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AL Thomson

1964-65 to 1975-76 · 112 matches for the club

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Debut v Richmond, 1964-65 (20 Feb 1965)Last game v Richmond, 1975-76 (6 Mar 1976)Player no. 343 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1973: 0 and 3/46 v Richmond

112

Matches

286

Runs

5.96

Average

28

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

320

Wickets

17.65

Bowling avg

7/28

Best

17

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1964-65221101010.0028 (8)65/39
1965-661094169*3.20109 (8)164/362
1966-671563422514.00234.2 (8)436/724
1967-68149793*4.50221.1 (8)476/811
1968-6911611793.40198.3 (8)437/283
1969-7055129177.2583 (8)194/303
1970-71531451822.5056.4 (8)83/53
1971-7281062211*5.50103 (8)287/322
1972-7396296*2.25129.5 (8)275/14
1973-74121002272.2095227/491
1974-7598432168.00101.4 (8)296/19
1975-76129533288.25137.6 (8)326/831
Career1128335286285.9695 + 1402.1 (8-ball)3207/2817

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Richmond, 1964-65
  2. First five-for5/39v Richmond, 1964-65
  3. Highest score28v St Kilda, 1975-76
  4. Best bowling7/28v Richmond, 1968-69
  5. Last matchMatch 112v Richmond, 1975-76

Runs by season

1964-65: 10 runs1064-651965-66: 16 runs161966-67: 42 runs4266-671967-68: 9 runs91968-69: 17 runs1768-691969-70: 29 runs291970-71: 45 runs4570-711971-72: 22 runs221972-73: 9 runs972-731973-74: 22 runs221974-75: 32 runs3274-751975-76: 33 runs33

Wickets by season

1964-65: 6 wickets664-651965-66: 16 wickets161966-67: 43 wickets4366-671967-68: 47 wickets471968-69: 43 wickets4368-691969-70: 19 wickets191970-71: 8 wickets870-711971-72: 28 wickets281972-73: 27 wickets2772-731973-74: 22 wickets221974-75: 29 wickets2974-751975-76: 32 wickets32

Every innings, in order

501964-65 v Richmond: 101964-65 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0*1965-66 v Footscray: 9*1965-66 v Collingwood: 21965-66 v Prahran: 1*1965-66 v University: 11965-66 v Richmond: 01965-66 v Melbourne: 31965-66 v St Kilda: 0*1965-66 v St Kilda: 0*1965-66 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01966-67 v Prahran: 71966-67 v Northcote: 0*1966-67 v St Kilda: 01966-67 v Richmond: 9*1966-67 v Richmond: 251966-67 v Essendon: 1*1967-68 v Prahran: 2*1967-68 v Essendon: 01967-68 v South Melbourne: 1*1967-68 v Melbourne: 31967-68 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0*1967-68 v Collingwood: 0*1967-68 v Carlton: 0*1967-68 v Footscray: 3*1967-68 v South Melbourne: 0*1968-69 v South Melbourne: 01968-69 v Melbourne: 0*1968-69 v North Melbourne: 91968-69 v Carlton: 21968-69 v Footscray: 51968-69 v University: 11969-70 v Carlton: 0*1969-70 v Footscray: 21969-70 v Prahran: 171969-70 v Essendon: 21969-70 v Richmond: 81970-71 v Footscray: 101970-71 v Collingwood: 181970-71 v Carlton: 17*1971-72 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11*1971-72 v Carlton: 11971-72 v Footscray: 2*1971-72 v Essendon: 4*1971-72 v Essendon: 01971-72 v North Melbourne: 4*1971-72 v University: 0*1971-72 v St Kilda: 0*1971-72 v Collingwood: 01971-72 v Collingwood: 01972-73 v South Melbourne: 0*1972-73 v North Melbourne: 21972-73 v Carlton: 01972-73 v St Kilda: 01972-73 v Collingwood: 11972-73 v Prahran: 6*1973-74 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 61973-74 v Richmond: 01973-74 v Carlton: 01973-74 v Melbourne: 31973-74 v Essendon: 71973-74 v North Melbourne: 01973-74 v University: 11973-74 v St Kilda: 21973-74 v Collingwood: 01973-74 v Footscray: 31974-75 v Carlton: 01974-75 v Northcote: 0*1974-75 v Richmond: 9*1974-75 v Richmond: 01974-75 v Essendon: 6*1974-75 v Prahran: 01974-75 v Melbourne: 1*1974-75 v University: 161975-76 v University: 0*1975-76 v St Kilda: 281975-76 v Collingwood: 0*1975-76 v North Melbourne: 3*1975-76 v Essendon: 0*1975-76 v Northcote: 1*1975-76 v South Melbourne: 11975-76 v Carlton: 01975-76 v Richmond: 0

