Debut v St Kilda, 1896-97 (20 Mar 1897)Last game v University, 1898-99 (3 Dec 1898)Player no. 45 to appear for the club
10
Matches
198
Runs
19.80
Average
56
Highest
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Debut v St Kilda, 1896-97 (20 Mar 1897)Last game v University, 1898-99 (3 Dec 1898)Player no. 45 to appear for the club
10
Matches
198
Runs
19.80
Average
56
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
4
Wickets
32.25
Bowling avg
1/7
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 36 | 28 | 18.00 | 1 | 70.00 | 1/42 | |
 Carlton | 2 | 20 | 20 | 10.00 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/10 | |
 Richmond | 1 | 56 | 56 | 56.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 | 0 | – | 0/12 | |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 27 | 26 | 27.00 | 1 | 7.00 | 1/7 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 25.00 | 1/25 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 20.50 | 1 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 56 | 33.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 27.00 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
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In the record book
Among players of 1896-97 to 1898-99: 15th of 27 for runs, 9th of 15 for wickets, 14th of 30 for matches, 12th of 25 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 143rd of 321 for runs, 118th of 172 for wickets, 178th of 345 for matches, 136th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896-97 | St Kilda | 10 | 1/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1896-97 | North Melbourne | 41 | 0/12 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | St Kilda | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | Carlton | 20 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | East Melbourne | 8 & 28 | 1/42 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | South Melbourne | 8 | 1/25 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | East Melbourne | – | 0/28 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Richmond | 56 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Carlton | 0 | 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | University | 26 & 1* | 1/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
| 50s |
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| 0s |
|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 14.00 | 1 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 5 | 0 | 127 | 56 | 25.40 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 4 | 1 | 43 | 26 | 14.33 |
Batted most often at 3rd.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 6 | 1 | 113 | 56 | 22.60 | 1 | 1 |
| In losses | 5 | 0 | 85 | 41 | 17.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 2 | 2 | 8.50 | 1.0 |
| In losses | 5 | 2 | 56.00 | 0.4 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 5 | 0 | 67 | 41 | 13.40 | 1 | |
| Batting second | 4 | 0 | 102 | 56 | 25.50 | 1 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 2 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 29.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 57 | 26 | 19.00 | 2 | 22.50 | 1/7 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 36 | 28 | 18.00 | 1 | 42.00 | 1/42 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 25.00 | 1/25 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 56 | 56 | 56.00 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| the Triangle | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 | – | – | 0/12 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 1/7 v University, 1898-99. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Littlefield’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
The arc
R Littlefield's best season with the bat was 1897-98: 64 runs from 5 innings at 12.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1896-97 to 1898-99: 188 runs at 20.89. The leanest, 1896-97 to 1898-99: 197 runs at 19.70.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty56 | 29 Oct 1898 | v Richmond, 1898-99 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | v Richmond, 1898-99 | Won |
| 41 | v North Melbourne, 1896-97 | Lost |
| 28 | v East Melbourne, 1897-98 | Lost |
| 26 | v University, 1898-99 | Won |
| 20 | v Carlton, 1897-98 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 6th for 1 season, moved up to 3rd from 1897-98, dropped to 8th from 1898-99.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 26 | 19.00 | 2 | 22.50 |
| Away | 6 | 7 | 0 | 141 | 56 | 20.14 | 2 | 42.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 3 | 0 | 76 | 56 | 25.33 | ||
| Nov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | ||
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 27.00 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Jan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 28 | 18.00 | 1 | 42.00 |
| Feb | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Mar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/7 | v University, 1898-99 | Won |
| 1/10 | v St Kilda, 1896-97 | Won |
| 1/25 | v South Melbourne, 1897-98 | Lost |
| 1/42 | v East Melbourne, 1897-98 | Lost |
| 1 |
| 10.00 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 |