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Bill Jacobs

Played 1937-38 – 1955-56

🦁 Club Legend · 2017🏛️ Hall of Fame · 2013⭐ Life Member

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Player records

Premiership PlayerState Representative

Career totals

Career

265

Games

19

Seasons

1937-38 – 1955-56

Played

Batting

255

Innings

74

Not outs

2,765

Runs

100

High score

15.28

Average

4

50s

1

100s

Bowling

2

Wickets

2/24

Best bowling

27.50

Average

11 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding & keeping

269

Catches

179

Stumpings

From the record books

First XI · 1937-38 to 1955-56 · 258 matchesFull archive career →

On this dayin 1943: 7* and 1 ct 1 st v Hawthorn-East Melbourne in 1948: 1 and 1 ct v Melbourne

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1937-381411337*18.83–––19
1938-391510933*15.57–––11
1939-401419058*19.00–––37
1940-4111761719.00–––22
1941-421313250*14.67–––25
1942-4313228100*22.80–––18
1943-44221923611.29–––29
1944-451220849*17.33422/2422
1945-46121161910.55–––15
1946-47121172711.70–––19
1947-48101938027.57–––20
1948-49131753217.50300/1415
1949-50131243310.33–––14
1950-51156414*9.14–––22
1951-52157914*9.88–––29
1952-53131292512.90100/422
1953-541414433*16.00–––40
1954-55139219*11.50300/1313
1955-561415343*19.13–––26
Career2582,634100*15.0522/24418
Every scorecard · 258
1937-38v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Collingwood2–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v VCA Coltsdnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Northcote2 & 7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Melbourne2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v St Kilda37*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Essendon2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Richmond9* & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Carlton3–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v North Melbourne2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Prahran7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Melbourne29 & 10–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Hawthorn-East Melbourne1* & 2–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Melbourne3 & 3*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v St Kilda4–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Essendondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Richmond9–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Carlton4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Prahran1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v South Melbourne12–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Collingwood1–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v VCA Colts1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Collingwood33*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Richmond28* & 7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Essendon0–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Richmond1–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Carlton4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Hawthorn-East Melbourne11–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Northcote58*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Melbourne8 & 7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v St Kilda16 & 8*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v South Melbourne7–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Prahran7* & 15*–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v VCA Colts12* & 13–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v St Kilda0–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Melbourne11 & 12–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v North Melbourne7–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v University14 & 2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v South Melbourne16*–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Coburg5*–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v St Kilda17 & 15–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Essendondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Carlton11–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v North Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v University2 & 50*–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Prahran3 & 13*–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v South Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Coburgdnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Hawthorn-East Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Northcote16–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Melbourne2–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v St Kilda9 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Essendon0*–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Richmonddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v St Kilda10–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Melbourne10–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Northcote33–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Hawthorn-East Melbourne26*–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Preston5–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Collingwood100*–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v South Melbourne12–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Carlton4–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Essendon10–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v University16–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Prahran2–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Richmond32*–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Essendon5–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v St Kilda4–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Melbourne13–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Northcote8–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Hawthorn-East Melbourne7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Brunswick13–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Collingwood9–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v South Melbourne20–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v University14–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v North Melbourne2–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Carlton36–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Northcote11–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Yarraville (Sub-District)0–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Collingwood4–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v South Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v University1–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v North Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Carlton7–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Hawthorn-East Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Preston0 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Carlton5–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Northcote9 & 1–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v St Kilda41–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v South Melbourne49*–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Essendon6–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v University17–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Prahran62/24Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v North Melbourne48–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Collingwood19–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Carlton10–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Hawthorn-East Melbourne14–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Brunswick15–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Richmond15–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Northcote5–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v