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

Against each club

Camberwell Magpies1121183.502722.596/831
Carlton112017*3.332222.644/36
Prahran10331711.003314.737/763
Richmond961258.713015.007/282
Footscray934108.503015.836/861
Essendon92075.002718.306/722
Melbourne University919164.752717.965/163
St Kilda830287.503113.585/142
Kingston Hawthorn81711*8.502414.507/492
Melbourne81033.331424.644/43
Greenvale Kanagaroos71896.002417.007/321
Casey South Melbourne721*1.001331.004/36
Northcote611*–1812.506/191

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
210333.00
81100*–
983592811.802
10268103185.726
114723121255.0411
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)10333.00
Lower order (8–11)8235283286.0219

Batted most often at 11th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks19
  • 1–938
  • 10–197
  • 20–292
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

2.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.

Dismissals
  • Caught23 · 48%
  • Bowled17 · 35%
  • Stumped3 · 6%
  • Run out3 · 6%
  • LBW1 · 2%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Paterson (4), Grant (3), Laughlin (2), Murch (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins2813145259.673
In losses5017138284.1816
In draws3333*–
In ties2200*–
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins4616913.903.7
In losses5312022.532.3
In draws113018.072.7
In ties1153.001.0
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 12 of 18 (67%), lost 5.
  • Every other match: the side won 34 of 94 (36%), lost 48.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first482382103.2812
Batting second3011179289.424
Second innings of the match5125256.253
As captain and keeper
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
As captain27987284.839
Otherwise5626199256.6310
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground5636154257.7019615.237/28
Carlton Cricket Ground872017*4.001230.004/96
Essendon Cricket Ground761373.251422.435/53
Western Oval6529109.671617.444/58
University Oval55311.00930.784/89
Victoria Park55220.50928.114/41
Richmond Cricket Ground54882.00926.003/35
St Kilda Cricket Ground44292829.001616.256/72
Albert Ground42333.00624.003/44
Toorak Park3324178.001212.175/33
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote3200*–147.076/19
South Melbourne Cricket Ground3211*–447.503/85
Glenferrie Oval3200*–335.673/47
Wickets taken
  • Caught184 · 57%
  • Bowled108 · 34%
  • LBW22 · 7%
  • Caught & bowled5 · 2%
  • Hit wicket1 · 0%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)154 · 48%
  • Middle order (4–7)107 · 33%
  • Lower order (8–11)59 · 18%

18 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 9/76 v North Melbourne, 1971-72. 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 1964-65 to 1975-76: 31st of 66 for runs, 2nd of 42 for wickets, 9th of 70 for matches, 28th of 58 for catches, 36th of 37 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 120th of 321 for runs, 4th of 172 for wickets, 25th of 345 for matches, 71st of 279 for catches, 123rd of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • C Adams1952-53 to 1961-62 · 115 m · 375 runs · 350 wkts
  • K Peters1950-51 to 1957-58 · 109 m · 606 runs · 282 wkts
  • BT Considine1946-47 to 1958-59 · 117 m · 363 runs · 242 wkts
  • IT Clay1941-42 to 1945-46 · 53 m · 104 runs · 129 wkts

The careers nearest Thomson’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

