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R Zimmer

Played 1945-46 – 1950-51

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Career totals

Career

40

Games

6

Seasons

1945-46 – 1950-51

Played

Batting

42

Innings

4

Not outs

683

Runs

103

High score

17.97

Average

3

50s

1

100s

Bowling

20

Wickets

4/6

Best bowling

27.35

Average

138.2 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

26

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1945-46 to 1950-51 · 40 matchesFull archive career →

Around this dayin 1950: 3 and 1 ct v Northcote

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1945-4621587.502343/61
1947-483312815.5011.511/241
1948-4992035925.3852.4104/62
1949-50121655713.7540.641/1310
1950-511426910319.2110.311/1413
Career4068310317.97204/626
Every scorecard · 40
1945-46v Northcote73/61Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v St Kilda81/52Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Melbourne281/24Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Essendon30/15Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Collingwood32/6Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Footscray7*4/6Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v South Melbourne39 & 7*4/23Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Richmond450/35Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Prahran590/11Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Carlton190/24Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Northcote140/9Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Essendon100/18Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Hawthorn-East Melbourne00/45Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v St Kilda80/2Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v North Melbournednb1/32Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Essendon1 & 10/14Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Melbourne2 & 0*1/42Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v South Melbourne241/20Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Richmond0 & 231/13Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v University570/11Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Collingwood26–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Hawthorn-East Melbourne100/15Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Carlton90/19 & 0/14Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Northcote4–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendon8–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Hawthorn-East Melbourne28–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Northcote3–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Carlton1–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Prahran9–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Richmond591/14Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v South Melbourne1 & 6*–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v North Melbourne1030/15Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v University00/5Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Footscray310/2Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Collingwood6–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v St Kildadnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendon0 & 13–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Northcote, 1945-46
  2. First fifty59v Prahran, 1948-49
  3. First hundred103v North Melbourne, 1950-51
  4. Highest score103v North Melbourne, 1950-51
  5. Best bowling4/6v Footscray, 1948-49
  6. Last matchMatch 40v Essendon, 1950-51

Runs by season

1945-46: 15 runs1545-461947-48: 31 runs3147-481948-49: 203 runs20348-491949-50: 165 runs16549-501950-51: 269 runs26950-51

Wickets by season

1945-46: 4 wickets445-461947-48: 1 wickets147-481948-49: 10 wickets1048-491949-50: 4 wickets449-501950-51: 1 wickets150-51

Every innings, in order

103501945-46 v Northcote: 71945-46 v St Kilda: 81947-48 v Melbourne: 281947-48 v Essendon: 31948-49 v Collingwood: 31948-49 v Footscray: 7*1948-49 v South Melbourne: 391948-49 v South Melbourne: 7*1948-49 v Richmond: 451948-49 v Prahran: 591948-49 v Carlton: 191948-49 v Northcote: 141948-49 v Essendon: 101948-49 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01949-50 v St Kilda: 81949-50 v Essendon: 11949-50 v Essendon: 11949-50 v Melbourne: 21949-50 v Melbourne: 0*1949-50 v South Melbourne: 241949-50 v Richmond: 01949-50 v Richmond: 231949-50 v University: 571949-50 v Collingwood: 261949-50 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 101949-50 v Carlton: 91949-50 v Northcote: 41950-51 v Essendon: 81950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 281950-51 v Northcote: 31950-51 v Carlton: 11950-51 v Prahran: 91950-51 v Richmond: 591950-51 v South Melbourne: 11950-51 v South Melbourne: 6*1950-51 v North Melbourne: 1031950-51 v University: 01950-51 v Footscray: 311950-51 v Melbourne: 11950-51 v Collingwood: 61950-51 v Essendon: 01950-51 v Essendon: 13

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

Against each club

Essendon536135.140–0/14
Prahran4685934.0010–0/11
Northcote428147.00323.333/61
Richmond31275931.751231.001/13
Casey South Melbourne3773925.6758.604/23
Kingston Hawthorn3382812.670–0/15
Camberwell Magpies3352611.6723.002/6
Melbourne3312810.33233.001/24
Carlton329199.670–0/14
St Kilda31688.00154.001/52
Greenvale Kanagaroos2103103103.001147.001/32
Melbourne University2575728.5010–0/5
Footscray2383138.0042.004/6

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
19118610323.25111
21913385918.7823
310454545.00
6301284.00
761663913.20
810777.00
931292814.50
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)29256910321.07314
Middle order (4–7)9178399.75
Lower order (8–11)41362812.00

Batted most often at 2nd.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks4
  • 1–920
  • 10–195
  • 20–295
  • 30–493
  • 50–993
  • 100+1