St Kilda3–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Essendon18–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Prahran7–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v South Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v North Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v South Melbourne2–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v St Kilda11–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Richmond3*–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Northcote4–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Collingwood15*–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Prahran4–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v North Melbourne27–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Essendon9*–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Carlton1–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Hawthorn-East Melbourne15–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v University4 & 18–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Hawthorn-East Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Northcote35–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Essendon16–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Richmond40*–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v University2–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Collingwood0–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Coburg80–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v St Kilda0–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Collingwood29*–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Footscray5–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v North Melbourne24*–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Richmond2–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Prahran32–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Carlton13–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Northcote29*–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Essendon14–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Hawthorn-East Melbourne260/14Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v St Kilda28–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Prahran3–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Essendon5 & 0–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Melbourne9 & 14–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Footscray11–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v South Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Richmond13–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Collingwooddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Hawthorn-East Melbourne7–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Carlton0–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Northcote33–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Hawthorn-East Melbourne7–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Carlton9*–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Prahran2–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Richmonddnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v South Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v University2–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Footscraydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Collingwood12–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v St Kildadnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendon14* & 7–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Hawthorn-East Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v University1–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Footscray4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Melbourne2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Collingwood0 & 0*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v St Kilda0–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v South Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Richmond3*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Carlton10*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Northcote8 & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Hawthorn-East Melbourne0 & 12*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Essendon9–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v St Kilda14*–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Melbourne7* & 8–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Collingwood1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v North Melbourne7 & 0*–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v South Melbourne20*–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v University15–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Essendon10–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Carlton7–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Richmond10/4Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Melbourne8*–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v St Kilda25 & 7–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Hawthorn-East Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Prahran1 & 23–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Hawthorn-East Melbourne2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Footscray3–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Collingwood8–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran15*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v North Melbourne33*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v South Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v University4–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Essendon9–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Richmond18*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Melbourne15–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v St Kilda1–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v University22 & 5*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran3–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Footscray1–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Collingwood19*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Prahran2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v North Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v South Melbourne12–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v University8*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Essendon7 & 3*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Carlton7*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Richmond9–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Melbourne5 & 60/13Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v St Kilda4*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Hawthorn-East Melbourne3* & 1–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Collingwood2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v North Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v South Melbourne12–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v University5–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Essendondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Carltondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Richmond7–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Melbourne30*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v St Kilda7–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Hawthorn-East Melbourne31*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Footscray6–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Northcote43*–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v South Melbourne1 & 6–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv South Melbourne, 1937-38
  2. First fifty58*v Northcote, 1939-40
  3. First hundred100*v Collingwood, 1942-43
  4. Highest score100*v Collingwood, 1942-43
  5. Best bowling2/24v Prahran, 1944-45
  6. Last matchMatch 258v South Melbourne, 1955-56

