Don Martin
Played 1965-66 – 1971-72
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Player records
Career totals
Career
55
Games
7
Seasons
1965-66 – 1971-72
Played
Batting
61
Innings
6
Not outs
1,143
Runs
102
High score
20.78
Average
3
50s
1
100s
Bowling
2
Wickets
66.00
Average
35 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
34
Catches
Around this dayin 1965: 0/10 v Northcote in 1970: 24* v Prahran
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965-66 | 6 | 80 | 34 | 20.00 | 17 | 1 | 1/21 | 4 |
| 1966-67 | 4 | 27 | 24* | 9.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1967-68 | 11 | 202 | 44 | 22.44 | 3 | 0 | 0/10 | 7 |
| 1968-69 | 11 | 185 | 84 | 18.50 | 4 | 0 | 0/0 | 8 |
| 1969-70 | 10 | 284 | 79 | 18.93 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1970-71 | 10 | 338 | 102 | 33.80 | 11 | 1 | 1/9 | 5 |
| 1971-72 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 6.75 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 55 | 1,143 | 102 | 20.78 | 2 | 1/9 | 30 |
Every scorecard · 55
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Footscray, 1965-66
- First fifty84v North Melbourne, 1968-69
- First hundred102v Richmond, 1970-71
- Highest score102v Richmond, 1970-71
- Best bowling1/9v South Melbourne, 1970-71
- Last matchMatch 55v University, 1971-72
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
 Essendon | 7 | 107 | 33 | 15.29 | 0 | – | 0/11 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 195 | 84 | 32.50 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Richmond | 5 | 144 | 102 | 24.00 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 5 | 122 | 42 | 20.33 | 0 | – | 0/8 | ||
 Melbourne University | 5 | 89 | 44 | 14.83 | 0 | – | 0/22 | ||
 Casey South Melbourne | 4 | 145 | 69 | 48.33 | 1 | 1 | 21.00 | 1/9 | |
 Footscray | 4 | 102 | 79 | 20.40 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | |
 Prahran | 4 | 82 | 34 | 27.33 | 0 | – | 0/14 | ||
 Camberwell Magpies | 4 | 56 | 22 | 14.00 | 1 | 21.00 | 1/21 | ||
 St Kilda | 4 | 38 | 17 | 9.50 | – | – | – | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 56 | 25 | 18.67 | – | – | – | ||
 Northcote | 3 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/10 | ||
 Melbourne | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | – | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 15 | 1 | 252 | 79 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 | |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 48 | 13.25 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | |||
| 5 | 11 | 3 | 180 | 33 | 22.50 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 15 | 0 | 389 | 102 | 25.93 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 34 | 19.00 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 44 | 20.60 | |||
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 24* | 25.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 19 | 1 | 305 | 79 | 16.94 | 1 | 2 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 34 | 3 | 710 | 102 | 22.90 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 8 | 2 | 128 | 44 | 21.33 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks6
- 1–917
- 10–1914
- 20–2913
- 30–497
- 50–993
- 100+1
Turned 1 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 11.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 8 times.
Dismissals
- Caught35 · 64%
- Bowled9 · 16%
- LBW6 · 11%
- Run out2 · 4%
- Stumped2 · 4%
- Hit wicket1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Paterson (4), Kirby (2), Hosking (2), Cook (2), Jones (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 28 | 3 | 527 | 84 | 21.08 | 2 | 2 | |
| In losses | 31 | 2 | 589 | 102 | 20.31 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24* | 27.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In losses | 9 | 2 | 61.00 | 0.2 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 4 (50%), lost 2.
- Every other match: the side won 25 of 51 (49%), lost 23.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 26 | 2 | 397 | 79 | 16.54 | 1 | 6 | |
| Batting second | 22 | 0 | 533 | 102 | 24.23 | 2 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 13 | 4 | 213 | 48 | 23.67 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 27 | 30 | 790 | 102 | 31.60 | 1 | 45.00 | 1/9 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 62 | 23 | 15.50 | – | – | 0/8 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 54 | 33 | 13.50 | – | – | 0/11 |
| University Oval | 3 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 3.25 | – | – | 0/22 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 5.33 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | – | – | 0/0 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 62 | 30 | 31.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 15.50 | 1 | 21.00 | 1/21 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 2 | 46 | 25 | 23.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Wickets taken
- Bowled1 · 50%
- Caught1 · 50%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)2 · 100%
Best in a match: 1/21 v Collingwood, 1965-66. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 72nd of 488 run-scorers
- 231st of 298 wicket-takers
- 93rd of 525 for matches played
- 46th of 81 for hundreds
- 76th of 431 for catches
- 88th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1965-66 to 1971-72: 15th of 49 for runs, 26th of 33 for wickets, 18th of 50 for matches, 5th of 10 for hundreds, 18th of 45 for catches, 14th of 33 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 46th of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 54th of 345 for matches, 30th of 50 for hundreds, 48th of 279 for catches, 50th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- ES Ghasperidis2005-06 to 2010-11 · 50 m · 1,027 runs · 0 wkts
- G Hayes1977-78 to 1981-82 · 49 m · 1,044 runs · 4 wkts
- JM Harvey1969-70 to 1984-85 · 51 m · 963 runs · 2 wkts
- P Huntington1962-63 to 1967-68 · 41 m · 877 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Martin’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- EP Illingworth · 52
- AL Thomson · 41
- DJ Anderson · 33
- WA Heller · 29
- J Hollioake · 26
- W Dunstan · 26
- RW Furlong · 25
- CJ Dart · 24
- D Ashworth · 22
- GL Harvey · 21
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership
1966-67: premiership
The arc
Don Martin's best season with the bat was 1970-71: 338 runs from 11 innings at 33.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1970-71: 336 runs at 37.33. The leanest, 1969-70: 106 runs at 11.78.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty84 | 30 Nov 1968 | v North Melbourne, 1968-69 |
| First hundred102 | 14 Nov 1970 | v Richmond, 1970-71 |
| 1,000th run69 took him to 1,007 | 12 Dec 1970 | v South Melbourne, 1970-71 |
| 50th match22 | 6 Feb 1971 | v Collingwood, 1970-71 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | v Richmond, 1970-71 | Lost |
| 84 | v North Melbourne, 1968-69 | Won |
| 79 | v Footscray, 1969-70 | Won |
| 69 | v South Melbourne, 1970-71 | Lost |
| 48 | v North Melbourne, 1970-71 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/9 | v South Melbourne, 1970-71 | Lost |
| 1/21 | v Collingwood, 1965-66 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 7 seasons: at 6th in 2, at 8th in 1, at 9th in 1, at 7th in 1, at 5th in 1, opened in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 30 | 5 | 790 | 102 | 31.60 | 1 | 45.00 |
| Away | 28 | 31 | 1 | 353 | 33 | 11.77 | 1 | 87.00 |
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 | 44 | 52 | 5 | 1,039 | 102 | 22.11 | 2 | 59.00 |
| Weekday | 11 | 9 | 1 | 104 | 34 | 13.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 9 | 10 | 1 | 244 | 79 | 27.11 | 1 | 57.00 |
| Nov | 17 | 18 | 1 | 379 | 102 | 22.29 | ||
| Dec | 5 | 5 | 1 | 154 | 69 | 38.50 | 1 | 21.00 |
| Jan | 15 | 17 | 3 | 194 | 25 | 13.86 | ||
| Feb | 6 | 8 | 0 | 149 | 48 | 18.63 | ||
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 19 | 7.67 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 54 | 60 | 6 | 1,141 | 102 | 21.13 | 2 | 66.00 |
| Finals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
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.