D Smith
1956-57 to 1957-58 · 8 matches for the club
Debut v St Kilda, 1956-57 (23 Feb 1957)Last game v St Kilda, 1957-58 (8 Feb 1958)Player no. 309 to appear for the club
8
Matches
62
Runs
10.33
Average
21
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
6
Wickets
35.67
Bowling avg
4/25
Best
1
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv St Kilda, 1956-57
- Highest score21v St Kilda, 1956-57
- Best bowling4/25v St Kilda, 1956-57
- Last matchMatch 8v St Kilda, 1957-58
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 St Kilda | 3 | 41 | 21 | 13.67 | 4 | 14.00 | 4/25 |
 Carlton | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 | 2 | 57.50 | 1/14 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | 0 | – | 0/10 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/12 |
 Northcote | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/11 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 21 | 19.33 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 5 | 2 | 58 | 21 | 19.33 |
Batted most often at 8th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–93
- 10–192
- 20–291
- 30–490
- 50–990
- 100+0
4.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Bowled3 · 50%
- LBW2 · 33%
- Caught1 · 17%
Most often dismissed by: O'Halloran (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 10.50 | 1 |
| In losses | 3 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 4 | 19.75 | 1.0 |
| In losses | 3 | 2 | 67.50 | 0.7 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 1 | 33 | 16* | 11.00 | |
| Batting second | 3 | 1 | 29 | 21 | 14.50 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 49 | 21 | 24.50 | 4 | 31.50 | 4/25 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 28.00 | 1/14 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | 0/12 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | – | – | 0/10 |
Wickets taken
- Bowled5 · 83%
- Caught1 · 17%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)2 · 33%
- Middle order (4–7)1 · 17%
- Lower order (8–11)3 · 50%
Best in a match: 4/25 v St Kilda, 1956-57. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 314th of 488 run-scorers
- 184th of 298 wicket-takers
- 316th of 525 for matches played
- 361st of 431 for catches
Among players of 1956-57 to 1957-58: 19th of 24 for runs, 15th of 20 for wickets, 20th of 24 for matches, 21st of 22 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 200th of 321 for runs, 105th of 172 for wickets, 192nd of 345 for matches, 232nd of 279 for catches.
Most often alongside
- BT Considine · 8
- K Peters · 8
- KJ Kearney · 8
- Ray Harvey · 8
- C Adams · 7
- DJ Anderson · 7
- BE Kann · 6
- RW Furlong · 6
- NF Turl · 5
- DHL Arnall · 4
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | v St Kilda, 1956-57 | Won, Semi-final |
| 16* | v St Kilda, 1956-57 | Won |
| 12 | v Carlton, 1957-58 | Lost |
| 8* | v Collingwood, 1957-58 | Lost |
| 4 | v St Kilda, 1957-58 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/25 | v St Kilda, 1956-57 | Won |
| 1/14 | v Carlton, 1956-57 | Lost, Final |
| 1/42 | v Carlton, 1956-57 | Lost, Final |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 8th for 1 season, moved up to 4th from 1957-58.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 21 | 24.50 | 4 | 31.50 |
| Away | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 8* | 3.25 | 2 | 44.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | – | ||
| Jan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | ||
| Feb | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16* | 10.00 | 4 | 6.25 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 7.33 | 2 | 49.50 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 6 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 16* | 10.25 | 4 | 31.75 |
| Finals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 10.50 | 2 | 43.50 |
Favourite victims
- TJ Trembath × 2
- CW Laxton × 1
- G Searle × 1
- L Hall × 1
- NW Lynch × 1
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956-57 | St Kilda | 16* | 4/25 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1956-57 |  Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 1 | 0/12 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1956-57 | St Kilda | 21 | 0/24 & 0/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1956-57 | Carlton | 0 | 1/14 & 1/42 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | Northcote | dnb | 0/11 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | Collingwood | 8* | 0/10 & 0/10 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | Carlton | 12 | 0/59 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1957-58 | St Kilda | 4 & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |