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Eddie Melling
Played 1927-28 – 1931-32
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Played 1927-28 – 1931-32
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Player records
Career totals
Career
32
Games
5
Seasons
1927-28 – 1931-32
Played
Batting
28
Innings
6
Not outs
448
Runs
99
High score
20.36
Average
2
50s
0
100s
Bowling
0
Wickets
Fielding
10
Catches
Around this dayin 1930: 3* v Northcote in 1931: 45 and 1 ct v Northcote
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927-28 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 18.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1928-29 | 3 | 5 | 4* | 5.00 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1929-30 | 9 | 225 | 99 | 37.50 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1930-31 | 14 | 153 | 35 | 13.91 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1931-32 | 4 | 47 | 45 | 15.67 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Career | 32 | 448 | 99 | 20.36 | 0 | – | 10 |
| 1927-28 |  v Northcote | 6* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 |  v Collingwood | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1928-29 |  v North Melbourne | 4* | – |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1927-28 to 1931-32: 13th of 34 for runs, 15th of 38 for matches, 16th of 30 for catches, 10th of 16 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 90th of 321 for runs, 95th of 345 for matches, 105th of 279 for catches, 51st of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
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.
| 1928-29 |  v Prahran | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1928-29 | v Collingwood | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v Richmond | 24 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v South Melbourne | 26 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v Essendon | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v University | 56 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v St Kilda | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 |  v VCA Colts | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 | v Northcote | 99 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1929-30 | v St Kilda | 14* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Melbourne | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Northcote | 3* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v South Melbourne | 1 & 24 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v VCA Colts | 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Collingwood | 22 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Richmond | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Essendon | 13* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v North Melbourne | 0 & 21* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Prahran | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v University | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Richmond | 35 & 6 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v South Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Northcote | 45 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v VCA Colts | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Collingwood | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Northcote | 4 | 153 | 99 | 76.50 | 1 |
| Camberwell Magpies | 4 | 37 | 22 | 9.25 | |
| Richmond | 3 | 65 | 35 | 21.67 | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 3 | 54 | 26 | 13.50 | |
| VCA Colts | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | |
| Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | |
| Melbourne University | 2 | 56 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 25 | 21* | 25.00 | |
| St Kilda | 2 | 17 | 14* | 17.00 | |
| Essendon | 2 | 13 | 13* | – | |
| Prahran | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | |
| Melbourne | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | |
| Carlton | 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.
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 21* | 32.00 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 11.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 12.50 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 123 | 99 | 61.50 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 56 | 19.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 45 | 15.75 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 26 | 16.50 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 14* | 14.50 | ||
| 10 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 35 | 25.50 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 6 | 1 | 79 | 24 | 15.80 | 1 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 10 | 0 | 245 | 99 | 24.50 | 2 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 12 | 5 | 124 | 35 | 17.71 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (2), Morton (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 18 | 4 | 349 | 99 | 24.93 | 2 | 2 |
| In losses | 7 | 1 | 91 | 26 | 15.17 | ||
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6* | 8.00 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 9 | 3 | 73 | 35 | 12.17 | 2 | |
| Batting second | 16 | 2 | 324 | 99 | 23.14 | 2 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 3 | 1 | 51 | 24 | 25.50 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 14 | 10 | 76 | 22 | 10.86 |
| Victoria Park | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 5.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 65 | 35 | 21.67 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 51 | 26 | 17.00 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5.00 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 2 | 144 | 99 | 72.00 |
| University Oval | 2 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 56.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 13 |
The careers nearest Melling’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.
Season by season
Runs, upPremiership
1930-31: premiership
The arc
Eddie Melling's best season with the bat was 1929-30: 225 runs from 7 innings at 37.50. The best ten-innings patch came in 1929-30 to 1930-31: 244 runs at 30.50. The leanest, 1929-30 to 1930-31: 95 runs at 13.57.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty56 | 8 Feb 1930 | v University, 1929-30 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | v Northcote, 1929-30 | Won |
| 56 | v University, 1929-30 | Won |
| 45 | v Northcote, 1931-32 | Won |
| 35 | v Richmond, 1930-31 | Won, Semi-final |
| 26 | v South Melbourne, 1929-30 | Lost |
Moved about the order across 5 seasons: at 7th in 1, at 5th in 1, at 4th in 1, opened in 1, at 6th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 10 | 3 | 76 | 22 | 10.86 |
| Away | 18 | 18 | 3 | 372 | 99 | 24.80 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 27 | 23 | 4 | 409 | 99 | 21.53 |
| Weekday | 5 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 21* | 13.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 5 | 1 | 73 | 45 | 18.25 |
| Nov | 6 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 13.00 |
| Dec | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 8.33 |
| Jan | 7 | 6 | 3 | 69 | 26 | 23.00 |
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 56 | 29.50 |
| Mar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 118 | 99 | 39.33 |
| Other | 4 | 5 | 1 | 65 | 35 | 16.25 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 29 | 24 | 5 | 390 | 99 | 20.53 |
| Finals | 3 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 35 | 19.33 |
| 13* |
| – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – |