Debut v Carlton, 1952-53 (24 Jan 1953)Last game v Richmond, 1961-62 (17 Mar 1962)Player no. 297 to appear for the club
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Debut v Carlton, 1952-53 (24 Jan 1953)Last game v Richmond, 1961-62 (17 Mar 1962)Player no. 297 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1961: 1/36 v South Melbourne
115
Matches
375
Runs
7.98
Average
26
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
350
Wickets
14.61
Bowling avg
8/73
Best
51
Catches
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952-53 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 13.00 | 30 (8) | 6 | 3/39 | |
| 1953-54 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 19* | 15.00 | 71.1 (8) | 14 | 4/26 | 3 |
| 1954-55 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 24 | 8 | 3.43 | 121.5 (8) | 29 | 6/21 | 5 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 13* | 29.00 | 198 (8) | 41 | 6/47 | 8 |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 98 | 26 | 16.33 | 121 (8) | 55 | 5/16 | 6 |
| 1957-58 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1.75 | 109 (8) | 44 | 7/24 | 5 |
| 1958-59 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 5* | 5.33 | 170.2 (8) | 36 | 7/31 | 4 |
| 1959-60 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 5.17 | 203.5 (8) | 51 | 8/73 | 5 |
| 1960-61 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 5* | 4.40 | 169.5 (8) | 39 | 7/67 | 9 |
| 1961-62 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 22 | 11.67 | 172.7 (8) | 35 | 6/25 | 6 |
| Career | 115 | 88 | 41 | 375 | 26 | 7.98 | 1367.1 (8-ball) | 350 | 8/73 | 51 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 12 | 73 | 21 | 8.11 | 42 | 12.10 | 6/21 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 43 | 18* | 21.50 | 35 | 12.89 | 7/67 | 1 | ||
| 10 | 34 | 21 | 6.80 | 29 | 18.69 | 5/45 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 32 | 13* | 10.67 | 31 | 11.03 | 4/18 | |||
| 9 | 23 | 8 | 7.67 | 26 | 14.38 | 5/16 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 20 | 13 | 6.67 | 25 | 15.04 | 6/26 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 18 | 8 | 9.00 | 11 | 38.64 | 3/58 | |||
| 9 | 15 | 11* | 5.00 | 25 | 17.56 | 6/26 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 37 | 26 | 4.11 | 27 | 13.56 | 8/73 | 2 | ||
| 8 | 34 | 13* | 34.00 | 42 | 8.05 | 7/24 | 4 | 1 | |
| 8 | 28 | 22 | 14.00 | 20 | 14.15 | 6/25 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 13 | 8 | 4.33 | 25 | 13.84 | 7/31 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4* | 2.50 | 12 | 27.08 | 6/47 | 1 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | – | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22.00 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | 69 |
In the record book
Among players of 1952-53 to 1961-62: 30th of 57 for runs, 2nd of 40 for wickets, 11th of 58 for matches, 13th of 51 for catches, 31st of 32 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 103rd of 321 for runs, 3rd of 172 for wickets, 24th of 345 for matches, 24th of 279 for catches, 119th of 126 for batting average.
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| 26 |
| 11.50 |
| 2 |
| 10 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 13 | 7.29 | 1 |
| 11 | 61 | 34 | 192 | 18* | 7.11 | 9 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 49 | 22 | 24.50 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 82 | 40 | 324 | 26 | 7.71 | 13 |
Batted most often at 11th.
