/42 | 10 |
| 1931-32 | 14 | 146 | 31 | 12.17 | 68 | 32 | 6/40 | 11 |
| Career | 120 | 2,133 | 112 | 19.93 | 199 | 9/26 | 85 |
Every scorecard · 120
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Richmond, 1921-22
- First fifty108v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22
- First hundred108v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22
- First five-for5/52v Prahran, 1922-23
- Highest score112v Richmond, 1928-29
- Best bowling9/26v Essendon, 1927-28
- Last matchMatch 120v St Kilda, 1931-32
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
| 11 | 284 | 112 | 35.50 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 27.43 | 5/74 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 264 | 71 | 22.00 | 3 | 27 | 17.78 | 5/52 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 182 | 36 | 16.55 | 11 | 27.64 | 3/38 | |||||
| 11 | 154 | 57 | 12.83 | 1 | 16 | 25.81 | 4/38 | ||||
| 11 | 141 | 26 | 14.10 | 22 | 17.09 | 5/36 | 1 | ||||
| 11 | 125 | 46 | 15.63 | 14 | 24.43 | 3/42 | |||||
| 10 | 137 | 74 | 15.22 | 1 | 24 | 13.88 | 6/40 | 2 | |||
| 9 | 160 | 88 | 40.00 | 1 | 9 | 33.33 | 2/42 | ||||
| 9 | 131 | 80 | 16.38 | 1 | 10 | 20.90 | 4/75 | ||||
| 9 | 85 | 40 | 9.44 | 26 | 11.31 | 9/26 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | 230 | 108 | 28.75 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 26.00 | 5/36 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 237 | 58 | 33.86 | 3 | 6 | 48.17 | 4/37 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 5 | 12.20 | 5/37 | 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 | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 22 | 12.33 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 32 | 22.00 | |||
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 291 | 88 | 19.40 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | 27 | 3 | 594 | 80 | 24.75 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6 | 25 | 0 | 561 | 112 | 22.44 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | 18 | 2 | 356 | 108 | 22.25 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 69 | 26 | 8.63 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 11 | 2 | 138 | 46 | 15.33 | |||
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 31 | 10.75 | 2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 6 | 0 | 81 | 32 | 13.50 | 2 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 85 | 5 | 1,802 | 112 | 22.52 | 13 | 2 | 10 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 23 | 2 | 250 | 46 | 11.90 | 3 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks15
- 1–943
- 10–1920
- 20–2913
- 30–498
- 50–9913
- 100+2
Turned 2 of 15 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total). Top-scored for the side 10 times.
Dismissals
- Caught64 · 60%
- Bowled25 · 23%
- Stumped10 · 9%
- Run out3 · 3%
- LBW3 · 3%
- Hit wicket2 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Blackie (5), Lisle (4), Ironmonger (4), Hartkopf (3), Grimmett (3).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 55 | 4 | 1,211 | 108 | 23.75 | 9 | 1 | 5 |
| In losses | 31 | 1 | 378 | 57 | 12.60 | 2 | 7 | |
| In draws | 25 | 2 | 517 | 112 | 22.48 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| In ties | 3 | 0 | 27 | 17 | 9.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 55 | 102 | 17.59 | 1.9 |
| In losses | 25 | 51 | 23.08 | 2.0 |
| In draws | 30 | 38 | 27.05 | 1.3 |
| In ties | 3 | 8 | 22.00 | 2.7 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 10 of 15 (67%), lost 2.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 5 of 9 (56%), lost 3.
- Every other match: the side won 44 of 96 (46%), lost 22.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 55 | 2 | 1,243 | 112 | 23.45 | 7 | 2 | 7 |
| Batting second | 52 | 5 | 799 | 74* | 17.00 | 6 | 6 | |
| Second innings of the match | 7 | 0 | 91 | 36 | 13.00 | 2 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 59 | 52 | 982 | 112 | 19.25 | 87 | 23.21 | 8/20 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 7 | 7 | 193 | 74* | 38.60 | 12 | 21.25 | 5/42 |
| Toorak Park | 6 | 7 | 106 | 53 | 15.14 | 14 | 21.79 | 5/52 |
| Victoria Park | 6 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 6.60 | 8 | 18.25 | 3/42 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 92 | 36 | 18.40 | 4 | 20.25 | 2/25 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 5 | 98 | 26 | 24.50 | 13 | 15.38 | 5/36 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 5 | 5 | 105 | 80 | 21.00 | 6 | 20.33 | 4/75 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 5 | 5 | 68 | 57 | 13.60 | 6 | 31.50 | 2/38 |
| University Oval | 5 | 4 | 85 | 74 | 21.25 | 10 | 14.50 | 4/38 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 58 | 24* | 29.00 | 5 | 38.80 | 2/51 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 4 | 5 | 159 | 108 | 31.80 | 15 | 16.53 | 5/36 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 8.75 | 13 | 7.15 | 9/26 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 67 | 58 | 22.33 | 6 | 16.67 | 4/37 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 52 | 32 | 26.00 | – | – | 0/21 |
