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Debut v North Melbourne, 1921-22 (18 Mar 1922)Last game v St Kilda, 1925-26 (6 Feb 1926)Player no. 83 to appear for the club
18
Matches
409
Runs
27.27
Average
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Debut v North Melbourne, 1921-22 (18 Mar 1922)Last game v St Kilda, 1925-26 (6 Feb 1926)Player no. 83 to appear for the club
18
Matches
409
Runs
27.27
Average
68
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
4
Wickets
62.50
Bowling avg
2/44
Best
4
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Prahran | 4 | 95 | 64 | 23.75 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/18 |
 Melbourne | 2 | 73 | 68 | 36.50 | 1 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 65 | 47* | 65.00 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 2 | 52 | 27 | 26.00 | 0 | – | 0/16 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 | |
 Richmond | 1 | 47 | 47 | 47.00 | 0 | – | 0/11 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 46 | 46* | – | – | – | – | |
 Essendon | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – | |
 Northcote | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | – | 0/7 | |
 St Kilda | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 2 | 22.00 | 2/44 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/14 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 25 | 9.67 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 27 | 15.67 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 136 | 68 | 34.00 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 47 | 21.00 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 81 | 47* | 81.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 46* | 53.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 |
In the record book
Among players of 1921-22 to 1925-26: 15th of 35 for runs, 13th of 17 for wickets, 20th of 38 for matches, 16th of 31 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 98th of 321 for runs, 118th of 172 for wickets, 129th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | North Melbourne | 46* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 | Prahran | 2 | 0/44 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | South Melbourne | 19 | 1/33 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Melbourne | 68 | 1/33 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Carlton | 27 | 0/30 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Collingwood | 1 | 0/14 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Northcote | 2 | 0/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Essendon | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | University | 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Richmond | 47 | 0/11 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Prahran | 11 | 0/18 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | Prahran | 64 & 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | Carlton | 25 | 0/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | University | 47* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | Prahran | 15* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | Melbourne | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | St Kilda | 2 | 2/44 | Something wrong? Tell us |
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| 0 |
| 29 |
| 25 |
| 9.67 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 13 | 2 | 327 | 68 | 29.73 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 2 | 1 | 53 | 46* | 53.00 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Most often dismissed by: Grimmett (3).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 12 | 3 | 309 | 68 | 34.33 | 1 |
| In losses | 4 | 0 | 71 | 64 | 17.75 | 1 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 29 | 18 | 14.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 2 | 72.00 | 0.3 |
| In losses | 2 | 2 | 44.00 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 10 | 1 | 211 | 68 | 23.44 | 1 |
| Batting second | 7 | 2 | 195 | 64 | 39.00 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 9 | 243 | 68 | 34.71 | 3 | 53.00 | 2/44 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 3 | 69 | 64 | 23.00 | – | – | 0/44 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 65 | 47* | 65.00 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | 1 | 33.00 | 1/33 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | 0/14 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/44 v St Kilda, 1925-26. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest McKenzie’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, down Season away
The arc
Colin McKenzie's best season with the bat was 1922-23: 267 runs from 11 innings at 24.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 1922-23 to 1925-26: 242 runs at 30.25. The leanest, 1921-22 to 1922-23: 202 runs at 20.20.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty68 | 21 Oct 1922 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
| 64 | v Prahran, 1922-23 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 47* | v University, 1925-26 | Won |
| 47 | v Richmond, 1922-23 | Won |
| 46* | v North Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to 4th from 1922-23, dropped to 7th from 1925-26.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 9 | 2 | 243 | 68 | 34.71 | 3 | 53.00 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 1 | 166 | 64 | 20.75 | 1 | 91.00 |
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 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 391 | 68 | 27.93 | 4 | 62.50 |
| Weekday | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 68 | 43.50 | 2 | 33.00 |
| Nov | 3 | 3 | 1 | 99 | 47* | 49.50 | ||
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 15* | 16.00 | ||
| Jan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 18 | 8.00 | ||
| Feb | 3 | 2 | 0 | 49 | 47 | 24.50 | 2 | 27.50 |
| Mar | 3 | 4 | 1 | 124 | 64 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 16 | 15 | 3 | 340 | 68 | 28.33 | 4 | 51.50 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 64 | 23.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/44 | v St Kilda, 1925-26 | Lost |
| 1/33 | v South Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
| 1/33 | v Melbourne, 1922-23 | Won |
| 41.33 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |