George Beacham
Played 1889-90 – 1907-08
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Player records
Career totals
Career
106
Games
19
Seasons
1889-90 – 1907-08
Played
Batting
140
Innings
23
Not outs
2,441
Runs
126
High score
20.86
Average
10
50s
1
100s
Bowling
233
Wickets
18.54
Average
16
5-fors
2
10-fors
4,321
Overs
Fielding & keeping
53
Catches
2
Stumpings
- 1st XI Bowling 1895-96
- 1st XI Bowling 1896-97
- 1st XI Bowling 1897-98
- 1st XI Batting 1898-99
- 2 five-fors 1891-92
- 2 five-fors 1895-96
- 2 five-fors 1896-97
- 3 five-fors 1897-98
- 2 five-fors 1898-99
- Five-for 1900-01
- Keeper 1895-96
On this dayin 1893: 4 and 1/35 and 1 ct 1 st v Carlton in 1899: 0 and 3/11 and 1 ct v North Melbourne
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1891-92 | 5 | 70 | 54 | 11.67 | 47 | 17 | 6/87 | |
| 1892-93 | 3 | 56 | 29 | 14.00 | 41 | 4 | 4/79 | |
| 1893-94 | 4 | 111 | 45 | 18.50 | 26 | 4 | 3/42 | 2 |
| 1895-96 | 5 | 51 | 19 | 17.00 | 65.4 | 15 | 8/73 | 3 |
| 1896-97 | 8 | 141 | 51 | 15.67 | 18 | 26 | 7/52 | 7 |
| 1897-98 | 5 | 110 | 41 | 22.00 | 102.4 | 27 | 8/71 | 1 |
| 1898-99 | 8 | 255 | 53 | 31.88 | 97.1 | 28 | 7/64 | 7 |
| 1899-00 | 7 | 135 | 33* | 16.88 | 55.4 | 8 | 3/11 | 2 |
| 1900-01 | 4 | 170 | 53 | 28.33 | 68 | 15 | 5/34 | 3 |
| Career | 49 | 1,099 | 54 | 19.98 | 144 | 8/71 | 25 |
Every scorecard · 49
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1891-92
- First fifty54v Richmond, 1891-92
- First five-for5/15v St Kilda, 1891-92
- Highest score54v Richmond, 1891-92
- Best bowling8/71v Carlton, 1897-98
- Last matchMatch 49v Melbourne, 1900-01
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
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 8 | 131 | 38 | 14.56 | 25 | 14.28 | 6/87 | 3 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 7 | 96 | 35 | 12.00 | 11 | 39.45 | 5/84 | 1 | ||
 Casey South Melbourne | 6 | 179 | 53 | 29.83 | 1 | 14 | 15.57 | 5/34 | 1 | |
 Richmond | 6 | 162 | 54 | 40.50 | 1 | 28 | 10.50 | 8/73 | 3 | |
 St Kilda | 6 | 137 | 41 | 15.22 | 26 | 12.54 | 7/52 | 3 | 1 | |
 Melbourne | 5 | 114 | 42 | 16.29 | 8 | 25.38 | 4/26 | |||
 Carlton | 5 | 88 | 53 | 17.60 | 1 | 9 | 21.56 | 8/71 | 1 | |
 Prahran | 4 | 147 | 51 | 36.75 | 1 | 14 | 11.00 | 4/0 | ||
 Melbourne University | 1 | 44 | 26 | 22.00 | 7 | 11.00 | 4/25 | |||
 Port Melbourne | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 17.00 | 2/34 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 140 | 48 | 28.00 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 7.25 | ||
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 180 | 41 | 22.50 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 0 | 86 | 42 | 14.33 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 257 | 53 | 36.71 | 3 | |
| 9 | 15 | 1 | 229 | 54 | 16.36 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 46 | 21 | 11.50 | 2 | |
| 11 | 10 | 6 | 97 | 34* | 24.25 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 11.67 | 1 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 24 | 1 | 435 | 48 | 18.91 | 2 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 38 | 9 | 629 | 54 | 21.69 | 4 | 6 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks9
- 1–915
- 10–1918
- 20–298
- 30–499
- 50–994
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 4 times.
Dismissals
- Caught27 · 49%
- Bowled17 · 31%
- Stumped4 · 7%
- Run out3 · 5%
- LBW3 · 5%
- Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Carlton (4), Carter (3), Stewart (3), McShane (2), Ritchie (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 27 | 5 | 542 | 54 | 24.64 | 2 | 3 |
| In losses | 38 | 5 | 557 | 53 | 16.88 | 2 | 6 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 19 | 88 | 11.09 | 4.6 |
| In losses | 27 | 56 | 23.48 | 2.1 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 4 (50%), lost 2.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 9 of 12 (75%), lost 3.