Runs by season

1937-38: 113 runs11337-381938-39: 109 runs1091939-40: 190 runs1901940-41: 76 runs761941-42: 132 runs13241-421942-43: 228 runs2281943-44: 192 runs1921944-45: 208 runs2081945-46: 116 runs11645-461946-47: 117 runs1171947-48: 193 runs1931948-49: 175 runs1751949-50: 124 runs12449-501950-51: 64 runs641951-52: 79 runs791952-53: 129 runs1291953-54: 144 runs14453-541954-55: 92 runs921955-56: 153 runs153

Wickets by season

1937-38: 0 wickets37-381938-39: 0 wickets1939-40: 0 wickets1940-41: 0 wickets1941-42: 0 wickets41-421942-43: 0 wickets1943-44: 0 wickets1944-45: 2 wickets21945-46: 0 wickets45-461946-47: 0 wickets1947-48: 0 wickets1948-49: 0 wickets1949-50: 0 wickets49-501950-51: 0 wickets1951-52: 0 wickets1952-53: 0 wickets1953-54: 0 wickets53-541954-55: 0 wickets1955-56: 0 wickets

Every innings, in order

100501937-38 v South Melbourne: 01937-38 v Collingwood: 21937-38 v Northcote: 21937-38 v Northcote: 7*1937-38 v Melbourne: 2*1937-38 v St Kilda: 37*1937-38 v Essendon: 2*1937-38 v Richmond: 9*1937-38 v Richmond: 1*1937-38 v Carlton: 31937-38 v North Melbourne: 2*1937-38 v Prahran: 7*1937-38 v Melbourne: 291937-38 v Melbourne: 101938-39 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 1*1938-39 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21938-39 v Melbourne: 31938-39 v Melbourne: 3*1938-39 v St Kilda: 41938-39 v Richmond: 91938-39 v Carlton: 4*1938-39 v University: 01938-39 v Prahran: 1*1938-39 v South Melbourne: 121938-39 v Collingwood: 11938-39 v VCA Colts: 1*1938-39 v Collingwood: 33*1938-39 v Richmond: 28*1938-39 v Richmond: 7*1939-40 v Essendon: 01939-40 v Richmond: 11939-40 v Carlton: 4*1939-40 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 111939-40 v Northcote: 58*1939-40 v Melbourne: 81939-40 v Melbourne: 7*1939-40 v St Kilda: 161939-40 v St Kilda: 8*1939-40 v South Melbourne: 71939-40 v Prahran: 7*1939-40 v Prahran: 15*1939-40 v VCA Colts: 12*1939-40 v VCA Colts: 131939-40 v St Kilda: 01939-40 v Melbourne: 111939-40 v Melbourne: 121940-41 v North Melbourne: 71940-41 v University: 141940-41 v University: 2*1940-41 v South Melbourne: 16*1940-41 v Coburg: 5*1940-41 v St Kilda: 171940-41 v St Kilda: 151941-42 v Carlton: 111941-42 v North Melbourne: 191941-42 v University: 21941-42 v University: 50*1941-42 v Prahran: 31941-42 v Prahran: 13*1941-42 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 41941-42 v Northcote: 161941-42 v Melbourne: 21941-42 v St Kilda: 91941-42 v St Kilda: 31941-42 v Essendon: 0*1942-43 v St Kilda: 101942-43 v Melbourne: 101942-43 v Northcote: 331942-43 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 26*1942-43 v Preston: 51942-43 v Collingwood: 100*1942-43 v South Melbourne: 121942-43 v University: 01942-43 v Carlton: 41942-43 v Essendon: 101942-43 v University: 161942-43 v Prahran: 21943-44 v Richmond: 32*1943-44 v Essendon: 51943-44 v St Kilda: 41943-44 v Melbourne: 131943-44 v Northcote: 81943-44 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 7*1943-44 v Brunswick: 131943-44 v Collingwood: 91943-44 v South Melbourne: 201943-44 v University: 141943-44 v North Melbourne: 21943-44 v Carlton: 361943-44 v Northcote: 111943-44 v Yarraville (Sub-District): 01943-44 v Collingwood: 41943-44 v South Melbourne: 51943-44 v University: 11943-44 v North Melbourne: 11943-44 v Carlton: 71944-45 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 41944-45 v Preston: 01944-45 v Preston: 31944-45 v Carlton: 51944-45 v Northcote: 91944-45 v Northcote: 11944-45 v Melbourne: 191944-45 v St Kilda: 411944-45 v South Melbourne: 49*1944-45 v Essendon: 61944-45 v University: 171944-45 v Prahran: 61944-45 v North Melbourne: 481945-46 v Collingwood: 191945-46 v Carlton: 101945-46 