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1984-85 to 1987-88 · 26 matches for the club · also printed as WL O’Neill
Debut v Footscray, 1984-85 (13 Oct 1984)Last game v Prahran, 1987-88 (12 Mar 1988)Player no. 448 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1984: 0* v Footscray in 1987: did not bat v Footscray
26
Matches
477
Runs
26.50
Average
68
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
2
Wickets
35.00
Bowling avg
2/16
Best
12
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 53 | 41* | – | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 69 | 45 | 34.50 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
 Essendon | 2 | 54 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Prahran | 2 | 44 | 24* | 44.00 | 0 | – | 0/23 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 36 | 17 | 12.00 | 2 | 8.00 | 2/16 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 35 | 29 | 17.50 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | – | – | – | |
 Northcote | 2 | 28 | 20* | 28.00 | – | – | – | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13.50 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
 Carlton | 2 | 21 | 12 | 21.00 | – | – | – | |
 Footscray | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | – | – | – | |
 Richmond | 1 | 68 | 68 | 68.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/12 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | – | – | – | |
 Ringwood | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 15.00 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 14.67 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 3 | 246 | 68 | 24.60 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 125 | 54 | 41.67 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
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In the record book
Among players of 1984-85 to 1987-88: 16th of 33 for runs, 17th of 22 for wickets, 19th of 33 for matches, 17th of 29 for catches, 6th of 20 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 115th of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 141st of 345 for matches, 129th of 279 for catches.
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| 50s |
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| 0s |
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| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 25 | 7 | 445 | 68 | 24.72 | 2 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20* | – |
Batted most often at 6th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 4 times.
Most often dismissed by: Webb (2), King (2), Fleming (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 3 | 147 | 54 | 36.75 | 1 | |
| In losses | 17 | 4 | 304 | 68 | 23.38 | 1 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24* | – | ||
| In ties | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In losses | 5 | 2 | 30.50 | 0.4 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 14 | 3 | 236 | 68 | 21.45 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 9 | 3 | 201 | 54 | 33.50 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 40.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 8 | 9 | 212 | 68 | 35.33 | – | – | 0/12 |
| Schramms Reserve | 5 | 5 | 107 | 41* | 53.50 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12* | 14.00 | 2 | 8.00 | 2/16 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – | – | – | 0/9 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/16 v South Melbourne, 1984-85. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest O'Neill’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
Wayne O'Neill's best season with the bat was 1984-85: 302 runs from 18 innings at 25.17. The best ten-innings patch came in 1984-85 to 1987-88: 186 runs at 37.20. The leanest, 1984-85: 145 runs at 20.71.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty54 | 1 Dec 1984 | v Essendon, 1984-85 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | v Richmond, 1984-85 | Lost |
| 54 | v Essendon, 1984-85 | Won |
| 45 | v University, 1984-85 | Won |
| 41* | v Waverley, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 29 | v St Kilda, 1987-88 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 6th in every one of his 2 seasons.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 14 | 6 | 319 | 68 | 39.88 | ||
| Away | 13 | 13 | 3 | 158 | 29 | 15.80 | 2 | 29.00 |
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 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 418 | 68 | 24.59 | 2 | 35.00 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | ||
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 41* | – |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6* | – | ||
| Nov | 6 | 6 | 3 | 113 | 41* | 37.67 | ||
| Dec | 3 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 54 | 33.00 | ||
| Jan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 24 | 16.75 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Feb | 6 | 8 | 1 | 156 | 68 | 22.29 | ||
| Mar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 24* | 36.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/16 | v South Melbourne, 1984-85 | Lost |