Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1971-72 (9 Oct 1971)Last game v Collingwood, 1971-72 (26 Feb 1972)Player no. 387 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1971: 2 v Carlton
11
Matches
248
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Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1971-72 (9 Oct 1971)Last game v Collingwood, 1971-72 (26 Feb 1972)Player no. 387 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1971: 2 v Carlton
11
Matches
248
Runs
16.53
Average
38*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
8
Catches
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 248 | 38* | 16.53 | – | – | – | 8 |
| Career | 11 | 16 | 1 | 248 | 38* | 16.53 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 51 | 37 | 25.50 |
 Northcote | 1 | 38 | 38* | – |
 Essendon | 1 | 37 | 19 | 18.50 |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 21 | 14 | 10.50 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18.00 |
 Melbourne | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
 St Kilda | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
 Carlton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
 Footscray | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37.00 | |
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 34 | 22.00 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 5.50 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 14 | 3.40 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 30 | 24.00 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 38* | 50.00 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1971-72: 20th of 26 for runs, 24th of 26 for matches, 23rd of 26 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 128th of 321 for runs, 166th of 345 for matches, 120th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 30 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Carlton | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Footscray | 0 & 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | South Melbourne | 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Melbourne | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Northcote | 38* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Essendon | 19 & 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | North Melbourne | 14 & 37 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | University | 34 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | St Kilda | 4 & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1971-72 | Collingwood | 14 & 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 6 | 0 | 114 | 37 | 19.00 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 10 | 1 | 134 | 38* | 14.89 | 2 |
Batted most often at 4th.
13.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Most often dismissed by: Hurst (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 1 | 93 | 38* | 23.25 | 1 |
| In losses | 10 | 0 | 143 | 34 | 14.30 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 8 | 0 | 115 | 34 | 14.38 | 1 |
| Batting second | 3 | 1 | 70 | 38* | 35.00 | |
| Second innings of the match | 5 | 0 | 63 | 37 | 12.60 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 5 | 7 | 141 | 38* | 23.50 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 37 | 19 | 18.50 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 10.50 |
| Western Oval | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 |
The careers nearest Roberts’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
The arc
G Roberts' best season with the bat was 1971-72: 248 runs from 16 innings at 16.53. The best ten-innings patch came in 1971-72: 195 runs at 21.67. The leanest, 1971-72: 152 runs at 16.89.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 38* | v Northcote, 1971-72 | Won |
| 37 | v North Melbourne, 1971-72 | Won |
| 34 | v University, 1971-72 | Lost |
| 30 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1971-72 | Lost |
| 19 | v Essendon, 1971-72 | Lost |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 7 | 1 | 141 | 38* | 23.50 |
| Away | 6 | 9 | 0 | 107 | 34 | 11.89 |
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 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 196 | 38* | 15.08 |
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 34 | 26.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 30 | 8.25 |
| Nov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 18 | 15.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 38* | – |
| Jan | 3 | 5 | 0 | 122 | 37 | 24.40 |
| Feb | 2 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 14 | 6.25 |