Colin McKenzie
Played 1903-04 – 1925-26
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Player records
Career totals
Career
69
Games
23
Seasons
1903-04 – 1925-26
Played
Batting
81
Innings
5
Not outs
2,752
Runs
221
High score
36.21
Average
11
50s
6
100s
Bowling
66
Wickets
23.56
Average
2
5-fors
13 + 4 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
30
Catches
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 2 | 48 | 46* | 48.00 | 13 | 0 | 0/44 | |
| 1922-23 | 10 | 267 | 68 | 24.27 | 4 | 2 | 1/33 | 3 |
| 1925-26 | 6 | 94 | 47* | 31.33 | 0 | 2 | 2/44 | 1 |
| Career | 18 | 409 | 68 | 27.27 | 4 | 2/44 | 4 |
Every scorecard · 18
| 1921-22 |  v North Melbourne | 46* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Prahran | 2 | 0/44 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v South Melbourne | 19 | 1/33 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Melbourne | 68 | 1/33 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Carlton | 27 | 0/30 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Collingwood | 1 | 0/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Northcote | 2 | 0/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Essendon | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v University | 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v Richmond | 47 | 0/11 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Prahran | 11 | 0/18 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Prahran | 64 & 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Carlton | 25 | 0/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v University | 47* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Prahran | 15* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Melbourne | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 |  v St Kilda | 2 | 2/44 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 1921-22
- First fifty68v Melbourne, 1922-23
- Highest score68v Melbourne, 1922-23
- Best bowling2/44v St Kilda, 1925-26
- Last matchMatch 18v St Kilda, 1925-26
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
| Prahran | 4 | 95 | 64 | 23.75 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/18 |
| Melbourne | 2 | 73 | 68 | 36.50 | 1 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 |
| Melbourne University | 2 | 65 | 47* | 65.00 | – | – | – | |
| Carlton | 2 | 52 | 27 | 26.00 | 0 | – | 0/16 | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 | |
| Richmond | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | – | 0/11 | |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 46 | 46* | – | – | – | – | |
| Essendon | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – | |
| Northcote | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | – | 0/7 | |
| St Kilda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 22.00 | 2/44 | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/14 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 9.67 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 15.67 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 68 | 34.00 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 47 | 21.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 47* | 81.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 46* | 53.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 9.67 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 13 | 2 | 327 | 68 | 29.73 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 2 | 1 | 53 | 46* | 53.00 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks0
- 1–97
- 10–194
- 20–292
- 30–493
- 50–992
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Dismissals
- Caught9 · 60%
- Bowled4 · 27%
- LBW1 · 7%
- Run out1 · 7%
Most often dismissed by: Grimmett (3).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 12 | 3 | 309 | 68 | 34.33 | 1 |
| In losses | 4 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 17.75 | 1 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 2 | 72.00 | 0.3 |
| In losses | 2 | 2 | 44.00 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 2 (50%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 12 of 16 (75%), lost 2.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 10 | 1 | 211 | 68 | 23.44 | 1 |
| Batting second | 7 | 2 | 195 | 64 | 39.00 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 9 | 243 | 68 | 34.71 | 3 | 53.00 | 2/44 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 3 | 69 | 64 | 23.00 | – | – | 0/44 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 65 | 47* | 65.00 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | 0/14 |
Wickets taken
- Bowled4 · 100%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)2 · 50%
- Middle order (4–7)2 · 50%
Best in a match: 2/44 v St Kilda, 1925-26. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 153rd of 488 run-scorers
- 203rd of 298 wicket-takers
- 222nd of 525 for matches played
- 251st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1921-22 to 1925-26: 15th of 35 for runs, 13th of 17 for wickets, 20th of 38 for matches, 16th of 31 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 98th of 321 for runs, 118th of 172 for wickets, 129th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
- WL O'Neill1984-85 to 1987-88 · 26 m · 477 runs · 2 wkts
- DJE Tormey2011-12 to 2012-13 · 25 m · 517 runs · 3 wkts
- RW Brentnall1978-79 to 1979-80 · 22 m · 439 runs · 5 wkts
- DG Rutherford2003-04 to 2005-06 · 35 m · 607 runs · 4 wkts
The careers nearest McKenzie’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- AJW Lansdown · 18
- AW Dummett · 18
- JA Atkinson · 17
- AE Liddicut · 15
- HC Lansdown · 15
- JRH Woodford · 14
- R Jones · 12
- C Kiernan · 11
- LA Cody · 11
- WR Bates · 10
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Season away
The arc
Colin McKenzie's best season with the bat was 1922-23: 267 runs from 11 innings at 24.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 1922-23 to 1925-26: 242 runs at 30.25. The leanest, 1921-22 to 1922-23: 202 runs at 20.20.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty68 | 21 Oct 1922 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
- from v Melbourne, 1922-23 to v Carlton, 1922-23 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 9 matches
- from v North Melbourne, 1921-22 to v University, 1922-23 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
- from v South Melbourne, 1922-23 to v Melbourne, 1922-23 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
| 64 | v Prahran, 1922-23 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 47* | v University, 1925-26 | Won |
| 47 | v Richmond, 1922-23 | Won |
| 46* | v North Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/44 | v St Kilda, 1925-26 | Lost |
| 1/33 | v South Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
| 1/33 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to 4th from 1922-23, dropped to 7th from 1925-26.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 2 | 243 | 68 | 34.71 | 3 | 53.00 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 64 | 20.75 | 1 | 91.00 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 391 | 68 | 27.93 | 4 | 62.50 |
| Weekday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 68 | 43.50 | 2 | 33.00 |
| Nov | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 47* | 49.50 | ||
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15* | 16.00 | ||
| Jan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 8.00 | ||
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 24.50 | 2 | 27.50 |
| Mar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 64 | 41.33 | ||
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 16 | 15 | 3 | 340 | 68 | 28.33 | 4 | 51.50 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 64 | 23.00 |
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.