2.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Most often dismissed by: Salmon (4), Lynch (3), John Edwards (3), Holloway (2), Smith (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 46 | 22 | 277 | 26 | 11.54 | 5 |
| In losses | 38 | 17 | 85 | 21 | 4.05 | 9 |
| In draws | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 6.50 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 73 | 239 | 12.94 | 3.3 |
| In losses | 35 | 98 | 19.19 | 2.8 |
| In draws | 6 | 13 | 10.85 | 2.2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 43 | 20 | 208 | 26 | 9.04 | 7 |
| Batting second | 37 | 17 | 134 | 21 | 6.70 | 7 |
| Second innings of the match | 8 | 4 | 33 | 19* | 8.25 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 52 | 37 | 196 | 22 | 9.33 | 180 | 11.74 | 8/73 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 3.25 | 16 | 17.50 | 5/45 |
| Albert Ground | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 15.00 | 20 | 17.20 | 4/39 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 5 | 5 | 27 | 19* | 9.00 | 16 | 14.56 | 5/27 |
| Western Oval | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 3.00 | 16 | 18.00 | 5/31 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4* | – | 15 | 18.47 | 5/16 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 26 | 18* | 13.00 | 14 | 15.50 | 4/34 |
| University Oval | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3* | 2.00 | 12 | 22.33 | 3/51 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1* | 0.50 | 12 | 24.00 | 6/47 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4* | – | 8 | 25.50 | 3/58 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 4 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 5.80 | 12 | 15.25 | 6/72 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 18.00 | 12 | 13.17 | 3/27 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5* | – | 13 | 12.92 | 5/51 |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 3 | 21.00 | 2/26 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 1 | 31.00 | 1/31 |
Batters dismissed
20 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 12/50 v Northcote, 1959-60. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Adams’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, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1953-54: premiership, 1st XI Bowling · 1954-55: 1st XI Bowling · 1957-58: 1st XI Bowling · 1959-60: 1st XI Bowling · 1960-61: premiership
The arc
Carl Adams' best season with the bat was 1956-57: 98 runs from 10 innings at 16.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 1955-56 to 1956-57: 90 runs at 18.00. The leanest, 1958-59 to 1959-60: 9 runs at 1.50.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for6/21 | 5 Mar 1955 | v St Kilda, 1954-55 |
| 50th wicket6/47 took him to 55 | 1 Oct 1955 | v Collingwood, 1955-56 |
| 100th wicket2/26 took him to 101 | 6 Nov 1956 | v Prahran, 1956-57 |
| 50th match7/24 & 1/24 | 5 Oct 1957 | v Northcote, 1957-58 |
| 150th wicket7/24 took him to 152 | 5 Oct 1957 | v Northcote, 1957-58 |
| 200th wicket1/28 took him to 200 | 4 Nov 1958 | v Prahran, 1958-59 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1956-57 | Won |
| 22 | v Prahran, 1961-62 | Won |
| 21 | v St Kilda, 1956-57 | Won, Semi-final |
| 21 | v Carlton, 1956-57 | Lost, Final |
| 19* | v St Kilda, 1953-54 | Won |
Best bowling
Moved about the order across 10 seasons: at 11th in 8, at 10th in 2.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52 | 37 | 16 | 196 | 22 | 9.33 | 180 | 11.74 |
| Away | 63 | 51 | 25 | 179 | 26 | 6.88 | 170 | 17.66 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 101 | 77 | 33 | 332 | 26 | 7.55 | 306 | 15.00 |
| Weekday | 14 | 11 | 8 | 43 | 11* | 14.33 | 44 | 11.95 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 18 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 5* | 2.50 | 52 | 15.77 |
| Nov | 21 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 13* | 9.40 | 52 | 17.98 |
| Dec | 10 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 18* | 9.25 | 31 | 14.71 |
| Jan | 27 | 21 | 11 | 70 | 11* | 7.00 | 97 | 12.30 |
| Feb | 21 | 19 | 6 | 61 | 13 | 4.69 | 62 | 15.26 |
| Mar | 17 | 18 | 8 | 145 | 26 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 106 | 80 | 36 | 311 | 26 | 7.07 | 325 | 14.43 |
| Finals | 9 | 8 | 5 | 64 | 21 | 21.33 | 25 | 17.00 |
The card names his victims in 100 of 101 wicket-taking games.
| 12 Dec 1959 |
| v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1959-60 |
| 300th wicket2/16 took him to 301 | 4 Feb 1961 | v Essendon, 1960-61 |
| 100th match1*, 3/25 | 18 Mar 1961 | v North Melbourne, 1960-61 |
| 350th wicket1/24 took him to 350 | 17 Mar 1962 | v Richmond, 1961-62 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 8/73 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1959-60 | Lost |
| 7/24 | v Northcote, 1957-58 | Won |
| 7/31 | v Footscray, 1958-59 | Won |
| 7/67 | v Richmond, 1960-61 | Won |
| 6/15 | v Northcote, 1959-60 | Won |
| 9 |
| 4.40 |
| 1961-62 | 11 | 11 | 11.67 |
| 14.50 |
| 52 |
| 13.54 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 4 | 15.25 |
| 1961-62 |
| 14 |
| 6 |
Caught most off