Jack Potter
Played 1954-55 – 1967-68
🦁 Club Legend · 2017🏛️ Hall of Fame · 2013⭐ Life Member
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Played 1954-55 – 1967-68
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Career totals
Career
95
Games
14
Seasons
1954-55 – 1967-68
Played
Batting
110
Innings
20
Not outs
3,609
Runs
170
High score
40.10
Average
18
50s
9
100s
Bowling
21
Wickets
29.48
Average
1
5-fors
129.6 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
69
Catches
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.
On this dayin 1961: 27 and 1 ct v South Melbourne
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954-55 | 7 | 164 | 35* | 18.22 | 4 | 0 | 0/8 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 10 | 128 | 54* | 18.29 | 2 | 0 | 0/21 | 3 |
| 1956-57 | 13 | 361 | 76* | 27.77 | 2 | 0 | 0/8 | 9 |
| 1960-61 | 9 | 277 | 75 | 27.70 | 6 | 3 | 3/10 | 6 |
| 1961-62 | 9 | 454 | 105* | 50.44 | 30 | 9 | 5/25 | 8 |
| 1962-63 | 6 | 118 | 71 | 19.67 | 17 | 2 | 2/18 | 4 |
| 1963-64 | 6 | 277 | 101 | 55.40 | 1 | 0 | 0/10 | 4 |
| 1964-65 | 8 | 448 | 111* | 56.00 | 10 | 1 | 1/28 | 8 |
| 1965-66 | 7 | 305 | 102 | 43.57 | 30 | 3 | 1/6 | 7 |
| 1966-67 | 9 | 502 | 152* | 100.40 | 10.6 | 2 | 2/2 | 8 |
| 1967-68 | 12 | 575 | 170 | 52.27 | 17 | 1 | 1/40 | 10 |
| Career | 96 | 3,609 | 170 | 40.10 | 21 | 5/25 | 70 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 9 | 358 | 170 | 35.80 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13.00 | 3/10 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 9 | 249 | 76* | 31.13 | 2 | – | – | – | ||
 Carlton | 9 | 243 | 75 | 22.09 | 1 | 2 | 60.50 | 1/40 | ||
 Northcote | 8 | 452 | 111* | 75.33 | 3 | 0 | – | 0/8 | ||
 Melbourne University | 8 | 434 | 83 | 72.33 | 3 | 0 | – | 0/8 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 8 | 424 | 101* | 53.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | |
 Melbourne | 8 | 401 | 152* | 57.29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7.00 | 2/2 | |
 Essendon | 7 | 260 | 100 | 37.14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 33.00 | 2/18 | |
 St Kilda | 7 | 160 | 94 | 20.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/8 | ||
 Camberwell Magpies | 6 | 145 | 48* | 29.00 | 1 | 37.00 | 1/13 | |||
 Richmond | 6 | 121 | 76 | 20.17 | 1 | 8 | 9.63 | 5/25 | 1 | |
 Prahran | 6 | 33 | 15 | 8.25 | 1 | 13.00 | 1/6 | |||
 Footscray | 5 | 329 | 132 | 82.25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/20 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 127 | 101 | 127.00 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 35 | 3 | 1,280 | 152* | 40.00 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 27 | 6 | 917 | 170 | 43.67 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 24 | 5 | 927 | 132 | 48.79 | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 14 | 3 | 259 | 54* | 23.55 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 35 | 19.40 | |||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
In the record book
Among players of 1954-55 to 1967-68: 7th of 78 for runs, 22nd of 48 for wickets, 17th of 81 for matches, 2nd of 15 for hundreds, 8th of 69 for catches, 1st of 40 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 12th of 321 for runs, 69th of 172 for wickets, 33rd of 345 for matches, 2nd of 50 for hundreds, 14th of 279 for catches, 2nd of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Potter’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 65 matches (1960-61 to 1967-68): won 42, lost 19, drawn 4 · 2 premierships.
Most often led
Season by season
Moved about the order across 11 seasons: at 3rd in 6, at 6th in 2, at 4th in 2, at 5th in 1.
| Season |
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Wickets by season
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
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| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 38 | 5 | 1,407 | 152* | 42.64 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 71 | 15 | 2,200 | 170 | 39.29 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
Batted most often at 3rd.
