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IT Clay

1941-42 to 1945-46 · 53 matches for the club

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Debut v Coburg, 1941-42 (10 Jan 1942)Last game v North Melbourne, 1945-46 (16 Feb 1946)Player no. 219 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1943: 1 and 1/35 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne

53

Matches

104

Runs

6.93

Average

15

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

129

Wickets

19.42

Bowling avg

7/56

Best

18

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1941-427421414*7.0043 (8)155/415
1942-4312741810*6.0068.7 (8)224/433
1943-4422117299*7.25135.5 (8)587/566
1944-4586139157.80134.3 (8)316/424
1945-4643244*4.0045 (8)32/42
Career533116104156.93426.7 (8-ball)1297/5618

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Coburg, 1941-42
  2. First five-for5/41v Northcote, 1941-42
  3. Highest score15v St Kilda, 1944-45
  4. Best bowling7/56v Essendon, 1943-44
  5. Last matchMatch 53v North Melbourne, 1945-46

Runs by season

1941-42: 14 runs1441-421942-43: 18 runs1842-431943-44: 29 runs2943-441944-45: 39 runs3944-451945-46: 4 runs445-46

Wickets by season

1941-42: 15 wickets1541-421942-43: 22 wickets2242-431943-44: 58 wickets5843-441944-45: 31 wickets3144-451945-46: 3 wickets345-46

Every innings, in order

501941-42 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0*1941-42 v St Kilda: 01941-42 v St Kilda: 01941-42 v Richmond: 14*1942-43 v St Kilda: 1*1942-43 v Melbourne: 01942-43 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 41942-43 v Preston: 0*1942-43 v University: 3*1942-43 v Prahran: 10*1943-44 v Essendon: 5*1943-44 v St Kilda: 1*1943-44 v Northcote: 1*1943-44 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11943-44 v South Melbourne: 1*1943-44 v North Melbourne: 2*1943-44 v Yarraville (Sub-District): 9*1943-44 v South Melbourne: 1*1943-44 v North Melbourne: 81944-45 v Preston: 6*1944-45 v Northcote: 01944-45 v Northcote: 61944-45 v St Kilda: 151944-45 v South Melbourne: 71944-45 v North Melbourne: 51945-46 v Essendon: 01945-46 v South Melbourne: 4*1945-46 v North Melbourne: 0*

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

Against each club

Greenvale Kanagaroos51587.50926.005/331
Casey South Melbourne513713.00928.563/48
Northcote5763.502510.366/4231
Essendon555*5.001420.217/561
Melbourne5000.001025.403/57
St Kilda417155.67736.004/53
Kingston Hawthorn4542.50620.832/29
Melbourne University433*–1111.365/461
Prahran31010*–336.002/42
Camberwell Magpies3–––429.002/38
Carlton3–––349.332/54
Richmond21414*–712.005/401
Preston266*–912.114/22
Yarraville (Sub-District)199*–510.605/531
Coburg1–––217.001/15
Brunswick1–––512.805/641

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
3111414*–
1041541.672
11231485159.443
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)111414*–
Lower order (8–11)271590157.505

Batted most often at 11th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks5
  • 1–917
  • 10–193
  • 20–290
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

2.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.

Dismissals
  • Caught10 · 83%
  • Bowled2 · 17%
In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins763114*31.00
In losses201073157.304
In ties10000.001
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins226515.583.0
In losses286223.552.2
In ties1216.002.0
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 4 of 8 (50%), lost 4.
  • Every other match: the side won 18 of 45 (40%), lost 25.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first1595114*8.503
Batting second117471511.751
Second innings of the match20663.001
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground271452157.437019.007/56
St Kilda Cricket Ground4421*1.00923.784/53
North Melbourne Cricket Ground3222*–523.405/33
Albert Ground31000.00625.333/57
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote2111*–912.225/41
University Oval2133*–99.895/46
Glenferrie Oval21444.00320.332/40
Toorak Park211010*–221.002/42
Essendon Cricket Ground200––520.604/74
Carlton Cricket Ground200––246.502/54
Yarraville Oval1199*–510.605/53
Richmond Cricket Ground111414*–222.002/44
South Melbourne Cricket Ground11777.00158.001/9
Victoria Park100––139.001/39
Wickets taken
  • Caught78 · 66%
  • Bowled30 · 25%
  • LBW6 · 5%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 3%
  • Hit wicket1 · 1%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)49 · 42%
  • Middle order (4–7)47 · 40%
  • Lower order (8–11)22 · 19%