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 141945-46 v Brunswick: 151945-46 v Richmond: 151945-46 v Northcote: 51945-46 v St Kilda: 31945-46 v Essendon: 181945-46 v Prahran: 71945-46 v South Melbourne: 41945-46 v North Melbourne: 61946-47 v South Melbourne: 21946-47 v St Kilda: 111946-47 v Richmond: 3*1946-47 v Northcote: 41946-47 v Melbourne: 41946-47 v Collingwood: 15*1946-47 v Prahran: 41946-47 v North Melbourne: 271946-47 v Essendon: 9*1946-47 v Carlton: 11946-47 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 151946-47 v University: 41946-47 v University: 181947-48 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11947-48 v Northcote: 351947-48 v Melbourne: 191947-48 v Essendon: 161947-48 v Richmond: 40*1947-48 v University: 21947-48 v Collingwood: 01947-48 v Coburg: 801948-49 v St Kilda: 01948-49 v Collingwood: 29*1948-49 v Footscray: 51948-49 v Melbourne: 11948-49 v University: 01948-49 v North Melbourne: 24*1948-49 v South Melbourne: 01948-49 v Richmond: 21948-49 v Prahran: 321948-49 v Carlton: 131948-49 v Northcote: 29*1948-49 v Essendon: 141948-49 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 261949-50 v St Kilda: 281949-50 v Prahran: 31949-50 v Essendon: 51949-50 v Essendon: 01949-50 v Melbourne: 91949-50 v Melbourne: 141949-50 v Footscray: 111949-50 v South Melbourne: 11949-50 v Richmond: 131949-50 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 71949-50 v Carlton: 01949-50 v Northcote: 331950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 71950-51 v Carlton: 9*1950-51 v Prahran: 21950-51 v South Melbourne: 51950-51 v University: 21950-51 v Collingwood: 121950-51 v Essendon: 14*1950-51 v Essendon: 71950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 61951-52 v University: 11951-52 v Footscray: 4*1951-52 v Melbourne: 2*1951-52 v Collingwood: 01951-52 v Collingwood: 0*1951-52 v St Kilda: 01951-52 v South Melbourne: 01951-52 v Richmond: 3*1951-52 v Carlton: 10*1951-52 v Northcote: 81951-52 v Northcote: 1*1951-52 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01951-52 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 12*1951-52 v Essendon: 91951-52 v St Kilda: 14*1951-52 v Melbourne: 7*1951-52 v Melbourne: 81952-53 v Collingwood: 1*1952-53 v North Melbourne: 71952-53 v North Melbourne: 0*1952-53 v South Melbourne: 20*1952-53 v University: 151952-53 v Essendon: 101952-53 v Carlton: 71952-53 v Richmond: 11952-53 v Melbourne: 8*1952-53 v St Kilda: 251952-53 v St Kilda: 71952-53 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 41952-53 v Prahran: 11952-53 v Prahran: 231953-54 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 2*1953-54 v Footscray: 31953-54 v Collingwood: 81953-54 v Prahran: 15*1953-54 v North Melbourne: 33*1953-54 v South Melbourne: 61953-54 v University: 41953-54 v Essendon: 91953-54 v Richmond: 18*1953-54 v Melbourne: 151953-54 v St Kilda: 11953-54 v University: 221953-54 v University: 5*1953-54 v Prahran: 31954-55 v Footscray: 11954-55 v Collingwood: 19*1954-55 v Prahran: 2*1954-55 v North Melbourne: 51954-55 v South Melbourne: 121954-55 v University: 8*1954-55 v Essendon: 71954-55 v Essendon: 3*1954-55 v Carlton: 7*1954-55 v Richmond: 91954-55 v Melbourne: 51954-55 v Melbourne: 61954-55 v St Kilda: 4*1954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 3*1954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 11955-56 v Collingwood: 2*1955-56 v North Melbourne: 31955-56 v South Melbourne: 121955-56 v University: 51955-56 v Richmond: 71955-56 v Melbourne: 30*1955-56 v St Kilda: 71955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 31*1955-56 v Footscray: 61955-56 v Northcote: 43*1955-56 v South Melbourne: 11955-56 v South Melbourne: 6

