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Ross Thomson — Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club — Morrie
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Among players of 1932-33 to 1974-75: 39th of 173 for runs, 25th of 113 for wickets, 41st of 186 for matches, 24th of 156 for catches, 38th of 86 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 49th of 321 for runs, 32nd of 172 for wickets, 47th of 345 for matches, 26th of 279 for catches, 55th 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.
1932-33: 33 runs 33 32-33 1939-40: 203 runs 203 1940-41: 199 runs 199 40-41 1941-42: 160 runs 160 1942-43: 2 runs 2 42-43 1944-45: 0 runs 1945-46: 77 runs 77 45-46 1946-47: 196 runs 196 1947-48: 147 runs 147 47-48 1974-75: 0 runs Wickets by season
1932-33: 1 wickets 1 32-33 1939-40: 31 wickets 31 1940-41: 12 wickets 12 40-41 1941-42: 12 wickets 12 1942-43: 2 wickets 2 42-43 1944-45: 1 wickets 1 1945-46: 9 wickets 9 45-46 1946-47: 14 wickets 14 1947-48: 6 wickets 6 47-48 1974-75: 2 wickets 2 Every innings, in order
76 50 1932-33 v University: 14* 1932-33 v South Melbourne: 8* 1932-33 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11 1939-40 v Carlton: 0 1939-40 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 24 1939-40 v Northcote: 0 1939-40 v Melbourne: 4 1939-40 v Melbourne: 0 1939-40 v St Kilda: 4 1939-40 v South Melbourne: 12 1939-40 v Prahran: 7 1939-40 v Collingwood: 9 1939-40 v VCA Colts: 21 1939-40 v VCA Colts: 21 1939-40 v St Kilda: 47 1939-40 v St Kilda: 5 1939-40 v Melbourne: 2 1939-40 v Melbourne: 47 1940-41 v Carlton: 0* 1940-41 v North Melbourne: 0 1940-41 v University: 0 1940-41 v South Melbourne: 19 1940-41 v Collingwood: 65* 1940-41 v Coburg: 8* 1940-41 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0 1940-41 v Northcote: 13 1940-41 v St Kilda: 11 1940-41 v St Kilda: 7 1940-41 v Essendon: 76* 1941-42 v Carlton: 36 1941-42 v North Melbourne: 4 1941-42 v University: 57* 1941-42 v University: 1* 1941-42 v Prahran: 8 1941-42 v South Melbourne: 0 1941-42 v Collingwood: 54 1942-43 v University: 2 1945-46 v St Kilda: 8 1945-46 v Essendon: 26 1945-46 v South Melbourne: 2 1945-46 v North Melbourne: 40 1945-46 v University: 1* 1946-47 v South Melbourne: 2 1946-47 v South Melbourne: 1* 1946-47 v St Kilda: 34 1946-47 v Richmond: 51 1946-47 v Northcote: 5 1946-47 v Melbourne: 10 1946-47 v Collingwood: 15 1946-47 v Prahran: 7 1946-47 v North Melbourne: 7 1946-47 v Essendon: 12 1946-47 v Carlton: 2 1946-47 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 10 1946-47 v University: 40 1947-48 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 28* 1947-48 v Northcote: 0 1947-48 v Melbourne: 3 1947-48 v Essendon: 14 1947-48 v Richmond: 14 1947-48 v University: 13 1947-48 v Collingwood: 3 1947-48 v Coburg: 72* Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
Sort byOpponent Matches Runs Highest score Batting average Fifties Wickets Bowling average Best bowling Five-fors ↓ 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 0s 1 1 1 1 1* – 3 3 0 29 21 9.67 1 4 2 0 58 54 29.00 1 5 4 1 120 76* 40.00 1 6 12 0 254 51 21.17 1 7 14 5 294 72* 32.67 3 2 8 13 2 153 47 13.91 2 9 9 1 64 19 8.00 3 10 3 0 22 11 7.33 11 2 2 22 14* –
Inn NO Runs HS Avg 50s 0s Top order (1–3) 4 1 30 21 10.00 1 Middle order (4–7) 32 6 726 76* 27.92 6 2 Lower order (8–11) 27 5 261 47 11.86 5
Batted most often at 7th.
