Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

Merv Harvey

Played 1933-34 – 1954-55

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Player records

🏆1st XI Premiers (1938-39)🏆1st XI Premiers (1939-40)🏆1st XI Premiers (1953-54)State RepresentativeNational Representative

Career totals

Career

208

Games

Seasons

1933-34 – 1954-55

Played

Batting

238

Innings

Not outs

6,602

Runs

166

High score

29.21

Average

50s

100s

Bowling

Wickets

26.67

Average

86 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1933-34 to 1954-55 · 204 matchesFull archive career →

Around this dayin 1938: 2 & 1 v Northcote in 1949: 1 ct v North Melbourne

Season	M	Runs	HS	Avg	Overs	Wkts	Best	Ct
1933-34	1	0	–	–	–	–	–	1
1934-35	5	68	30*	22.67	0	0	0/23	1
1936-37	1	4	4	4.00	–	–	–	1
1937-38	14	306	67*	19.13	7.3	2	1/3	8
1938-39	15	737	166*	36.85	8	0	0/15	10
1939-40	14	537	80	31.59	2	1	1/4	6
1940-41	11	317	96	28.82	–	–	–	4
1941-42	13	553	100	36.87	–	–	–	3
1942-43	9	299	105	33.22	4	1	1/14	4
1943-44	2	39	23	19.50	–	–	–
1944-45	2	19	19	9.50	3	2	2/7
1945-46	7	251	82	31.38	24	6	4/78
1946-47	7	397	77	56.71	–	–	–	1
1947-48	7	251	71	31.38	1	0	0/3
1948-49	13	242	54	18.62	12.1	2	1/13	4
1949-50	13	403	99	36.64	5	0	0/5
1950-51	15	386	94*	27.57	2.6	0	0/0	7
1951-52	15	478	57	23.90	3	1	1/5	8
1952-53	13	453	93	32.36	6.6	3	2/19	6
1953-54	14	390	58	24.38	3	0	0/5	4
1954-55	13	462	86	27.18	4	0	0/7	6
Career	204	6,592	166*	29.43		18	4/78	74

