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Debut v Melbourne, 1895-96 (2 Nov 1895)Last game v Melbourne, 1900-01 (5 Jan 1901)Player no. 32 to appear for the club
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Debut v Melbourne, 1895-96 (2 Nov 1895)Last game v Melbourne, 1900-01 (5 Jan 1901)Player no. 32 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1899: 15 and 1/22 v North Melbourne
40
Matches
1,348
Runs
24.96
Average
108
Highest
2 / 6
100s / 50s
44
Wickets
24.30
Bowling avg
6/20
Best
9
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Casey South Melbourne | 6 | 278 | 97 | 30.89 | 1 | 7 | 17.00 | 4/34 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 249 | 105 | 35.57 | 1 | 4 | 38.00 | 2/46 | ||
 Carlton | 5 | 180 | 59 | 36.00 | 2 | 3 | 27.33 | 3/23 | ||
 Prahran | 5 | 151 | 74 | 21.57 | 1 | 6 | 20.17 | 4/36 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 5 | 109 | 37* | 21.80 | 2 | 116.00 | 2/65 | |||
 St Kilda | 5 | 64 | 24 | 8.00 | 8 | 11.38 | 6/20 | 1 | ||
 Richmond | 4 | 230 | 108 | 57.50 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.18 | 5/16 | 1 |
 Melbourne | 4 | 83 | 52 | 11.86 | 1 | 3 | 57.00 | 2/37 | ||
 Melbourne University | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 279 | 50 | 23.25 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 19 | 2 | 514 | 108 | 30.24 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 11.20 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 38 | 17.00 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 11.60 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 97 | 39.25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 117 |
In the record book
Among players of 1895-96 to 1900-01: 3rd of 42 for runs, 4th of 19 for wickets, 4th of 45 for matches, 1st of 4 for hundreds, 10th of 38 for catches, 2nd of 10 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 40th of 321 for runs, 44th of 172 for wickets, 83rd of 345 for matches, 22nd of 50 for hundreds, 112th of 279 for catches, 29th of 126 for batting average.
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| 42 |
| 39.00 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 36 | 2 | 849 | 108 | 24.97 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 19 | 1 | 434 | 97 | 24.11 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 52 | 32.50 | 1 | 1 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Turned 2 of 8 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total). Top-scored for the side 8 times.
Most often dismissed by: Worrall (3), Marshall (3), McLeod (3), Bruce (2), Wilson (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 21 | 1 | 624 | 108 | 31.20 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 37 | 3 | 724 | 105 | 21.29 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 28 | 11.68 | 2.5 |
| In losses | 15 | 16 | 46.38 | 1.1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 23 | 0 | 637 | 108 | 27.70 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 17 | 1 | 301 | 59 | 18.81 | 2 | 2 | |
| Second innings of the match | 18 | 3 | 410 | 105 | 27.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 24 | 36 | 933 | 108 | 27.44 | 27 | 20.00 | 5/16 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 118 | 38 | 23.60 | 3 | 18.67 | 2/25 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 100 | 37* | 33.33 | 2 | 89.50 | 2/65 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | 8 | 9.50 | 6/20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5.33 | 3 | 42.00 | 2/37 |
| the Triangle | 2 | 2 | 53 | 49 | 26.50 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 1/22 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59 | 59.00 | – | – | 0/36 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | 0/34 |
Batters dismissed
2 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 8/76 v St Kilda, 1899-00. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Ellis’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 Honour in his name
1900-01: 1st XI Batting
The arc
Mat Ellis' best season with the bat was 1900-01: 305 runs from 7 innings at 43.57. The best ten-innings patch came in 1899-00 to 1900-01: 347 runs at 38.56. The leanest, 1898-99 to 1899-00: 111 runs at 12.33.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty50 | 15 Feb 1896 | v Richmond, 1895-96 |
| First hundred108 | 16 Apr 1898 | v Richmond, 1897-98 |
| First five-for6/20 | 4 Nov 1899 | v St Kilda, 1899-00 |
| 1,000th run26 took him to 1,001 | 10 Feb 1900 | v East Melbourne, 1899-00 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
| 105 | v North Melbourne, 1900-01 | Lost |
| 97 | v South Melbourne, 1900-01 | Won |
| 74 | v Hawksburn, 1898-99 | Won |
| 59 | v Carlton, 1898-99 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to open from 1896-97, dropped to 4th from 1900-01.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 36 | 2 | 933 | 108 | 27.44 | 27 | 20.00 |
| Away | 16 | 22 | 2 | 415 | 59 | 20.75 | 17 | 31.12 |
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 | 38 | 55 | 4 | 1,317 | 108 | 25.82 | 42 | 24.57 |
| Weekday | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 10.33 | 2 | 18.50 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 50 | 14.50 | 1 | 109.00 |
| Nov | 7 | 13 | 3 | 295 | 97 | 29.50 | 9 | 38.22 |
| Dec | 5 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 105 | 32.25 | 4 | 31.25 |
| Jan | 6 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 52 | 17.50 | 4 | 26.00 |
| Feb | 5 | 8 | 1 | 222 | 74 | 31.71 | 9 | 16.22 |
| Mar | 6 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 42 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/20 | v St Kilda, 1899-00 | Lost |
| 5/16 | v Richmond, 1899-00 | Won |
| 4/19 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
| 4/34 | v South Melbourne, 1898-99 | Won |
| 4/36 | v Hawksburn, 1899-00 | Won |
| 23.43 |
| 10 |
| 14.40 |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 108 | 29.50 | 7 | 13.86 |