Wickets taken
- Caught112 · 56%
- Bowled71 · 36%
- LBW8 · 4%
- Caught & bowled6 · 3%
- Stumped2 · 1%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)87 · 44%
- Middle order (4–7)73 · 37%
- Lower order (8–11)39 · 20%
10 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 10/155 v Prahran, 1922-23. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 43rd of 488 run-scorers
- 20th of 298 wicket-takers
- 37th of 525 for matches played
- 38th of 81 for hundreds
- 17th of 431 for catches
- 97th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1921-22 to 1931-32: 10th of 61 for runs, 5th of 28 for wickets, 8th of 68 for matches, 9th of 13 for hundreds, 3rd of 52 for catches, 18th of 26 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 29th of 321 for runs, 14th of 172 for wickets, 20th of 345 for matches, 22nd of 50 for hundreds, 7th of 279 for catches, 56th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- SM Elliott2018-19 to 2025-26 · 83 m · 1,134 runs · 121 wkts
- FD Chapman1921-22 to 1936-37 · 162 m · 3,253 runs · 272 wkts
- CBD Street1999-00 to 2005-06 · 126 m · 1,544 runs · 266 wkts
- LJ Davison1960-61 to 1973-74 · 95 m · 1,475 runs · 109 wkts
The careers nearest Dummett’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AJW Lansdown · 114
- HC Lansdown · 114
- AE Liddicut · 106
- FD Chapman · 98
- HT Parkin · 67
- JW Scaife · 54
- HJ Plant · 50
- JRH Woodford · 49
- JA Atkinson · 41
- LA Wynne · 39
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1921-22: 1st XI Batting · 1927-28: 1st XI Bowling · 1930-31: premiership
The arc
Alf Dummett's best season with the bat was 1925-26: 415 runs from 13 innings at 31.92. The best ten-innings patch came in 1925-26: 409 runs at 40.90. The leanest, 1922-23 to 1924-25: 32 runs at 3.20.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty108 | 28 Jan 1922 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 |
| First hundred108 | 28 Jan 1922 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 |
| First five-for5/52 | 31 Mar 1923 | v Prahran, 1922-23 |
| 50th wicket2/70 took him to 51 | 7 Mar 1925 | v Prahran, 1924-25 |
| 1,000th run57 took him to 1,032 | 23 Oct 1926 | v St Kilda, 1926-27 |
| 50th match9, 0/69 | 20 Nov 1926 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1926-27 |
| 100th wicket4/77 took him to 102 | 22 Oct 1927 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1927-28 |
| 150th wicket4/38 took him to 152 | 22 Feb 1930 | v St Kilda, 1929-30 |
| 100th match5, 0/13 | 24 Jan 1931 | v Essendon, 1930-31 |
| 2,000th run9 took him to 2,003 | 17 Oct 1931 | v Northcote, 1931-32 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 4 innings
- from v Carlton, 1925-26 to v Melbourne, 1925-26 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 40 matches
- from v Richmond, 1925-26 to v Collingwood, 1928-29 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 12 matches
- from v Richmond, 1926-27 to v Richmond, 1927-28 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 112 | v Richmond, 1928-29 | Drawn |
| 108 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
| 88 | v Carlton, 1925-26 | Won |
| 80 | v Northcote, 1921-22 | Won |
| 74* | v Richmond, 1929-30 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 9/26 | v Essendon, 1927-28 | Lost |
| 8/20 | v Essendon, 1926-27 | Won |
| 6/40 | v University, 1931-32 | Won |
| 5/36 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1927-28 | Won |
| 5/36 | v North Melbourne, 1928-29 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 11 seasons: at 6th in 4, at 5th in 3, at 9th in 2, at 4th in 1, at 7th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 59 | 52 | 1 | 982 | 112 | 19.25 | 87 | 23.21 |
| Away | 61 | 62 | 6 | 1,151 | 108 | 20.55 | 112 | 19.25 |
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 | 106 | 99 | 7 | 1,941 | 112 | 21.10 | 169 | 22.37 |
| Weekday | 14 | 15 | 0 | 192 | 34 | 12.80 | 30 | 13.17 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 20 | 20 | 3 | 267 | 58 | 15.71 | 25 | 25.32 |
| Nov | 21 | 19 | 1 | 445 | 88 | 24.72 | 43 | 17.35 |
| Dec | 12 | 9 | 1 | 284 | 74* | 35.50 | 10 | 33.40 |
| Jan | 23 | 23 | 1 | 462 | 108 | 21.00 | 33 | 23.12 |
| Feb | 18 | 16 | 1 | 435 | 112 | 29.00 | 29 | 20.72 |
| Mar | 18 | 19 | 0 | 177 | 31 | 9.32 | 53 | 15.09 |
| Other | 8 | 8 | 0 | 63 | 32 | 7.88 | 6 | 49.67 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 110 | 101 | 7 | 2,021 | 112 | 21.50 | 175 | 21.20 |
| Finals | 10 | 13 | 0 | 112 | 32 | 8.62 | 24 | 19.38 |
Favourite victims
- CB Willis × 4
- GA Davies × 4
- RH Watson × 4
- SMF Thomson × 4
- C Hardy × 3
- J Ryder × 3
- LC Salvana × 3
- NFR Mitchell × 3
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.