Every scorecard · 204

1933-34	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	v Carlton	30*	0/23	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	v Richmond	25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	v North Melbourne	0*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	v Essendon	0 & 10*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35	v Melbourne	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37	v VCA Colts	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v South Melbourne	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Collingwood	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v VCA Colts	67*	1/3	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Northcote	3 & 10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Melbourne	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v St Kilda	15	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Essendon	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Richmond	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Carlton	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v North Melbourne	16 & 51	1/20	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v University	47	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Prahran	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38	v Melbourne	5 & 17	0/4	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	6 & 18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Northcote	2 & 1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v St Kilda	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Essendon	166*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Richmond	29	0/23	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Carlton	13 & 19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v North Melbourne	72	0/19	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v University	145	0/15	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Prahran	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v South Melbourne	28 & 52	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Collingwood	58	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v VCA Colts	1 & 49	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Collingwood	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39	v Richmond	1 & 48	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Essendon	44	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Richmond	56	0/7	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Carlton	30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Northcote	18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Melbourne	5 & 3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v St Kilda	40	1/4	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v South Melbourne	80	0/28	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Prahran	59	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v University	52	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Collingwood	52	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v VCA Colts	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v St Kilda	30 & 13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40	v Melbourne	0 & 30	0/11	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Carlton	96	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v North Melbourne	25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v University	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Prahran	66*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v South Melbourne	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Collingwood	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Coburg	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Northcote	64	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Melbourne	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v St Kilda	0 & 14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41	v Essendon	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Carlton	73	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v North Melbourne	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v University	17 & 2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Prahran	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v South Melbourne	44	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Collingwood	100	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Coburg	40	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	65	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Northcote	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Melbourne	33	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v St Kilda	33 & 41	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Essendon	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42	v Richmond	57	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Northcote	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	29	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Collingwood	68	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v South Melbourne	105	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Carlton	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Essendon	56	1/14	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v North Melbourne	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43	v Prahran	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44	v Melbourne	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44	v South Melbourne	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	19	2/7	Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45	v Northcote	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v Richmond	0 & 22	4/78	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v Northcote	31	0/19	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v St Kilda	26	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v Essendon	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v Prahran	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v South Melbourne	58	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46	v North Melbourne	82	2/28	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v South Melbourne	55	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v St Kilda	57	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v Richmond	38	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v Melbourne	0 & 76*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v Carlton	73	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	77	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47	v University	19 & 2*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v Northcote	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v North Melbourne	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v University	31	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v Prahran	37	0/3	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v Collingwood	20 & 71	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48	v Coburg	32	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v St Kilda	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Collingwood	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Footscray	0	0/15	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Melbourne	11	1/14	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v University	41	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v North Melbourne	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v South Melbourne	25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Richmond	18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Prahran	54	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Carlton	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Northcote	24	0/3	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Essendon	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	20	0/13 & 1/13	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v St Kilda	12	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v North Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Prahran	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Essendon	16 & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Melbourne	2* & 10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Footscray	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v South Melbourne	73	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Richmond	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v University	1*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Collingwood	79*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	99	0/9	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Carlton	35	0/5	Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50	v Northcote	23	0/12	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Essendon	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Northcote	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Carlton	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Prahran	46	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Richmond	28	0/25	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v South Melbourne	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v North Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v University	87	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Footscray	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Collingwood	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v St Kilda	94*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Essendon	67 & 6	0/0	Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v North Melbourne	19 & 33	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v University	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Footscray	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Melbourne	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Collingwood	22 & 4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v St Kilda	31	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v South Melbourne	57	0/2	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Richmond	39	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Prahran	36	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Carlton	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Northcote	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	29 & 32	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Essendon	36	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v St Kilda	30 & 44	1/5	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Melbourne	23 & 4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Northcote	93	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Collingwood	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Prahran	dnb	1/0	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v North Melbourne	34 & 75	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v South Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v University	39 & 11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Essendon	24	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Carlton	30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Richmond	16	0/5	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Melbourne	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v St Kilda	66 & 1*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53	v Prahran	17	2/19	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Footscray	20 & 11*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Northcote	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Collingwood	8*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Prahran	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v North Melbourne	34	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v South Melbourne	25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v University	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Essendon	35 & 7	0/5	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Richmond	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Melbourne	58	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v St Kilda	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v University	25 & 27	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54	v Prahran	13 & 54	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Footscray	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Northcote	34	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Collingwood	79	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Prahran	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v North Melbourne	65	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v South Melbourne	17	0/7	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v University	86	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Essendon	18 & 4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Carlton	25 & 32	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Richmond	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Melbourne	8 & 37	0/10	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v St Kilda	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	16 & 9	–	Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1933-34
First fifty67*v VCA Colts, 1937-38
First hundred166*v Essendon, 1938-39
Highest score166*v Essendon, 1938-39
Best bowling4/78v Richmond, 1945-46
Last matchMatch 204v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1954-55

Runs by season

Wickets by season

Every innings, in order

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

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Melbourne	19	390	76*	16.25	2		1	39.00	1/14
Prahran	17	484	66*	30.25	4		3	7.33	2/19
Kingston Hawthorn	17	479	99	25.21	3		3	14.00	2/7
Casey South Melbourne	16	668	105	39.29	6	1	0	–	0/2
St Kilda	16	606	94*	31.89	3		2	4.50	1/4
Essendon	16	519	166*	27.32	2	1	1	19.00	1/14
Northcote	16	419	93	23.28	2		0	–	0/3
Melbourne University	15	657	145	38.65	3	1	0	–	0/15
Camberwell Magpies	15	641	100	42.73	6	1	–	–	–
Greenvale Kanagaroos	15	558	82	37.20	5		3	22.33	2/28
Richmond	15	406	57	23.88	2		4	34.50	4/78
Carlton	14	478	96	31.87	3		0	–	0/5
Footscray	6	70	28	11.67			0	–	0/15
VCA Colts	4	140	67*	35.00	1		1	3.00	1/3
Coburg	3	77	40	25.67			–	–	–

Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.

Splits

By batting position

Pos	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
1	139	3	4,291	105	31.55	30	2	7
2	48	4	1,268	166*	28.82	5	2	2
3	13	0	268	52	20.62	2		1
4	11	1	228	67*	22.80	2
5	7	0	137	46	19.57			1
6	10	1	323	87	35.89	3
7	3	1	21	16	10.50
8	2	1	20	18	20.00
9	2	1	30	30*	30.00			1
10	3	2	5	3	5.00
11	1	1	1	1*	–

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Top order (1–3)	200	7	5,827	166*	30.19	37	4	10
Middle order (4–7)	31	3	709	87	25.32	5		1
Lower order (8–11)	8	5	56	30*	18.67			1

Batted most often at 1st.

