WL Jacobs
1937-38 to 1955-56 · 258 matches for the club
Debut v South Melbourne, 1937-38 (2 Oct 1937)Last game v South Melbourne, 1955-56 (17 Mar 1956)Player no. 188 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1938-39
- Premiers 1939-40
- Premiers 1953-54
- Century season 1942-43
- Keeper 1937-38
- Keeper 1938-39
- Keeper 1939-40
- Keeper 1940-41
- Keeper 1941-42
- Captain 1942-43
- Keeper 1942-43
- Captain 1943-44
- Keeper 1943-44
- Captain 1944-45
- Keeper 1944-45
- Captain 1945-46
- Keeper 1945-46
- Keeper 1946-47
- Captain 1947-48
- Keeper 1947-48
- Keeper 1948-49
- Keeper 1949-50
- Keeper 1950-51
- Keeper 1951-52
- Keeper 1952-53
- Captain 1953-54
- Keeper 1953-54
- Captain 1954-55
- Keeper 1954-55
- Captain 1955-56
- Keeper 1955-56
On this dayin 1943: 7* and 1 ct 1 st v Hawthorn-East Melbourne in 1948: 1 and 1 ct v Melbourne
Hawthorn-East Melbourne 258
Matches
2,634
Runs
15.05
Average
100*
Highest
1 / 3
100s / 50s
2
Wickets
27.50
Bowling avg
2/24
Best
418
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 113 | 37* | 18.83 | – | – | – | 19 |
| 1938-39 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 109 | 33* | 15.57 | – | – | – | 11 |
| 1939-40 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 190 | 58* | 19.00 | – | – | – | 37 |
| 1940-41 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 76 | 17 | 19.00 | – | – | – | 22 |
| 1941-42 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 132 | 50* | 14.67 | – | – | – | 25 |
| 1942-43 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 228 | 100* | 22.80 | – | – | – | 18 |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 192 | 36 | 11.29 | – | – | – | 29 |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 208 | 49* | 17.33 | 4 (8) | 2 | 2/24 | 22 |
| 1945-46 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 116 | 19 | 10.55 | – | – | – | 15 |
| 1946-47 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 117 | 27 | 11.70 | – | – | – | 19 |
| 1947-48 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 193 | 80 | 27.57 | – | – | – | 20 |
| 1948-49 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 175 | 32 | 17.50 | 3 (8) | 0 | 0/14 | 15 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 124 | 33 | 10.33 | – | – | – | 14 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 64 | 14* | 9.14 | – | – | – | 22 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 79 | 14* | 9.88 | – | – | – | 29 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 129 | 25 | 12.90 | 1 (8) | 0 | 0/4 | 22 |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 144 | 33* | 16.00 | – | – | – | 40 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 92 | 19* | 11.50 | 3 (8) | 0 | 0/13 | 13 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 153 | 43* | 19.13 | – | – | – | 26 |
| Career | 258 | 247 | 72 | 2,634 | 100* | 15.05 | 11 (8-ball) | 2 | 2/24 | 418 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv South Melbourne, 1937-38
- First fifty58*v Northcote, 1939-40
- First hundred100*v Collingwood, 1942-43
- Highest score100*v Collingwood, 1942-43
- Best bowling2/24v Prahran, 1944-45
- Last matchMatch 258v South Melbourne, 1955-56
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
 Melbourne | 22 | 257 | 30* | 13.53 | 0 | – | 0/13 | ||
 Melbourne University | 22 | 202 | 50* | 11.22 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 21 | 254 | 100* | 28.22 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 Prahran | 21 | 146 | 32 | 13.27 | 2 | 12.00 | 2/24 | ||
 Northcote | 20 | 303 | 58* | 25.25 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 St Kilda | 20 | 264 | 41 | 13.89 | – | – | – | ||
 Casey South Melbourne | 20 | 190 | 49* | 11.18 | – | – | – | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 20 | 184 | 31* | 13.14 | 0 | – | 0/14 | ||
 Essendon | 20 | 144 | 18 | 10.29 | – | – | – | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 19 | 184 | 48 | 18.40 | – | – | – | ||