As captain

Led the side in 27 matches (1973-74 to 1975-76): won 8, lost 16, drawn 3.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1964-65: 2 matches, 10 runs, 6 wickets1964-651965-66: 10 matches, 16 runs, 16 wickets1965-661966-67: 15 matches, 42 runs, 43 wickets · Premiership · 1st XI Bowling1966-671967-68: 14 matches, 9 runs, 47 wickets1967-681968-69: 11 matches, 17 runs, 43 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1968-691969-70: 5 matches, 29 runs, 19 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1969-701970-71: 5 matches, 45 runs, 8 wickets1970-711971-72: 8 matches, 22 runs, 28 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1971-721972-73: 9 matches, 9 runs, 27 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1972-731973-74: 12 matches, 22 runs, 22 wickets1973-741974-75: 9 matches, 32 runs, 29 wickets1974-751975-76: 12 matches, 33 runs, 32 wickets1975-76

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name

1966-67: premiership, 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

Alan Thomson's best season with the bat was 1966-67: 42 runs from 6 innings at 14.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1969-70 to 1971-72: 90 runs at 15.00. The leanest, 1971-72 to 1972-73: 6 runs at 1.00.

Rolling average, innings 8 to 83: 1.0 to 15.015.0

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First five-for5/3920 Feb 1965v Richmond, 1964-65
50th wicket4/36 took him to 5225 Feb 1967v North Melbourne, 1966-67
100th wicket3/72 took him to 10210 Feb 1968v North Melbourne, 1967-68
50th match7/7618 Jan 1969v Prahran, 1968-69
150th wicket7/28 took him to 15022 Feb 1969v Richmond, 1968-69
200th wicket7/32 took him to 20122 Jan 1972v North Melbourne, 1971-72
250th wicket3/46 took him to 2506 Nov 1973v Richmond, 1973-74
100th match1/4815 Mar 1975v Collingwood, 1974-75
300th wicket4/70 took him to 30329 Nov 1975v Footscray, 1975-76

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 43 matches
from v Carlton, 1965-66 to v Prahran, 1968-69 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 23 matches
from v Northcote, 1967-68 to v Footscray, 1970-71 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 2 matches bowled in
from v Northcote, 1965-66 to v Collingwood, 1965-66 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 21 innings
from v Carlton, 1971-72 to v Prahran, 1974-75 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111964-65: 11 (2 inns, avg 10.00)1965-66: 11 (9 inns, avg 3.20)1966-67: 11 (6 inns, avg 14.00)1967-68: 11 (9 inns, avg 4.50)1968-69: 10 (6 inns, avg 3.40)1969-70: 11 (5 inns, avg 7.25)1970-71: 10 (3 inns, avg 22.50)1971-72: 11 (10 inns, avg 5.50)1972-73: 11 (6 inns, avg 2.25)1973-74: 10 (10 inns, avg 2.20)1974-75: 9 (8 inns, avg 8.00)1975-76: 11 (9 inns, avg 8.25)19641967197019731975

Moved about the order across 12 seasons: at 11th in 8, at 10th in 3, at 9th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1964-6511210.00
1965-661193.20
1966-6711614.00
1967-681194.50
1968-691063.40
1969-701157.25
1970-7110322.50
1971-7211105.50
1972-731162.25
1973-7410102.20
1974-75988.00
1975-761198.25
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home563616154257.7019615.23
Away564719132284.7112421.48

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday987329280286.3628017.96
Weekday14106621.504015.47
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct241894811*5.334919.76
Nov2412380288.899213.97
Dec993166*2.672620.19
Jan2317959257.386317.44
Feb1816536183.275018.44
Mar141164717*9.404021.23
Finals
4Finals played
1Runs
15Wickets
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away1088133285285.9430517.72
Finals42211*–1516.27
Favourite victims
  1. E Shade × 5
  2. RJ Sincock × 5
  3. SNC Murch × 5
  4. JR Davies × 4
  5. KH Eastwood × 4
  6. AJ Peach × 3
  7. CA Tully × 3
  8. DF Whatmore × 3
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. AL Thomson × 5
  2. EP Illingworth × 4
  3. D Ashworth × 2
  4. RC Bitmead × 2
  5. AT Duff × 1
  6. DD Weir × 1