Scores and consistency

Ducks12
1–958
10–1951
20–2933
30–4938
50–9942
100+4

Turned 4 of 46 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 15.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 54 times.

Dismissals

Caught125 · 56%
Bowled47 · 21%
LBW31 · 14%
Caught & bowled10 · 4%
Stumped6 · 3%
Run out4 · 2%
Hit wicket1 · 0%

Most often dismissed by: Daniel (6), Zachariah (5), Jinks (5), Kerr (5), Wilson (4).

In wins and losses

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
In wins	142	11	4,353	166*	33.23	27	4	6
In losses	81	3	1,829	99	23.45	12		5
In draws	15	1	410	77	29.29	3
In ties	1	0	0	0	0.00			1

	M	Wkts	Avg	Wkts / match
In wins	13	4	30.50	0.3
In losses	20	13	26.62	0.7
In draws	1	1	0.00	1.0

Scored 50+: the side won 31 of 46 (67%), lost 12.
Every other match: the side won 91 of 158 (58%), lost 52.

Batting first or second

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Batting first	106	3	2,832	145	27.50	18	2	8
Batting second	94	7	2,810	166*	32.30	18	2	3
Second innings of the match	39	5	950	76*	27.94	6		1

As captain and keeper

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
As captain	79	6	1,993	99	27.30	11		4
Otherwise	160	9	4,599	166*	30.46	31	4	8

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg	Best
Fitzroy Cricket Ground	108	123	3,337	99	28.28	5	28.80	2/7
Toorak Park	9	8	189	59	23.63	1	0.00	1/0
Albert Ground	8	11	193	76*	19.30	1	25.00	1/14
St Kilda Cricket Ground	8	10	442	105	49.11	2	4.50	1/4
Carlton Cricket Ground	8	10	261	96	29.00	–	–	0/23
North Melbourne Cricket Ground	8	9	262	82	32.75	3	16.00	2/28
Essendon Cricket Ground	7	9	264	166*	37.71	1	14.00	1/14
South Melbourne Cricket Ground	7	9	260	73	28.89	–	–	0/2
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote	7	8	232	93	29.00	–	–	0/12
Victoria Park	7	8	281	100	46.83	–	–	–
Richmond Cricket Ground	6	7	195	57	27.86	4	27.50	4/78
Glenferrie Oval	6	7	113	29	16.14	1	26.00	1/13
University Oval	6	7	344	145	57.33	–	–	0/15
Melbourne Cricket Ground	5	8	146	48	18.25	–	–	0/4
Western Oval	3	4	65	28	21.67	–	–	–

Wickets taken

Caught5 · 50%
Bowled3 · 30%
Stumped2 · 20%

Batters dismissed

Top order (1–3)4 · 40%
Middle order (4–7)1 · 10%
Lower order (8–11)5 · 50%

Best in a match: 4/78 v Richmond, 1945-46. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1933-34 to 1954-55: 2nd of 90 for runs, 32nd of 61 for wickets, 3rd of 97 for matches, 8th of 24 for hundreds, 6th of 83 for catches, 10th of 48 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 2nd of 321 for runs, 74th of 172 for wickets, 4th of 345 for matches, 12th of 50 for hundreds, 12th of 279 for catches, 19th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

TV Sheehan2002-03 to 2016-17 · 203 m · 5,547 runs · 33 wkts
JW Rudd2012-13 to 2026-27 · 175 m · 4,853 runs · 47 wkts
LR Banthorpe2013-14 to 2026-27 · 205 m · 4,831 runs · 0 wkts
HC Lansdown1921-22 to 1936-37 · 164 m · 4,258 runs · 6 wkts

The careers nearest Harvey’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 67 matches (1948-49 to 1953-54): won 42, lost 21, drawn 4.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away

1938-39: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1939-40: premiership · 1942-43: 1st XI Batting · 1945-46: 1st XI Batting · 1946-47: 1st XI Batting · 1952-53: 1st XI Batting · 1953-54: premiership

The arc

Merv Harvey's best season with the bat was 1938-39: 737 runs from 21 innings at 36.85. The best ten-innings patch came in 1938-39: 586 runs at 65.11. The leanest, 1948-49 to 1949-50: 114 runs at 12.67.

