JP
J. Pearse
Played 1951-52 – 1958-59
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Player records
Career totals
Career
51
Games
8
Seasons
1951-52 – 1958-59
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Played 1951-52 – 1958-59
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Player records
Career totals
Career
51
Games
8
Seasons
1951-52 – 1958-59
Played
Batting
67
Innings
8
Not outs
731
Runs
96
High score
12.39
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
1
Wickets
187.00
Average
34 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
25
Catches
Around this dayin 1955: 1* v Prahran in 1954: 96 and 0/10 v Northcote
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951-52 | 8 | 65 | 28 | 9.29 | 15 | 1 | 1/16 | 3 |
| 1952-53 | 7 | 64 | 14 | 6.40 | 5 | 0 | 0/0 | 6 |
| 1953-54 | 4 | 54 | 21 | 10.80 | 1 | 0 | 0/9 | 4 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 274 | 96 | 17.13 | 13 | 0 | 0/10 | |
| 1955-56 | 6 | 32 | 15 | 8.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1957-58 | 8 | 217 | 49 | 19.73 | 0 | 0 | 0/9 | 2 |
| 1958-59 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 4.17 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Career | 51 | 731 | 96 | 12.39 | 1 | 1/16 | 18 |
| 1951-52 |  v St Kilda | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v South Melbourne | 6 | 1/16 & 0/6 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v Richmond | 0* | 0/20 |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1951-52 to 1958-59: 18th of 43 for runs, 28th of 33 for wickets, 19th of 44 for matches, 20th of 40 for catches, 22nd of 27 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 67th of 321 for runs, 143rd of 172 for wickets, 62nd of 345 for matches, 67th of 279 for catches, 103rd of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.
| 1951-52 |  v Prahran | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v Carlton | 14 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v Northcote | 28 & 0* | 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 9 & 6 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 |  v Essendon | 1 | 0/17 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v North Melbourne | 8 & 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | v South Melbourne | 14 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 |  v University | 11* & 4 | 0/8 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | v Essendon | 6 & 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | v Carlton | 8 | 0/0 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | v Richmond | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | v St Kilda | 2 & 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | v Essendon | 14 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | v Richmond | 6 & 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 |  v Melbourne | 21 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | v Prahran | 9 | 0/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 |  v Footscray | 14 | 0/14 & 0/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Northcote | 96 | 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 |  v Collingwood | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Prahran | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v North Melbourne | 44 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v South Melbourne | 2 | 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v University | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Essendon | 10 & 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Carlton | 0 & 28* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Richmond | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Melbourne | 14 & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v St Kilda | 1 & 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 7 & 20* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v Prahran | 1* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v North Melbourne | 3 & 1* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v Richmond | 15 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v Melbourne | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1955-56 | v St Kilda | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Essendon | 5 & 20 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Carlton | 27 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Richmond | 38 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Melbourne | 49 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v St Kilda | 7 & 5* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 4 & 26 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Footscray | 16 & 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | v Carlton | 18 | 0/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1958-59 | v Footscray | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1958-59 | v Northcote | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1958-59 | v Collingwood | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1958-59 | v North Melbourne | 3 & 21 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1958-59 | v South Melbourne | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Richmond | 6 | 72 | 38 | 12.00 | 0 | – | 0/20 | |
