M Ellis
Played 1895-96 – 1909-10
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Player records
Career totals
Career
103
Games
15
Seasons
1895-96 – 1909-10
Played
Batting
135
Innings
12
Not outs
3,606
Runs
141
High score
29.32
Average
18
50s
6
100s
Bowling
111
Wickets
7/93
Best bowling
27.17
Average
4
5-fors
353.1
Overs
Fielding
30
Catches
Around this dayin 1899: 5 & 1 and 2/56 & 6/20 and 1 ct v St Kilda in 1896: 3 & 22 v Hawksburn
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895-96 | 7 | 226 | 50 | 25.11 | 76 | 4 | 2/36 | 1 |
| 1896-97 | 7 | 144 | 49 | 16.00 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1897-98 | 6 | 296 | 108 | 37.00 | 32 | 4 | 4/19 | |
| 1898-99 | 9 | 230 | 74 | 19.17 | 65 | 9 | 4/34 | 1 |
| 1899-00 | 7 | 147 | 42 | 16.33 | 115.1 | 25 | 6/20 | 3 |
| 1900-01 | 4 | 305 | 105 | 43.57 | 65 | 2 | 2/46 | 2 |
| Career | 40 | 1,348 | 108 | 24.96 | 44 | 6/20 | 9 |
Every scorecard · 40
v North MelbourneMilestones
- DebutFirst matchv Melbourne, 1895-96
- First fifty50v Richmond, 1895-96
- First hundred108v Richmond, 1897-98
- First five-for6/20v St Kilda, 1899-00
- Highest score108v Richmond, 1897-98
- Best bowling6/20v St Kilda, 1899-00
- Last matchMatch 40v Melbourne, 1900-01
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
 Casey South Melbourne | 6 | 278 | 97 | 30.89 | 1 | 7 | 17.00 | 4/34 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 249 | 105 | 35.57 | 1 | 4 | 38.00 | 2/46 | ||
 Carlton | 5 | 180 | 59 | 36.00 | 2 | 3 | 27.33 | 3/23 | ||
 Prahran | 5 | 151 | 74 | 21.57 | 1 | 6 | 20.17 | 4/36 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 5 | 109 | 37* | 21.80 | 2 | 116.00 | 2/65 | |||
 St Kilda | 5 | 64 | 24 | 8.00 | 8 | 11.38 | 6/20 | 1 | ||
 Richmond | 4 | 230 | 108 | 57.50 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9.18 | 5/16 | 1 |
 Melbourne | 4 | 83 | 52 | 11.86 | 1 | 3 | 57.00 | 2/37 | ||
 Melbourne University | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
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 | 12 | 0 | 279 | 50 | 23.25 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 19 | 2 | 514 | 108 | 30.24 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 5 | 0 | 56 | 38 | 11.20 | |||
| 4 | 6 | 0 | 102 | 38 | 17.00 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 35 | 11.60 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 0 | 157 | 97 | 39.25 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 42 | 39.00 | |||
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 52 | 52.00 | 1 | ||
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 36 | 2 | 849 | 108 | 24.97 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 19 | 1 | 434 | 97 | 24.11 | 2 | 2 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 1 | 65 | 52 | 32.50 | 1 | 1 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks6
- 1–914
- 10–1911
- 20–299
- 30–499
- 50–996
- 100+2
Turned 2 of 8 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total). Top-scored for the side 8 times.