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

Against each club

Melbourne2225730*13.530–0/13
Melbourne University2220250*11.221–––
Camberwell Magpies21254100*28.221–––
Prahran211463213.27212.002/24
Northcote2030358*25.251–––
St Kilda202644113.89–––
Casey South Melbourne2019049*11.18–––
Kingston Hawthorn2018431*13.140–0/14
Essendon201441810.29–––
Greenvale Kanagaroos191844818.40–––
Carlton181313611.91–––
Richmond1719840*24.750–0/4
Footscray730116.00–––
Coburg3858085.001–––
VCA Colts3261326.00–––
Brunswick2281514.00–––
Preston2852.67–––
Yarraville (Sub-District)1000.00–––

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
17230136.001
22610318100*19.8812
370752310.711
461501510.001
510083168.30
612218950*18.901
72432653312.62
858127808016.9613
943164093315.152
10391625958*11.2617
11151017637*35.20
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)4012423100*15.1114
Middle order (4–7)52658750*12.7611
Lower order (8–11)155541,6248016.08212

Batted most often at 8th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks17
  • 1–9135
  • 10–1958
  • 20–2914
  • 30–4916
  • 50–993
  • 100+1

Turned 1 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 6.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 10 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught96 · 56%
  • Bowled39 · 23%
  • LBW21 · 12%
  • Run out6 · 4%
  • Stumped5 · 3%
  • Caught & bowled4 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Dudley (5), Jinks (5), Smith (5), Barker (5), Ring (4).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins131491,680100*20.49316
In losses1021885649*10.199
In draws1358820*11.002
In ties10101010.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In losses4227.500.5
  • Scored 50+: the side won 4 of 4 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 141 of 254 (56%), lost 93.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first118371,18143*14.586
Batting second95191,170100*15.392110
Second innings of the match341628350*15.7211
As captain and keeper
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
As captain91191,094100*15.1913
As wicketkeeper246722,598100*14.933117
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground1371291,609100*17.68––0/4
Toorak Park11116915*11.50212.002/24
Albert Ground1111931910.33–––
St Kilda Cricket Ground101111637*14.50–––
Victoria Park1087333*14.60–––
South Melbourne Cricket Ground91113249*18.86–––
University Oval91036183.60–––
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote99843312.00–––
Carlton Cricket Ground98561311.20–––
Essendon Cricket Ground97651613.00–––
North Melbourne Cricket Ground966533*16.25–––
Glenferrie Oval776826*13.60––0/14
Richmond Cricket Ground754318*10.75–––
Melbourne Cricket Ground57912918.20––0/13
Western Oval4424118.00–––
Yarraville Oval11000.00–––
Wickets taken
  • Caught1 · 50%
  • Bowled1 · 50%

Batters dismissed

  • Middle order (4–7)2 · 100%

Best in a match: 2/24 v Prahran, 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 1937-38 to 1955-56: 11th of 79 for runs, 42nd of 56 for wickets, 1st of 84 for matches, 17th of 21 for hundreds, 1st of 72 for catches, 31st of 45 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 21st of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 1st of 345 for matches, 30th of 50 for hundreds, 1st of 279 for catches, 89th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • DP Rumble1970-71 to 1985-86 · 167 m · 1,460 runs · 0 wkts
  • LR Banthorpe2013-14 to 2026-27 · 206 m · 4,832 runs · 0 wkts
  • TV Sheehan2002-03 to 2016-17 · 203 m · 5,547 runs · 33 wkts
  • N Vardi2009-10 to 2019-20 · 138 m · 2,811 runs · 1 wkts

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

As captain

Led the side in 84 matches (1942-43 to 1955-56): won 34, lost 45, drawn 4, 1 other · 1 premiership.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1937-38: 14 matches, 113 runs, 0 wickets37-381938-39: 15 matches, 109 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership1939-40: 14 matches, 190 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership39-401940-41: 11 matches, 76 runs, 0 wickets1941-42: 13 matches, 132 runs, 0 wickets41-421942-43: 13 matches, 228 runs, 0 wickets1943-44: 22 matches, 192 runs, 0 wickets43-441944-45: 12 matches, 208 runs, 2 wickets1945-46: 12 matches, 116 runs, 0 wickets45-461946-47: 12 matches, 117 runs, 0 wickets1947-48: 10 matches, 193 runs, 0 wickets47-481948-49: 13 matches, 175 runs, 0 wickets1949-50: 13 matches, 124 runs, 0 wickets49-501950-51: 15 matches, 64 runs, 0 wickets1951-52: 15 matches, 79 runs, 0 wickets51-521952-53: 13 matches, 129 runs, 0 wickets1953-54: 14 matches, 144 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership53-541954-55: 13 matches, 92 runs, 0 wickets1955-56: 14 matches, 153 runs, 0 wickets55-56

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership

1938-39: premiership · 1939-40: premiership · 1953-54: premiership

The arc

Bill Jacobs' best season with the bat was 1942-43: 228 runs from 12 innings at 22.80. The best ten-innings patch came in 1941-42 to 1942-43: 208 runs at 29.71. The leanest, 1943-44 to 1944-45: 30 runs at 3.00.