Turned 9 of 27 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 18.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 26 times.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (6), Jinkins (4), Hosking (3), Kerr (2), Johnston (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 65 | 12 | 2,583 | 170 | 48.74 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| In losses | 42 | 7 | 1,003 | 101* | 28.66 | 4 | 1 | |
| In draws | 3 | 1 | 23 | 17* | 11.50 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 19 | 15 | 23.53 | 0.8 |
| In losses | 13 | 6 | 42.83 | 0.5 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 47 | 4 | 1,568 | 170 | 36.47 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
| Batting second | 43 | 7 | 1,579 | 152* | 43.86 | 7 | 5 | |
| Second innings of the match | 20 | 9 | 462 | 101* | 42.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 71 | 10 | 2,956 | 170 | 48.46 | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| Otherwise | 39 | 10 | 653 | 76* | 22.52 | 3 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 38 | 42 | 1,111 | 132 | 31.74 | 13 | 27.38 | 5/25 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 7 | 9 | 325 | 170 | 40.63 | 3 | 6.00 | 3/10 |
| Albert Ground | 7 | 8 | 403 | 152* | 57.57 | – | – | 0/10 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 6 | 7 | 188 | 75 | 26.86 | 1 | 48.00 | 1/40 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 7 | 203 | 76* | 40.60 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 7 | 304 | 101* | 76.00 | – | – | 0/24 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 5 | 6 | 156 | 71 | 31.20 | 2 | 33.00 | 2/18 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 4 | 5 | 210 | 111* | 52.50 | – | – | 0/12 |
| University Oval | 4 | 5 | 228 | 83 | 57.00 | – | – | 0/8 |
| Victoria Park | 4 | 4 | 97 | 48* | 32.33 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/13 |
| Western Oval | 4 | 4 | 197 | 101 | 65.67 | 1 | 20.00 | 1/20 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 127 | 100 | 63.50 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 50 | 35 | 50.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 7/41 v Richmond, 1961-62. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1960-61: premiership · 1961-62: 1st XI Batting · 1964-65: 1st XI Batting · 1965-66: 1st XI Batting · 1966-67: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1967-68: 1st XI Batting
The arc
Jack Potter's best season with the bat was 1967-68: 575 runs from 12 innings at 52.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 1965-66 to 1966-67: 487 runs at 97.40. The leanest, 1954-55 to 1955-56: 84 runs at 10.50.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty54* | 25 Feb 1956 | v Footscray, 1955-56 |
| 1,000th run81 took him to 1,011 | 7 Oct 1961 | v North Melbourne, 1961-62 |
| First hundred105* | 10 Feb 1962 | v Northcote, 1961-62 |
| First five-for5/25 | 17 Mar 1962 | v Richmond, 1961-62 |
| 50th matchdid not bat | 6 Nov 1962 | v Carlton, 1962-63 |
| 2,000th run37 took him to 2,010 | 1 Feb 1965 | v South Melbourne, 1964-65 |
| 3,000th run100 took him to 3,034 | 27 Mar 1967 | v Essendon, 1966-67 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 170 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1967-68 | Won |
| 152* | v Melbourne, 1966-67 | Won |
| 132 | v Footscray, 1967-68 | Won |
| 111* | v Northcote, 1964-65 | Won |
| 105* | v Northcote, 1961-62 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/25 | v Richmond, 1961-62 | Won, Semi-final |
| 3/10 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1960-61 | Won |
| 2/2 | v Melbourne, 1966-67 | Won, Semi-final |
| 2/16 | v Richmond, 1961-62 | Won, Semi-final |
| 2/18 | v Essendon, 1962-63 | Lost |
| Usual spot |
|---|
| Inn |
|---|
| Avg |
|---|
| 1954-55 | 6 | 12 | 18.22 |
| 1955-56 | 6 | 10 | 18.29 |
| 1956-57 | 4 | 17 | 27.77 |
| 1960-61 | 3 | 10 | 27.70 |
| 1961-62 | 3 | 10 | 50.44 |
| 1962-63 | 3 | 6 | 19.67 |
| 1963-64 | 3 | 6 | 55.40 |
| 1964-65 | 3 | 9 | 56.00 |
| 1965-66 | 3 | 9 | 43.57 |
| 1966-67 | 5 | 9 | 100.40 |
| 1967-68 | 4 | 12 | 52.27 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 38 | 42 | 7 | 1,111 | 132 | 31.74 | 13 | 27.38 |
| Away | 58 | 68 | 13 | 2,498 | 170 | 45.42 | 8 | 32.88 |
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 | 86 | 102 | 19 | 3,271 | 170 | 39.41 | 20 | 30.25 |
| Weekday | 10 | 8 | 1 | 338 | 111* | 48.29 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 17 | 15 | 1 | 428 | 102 | 30.57 | 5 | 16.60 |
| Nov | 16 | 17 | 4 | 694 | 111* | 53.38 | 4 | 40.50 |
| Dec | 8 | 10 | 3 | 210 | 76* | 30.00 | ||
| Jan | 16 | 19 | 4 | 547 | 170 | 36.47 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Feb | 16 | 20 | 6 | 832 | 105* | 59.43 | 2 | 75.00 |
| Mar | 22 | 28 | 2 | 896 | 132 | 34.46 | 9 | 18.89 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 85 | 97 | 20 | 3,179 | 170 | 41.29 | 12 | 44.92 |
| Finals | 11 | 13 | 0 | 430 | 100 | 33.08 | 9 | 8.89 |