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Every match · 112 · tap to show
SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1964-65Richmond105/39 & 1/19Something wrong? Tell us
1964-65Hawthorn-East Melbourne0*0/29Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Footscray9*1/10 & 3/40Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Northcotednb0/28 & 0/17Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Collingwood20/50 & 0/7Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Prahran1*3/15Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66University10/20Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Carltondnb4/36Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Richmond01/7Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Melbourne30/24 & 1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66St Kilda0* & 0*1/53Something wrong? Tell us
1965-66Hawthorn-East Melbourne02/63Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Prahran71/27Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Collingwooddnb1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Northcote0*3/29 & 3/14Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Footscraydnb3/69Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Hawthorn-East Melbournednb3/47Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67St Kilda01/35Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Melbournednb0/25Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Richmond9* & 251/19 & 3/35Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Carltondnb3/33Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Essendondnb4/53Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Universitydnb0/31 & 0/9Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67North Melbournednb4/36 & 0/15Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67South Melbournednb1/63Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Melbournednb4/43Something wrong? Tell us
1966-67Essendon1*6/72 & 2/40Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Prahran2*6/81Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Essendon01/60Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68St Kildadnb5/55 & 4/95Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Richmonddnb2/41Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Universitydnb5/16 & 0/48Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68South Melbourne1*3/85Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Melbourne33/53Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Hawthorn-East Melbourne0*0/31Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Northcotednb2/38Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Collingwood0*0/17 & 3/37Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68North Melbournednb3/72Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Carlton0*1/60Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68Footscray3*6/86 & 1/11Something wrong? Tell us
1967-68South Melbourne0*2/41Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69South Melbourne00/51 & 1/32Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Melbourne0*2/18Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Hawthorn-East Melbournednb4/56Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Northcotednb2/37Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Collingwooddnb4/41Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69North Melbourne93/53Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Carlton24/96Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Footscray54/58 & 0/16Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Prahrandnb7/76Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69Richmonddnb7/28 & 0/25Something wrong? Tell us
1968-69University14/89 & 1/21Something wrong? Tell us
1969-70Carlton0*4/56Something wrong? Tell us
1969-70Footscray24/30Something wrong? Tell us
1969-70Prahran173/40 & 3/46Something wrong? Tell us
1969-70Essendon22/25Something wrong? Tell us
1969-70Richmond83/35 & 0/42Something wrong? Tell us
1970-71Footscray100/10 & 1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1970-71Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1970-71St Kildadnb3/53Something wrong? Tell us
1970-71Collingwood183/76Something wrong? Tell us
1970-71Carlton17*1/45Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72Hawthorn-East Melbourne11*5/40Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72Carlton10/12 & 0/1Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72Footscray2*2/18Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72Essendon4* & 05/53Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72North Melbourne4*7/32 & 2/44Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72University0*0/66Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72St Kilda0*3/19Something wrong? Tell us
1971-72Collingwood0 & 04/41 & 0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73South Melbourne0*0/42Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73North Melbourne22/29Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Universitydnb3/14 & 5/53Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Essendondnb1/35Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Carlton02/3Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Melbournednb3/44Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73St Kilda05/14 & 1/21Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Collingwood12/56Something wrong? Tell us
1972-73Prahran6*3/63Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Prahrandnb1/50Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74South Melbournednb2/32Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Hawthorn-East Melbourne67/49Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Richmond03/46Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Carlton00/59Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Melbourne31/57Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Essendon70/10Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74North Melbourne01/62Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74University11/48Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74St Kilda24/34Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Collingwood01/57Something wrong? Tell us
1973-74Footscray31/35Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Carlton02/46Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Northcote0*6/19Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Richmond9* & 03/47 & 1/4Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Essendon6*4/30 & 1/38Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Collingwooddnb1/38Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Prahran05/33Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Melbourne1*0/59Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75University165/37Something wrong? Tell us
1974-75Collingwooddnb1/48Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76University0*3/33Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Prahrandnb1/55Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Waverleydnb3/33Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76St Kilda284/42Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Footscraydnb4/70Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Collingwood0*6/83 & 1/25Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76North Melbourne3*2/65Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Essendon0*1/78Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Northcote1*2/43Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76South Melbourne14/36 & 0/21Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Carlton01/51Something wrong? Tell us
1975-76Richmond00/63Something wrong? Tell us

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