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Debut v Essendon, 1933-34 (7 Oct 1933)Last game v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50 (4 Feb 1950)Player no. 160 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1934: 0/6 v Melbourne
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Matches
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Debut v Essendon, 1933-34 (7 Oct 1933)Last game v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50 (4 Feb 1950)Player no. 160 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1934: 0/6 v Melbourne
30
Matches
294
Runs
11.76
Average
62
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
30
Wickets
22.83
Bowling avg
4/23
Best
17
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Melbourne | 4 | 54 | 23 | 18.00 | 1 | 41.00 | 1/26 | |
 Northcote | 3 | 76 | 62 | 19.00 | 1 | 2 | 28.50 | 2/42 |
 Essendon | 3 | 38 | 31* | 19.00 | 3 | 11.00 | 2/10 | |
 Carlton | 3 | 31 | 31* | 31.00 | 0 | – | 0/41 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13.00 | 7 | 14.00 | 4/32 | |
 Richmond | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6.00 | 5 | 26.60 | 2/18 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5.00 | 5 | 4.80 | 4/23 | |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 16 | 12* | 16.00 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/34 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 3 | 24.00 | 2/43 | |
 Prahran | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | – | 0/8 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 19.50 | 1/17 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 12* | 6.13 | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 188 | 62 | 37.60 | 1 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 23 | 9.25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1933-34 to 1949-50: 38th of 77 for runs, 21st of 51 for wickets, 36th of 83 for matches, 27th of 70 for catches, 35th of 40 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 117th of 321 for runs, 53rd of 172 for wickets, 98th of 345 for matches, 71st of 279 for catches, 107th of 126 for batting average.
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| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 27 | 6 | 278 | 62 | 13.24 | 1 | 4 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 5.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Most often dismissed by: Ryder (2), Thorn (2), Duncan (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 18 | 5 | 189 | 62 | 14.54 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 11 | 1 | 92 | 31* | 9.20 | 2 | |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 16 | 26 | 15.50 | 1.6 |
| In losses | 9 | 4 | 68.00 | 0.4 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 16 | 4 | 177 | 62 | 14.75 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 9 | 2 | 101 | 31* | 14.43 | 2 | |
| Second innings of the match | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2.67 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 12 | 10 | 85 | 31* | 14.17 | 7 | 33.86 | 2/10 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 13.00 | 7 | 14.00 | 4/32 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 4 | 76 | 62 | 19.00 | 2 | 24.00 | 2/42 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | 5 | 4.80 | 4/23 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 3 | 24.00 | 2/43 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | – | – | 0/8 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 14.50 | – | – | 0/1 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31* | – | 1 | 22.00 | 1/22 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/41 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | 0/29 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 5/24 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1934-35. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest McCracken’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 Season away
The arc
Robert McCracken's best season with the bat was 1937-38: 98 runs from 11 innings at 9.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1933-34 to 1935-36: 146 runs at 20.86. The leanest, 1935-36 to 1937-38: 70 runs at 7.78.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty62 | 17 Feb 1934 | v Northcote, 1933-34 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | v Northcote, 1933-34 | Won |
| 31* | v Essendon, 1934-35 | Won |
| 31* | v Carlton, 1935-36 | Lost |
| 23 | v Melbourne, 1937-38 | Lost, Final |
| 20* | v Melbourne, 1933-34 | Won |
Best bowling
Moved about the order across 6 seasons: at 8th in 2, at 11th in 1, at 10th in 1, at 9th in 1, at 7th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 10 | 4 | 85 | 31* | 14.17 | 7 | 33.86 |
| Away | 17 | 20 | 2 | 192 | 62 | 10.67 | 19 | 21.26 |
| Neutral or unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 4 | 11.00 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 278 | 62 | 11.58 | 24 | 25.92 |
| Weekday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 6 | 10.50 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 3 | 28.33 |
| Nov | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4.17 | 11 | 18.27 |
| Dec | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2.25 | 3 | 32.67 |
| Jan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 11.50 | 8 | 9.63 |
| Feb | 7 | 8 | 3 | 153 | 62 | 30.60 | 4 | 44.50 |
| Mar | 4 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 23 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 29 | 29 | 6 | 265 | 62 | 11.52 | 30 | 22.80 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 14.50 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/23 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1934-35 | Won |
| 4/32 | v North Melbourne, 1935-36 | Won |
| 2/10 | v Essendon, 1933-34 | Won |
| 2/18 | v Richmond, 1937-38 | Won |
| 2/26 | v Richmond, 1937-38 | Won |
| 15.00 |
| 1 |
| 46.00 |