9 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 12/101 v Northcote, 1944-45. 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 1941-42 to 1945-46: 34th of 46 for runs, 7th of 36 for wickets, 20th of 49 for matches, 19th of 45 for catches, 30th of 30 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 179th of 321 for runs, 22nd of 172 for wickets, 57th of 345 for matches, 67th of 279 for catches, 122nd of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • AT Duff1967-68 to 1974-75 · 47 m · 61 runs · 114 wkts
  • AB Perrin2014-15 to 2018-19 · 41 m · 88 runs · 92 wkts
  • DD Weir1969-70 to 1972-73 · 40 m · 206 runs · 85 wkts
  • RHW Liddicut1938-39 to 1950-51 · 70 m · 296 runs · 138 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

1941-42: 7 matches, 14 runs, 15 wickets1941-421942-43: 12 matches, 18 runs, 22 wickets1942-431943-44: 22 matches, 29 runs, 58 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1943-441944-45: 8 matches, 39 runs, 31 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1944-451945-46: 4 matches, 4 runs, 3 wickets1945-46

Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name

1943-44: 1st XI Bowling · 1944-45: 1st XI Bowling

The arc

Ian Clay's best season with the bat was 1944-45: 39 runs from 6 innings at 7.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1943-44 to 1944-45: 55 runs at 11.00. The leanest, 1943-44 to 1945-46: 51 runs at 7.29.

Rolling average, innings 23 to 28: 7.3 to 11.011.0

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First five-for5/4131 Jan 1942v Northcote, 1941-42
50th wicket4/53 took him to 5316 Oct 1943v St Kilda, 1943-44
100th wicket4/22 took him to 10321 Oct 1944v Preston, 1944-45
50th match0, 0/5326 Jan 1946v Essendon, 1945-46

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 14 matches
from v Coburg, 1941-42 to v South Melbourne, 1942-43 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 11 matches
from v Essendon, 1941-42 to v Essendon, 1942-43 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 4 innings
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1943-44 to v Northcote, 1944-45 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111941-42: 11 (4 inns, avg 7.00)1942-43: 11 (6 inns, avg 9.00)1943-44: 11 (9 inns, avg 14.50)1944-45: 11 (6 inns, avg 7.80)1945-46: 11 (3 inns, avg 4.00)19411942194319441945

Batted at 11th in every one of his 5 seasons.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1941-421147.00
1942-431169.00
1943-4411914.50
1944-451167.80
1945-461134.00
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home2714752157.437019.00
Away261495214*10.405919.92

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday512816104158.6712619.32
Weekday2000––323.67
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct1186186*9.003813.84
Nov83253*5.001721.53
Dec431864.00209.55
Jan1652321510.672626.31
Feb864149*7.001331.23
Mar6312714*13.501522.13
Favourite victims
  1. PJ Beames × 3
  2. A Goldin × 2
  3. CL Downer × 2
  4. DH Fothergill × 2
  5. GB Westmore × 2
  6. GK Handley × 2
  7. JIdeB Leembruggen × 2
  8. JN Flavell × 2

The card names his victims in 42 of 45 wicket-taking games.

Fielding

Caught most off

  1. IT Clay × 4
  2. E Moore × 3
  3. MW Sievers × 3
  4. AEO Barras × 2
  5. HJ Plant × 1
  6. R Boyes × 1

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Every match · 53 · tap to show
SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1941-42Coburgdnb1/19 & 1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42Hawthorn-East Melbourne0*2/29Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42Northcotednb5/41Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42Melbournednb2/27 & 0/14Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42St Kilda0 & 00/20 & 0/12Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42Essendondnb2/32 & 0/39Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42Richmond14*2/44Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43St Kilda1*1/49Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Melbourne02/32Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Northcote?2/17Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Hawthorn-East Melbourne42/40Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Preston0*1/16Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Collingwooddnb2/38Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43South Melbournednb2/81Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43University3*4/43Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Essendondnb4/74Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Universitydnb2/36Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43Prahran10*–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Richmonddnb5/40Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Essendon5*7/56Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44St Kilda1*4/53Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Melbourne?2/61Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Northcote1*4/69Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Hawthorn-East Melbourne11/35Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Brunswickdnb5/64Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Collingwood?1/39Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44South Melbourne1*2/27Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Universitydnb0/?Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44North Melbourne2*5/33Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Carltondnb1/55Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Melbournednb1/63Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Northcotednb2/31Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Hawthorn-East Melbournednb1/21Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Yarraville (Sub-District)9*5/53Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Collingwooddnb1/39Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44South Melbourne1*3/48Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Prahrandnb1/66Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Universitydnb5/46Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44North Melbourne80/24Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44Carltondnb2/54Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45Preston6*4/71 & 4/22Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45Carltondnb0/39Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45Northcote0 & 66/59 & 6/42Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45Melbournednb3/57Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45St Kilda151/102 & 1/16Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45South Melbourne70/49 & 1/9Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45Essendondnb1/29Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45North Melbourne53/82 & 1/11Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46Essendon00/53Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46Prahrandnb2/42Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46South Melbourne4*1/43Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46North Melbourne0*0/84Something wrong? Tell us

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