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J Woodford
Played 1911-12 – 1927-28
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Career totals
Career
128
Games
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Played 1911-12 – 1927-28
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Player records
Career totals
Career
128
Games
17
Seasons
1911-12 – 1927-28
Played
Batting
94
Innings
26
Not outs
701
Runs
60
High score
10.31
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
2
Wickets
34.50
Average
Fielding & keeping
83
Catches
78
Stumpings
Around this dayin 1925: did not bat v Collingwood
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | 10 | 78 | 33 | 19.50 | – | – | – | 20 |
| 1922-23 | 10 | 60 | 17 | 6.00 | – | – | – | 16 |
| 1923-24 | 8 | 18 | 13* | 18.00 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1924-25 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – | 9 |
| 1925-26 | 9 | 17 |
| 1921-22 |  v Richmond | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Essendon | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Melbourne | 0 | – |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1921-22 to 1927-28: 24th of 51 for runs, 10th of 55 for matches, 6th of 43 for catches, 20th of 22 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 141st of 321 for runs, 51st of 345 for matches, 16th of 279 for catches, 115th of 126 for batting average.
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.
| 7 |
| 8.50 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| 0/4 |
| 9 |
| 1926-27 | 5 | 15 | 15* | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1927-28 | 5 | 0 | 0* | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Career | 57 | 203 | 33 | 10.15 | 0 | 0/4 | 64 |
| 1921-22 |  v Collingwood | 3* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 33 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v South Melbourne | 16 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v North Melbourne | 4* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1921-22 |  v Prahran | 22 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v South Melbourne | 8 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Carlton | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Collingwood | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Essendon | 14 & 2* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 |  v University | 17 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Richmond | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Prahran | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1922-23 | v Prahran | 6 & 9* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v North Melbourne | 2* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 |  v St Kilda | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v Richmond | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v Essendon | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1923-24 | v Prahran | 13* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v North Melbourne | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Carlton | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Richmond | 4* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Essendon | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v South Melbourne | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v Prahran | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1924-25 | v University | 4* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Richmond | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Carlton | dnb | 0/4 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Melbourne | 4* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Essendon | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v North Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v Northcote | – | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1925-26 | v St Kilda | 6 & 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | v Prahran | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | v University | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | v Melbourne | 15* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1926-27 | v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | v North Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | v South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1927-28 | v Prahran | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Prahran | 7 | 55 | 22 | 13.75 |
| Casey South Melbourne | 6 | 25 | 16 | 8.33 |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 6 | 6 | 4* | 6.00 |
| Kingston Hawthorn | 5 | 33 | 33 | 33.00 |
| Essendon | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16.00 |
| Richmond | 5 | 6 | 4* | 6.00 |
| Camberwell Magpies | 5 | 3 | 3* | 3.00 |
| Carlton | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 |
| Melbourne | 4 | 19 | 15* | 9.50 |
| Northcote | 4 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne University | 3 | 21 | 17 | 21.00 |
| St Kilda | 2 | 16 | 7 | 5.33 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2* | 3.00 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 33.00 | |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 60 | 22 | 20.00 | |
| 11 | 24 | 11 | 98 | 16 | 7.54 | 5 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 31 | 13 | 194 | 33 | 10.78 | 5 |
Batted most often at 11th.
3.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Most often dismissed by: Grimmett (3), Kenny (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 16 | 6 | 93 | 33 | 9.30 | 2 |
| In losses | 15 | 8 | 88 | 22 | 12.57 | 2 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 8.50 | 1 |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 19 | 8 | 141 | 33 | 12.82 | 4 |
| Batting second | 12 | 4 | 44 | 16 | 5.50 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9* | 18.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 11 | 7 | 37 | 13* | 9.25 | |
| As wicketkeeper | 34 | 14 | 203 | 33 | 10.15 | 5 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 28 | 16 | 56 | 16 | 8.00 |
| Toorak Park | 5 | 5 | 55 | 22 | 18.33 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 2 | 33 | 33 | 33.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 16.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4* | 4.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 8 |
The careers nearest Woodford’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.
As captain
Led the side in 11 matches (1921-22 to 1924-25): won 5, lost 5, drawn 0, 1 other.
Most often led
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
J Woodford's best season with the bat was 1921-22: 78 runs from 6 innings at 19.50. The best ten-innings patch came in 1921-22 to 1922-23: 102 runs at 12.75. The leanest, 1922-23: 43 runs at 4.78.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 50th matchdid not bat | 20 Nov 1926 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1926-27 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
| 22 | v Prahran, 1921-22 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 17 | v University, 1922-23 | Drawn |
| 16 | v South Melbourne, 1921-22 | Won |
| 15* | v Melbourne, 1926-27 | Lost |
Batted at 11th for 6 seasons, moved up to 4th from 1927-28.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 16 | 9 | 56 | 16 | 8.00 |
| Away | 29 | 18 | 5 | 147 | 33 | 11.31 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 53 | 33 | 14 | 186 | 33 | 9.79 |
| Weekday | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 11 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5.00 |
| Nov | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1.50 |
| Dec | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 15* | 6.00 |
| Jan | 13 | 7 | 4 | 77 | 33 | 25.67 |
| Feb | 10 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 13* | 5.33 |
| Mar | 8 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 11.00 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 22 | 11.67 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 54 | 29 | 13 | 153 | 33 | 9.56 |
| Finals | 3 | 5 | 1 | 50 | 22 | 12.50 |
| 8 |
| 8.00 |
| University Oval | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 |