Scores and consistency Ducks 8 1–9 24 10–19 13 20–29 5 30–49 6 50–99 6 100+ 0 Turned 0 of 6 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Dismissals Caught 20 · 39% Run out 11 · 22% Bowled 9 · 18% Stumped 6 · 12% LBW 3 · 6% Caught & bowled 2 · 4% Most often dismissed by: Barker (4), Nagel (2), Galbraith (2), Wilson (2), Healy (2).
In wins and losses Inn NO Runs HS Avg 50s 0s In wins 42 9 783 76* 23.73 6 4 In losses 17 2 216 40 14.40 2 In draws 4 1 18 10 6.00 2
M Wkts Avg Wkts / match In wins 42 63 20.81 1.5 In losses 17 24 31.38 1.4 In draws 5 3 35.33 0.6
Scored 50+: the side won 6 of 6 (100%). Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 3 (33%), lost 2. Every other match: the side won 35 of 58 (60%), lost 16. Batting first or second Inn NO Runs HS Avg 50s 0s Batting first 27 4 383 57* 16.65 2 3 Batting second 29 6 552 76* 24.00 4 4 Second innings of the match 7 2 82 47 16.40 1
By ground Ground M Inn Runs HS Avg Wkts Bowl avg Best Fitzroy Cricket Ground 41 38 582 72* 18.77 52 24.90 6/68 Toorak Park 4 3 22 8 7.33 7 17.71 3/29 Albert Ground 3 4 62 47 15.50 2 51.50 1/8 Essendon Cricket Ground 3 3 102 76* 51.00 4 26.25 4/71 Glenferrie Oval 3 3 39 28*
Wickets taken Caught 38 · 42% Bowled 19 · 21% LBW 15 · 17% Caught & bowled 12 · 13% Stumped 6 · 7% Batters dismissed
Top order (1–3) 34 · 38% Middle order (4–7) 39 · 43% Lower order (8–11) 2018-19 to 2025-26 · 83 m · 1,134 runs · 121 wkts
AEO Barras 1933-34 to 1944-45 · 54 m · 728 runs · 64 wkts The careers nearest Thomson’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.
The shape of the career Season by season
1932-33: 6 matches, 33 runs, 1 wicket 32-33 1933-34: did not play 1934-35: did not play 1935-36: did not play 1936-37: did not play 36-37 1937-38: did not play 1938-39: did not play 1939-40: 12 matches, 203 runs, 31 wickets · Premiership 1940-41: 11 matches, 199 runs, 12 wickets 40-41 1941-42: 6 matches, 160 runs, 12 wickets 1942-43: 2 matches, 2 runs, 2 wickets 1943-44: did not play 1944-45: 1 match, 0 runs, 1 wicket 44-45 1945-46: 6 matches, 77 runs, 9 wickets 1946-47: 12 matches, 196 runs, 14 wickets 1947-48: 10 matches, 147 runs, 6 wickets 1948-49: did not play 48-49 1949-50: did not play 1950-51: did not play 1951-52: did not play 1952-53: did not play 52-53 1953-54: did not play 1954-55: did not play 1955-56: did not play 1956-57: did not play 56-57 1957-58: did not play 1958-59: did not play 1959-60: did not play 1960-61: did not play 60-61 1961-62: did not play 1962-63: did not play 1963-64: did not play 1964-65: did not play 64-65 1965-66: did not play 1966-67: did not play 1967-68: did not play 1968-69: did not play 68-69 1969-70: did not play 1970-71: did not play 1971-72: did not play 1972-73: did not play 72-73 1973-74: did not play 1974-75: 1 match, 0 runs, 2 wickets
1939-40: premiership · 1966-67: 1st XI Bowling · 1968-69: 1st XI Bowling · 1969-70: 1st XI Bowling · 1971-72: 1st XI Bowling · 1972-73: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Ross Thomson's best season with the bat was 1939-40 : 203 runs from 15 innings at 13.53. The best ten-innings patch came in 1940-41 to 1941-42 : 277 runs at 46.17. The leanest, 1932-33 to 1939-40: 71 runs at 7.10.