Turned 1 of 4 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught19 · 50%
  • Bowled11 · 29%
  • Stumped3 · 8%
  • LBW3 · 8%
  • Run out1 · 3%
  • Caught & bowled1 · 3%

Most often dismissed by: Blundell (3), Holloway (3), Daniel (2), Blake (2), Baird (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins24148510321.09311
In losses1731974514.073
In draws10111.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins12449.250.3
In losses131521.201.2
In draws1132.001.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 4 of 4 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 20 of 36 (56%), lost 13.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first1311203110.001
Batting second23051310322.30313
Second innings of the match63502316.67
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground212642010319.091319.544/6
Essendon Cricket Ground3321107.00––0/15
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote221175.50320.333/61
Albert Ground22292814.50124.001/24
Richmond Cricket Ground221045952.00149.001/14
Carlton Cricket Ground22201910.00––0/24
Glenferrie Oval22282814.00––0/45
South Melbourne Cricket Ground11242424.00120.001/20
University Oval11000.00––0/5
Victoria Park11262626.00–––
North Melbourne Cricket Ground100––132.001/32
St Kilda Cricket Ground100–––––
Toorak Park100–––––
Wickets taken
  • LBW7 · 35%
  • Bowled5 · 25%
  • Caught5 · 25%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 15%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)3 · 15%
  • Middle order (4–7)11 · 55%
  • Lower order (8–11)6 · 30%

Best in a match: 4/6 v Footscray, 1948-49. 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 1945-46 to 1950-51: 18th of 36 for runs, 20th of 29 for wickets, 23rd of 36 for matches, 11th of 13 for hundreds, 14th of 34 for catches, 17th of 25 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 73rd of 321 for runs, 71st of 172 for wickets, 83rd of 345 for matches, 30th of 50 for hundreds, 51st of 279 for catches, 67th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • KM McLaine1979-80 to 1983-84 · 46 m · 728 runs · 23 wkts
  • ID Deany1958-59 to 1963-64 · 32 m · 506 runs · 11 wkts
  • GB Deany1958-59 to 1962-63 · 49 m · 858 runs · 35 wkts
  • MT Jenkinson1997-98 to 2000-01 · 26 m · 442 runs · 19 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

1945-46: 2 matches, 15 runs, 4 wickets1945-461946-47: did not play1946-471947-48: 3 matches, 31 runs, 1 wicket1947-481948-49: 9 matches, 203 runs, 10 wickets1948-491949-50: 12 matches, 165 runs, 4 wickets1949-501950-51: 14 matches, 269 runs, 1 wicket1950-51

Runs, up Wickets, down Season away

The arc

R Zimmer's best season with the bat was 1950-51: 269 runs from 15 innings at 19.21. The best ten-innings patch came in 1947-48 to 1948-49: 224 runs at 28.00. The leanest, 1948-49 to 1949-50: 60 runs at 6.67.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 42: 6.7 to 28.028.0

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty5922 Jan 1949v Prahran, 1948-49
First hundred10320 Jan 1951v North Melbourne, 1950-51

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Richmond, 1948-49 to v Prahran, 1948-49 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 21 matches
from v South Melbourne, 1949-50 to v Essendon, 1950-51 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 3 matches
from v Northcote, 1945-46 to v Melbourne, 1947-48 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 7 matches bowled in
from v Richmond, 1948-49 to v St Kilda, 1949-50 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 5 innings
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1948-49 to v Melbourne, 1949-50 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111945-46: 6 (2 inns, avg 7.50)1947-48: 7 (2 inns, avg 15.50)1948-49: 2 (10 inns, avg 25.38)1949-50: 2 (13 inns, avg 13.75)1950-51: 2 (15 inns, avg 19.21)19451947194819491950

Batted at 6th for 1 season, dropped to 7th from 1947-48, moved up to open from 1948-49.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1945-46627.50
1947-487215.50
1948-4921025.38
1949-5021313.75
1950-5121519.21
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home2126442010319.091319.54
Away191602635916.44741.86

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday3335362610319.561631.13
Weekday77157269.50412.25
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct640472811.75313.33
Nov810255286.88616.83
Dec4511365934.00913.11
Jan1112134710331.55283.00
Feb770753110.71
Mar44023135.75
Finals
1Finals played
13Runs · avg 6.50
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away3940467010318.612027.35
Finals12013136.50
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. BT Considine × 6
  2. HAE Shillinglaw × 4
  3. K Peters × 4
  4. RHW Liddicut × 4
  5. K Cant × 3
  6. RJ Zimmer × 3

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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