 Carlton | 18 | 131 | 36 | 11.91 | – | – | – | ||
 Richmond | 17 | 198 | 40* | 24.75 | 0 | – | 0/4 | ||
 Footscray | 7 | 30 | 11 | 6.00 | – | – | – | ||
 Coburg | 3 | 85 | 80 | 85.00 | 1 | – | – | – | |
 VCA Colts | 3 | 26 | 13 | 26.00 | – | – | – | ||
 Brunswick | 2 | 28 | 15 | 14.00 | – | – | – | ||
 Preston | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2.67 | – | – | – | ||
 Yarraville (Sub-District) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
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
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 6.00 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 26 | 10 | 318 | 100* | 19.88 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 23 | 10.71 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 10.00 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 0 | 83 | 16 | 8.30 | |||
| 6 | 12 | 2 | 189 | 50* | 18.90 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 24 | 3 | 265 | 33 | 12.62 | |||
| 8 | 58 | 12 | 780 | 80 | 16.96 | 1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 43 | 16 | 409 | 33 | 15.15 | 2 | ||
| 10 | 39 | 16 | 259 | 58* | 11.26 | 1 | 7 | |
| 11 | 15 | 10 | 176 | 37* | 35.20 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 40 | 12 | 423 | 100* | 15.11 | 1 | 4 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 52 | 6 | 587 | 50* | 12.76 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 155 | 54 | 1,624 | 80 | 16.08 | 2 | 12 |
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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 131 | 49 | 1,680 | 100* | 20.49 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| In losses | 102 | 18 | 856 | 49* | 10.19 | 9 | ||
| In draws | 13 | 5 | 88 | 20* | 11.00 | 2 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In losses | 4 | 2 | 27.50 | 0.5 |
- 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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 118 | 37 | 1,181 | 43* | 14.58 | 6 | ||
| Batting second | 95 | 19 | 1,170 | 100* | 15.39 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Second innings of the match | 34 | 16 | 283 | 50* | 15.72 | 1 | 1 |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 91 | 19 | 1,094 | 100* | 15.19 | 1 | 3 | |
| As wicketkeeper | 246 | 72 | 2,598 | 100* | 14.93 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 137 | 129 | 1,609 | 100* | 17.68 | – | – | 0/4 |
| Toorak Park | 11 | 11 | 69 | 15* | 11.50 | 2 | 12.00 | 2/24 |
| Albert Ground | 11 | 11 | 93 | 19 | 10.33 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 10 | 11 | 116 | 37* | 14.50 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 10 | 8 | 73 | 33* | 14.60 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 11 | 132 | 49* | 18.86 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 9 | 10 | 36 | 18 | 3.60 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 9 | 9 | 84 | 33 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 9 | 8 | 56 | 13 | 11.20 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 9 | 7 | 65 | 16 | 13.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 9 | 6 | 65 | 33* | 16.25 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 7 | 7 | 68 | 26* | 13.60 | – | – | 0/14 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 7 | 5 | 43 | 18* | 10.75 | – | – | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 7 | 91 | 29 | 18.20 | – | – | 0/13 |
| Western Oval | 4 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
| Yarraville Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
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
- 33rd of 488 run-scorers
- 231st of 298 wicket-takers
- 2nd of 525 for matches played
- 46th of 81 for hundreds
- 1st of 431 for catches
- 147th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
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.