| Carlton | 5 | 95 | 28* | 19.00 | 0 | – | 0/0 | |
| Essendon | 5 | 72 | 20 | 9.00 | 0 | – | 0/17 | |
| St Kilda | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2.83 | – | – | – | |
| Melbourne | 4 | 96 | 49 | 19.20 | – | – | – | |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 4 | 87 | 44 | 14.50 | – | – | – | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 4 | 23 | 14 | 5.75 | 1 | 32.00 | 1/16 | |
| Prahran | 4 | 18 | 9 | 6.00 | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
| Northcote | 3 | 124 | 96 | 41.33 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/10 |
| Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 72 | 26 | 14.40 | – | – | – | |
| Footscray | 3 | 32 | 16 | 8.00 | 0 | – | 0/14 | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | – | – | – | |
| Melbourne University | 2 | 22 | 11* | 11.00 | 0 | – | 0/8 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | 123 | 49 | 15.38 | ||
| 2 | 14 | 2 | 134 | 38 | 11.17 | 3 | |
| 3 | 10 | 0 | 126 | 44 | 12.60 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 96 | 39.67 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1* | – | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 15 | 9.40 | ||
| 7 | 10 | 2 | 78 | 28* | 9.75 | 2 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 84 | 14 | 12.00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 33 | 3 | 383 | 49 | 12.77 | 3 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 20 | 4 | 246 | 96 | 15.38 | 1 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 14 | 1 | 102 | 14 | 7.85 | 2 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Most often dismissed by: English (3), Hosking (3), Smith (3), Cormack (2), Pearce (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 38 | 5 | 408 | 96 | 12.36 | 1 | 2 |
| In losses | 25 | 3 | 258 | 28* | 11.73 | 4 | |
| In draws | 4 | 0 | 65 | 44 | 16.25 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In losses | 4 | 1 | 75.00 | 0.3 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 25 | 2 | 262 | 49 | 11.39 | 3 | |
| Batting second | 24 | 1 | 307 | 96 | 13.35 | 1 | 3 |
| Second innings of the match | 18 | 5 | 162 | 28* | 12.46 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 27 | 35 | 352 | 49 | 11.00 | – | – | 0/8 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 5.75 | 1 | 32.00 | 1/16 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 3 | 4 | 124 | 96 | 41.33 | – | – | 0/10 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 54 | 28* | 18.00 | – | – | 0/0 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 63 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 1/22 v South Melbourne, 1951-52. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Pearse’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, downPremiership Season away
1953-54: premiership
The arc
J Pearse's best season with the bat was 1954-55: 274 runs from 18 innings at 17.13. The best ten-innings patch came in 1954-55: 208 runs at 23.11. The leanest, 1952-53 to 1953-54: 48 runs at 4.80.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty96 | 16 Oct 1954 | v Northcote, 1954-55 |
| 50th match3 & 21 | 15 Nov 1958 | v North Melbourne, 1958-59 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | v Northcote, 1954-55 | Won |
| 49 | v Melbourne, 1957-58 | Won |
| 44 | v North Melbourne, 1954-55 | Drawn |
| 38 | v Richmond, 1957-58 | Won |
| 28* | v Carlton, 1954-55 | Lost |
Best bowling
Moved about the order across 7 seasons: at 3rd in 2, opened in 2, at 8th in 1, at 7th in 1, at 5th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 35 | 3 | 352 | 49 | 11.00 | ||
| Away | 24 | 32 | 5 | 379 | 96 | 14.04 | 1 | 70.00 |
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 | 46 | 62 | 8 | 659 | 96 | 12.20 | 1 | 149.00 |
| Weekday | 5 | 5 | 0 | 72 | 49 | 14.40 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 8 | 8 | 2 | 116 | 96 | 19.33 | ||
| Nov | 7 | 9 | 0 | 105 | 44 | 11.67 | ||
| Dec | 5 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 20 | 9.60 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Jan | 17 | 20 | 2 | 254 | 49 | 14.11 | ||
| Feb | 8 | 15 | 2 | 133 | 28 | 10.23 | ||
| Mar | 6 | 9 | 1 | 75 | 20* | 9.38 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 49 | 65 | 8 | 704 | 96 | 12.35 | 1 | 131.00 |
| Finals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 13.50 |
| 38 |
| 15.75 |
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| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 6.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4.00 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 11.50 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 2 | 27 | 20* | 27.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 9.00 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | – | – | 0/9 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/16 | v South Melbourne, 1951-52 | Lost |