- Every other match: the side won 11 of 34 (32%), lost 23.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 31 | 3 | 553 | 54 | 19.75 | 2 | 5 |
| Batting second | 17 | 4 | 250 | 53 | 19.23 | 1 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 17 | 3 | 296 | 51 | 21.14 | 1 | 1 |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As wicketkeeper | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | ||
| Otherwise | 64 | 9 | 1,091 | 54 | 19.84 | 4 | 9 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 24 | 32 | 577 | 53 | 19.23 | 95 | 13.96 | 8/71 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 7 | 75 | 35 | 12.50 | 1 | 202.00 | 1/134 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 6 | 126 | 45 | 42.00 | 7 | 20.71 | 4/91 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 68 | 41 | 13.60 | 13 | 8.38 | 7/53 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 25 | 23 | 6.25 | 6 | 12.00 | 3/11 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 96 | 54 | 48.00 | 12 | 13.00 | 7/64 |
| the Triangle | 3 | 3 | 39 | 21 | 19.50 | 1 | 50.00 | 1/35 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 26 | 18 | 26.00 | 3 | 35.67 | 2/40 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | – | 4 | 9.75 | 4/39 |
| Port Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 17.00 | 2/34 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 | – | – | 0/51 |
Wickets taken
- Caught51 · 38%
- Bowled46 · 35%
- Stumped18 · 14%
- LBW12 · 9%
- Caught & bowled6 · 5%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)38 · 29%
- Middle order (4–7)55 · 41%
- Lower order (8–11)40 · 30%
12 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 11/110 v St Kilda, 1896-97. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 74th of 488 run-scorers
- 30th of 298 wicket-takers
- 115th of 525 for matches played
- 86th of 431 for catches
- 95th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1891-92 to 1900-01: 5th of 62 for runs, 2nd of 23 for wickets, 3rd of 65 for matches, 3rd of 53 for catches, 5th of 12 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 47th of 321 for runs, 20th of 172 for wickets, 69th of 345 for matches, 55th of 279 for catches, 54th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- FA Tarrant1896-97 to 1925-26 · 37 m · 797 runs · 96 wkts
- R Mitchell1891-92 to 1900-01 · 59 m · 1,709 runs · 175 wkts
- MW Ridgway1989-90 to 1992-93 · 56 m · 788 runs · 150 wkts
- TL Lawford2015-16 to 2018-19 · 77 m · 1,327 runs · 193 wkts
The careers nearest Beacham’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- R Mitchell · 49
- WA Tarrant · 42
- M Ellis · 36
- E Twentyman · 32
- FA Tarrant · 27
- I Hopkins · 24
- W Webb · 23
- JC McKirdy · 14
- J Drysdale · 13
- CC Best · 12
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name Season away
1895-96: 1st XI Bowling · 1896-97: 1st XI Bowling · 1897-98: 1st XI Bowling · 1898-99: 1st XI Batting
The arc
George Beacham's best season with the bat was 1898-99: 255 runs from 9 innings at 31.88. The best ten-innings patch came in 1896-97 to 1898-99: 230 runs at 32.86. The leanest, 1891-92 to 1893-94: 73 runs at 8.11.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/15 | 10 Oct 1891 | v St Kilda, 1891-92 |
| First fifty54 | 5 Dec 1891 | v Richmond, 1891-92 |
| 50th wicket1/27 took him to 50 | 9 Nov 1896 | v Hawksburn, 1896-97 |
| 100th wicket7/64 took him to 101 | 29 Oct 1898 | v Richmond, 1898-99 |
| 1,000th run24 took him to 1,019 | 1 Dec 1900 | v North Melbourne, 1900-01 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | v Richmond, 1891-92 | Won |
| 53 | v Carlton, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 53 | v South Melbourne, 1900-01 | Won |
| 51 | v Hawksburn, 1896-97 | Lost |
| 48 | v Hawksburn, 1898-99 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8/71 | v Carlton, 1897-98 | Won |
| 8/73 | v Richmond, 1895-96 | Won |
| 7/52 | v St Kilda, 1896-97 | Won |
| 7/53 | v St Kilda, 1897-98 | Won |
| 7/53 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 9 seasons: at 6th in 3, at 9th in 2, at 11th in 1, at 8th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 7th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 32 | 2 | 577 | 53 | 19.23 | 95 | 13.96 |
| Away | 25 | 33 | 8 | 522 | 54 | 20.88 | 49 | 19.69 |
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 | 47 | 62 | 10 | 1,013 | 54 | 19.48 | 136 | 16.18 |
| Weekday | 2 | 3 | 0 | 86 | 51 | 28.67 | 8 | 11.38 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 12 | 13 | 2 | 121 | 41 | 11.00 | 47 | 11.53 |
| Nov | 7 | 11 | 1 | 206 | 53 | 20.60 | 13 | 18.23 |
| Dec | 7 | 11 | 1 | 316 | 54 | 31.60 | 20 | 17.65 |
| Jan | 8 | 13 | 1 | 206 | 42 | 17.17 | 17 | 30.41 |
| Feb | 6 | 6 | 1 | 90 | 48 | 18.00 | 18 | 15.61 |
| Mar | 5 | 7 | 2 | 106 | 33* | 21.20 | 18 | 12.67 |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 2 | 54 | 18 | 27.00 | 11 | 12.09 |
Favourite victims
- PA McAlister × 4
- AE Whitehead × 3
- AM Wade × 3
- RTB Kelly × 3
- T Fox × 3
- A Green × 2
- AE Abud × 2
- AR Carlton × 2
The card names his victims in 35 of 37 wicket-taking games.
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.