Dismissals
- Caught26 · 48%
- Bowled20 · 37%
- Run out3 · 6%
- Caught & bowled2 · 4%
- Stumped2 · 4%
- LBW1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Worrall (3), Marshall (3), McLeod (3), Bruce (2), Wilson (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 21 | 1 | 624 | 108 | 31.20 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 37 | 3 | 724 | 105 | 21.29 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 28 | 11.68 | 2.5 |
| In losses | 15 | 16 | 46.38 | 1.1 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 5 of 8 (63%), lost 3.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 2 (50%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 10 of 30 (33%), lost 20.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 23 | 0 | 637 | 108 | 27.70 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 17 | 1 | 301 | 59 | 18.81 | 2 | 2 | |
| Second innings of the match | 18 | 3 | 410 | 105 | 27.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 24 | 36 | 933 | 108 | 27.44 | 27 | 20.00 | 5/16 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 118 | 38 | 23.60 | 3 | 18.67 | 2/25 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 100 | 37* | 33.33 | 2 | 89.50 | 2/65 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 7.33 | 8 | 9.50 | 6/20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5.33 | 3 | 42.00 | 2/37 |
| the Triangle | 2 | 2 | 53 | 49 | 26.50 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | 1 | 22.00 | 1/22 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 59 | 59 | 59.00 | – | – | 0/36 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 30.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | 0/34 |
Wickets taken
- Caught25 · 57%
- Bowled14 · 32%
- Caught & bowled3 · 7%
- Stumped2 · 5%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)18 · 41%
- Middle order (4–7)14 · 32%
- Lower order (8–11)12 · 27%
2 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 8/76 v St Kilda, 1899-00. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 64th of 488 run-scorers
- 75th of 298 wicket-takers
- 133rd of 525 for matches played
- 38th of 81 for hundreds
- 175th of 431 for catches
- 47th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1895-96 to 1900-01: 3rd of 42 for runs, 4th of 19 for wickets, 4th of 45 for matches, 1st of 4 for hundreds, 10th of 38 for catches, 2nd of 10 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 40th of 321 for runs, 44th of 172 for wickets, 83rd of 345 for matches, 22nd of 50 for hundreds, 112th of 279 for catches, 29th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- MTP Frith2014-15 to 2017-18 · 67 m · 1,855 runs · 80 wkts
- RA Bartlett1997-98 to 2001-02 · 80 m · 2,570 runs · 94 wkts
- NR Buszard1969-70 to 1976-77 · 82 m · 1,936 runs · 62 wkts
- EA Williams1931-32 to 1947-48 · 97 m · 2,854 runs · 97 wkts
The careers nearest Ellis’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- R Mitchell · 40
- WA Tarrant · 39
- G Beacham · 36
- E Twentyman · 35
- FA Tarrant · 28
- I Hopkins · 26
- W Webb · 23
- CC Best · 14
- JJ Smith · 12
- L Cogle · 11
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name
1900-01: 1st XI Batting
The arc
Mat Ellis' best season with the bat was 1900-01: 305 runs from 7 innings at 43.57. The best ten-innings patch came in 1899-00 to 1900-01: 347 runs at 38.56. The leanest, 1898-99 to 1899-00: 111 runs at 12.33.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty50 | 15 Feb 1896 | v Richmond, 1895-96 |
| First hundred108 | 16 Apr 1898 | v Richmond, 1897-98 |
| First five-for6/20 | 4 Nov 1899 | v St Kilda, 1899-00 |
| 1,000th run26 took him to 1,001 | 10 Feb 1900 | v East Melbourne, 1899-00 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 4 innings
- from v South Melbourne, 1897-98 to v Richmond, 1897-98 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 33 matches
- from v Melbourne, 1896-97 to v Melbourne, 1900-01 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 11 matches
- from v Hawksburn, 1898-99 to v Richmond, 1899-00 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
| 105 | v North Melbourne, 1900-01 | Lost |
| 97 | v South Melbourne, 1900-01 | Won |
| 74 | v Hawksburn, 1898-99 | Won |
| 59 | v Carlton, 1898-99 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/20 | v St Kilda, 1899-00 | Lost |
| 5/16 | v Richmond, 1899-00 | Won |
| 4/19 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
| 4/34 | v South Melbourne, 1898-99 | Won |
| 4/36 | v Hawksburn, 1899-00 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to open from 1896-97, dropped to 4th from 1900-01.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 24 | 36 | 2 | 933 | 108 | 27.44 | 27 | 20.00 |
| Away | 16 | 22 | 2 | 415 | 59 | 20.75 | 17 | 31.12 |
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 | 38 | 55 | 4 | 1,317 | 108 | 25.82 | 42 | 24.57 |
| Weekday | 2 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 10.33 | 2 | 18.50 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 | 8 | 0 | 116 | 50 | 14.50 | 1 | 109.00 |
| Nov | 7 | 13 | 3 | 295 | 97 | 29.50 | 9 | 38.22 |
| Dec | 5 | 8 | 0 | 258 | 105 | 32.25 | 4 | 31.25 |
| Jan | 6 | 10 | 0 | 175 | 52 | 17.50 | 4 | 26.00 |
| Feb | 5 | 8 | 1 | 222 | 74 | 31.71 | 9 | 16.22 |
| Mar | 6 | 7 | 0 | 164 | 42 | 23.43 | 10 | 14.40 |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 108 | 29.50 | 7 | 13.86 |
Favourite victims
- AM Wade × 2
- AN Crighton × 2
- CE Jones × 2
- EE Bean × 2
- GA Honeybone × 2
- RTB Kelly × 2
- WH Watling × 2
- ACJ Russell × 1
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.