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Milestones

Milestone	When	Match
First fifty67*	30 Oct 1937	v VCA Colts, 1937-38
First hundred166*	12 Nov 1938	v Essendon, 1938-39
1,000th run58 took him to 1,006	25 Feb 1939	v Collingwood, 1938-39
50th match0 & 30, 0/11	30 Mar 1940	v Melbourne, 1939-40
2,000th run73 took him to 2,042	4 Oct 1941	v Carlton, 1941-42
3,000th run58 took him to 3,048	2 Feb 1946	v South Melbourne, 1945-46
100th match77	22 Feb 1947	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1946-47
4,000th run24 took him to 4,000	5 Feb 1949	v Northcote, 1948-49
150th match19 & 33	6 Oct 1951	v North Melbourne, 1951-52
5,000th run39 took him to 5,031	12 Jan 1952	v Richmond, 1951-52
6,000th run17 took him to 6,011	6 Mar 1954	v St Kilda, 1953-54
200th match25 & 32	29 Jan 1955	v Carlton, 1954-55

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings: from v St Kilda, 1939-40 to v Collingwood, 1939-40 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 58 matches: from v Collingwood, 1947-48 to v Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 6 matches bowled in: from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50 to v South Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings: from v Essendon, 1937-38 to v Carlton, 1937-38 · first · last

Best innings

Score	Match	Result
166*	v Essendon, 1938-39	Won
145	v University, 1938-39	Won
105	v South Melbourne, 1942-43	Won
100	v Collingwood, 1941-42	Won
99	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50	Lost

Best bowling

Figures	Match	Result
4/78	v Richmond, 1945-46	Lost
2/7	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1944-45	Won
2/19	v Prahran, 1952-53	Lost, Semi-final
2/28	v North Melbourne, 1945-46	Lost
1/0	v Prahran, 1952-53	Drawn

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Batting position over the years

Moved about the order across 20 seasons: opened in 16, at 10th in 1, at 6th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 3rd in 1.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
1934-35	10	6	22.67
1936-37	6	1	4.00
1937-38	4	17	19.13
1938-39	2	21	36.85
1939-40	1	17	31.59
1940-41	1	12	28.82
1941-42	1	15	36.87
1942-43	1	9	33.22
1943-44	1	2	19.50
1944-45	3	2	9.50
1945-46	1	8	31.38
1946-47	1	9	56.71
1947-48	1	8	31.38
1948-49	1	13	18.62
1949-50	1	14	36.64
1950-51	1	15	27.57
1951-52	1	20	23.90
1952-53	2	15	32.36
1953-54	1	18	24.38
1954-55	1	17	27.18

Home and away

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	108	123	5	3,337	99	28.28	5	28.80
Away	95	115	10	3,247	166*	30.92	13	24.92
Neutral or unknown	1	1	0	8	8	8.00

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Saturday	180	214	14	6,060	166*	30.30	17	26.18
Weekday	24	25	1	532	87	22.17	1	23.00

Month by month

Month	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Oct	36	39	2	1,027	96	27.76	3	5.67
Nov	40	46	5	1,172	166*	28.59	2	26.00
Dec	19	23	0	575	100	25.00	4	32.75
Jan	46	48	3	1,460	145	32.44	2	58.00
Feb	33	40	3	1,422	99	38.43	4	25.25
Mar	28	39	2	860	94*	23.24	3	17.00
Other	2	4	0	76	48	19.00

Finals

13Finals played

469Runs · avg 21.32

3Wickets

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home and away	191	217	15	6,123	166*	30.31	15	28.60
Finals	13	22	0	469	67	21.32	3	13.00

Fielding

Season	M	Ct
1933-34	1	1
1934-35	5	1
1936-37	1	1
1937-38	14	8
1938-39	15	10
1939-40	14	9
1940-41	11	4
1941-42	13	10
1942-43	9	4
1943-44	2
1944-45	2
1945-46	7
1946-47	7	1
1947-48	7
1948-49	13	4
1949-50	13	9
1950-51	15	7
1951-52	15	8
1952-53	13	6
1953-54	14	4
1954-55	13	7

Caught most off

MW Sievers × 13
HJ Plant × 11
EA Williams × 8
K Peters × 7
BT Considine × 6
DHL Arnall × 6

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.