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Robert McCracken
Played 1933-34 – 1940-41
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Played 1933-34 – 1940-41
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Player records
Career totals
Career
87
Games
16
Seasons
1933-34 – 1940-41
Played
Batting
31
Innings
6
Not outs
864
Runs
62
High score
34.56
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
90
Wickets
11.47
Average
688
Overs
Fielding
17
Catches
Around this dayin 1934: 0/6 v Melbourne
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933-34 | 9 | 93 | 62 | 11.63 | 38 | 9 | 2/10 | 6 |
| 1934-35 | 6 | 42 | 31* | 14.00 | 13 | 9 | 4/23 | 4 |
| 1935-36 | 3 | 48 | 31* | 24.00 | 14 | 4 | 4/32 | 1 |
| 1937-38 | 10 | 98 | 23 | 9.80 | 24 | 8 | 2/18 | 6 |
| 1940-41 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1949-50 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 30 | 294 | 62 | 11.76 | 30 | 4/23 | 17 |
| 1933-34 |  v Essendon | 0* & 1 | 2/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Richmond | 0 | 0/16 & 1/44 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Carlton | 0 | 0/41 |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1933-34 to 1949-50: 38th of 77 for runs, 21st of 51 for wickets, 36th of 83 for matches, 27th of 70 for catches, 35th of 40 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 117th of 321 for runs, 53rd of 172 for wickets, 98th of 345 for matches, 71st of 279 for catches, 107th 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.
| 1933-34 |  v North Melbourne | dnb | 2/31 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v University | 4 | 1/34 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Prahran | 0 | 0/36 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Northcote | 62 & 0 | 2/42 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Melbourne | 20* | 0/8 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v St Kilda | 6 | 1/29 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Melbourne | dnb | 0/6 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Northcote | dnb | 0/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 1* & 1 | 4/23 & 1/1 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 |  v Collingwood | dnb | 1/17 & 1/22 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 |  v South Melbourne | 8 & 1 | 1/19 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Essendon | 31* | 1/22 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v North Melbourne | 16 | 4/32 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v Carlton | 31* | 0/41 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v Richmond | 1 | 0/29 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Northcote | 7 & 7 | 0/6 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Melbourne | 5 | 1/26 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v St Kilda | 0 | 2/43 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Essendon | 6 | 0/1 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Richmond | 17 | 2/18 & 2/26 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v North Melbourne | 10 | 1/35 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v University | 12* | 0/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Prahran | 5 | 0/8 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1937-38 | v Melbourne | 23 & 6 | 0/1 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1940-41 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1949-50 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 6 | – | 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
| Melbourne | 4 | 54 | 23 | 18.00 | 1 | 41.00 | 1/26 | |
| Northcote | 3 | 76 | 62 | 19.00 | 1 | 2 | 28.50 | 2/42 |
| Essendon | 3 | 38 | 31* | 19.00 | 3 | 11.00 | 2/10 | |
| Carlton | 3 | 31 | 31* | 31.00 | 0 | – | 0/41 | |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 3 | 26 | 16 | 13.00 | 7 | 14.00 | 4/32 | |
| Richmond | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6.00 | 5 | 26.60 | 2/18 | |
| Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 15 | 7 | 5.00 | 5 | 4.80 | 4/23 | |
| Melbourne University | 2 | 16 | 12* | 16.00 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/34 | |
| St Kilda | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 3 | 24.00 | 2/43 | |
| Prahran | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 0 | – | 0/8 | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 19.50 | 1/17 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | ||
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 49 | 12* | 6.13 | 1 | |
| 9 | 8 | 3 | 188 | 62 | 37.60 | 1 | |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 23 | 9.25 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 3 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 4 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 27 | 6 | 278 | 62 | 13.24 | 1 | 4 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 5.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Most often dismissed by: Ryder (2), Thorn (2), Duncan (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 18 | 5 | 189 | 62 | 14.54 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 11 | 1 | 92 | 31* | 9.20 | 2 | |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 16 | 26 | 15.50 | 1.6 |
| In losses | 9 | 4 | 68.00 | 0.4 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 16 | 4 | 177 | 62 | 14.75 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 9 | 2 | 101 | 31* | 14.43 | 2 | |
| Second innings of the match | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2.67 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 12 | 10 | 85 | 31* | 14.17 | 7 | 33.86 | 2/10 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 13.00 | 7 | 14.00 | 4/32 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 4 | 76 | 62 | 19.00 | 2 | 24.00 | 2/42 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | 5 | 4.80 | 4/23 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Batters dismissed
The careers nearest McCracken’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
Robert McCracken's best season with the bat was 1937-38: 98 runs from 11 innings at 9.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1933-34 to 1935-36: 146 runs at 20.86. The leanest, 1935-36 to 1937-38: 70 runs at 7.78.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty62 | 17 Feb 1934 | v Northcote, 1933-34 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | v Northcote, 1933-34 | Won |
| 31* | v Essendon, 1934-35 | Won |
| 31* | v Carlton, 1935-36 | Lost |
| 23 | v Melbourne, 1937-38 | Lost, Final |
| 20* | v Melbourne, 1933-34 | Won |
Best bowling
Moved about the order across 6 seasons: at 8th in 2, at 11th in 1, at 10th in 1, at 9th in 1, at 7th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 12 | 10 | 4 | 85 | 31* | 14.17 | 7 | 33.86 |
| Away | 17 | 20 | 2 | 192 | 62 | 10.67 | 19 | 21.26 |
| Neutral or unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 4 | 11.00 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 6 | 278 | 62 | 11.58 | 24 | 25.92 |
| Weekday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 | 6 | 10.50 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 3 | 28.33 |
| Nov | 7 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 4.17 | 11 | 18.27 |
| Dec | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2.25 | 3 | 32.67 |
| Jan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 17 | 11.50 | 8 | 9.63 |
| Feb | 7 | 8 | 3 | 153 | 62 | 30.60 | 4 | 44.50 |
| Mar | 4 | 5 | 1 | 60 | 23 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 29 | 29 | 6 | 265 | 62 | 11.52 | 30 | 22.80 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 14.50 |
| 6 |
| 3.00 |
| 3 |
| 24.00 |
| 2/43 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | – | – | 0/8 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1 | 19.00 | 1/19 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 29 | 23 | 14.50 | – | – | 0/1 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 31 | 31* | – | 1 | 22.00 | 1/22 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/41 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | 0/29 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
Best in a match: 5/24 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1934-35. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/23 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1934-35 | Won |
| 4/32 | v North Melbourne, 1935-36 | Won |
| 2/10 | v Essendon, 1933-34 | Won |
| 2/18 | v Richmond, 1937-38 | Won |
| 2/26 | v Richmond, 1937-38 | Won |
| 15.00 |
| 1 |
| 46.00 |