Bill Tyson
Debut season 1988-89
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Career totals
Career
10
Games
1
Seasons
from 1988-89
Played
Batting
11
Innings
0
Not outs
96
Runs
28
High score
8.73
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
0
Wickets
Fielding
10
Catches
Around this dayin 1988: 0 v Melbourne
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 10 | 96 | 29 | 8.73 | – | – | – | 10 |
| Career | 10 | 96 | 29 | 8.73 | 0 | – | 10 |
Every scorecard · 10
| 1988-89 |  v Essendon | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Collingwood | 29 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Prahran | 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Carlton | 25 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v South Melbourne | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 |  v Richmond | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1988-89 | v Waverley | 2 & 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1988-89
- Highest score29v Collingwood, 1988-89
- Last matchMatch 10v Waverley, 1988-89
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1.67 |
| Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 |
| Carlton | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 |
| Prahran | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
| Essendon | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| Richmond | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 83 | 29 | 16.60 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2.60 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 10 | 0 | 96 | 29 | 9.60 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–96
- 10–191
- 20–292
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
5.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught9 · 82%
- Bowled1 · 9%
- LBW1 · 9%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 9.67 | |
| In losses | 7 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 6.00 | 2 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 0 | 32 | 29 | 8.00 | 1 |
| Batting second | 6 | 0 | 63 | 25 | 10.50 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 6 | 6 | 74 | 29 | 12.33 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
At the club
In the record book
Among players of 1988-89: 15th of 18 for runs, 17th of 18 for matches, 12th of 18 for catches.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 113th of 184 for runs, 126th of 197 for matches, 64th of 167 for catches.
Played like…
- HL Harvey1942-43 to 1949-50 · 10 m · 98 runs · 0 wkts
- Tom Kellar2025-26 · 10 m · 69 runs · 0 wkts
- J Barnes1943-44 · 10 m · 73 runs · 0 wkts
- W Russell1934-35 to 1937-38 · 19 m · 203 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Tyson’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- CA McKissack · 10
- IG Wheeler · 10
- JB Kline · 10
- LJ Watts · 10
- RW Watts · 10
- WJ Scholes · 10
- GT Connors · 9
- IW Waller · 9
- TV Considine · 9
- GM Watts · 6
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
Bill Tyson's best season with the bat was 1988-89: 96 runs from 11 innings at 8.73. The best ten-innings patch came in 1988-89: 95 runs at 9.50. The leanest, 1988-89: 87 runs at 8.70.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | v Collingwood, 1988-89 | Lost |
| 25 | v Carlton, 1988-89 | Drawn |
| 18 | v Prahran, 1988-89 | Won |
| 9 | v Essendon, 1988-89 | Won |
| 9 | v Richmond, 1988-89 | Lost |
More splits
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 6 | 0 | 74 | 29 | 12.33 |
| Away | 4 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 4.40 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 29 | 14.00 |
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 13.00 |
| Jan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 |
| Mar | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 |
Fielding
| Season | M | Ct |
|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 10 | 10 |
Caught most off
- TV Considine × 4
- CA McKissack × 2
- LJ Watts × 2
- GT Connors × 1
- WJ Scholes × 1
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.