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Debut v Essendon, 1973-74 (12 Jan 1974)Last game v Prahran, 1976-77 (27 Nov 1976)Player no. 394 to appear for the club
9
Matches
21
Runs
3.00
Average
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Debut v Essendon, 1973-74 (12 Jan 1974)Last game v Prahran, 1976-77 (27 Nov 1976)Player no. 394 to appear for the club
9
Matches
21
Runs
3.00
Average
15
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
9
Wickets
30.67
Bowling avg
3/12
Best
3
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Richmond | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 33.00 | 2/46 |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 0 | – | 0/35 |
 Melbourne | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 54.00 | 1/44 |
 Essendon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 8.50 | 2/17 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/30 |
 Carlton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 10.00 | 3/12 |
 Prahran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | – | 0/16 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) |
In the record book
Among players of 1973-74 to 1976-77: 30th of 34 for runs, 11th of 24 for wickets, 27th of 35 for matches, 25th of 29 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 260th of 321 for runs, 91st of 172 for wickets, 184th of 345 for matches, 185th of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-74 | Essendon | 0 | 1/28 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1973-74 | North Melbourne | 0 | 2/17 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1973-74 | University | 15 | 0/35 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1975-76 | Richmond | 0 | 0/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1976-77 | Richmond | dnb | 2/46 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1976-77 | Collingwood | dnb | 0/30 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1976-77 | Carlton | 0 | 3/12 & 0/18 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1976-77 | Melbourne | 6 | 1/44 & 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1976-77 | Prahran | 0 | 0/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 6 |
| 0 |
| 21 |
| 15 |
| 3.50 |
| 4 |
Batted most often at 10th.
1.8% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| In losses | 6 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 3.50 | 4 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 3 | 10.00 | 3.0 |
| In losses | 8 | 6 | 41.00 | 0.8 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
| Batting second | 3 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 7.00 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 8 | 18.38 | 3/12 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/20 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/16 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | – | – | 0/35 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/30 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 3/30 v Carlton, 1976-77. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Season away
The arc
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | v University, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 6 | v Melbourne, 1976-77 | Lost |
| 0 | v Essendon, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 0 | v North Melbourne, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 0 | v Richmond, 1975-76 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 7th for 1 season, dropped to 10th from 1975-76, dropped to 11th from 1976-77.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 8 | 18.38 |
| Away | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 3.75 | 1 | 129.00 |
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 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 9 | 23.44 |
| Sunday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | ||
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 21.20 |
| Nov | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 1 | 70.00 |
| Jan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 5.00 | 3 | 26.67 |
| Mar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/12 | v Carlton, 1976-77 | Won |
| 2/17 | v North Melbourne, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 2/46 | v Richmond, 1976-77 | Lost |
| 1/28 | v Essendon, 1973-74 | Lost |
| 1/44 | v Melbourne, 1976-77 | Lost |