Most often alongside
- MR Harvey · 197
- Ray Harvey · 180
- HAE Shillinglaw · 117
- DHL Arnall · 116
- LV Straw · 103
- RN Harvey · 102
- CE Harvey · 87
- HJ Plant · 84
- BT Considine · 83
- J Frederick · 83
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
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
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.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty58* | 2 Dec 1939 | v Northcote, 1939-40 |
| 50th match5* | 11 Jan 1941 | v Coburg, 1940-41 |
| First hundred100* | 7 Nov 1942 | v Collingwood, 1942-43 |
| 1,000th run36 took him to 1,011 | 8 Jan 1944 | v Carlton, 1943-44 |
| 100th match1 | 4 Mar 1944 | v University, 1943-44 |
| 150th match29* | 16 Oct 1948 | v Collingwood, 1948-49 |
| 2,000th run12 took him to 2,010 | 10 Mar 1951 | v Collingwood, 1950-51 |
| 200th match8 & 1* | 9 Feb 1952 | v Northcote, 1951-52 |
| 250th matchdid not bat | 3 Dec 1955 | v Essendon, 1955-56 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 100* | v Collingwood, 1942-43 | Won |
| 80 | v Coburg, 1947-48 | Won |
| 58* | v Northcote, 1939-40 | Won |
| 50* | v University, 1941-42 | Won |
| 49* | v South Melbourne, 1944-45 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24 | v Prahran, 1944-45 | Lost |
More splits
Batting position over the years
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.
| Season | Usual spot | Inn | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 10 | 14 | 18.83 |
| 1938-39 | 11 | 15 | 15.57 |
| 1939-40 | 10 | 17 | 19.00 |
| 1940-41 | 10 | 7 | 19.00 |
| 1941-42 | 7 | 12 | 14.67 |
| 1942-43 | 2 | 12 | 22.80 |
| 1943-44 | 6 | 19 | 11.29 |
| 1944-45 | 8 | 13 | 17.33 |
| 1945-46 | 7 | 11 | 10.55 |
| 1946-47 | 9 | 13 | 11.70 |
| 1947-48 | 8 | 8 | 27.57 |
| 1948-49 | 8 | 13 | 17.50 |
| 1949-50 | 2 | 12 | 10.33 |
| 1950-51 | 9 | 9 | 9.14 |
| 1951-52 | 10 | 17 | 9.88 |
| 1952-53 | 9 | 14 | 12.90 |
| 1953-54 | 8 | 14 | 16.00 |
| 1954-55 | 9 | 15 | 11.50 |
| 1955-56 | 8 | 12 | 19.13 |
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 137 | 129 | 38 | 1,609 | 100* | 17.68 | ||
| Away | 120 | 116 | 32 | 1,015 | 49* | 12.08 | 2 | 25.50 |
| Neutral or unknown | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9* | – |
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 | 232 | 224 | 63 | 2,488 | 100* | 15.45 | 2 | 25.50 |
| Weekday | 26 | 23 | 9 | 146 | 33* | 10.43 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 48 | 42 | 8 | 378 | 35 | 11.12 | ||
| Nov | 55 | 55 | 21 | 581 | 100* | 17.09 | ||
| Dec | 25 | 22 | 6 | 265 | 58* | 16.56 | ||
| Jan | 57 | 50 | 16 | 524 | 49* | 15.41 | ||
| Feb | 37 | 34 | 7 | 305 | 31* | 11.30 | 2 | 25.50 |
| Mar | 34 | 40 | 11 | 531 | 80 | 18.31 | ||
| Other | 2 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 28* | 50.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 245 | 226 | 65 | 2,387 | 100* | 14.83 | 2 | 27.50 |
| Finals | 13 | 21 | 7 | 247 | 33* | 17.64 |
Fielding
| Season | M | Ct | St |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937-38 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
| 1938-39 | 15 | 4 | 7 |
| 1939-40 | 14 | 19 | 18 |
| 1940-41 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 1941-42 | 13 | 10 | 15 |
| 1942-43 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| 1943-44 | 22 | 18 | 11 |
| 1944-45 | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| 1945-46 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
| 1946-47 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
| 1947-48 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
| 1948-49 | 13 | 11 | 4 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 11 | 3 |
| 1950-51 | 15 | 19 | 3 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 21 | 8 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 30 | 10 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 16 | 10 |
Caught most off
- J Frederick × 53
- Ray Harvey × 37
- K Peters × 36
- BT Considine × 27
- IT Clay × 26
- MW Sievers × 24
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