Rolling average, innings 7 to 63: 7.1 to 46.2 46.2 Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings from v Essendon, 1940-41 to v Carlton, 1941-42 · first · last Consecutive matches played: 21 matches from v St Kilda, 1945-46 to v Melbourne, 1947-48 · first · last Consecutive matches with a wicket: 6 matches from v Carlton, 1941-42 to v Collingwood, 1941-42 · first · last Longest spell without a wicket: 5 matches bowled in from v Carlton, 1946-47 to v Essendon, 1947-48 · first · last Longest run of single figures: 4 innings from v Northcote, 1939-40 to v St Kilda, 1939-40 · first · last More splits Batting position over the years 1 6 11 1932-33: 11 (3 inns, avg 33.00) 1939-40: 8 (15 inns, avg 13.53) 1940-41: 9 (11 inns, avg 28.43) 1941-42: 3 (7 inns, avg 32.00) 1942-43: 7 (1 inns, avg 2.00) 1945-46: 5 (5 inns, avg 19.25) 1946-47: 6 (13 inns, avg 16.33) 1947-48: 7 (8 inns, avg 24.50) 1932 1940 1942 1946 1947 Moved about the order across 8 seasons: at 7th in 2, at 11th in 1, at 8th in 1, at 9th in 1, at 3rd in 1, at 5th in 1, at 6th in 1.
Home and away M Inn NO Runs HS Avg Wkts Bowl avg Home 41 38 7 582 72* 18.77 52 24.90 Away 26 25 5 435 76* 21.75 38 23.03
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 60 60 12 947 76* 19.73 80 24.13 Weekday 7 3 0 70 51 23.33 10 24.00
Month by month Month M Inn NO Runs HS Avg Wkts Bowl avg Oct 9 9 3 105 36 17.50 7 35.14 Nov 15 15 3 220 57* 18.33 28 19.89 Dec 6 6 1 138 65* 27.60 7 21.00 Jan 20 13 2 114 26 10.36 21 29.81 Feb 9 8 0 90 40 11.25 15 24.33 Mar 8 12 3 350 76*
Finals 2 Finals played
101 Runs · avg 25.25
6 Wickets
M Inn NO Runs HS Avg Wkts Bowl avg Home and away 65 59 12 916 76* 19.49 84 24.61 Finals 2 4 0 101 47 25.25 6 17.17
Favourite victims VA Hendy × 3 DJ Field × 2 DMJ Fitzmaurice × 2 IWG Johnson × 2 JG Bath × 2 RA Dempster × 2 RG Gregory × 2 RR Walker × 2 Fielding Download your career card
University Oval 3 3 67 40 33.50 1 46.00 1/16
North Melbourne Cricket Ground 3 2 44 40 22.00 2 72.00 1/42
Victoria Park 2 2 63 54 31.50 10 9.00 4/40
South Melbourne Cricket Ground 2 2 27 19 27.00 6 8.50 6/44
St Kilda Cricket Ground 1 1 4 4 4.00 3 20.33 3/61
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote 1 1 5 5 5.00 2 30.50 2/61
Carlton Cricket Ground 1 1 0 0* – – – 0/33
17 · 19%
3 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 6/44 v South Melbourne, 1940-41. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Caught most off
R Thomson × 12 MW Sievers × 11 HJ Plant × 6 EA Williams × 5 RHW Liddicut × 5 HAE Shillinglaw × 2 
v University
v Prahran
v South Melbourne
v Collingwood
v VCA Colts
v Hawthorn-East Melbourne
v Carlton
v Northcote
v Melbourne
v St Kilda
v North Melbourne
v Coburg
v Essendon
v Richmond