Rolling average, innings 17 to 247: 3.0 to 29.729.7

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty58*2 Dec 1939v Northcote, 1939-40
50th match5*11 Jan 1941v Coburg, 1940-41
First hundred100*7 Nov 1942v Collingwood, 1942-43
1,000th run36 took him to 1,0118 Jan 1944v Carlton, 1943-44
100th match14 Mar 1944v University, 1943-44
150th match29*16 Oct 1948v Collingwood, 1948-49
2,000th run12 took him to 2,01010 Mar 1951v Collingwood, 1950-51
200th match8 & 1*9 Feb 1952v Northcote, 1951-52
250th matchdid not bat3 Dec 1955v Essendon, 1955-56

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Collingwood, 1938-39 to v Richmond, 1938-39 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 58 matches
from v Collingwood, 1947-48 to v Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 3 matches bowled in
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1948-49 to v Melbourne, 1954-55 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 12 innings
from v Yarraville (Sub-District), 1943-44 to v Northcote, 1944-45 · first · last

Best bowling

FiguresMatchResult
2/24v Prahran, 1944-45Lost

More splits

Batting position over the years16111937-38: 10 (14 inns, avg 18.83)1938-39: 11 (15 inns, avg 15.57)1939-40: 10 (17 inns, avg 19.00)1940-41: 10 (7 inns, avg 19.00)1941-42: 7 (12 inns, avg 14.67)1942-43: 2 (12 inns, avg 22.80)1943-44: 6 (19 inns, avg 11.29)1944-45: 8 (13 inns, avg 17.33)1945-46: 7 (11 inns, avg 10.55)1946-47: 9 (13 inns, avg 11.70)1947-48: 8 (8 inns, avg 27.57)1948-49: 8 (13 inns, avg 17.50)1949-50: 2 (12 inns, avg 10.33)1950-51: 9 (9 inns, avg 9.14)1951-52: 10 (17 inns, avg 9.88)1952-53: 9 (14 inns, avg 12.90)1953-54: 8 (14 inns, avg 16.00)1954-55: 9 (15 inns, avg 11.50)1955-56: 8 (12 inns, avg 19.13)193719411945194919531955

Moved about the order across 19 seasons: at 8th in 5, at 10th in 4, at 9th in 4, at 7th in 2, opened in 2, at 11th in 1, at 6th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1937-38101418.83
1938-39111515.57
1939-40101719.00
1940-4110719.00
1941-4271214.67
1942-4321222.80
1943-4461911.29
1944-4581317.33
1945-4671110.55
1946-4791311.70
1947-488827.57
1948-4981317.50
1949-5021210.33
1950-51999.14
1951-5210179.88
1952-5391412.90
1953-5481416.00
1954-5591511.50
1955-5681219.13
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home137129381,609100*17.68
Away120116321,01549*12.08225.50
Neutral or unknown122109*–

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday232224632,488100*15.45225.50
Weekday2623914633*10.43
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct484283783511.12
Nov555521581100*17.09
Dec2522626558*16.56
Jan57501652449*15.41
Feb3734730531*11.30225.50
Mar3440115318018.31
Other2435028*50.00
Finals
13Finals played
247Runs · avg 17.64
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away245226652,387100*14.83227.50
Finals1321724733*17.64
Fielding
SeasonMCtSt
1937-3814910
1938-391547
1939-40141918
1940-41111210
1941-42131015
1942-431399
1943-44221811
1944-4512148
1945-461287
1946-4712127
1947-4810119
1948-4913114
1949-5013113
1950-5115193
1951-5215218
1952-5313148
1953-54143010
1954-5513103
1955-56141610

Caught most off

  1. J Frederick × 53
  2. Ray Harvey × 37
  3. K Peters × 36
  4. BT Considine × 27
  5. IT Clay × 26
  6. MW Sievers × 24

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.

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