G Measom
Played 1969-70 – 1972-73
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Career totals
Career
21
Games
4
Seasons
1969-70 – 1972-73
Played
Batting
21
Innings
7
Not outs
212
Runs
65
High score
15.14
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
1
Wickets
14.00
Average
0.7 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
5
Catches
Around this dayin 1971: 11* and 1 ct v Carlton in 1970: did not bat v Prahran
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969-70 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1970-71 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 3.67 | – | – | – | |
| 1971-72 | 12 | 182 | 65 | 20.22 | 0.7 | 1 | 1/14 | 2 |
| 1972-73 | 3 | 11 | 7* | 11.00 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 21 | 212 | 65 | 15.14 | 1 | 1/14 | 2 |
Every scorecard · 21
| 1969-70 |  v Essendon | 3* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1969-70 |  v St Kilda | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1970-71 |  v Footscray | 8 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1970-71 |  v Prahran | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1970-71 |  v Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1970-71 |  v Collingwood | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v Carlton | 11* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v Footscray | 8 & 21* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v Prahran | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v South Melbourne | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v Richmond | 8* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v Melbourne | 23* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v Northcote | 65 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v Essendon | 0 & 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v North Melbourne | 23 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 |  v University | 3 | 1/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v St Kilda | 6 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | v Collingwood | 0 & 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1972-73 | v South Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1972-73 | v Essendon | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1972-73 | v Melbourne | 7* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1969-70
- First fifty65v Northcote, 1971-72
- Highest score65v Northcote, 1971-72
- Best bowling1/14v University, 1971-72
- Last matchMatch 21v Melbourne, 1972-73
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
| Melbourne | 3 | 33 | 23* | 33.00 | – | – | – | |
| Essendon | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6.50 | – | – | – | |
| Footscray | 2 | 37 | 21* | 18.50 | – | – | – | |
| St Kilda | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5.50 | – | – | – | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | – | – | – | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | – | – | – | |
| Prahran | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Northcote | 1 | 65 | 65 | 65.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 | – | – | – | |
| Carlton | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | – | – | – | |
| Richmond | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | – | – | – | |
| Melbourne University | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65.00 | 1 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 76 | 23 | 15.20 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 3.00 | 2 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 48 | 23* | 24.00 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8.00 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 18 | 5 | 204 | 65 | 15.69 | 1 | 3 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 8.00 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–911
- 10–192
- 20–293
- 30–490
- 50–991
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.
Dismissals
- Caught9 · 64%
- Bowled5 · 36%
Most often dismissed by: Laughlin (3).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 1 | 110 | 65 | 27.50 | 1 | |
| In losses | 15 | 5 | 79 | 21* | 7.90 | 3 | |
| In draws | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23* | – |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In losses | 1 | 1 | 14.00 | 1.0 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 4 of 20 (20%), lost 12.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 11 | 3 | 75 | 23* | 9.38 | 2 | |
| Batting second | 7 | 3 | 102 | 65 | 25.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 3 | 1 | 35 | 21* | 17.50 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 7 | 107 | 65 | 21.40 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 3 | 3 | 33 | 23* | 33.00 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 6.50 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 2 | 3 | 37 | 21* | 18.50 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
Wickets taken
Best in a match: 1/14 v University, 1971-72.
At the club
In the record book
- 215th of 488 run-scorers
- 252nd of 298 wicket-takers
- 203rd of 525 for matches played
- 317th of 431 for catches
- 145th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1969-70 to 1972-73: 27th of 36 for runs, 24th of 28 for wickets, 27th of 37 for matches, 31st of 36 for catches, 21st of 28 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 136th of 321 for runs, 143rd of 172 for wickets, 119th of 345 for matches, 207th of 279 for catches, 87th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- NM Walsh2010-11 to 2011-12 · 22 m · 275 runs · 1 wkts
- H Cohen1921-22 to 1926-27 · 22 m · 228 runs · 1 wkts
- RH Hill2004-05 · 19 m · 195 runs · 0 wkts
- Zachary Macciocca2019-20 to 2026-27 · 25 m · 240 runs · 0 wkts
The careers nearest Measom’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- DD Weir · 20
- EP Illingworth · 20
- NR Buszard · 20
- RH Goldin · 16
- AL Thomson · 14
- LJ Davison · 14
- RC Jordon · 13
- G Roberts · 10
- IL Dunne · 10
- GL Harvey · 9
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
GL Measom's best season with the bat was 1971-72: 182 runs from 14 innings at 20.22. The best ten-innings patch came in 1971-72: 169 runs at 33.80. The leanest, 1969-70 to 1971-72: 67 runs at 13.40.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty65 | 11 Dec 1971 | v Northcote, 1971-72 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | v Northcote, 1971-72 | Won |
| 23* | v Melbourne, 1971-72 | Drawn |
| 23 | v North Melbourne, 1971-72 | Won |
| 21* | v Footscray, 1971-72 | Lost |
| 11* | v Carlton, 1971-72 | Lost |
Best bowling
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 8th for 1 season, moved up to 6th from 1970-71, moved up to 5th from 1971-72, dropped to 7th from 1972-73.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 7 | 2 | 107 | 65 | 21.40 | ||
| Away | 12 | 14 | 5 | 105 | 23* | 11.67 | 1 | 14.00 |
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 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 206 | 65 | 15.85 | ||
| Weekday | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 3* | 6.00 | 1 | 14.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 6 | 5 | 2 | 52 | 21* | 17.33 | ||
| Nov | 6 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 23* | 39.00 | ||
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65.00 | ||
| Jan | 5 | 6 | 1 | 46 | 23 | 9.20 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Feb | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 2.50 |
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.