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Debut v Northcote, 1927-28 (21 Jan 1928)Last game v Collingwood, 1931-32 (28 Nov 1931)Player no. 135 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1930: v Northcote
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Debut v Northcote, 1927-28 (21 Jan 1928)Last game v Collingwood, 1931-32 (28 Nov 1931)Player no. 135 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1930: v Northcote
32
Matches
448
Runs
20.36
Average
99
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
10
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
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 | – | – | – |
| 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 |
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.
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| 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 | 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 | – | – |
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 |