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Played 1983-84 – 1987-88
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Player records
Career totals
Career
30
Games
5
Seasons
1983-84 – 1987-88
Played
Batting
33
Innings
0
Not outs
683
Runs
57
High score
20.70
Average
3
50s
0
100s
Bowling
10
Wickets
30.40
Average
93
Overs
Fielding
9
Catches
Around this dayin 1987: 5 v Footscray
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.
| 20.70 |
| 10 |
| 4/46 |
| 9 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 4 | 84 | 57 | 16.80 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 86 | 35 | 28.67 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 2 | 84 | 52 | 42.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
 St Kilda | 2 | 68 | 46 | 34.00 | 3 | 15.00 | 3/45 | |
 Richmond | 2 | 64 | 48 | 21.33 | – | – | – | |
 Ringwood | 2 | 59 | 55 | 29.50 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 54 | 32 | 18.00 | 0 | – | 0/32 | |
 Essendon | 2 | 49 | 45 | 24.50 | 1 | 68.00 | 1/68 | |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 47 | 33 | 23.50 | 1 | 38.00 | 1/38 | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 44 | 40 | 22.00 | 0 | – | 0/23 | |
 Northcote | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12.50 | 5 | 12.80 | 4/46 | |
 Footscray | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.00 | – | – | – | |
 Prahran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | – | 0/34 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 32 | 13.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 30 | 0 | 644 | 57 | 21.47 | 3 | 1 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
In the record book
Among players of 1983-84 to 1987-88: 15th of 35 for runs, 13th of 23 for wickets, 18th of 35 for matches, 18th of 31 for catches, 9th of 21 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Stephenson’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
John Stephenson's best season with the bat was 1983-84: 434 runs from 17 innings at 25.53. The best ten-innings patch came in 1983-84: 285 runs at 28.50. The leanest, 1987-88: 115 runs at 11.50.
Opened in every one of his 2 seasons.
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.
Turned 0 of 3 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 11.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Most often dismissed by: Hughes (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 0 | 300 | 57 | 27.27 | 2 | 1 |
| In losses | 21 | 0 | 382 | 52 | 18.19 | 1 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In losses | 8 | 10 | 27.00 | 1.3 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 14 | 0 | 260 | 46 | 18.57 | 1 | |
| Batting second | 15 | 0 | 328 | 57 | 21.87 | 3 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 0 | 95 | 48 | 23.75 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 7 | 8 | 151 | 55 | 18.88 | – | – | 0/6 |
| Schramms Reserve | 7 | 7 | 85 | 32 | 12.14 | 5 | 24.80 | 4/46 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 3 | 73 | 57 | 24.33 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 64 | 48 | 21.33 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 68 | 46 | 34.00 | 3 | 15.00 | 3/45 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 24.50 | 1 | 68.00 | 1/68 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 47 | 33 | 23.50 | 1 | 38.00 | 1/38 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 44 | 40 | 22.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 84 | 52 | 42.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 5/58 v Northcote, 1987-88. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty55 | 6 Nov 1983 | v Ringwood, 1983-84 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1983-84 | Won |
| 55 | v Ringwood, 1983-84 | Won |
| 52 | v Carlton, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 48 | v Richmond, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 46 | v St Kilda, 1983-84 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/46 | v Northcote, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 3/45 | v St Kilda, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/12 | v Northcote, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/38 | v University, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/68 | v Essendon, 1987-88 | Lost |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|
| Home | 14 | 15 | 0 | 236 | 55 | 15.73 | 5 | 26.00 |
| Away | 16 | 18 | 0 | 447 | 57 | 24.83 | 5 | 34.80 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 0 | 571 | 57 | 19.69 | 10 | 30.40 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55.00 | ||
| Weekday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 19.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 6 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 48 | 15.71 | ||
| Nov | 7 | 9 | 0 | 196 | 55 | 21.78 | 5 | 11.60 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 9.50 | 1 | 68.00 |
| Jan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 52 | 21.17 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Feb | 5 | 6 | 0 | 159 | 45 | 26.50 | 3 | 35.33 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 57 | 24.00 |
