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Played 1933-34 – 1954-55

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Player records

Career totals

Career

208

Games

22

Seasons

1933-34 – 1954-55

Played

Batting

238

Innings

12

Not outs

6,602

Runs

166

High score

29.21

Average

42

50s

4

100s

Bowling

21

Wickets

4/78

Best bowling

26.67

Average

86 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

94

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 1933-34 to 1954-55 · 204 matchesFull archive career →

On this dayin 1948: 11 and 1/14 and 2 ct v Melbourne in 1951: 8 v Melbourne

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1933-3410–––––1
1934-3556830*22.67000/231
1936-371444.00–––1
1937-381430667*19.137.321/38
1938-3915737166*36.85800/1510
1939-40145378031.59211/46
1940-41113179628.82–––4
1941-421355310036.87–––3
1942-43929910533.22411/144
1943-442392319.50–––
1944-45219199.50322/7
1945-4672518231.382464/78
1946-4773977756.71–––1
1947-4872517131.38100/3
1948-49132425418.6212.121/134
1949-50134039936.64500/5
1950-511538694*27.572.600/07
1951-52154785723.90311/58
1952-53134539332.366.632/196
1953-54143905824.38300/54
1954-55134628627.18400/76
Career2046,592166*29.43184/7874
Every scorecard · 204
1933-34v Hawthorn-East Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35v Carlton30*0/23Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35v Richmond25–Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35v North Melbourne0*–Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35v Essendon0 & 10*–Something wrong? Tell us
1934-35v Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1936-37v VCA Colts4–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v South Melbourne17–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Collingwood6–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v VCA Colts67*1/3Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Hawthorn-East Melbourne13–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Northcote3 & 10–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v St Kilda15–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Essendon5–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Richmond8–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Carlton5–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v North Melbourne16 & 511/20Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v University47–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Prahran17–Something wrong? Tell us
1937-38v Melbourne5 & 170/4Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Hawthorn-East Melbourne6 & 18–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Northcote2 & 1–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v St Kilda14–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Essendon166*–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Richmond290/23Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Carlton13 & 19–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v North Melbourne720/19Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v University1450/15Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Prahran4–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v South Melbourne28 & 52–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Collingwood58–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v VCA Colts1 & 49–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Collingwood10–Something wrong? Tell us
1938-39v Richmond1 & 48–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Essendon44–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Richmond560/7Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Carlton30–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Hawthorn-East Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Northcote18–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Melbourne5 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v St Kilda401/4Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v South Melbourne800/28Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Prahran59–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v University52–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Collingwood52–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v VCA Colts19–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v St Kilda30 & 13–Something wrong? Tell us
1939-40v Melbourne0 & 300/11Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Carlton96–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v North Melbourne25–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v University3–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Prahran66*–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v South Melbourne5–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Collingwood6–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Coburg5–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Northcote64–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Melbourne28–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v St Kilda0 & 14–Something wrong? Tell us
1940-41v Essendon5–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Carlton73–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v North Melbourne13–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v University17 & 2–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Prahran16–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v South Melbourne44–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Collingwood100–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Coburg40–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Hawthorn-East Melbourne65–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Northcote17–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Melbourne33–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v St Kilda33 & 41–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Essendon2–Something wrong? Tell us
1941-42v Richmond57–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Northcote17–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Hawthorn-East Melbourne29–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Collingwood68–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v South Melbourne105–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Carlton3–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Essendon561/14Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v North Melbourne14–Something wrong? Tell us
1942-43v Prahran7–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v Melbourne16–Something wrong? Tell us
1943-44v South Melbourne23–Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Hawthorn-East Melbourne192/7Something wrong? Tell us
1944-45v Northcote0–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Richmond0 & 224/78Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Northcote310/19Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v St Kilda26–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Essendon13–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v Prahran19–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v South Melbourne58–Something wrong? Tell us
1945-46v North Melbourne822/28Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v South Melbourne55–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v St Kilda57–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Richmond38–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Melbourne0 & 76*–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Carlton73–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v Hawthorn-East Melbourne77–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47v University19 & 2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Hawthorn-East Melbourne16–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Northcote21–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v North Melbourne23–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v University31–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Prahran370/3Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Collingwood20 & 71–Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48v Coburg32–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v St Kilda17–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Collingwood21–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Footscray00/15Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Melbourne111/14Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v University41–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v North Melbourne2–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v South Melbourne25–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Richmond18–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Prahran54–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Carlton9–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Northcote240/3Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Essendon0–Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49v Hawthorn-East Melbourne200/13 & 1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v St Kilda12–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Prahran21–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Essendon16 & 0–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Melbourne2* & 10–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Footscray28–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v South Melbourne73–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Richmond4–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v University1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Collingwood79*–Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Hawthorn-East Melbourne990/9Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Carlton350/5Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50v Northcote230/12Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendon5–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Hawthorn-East Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Northcote21–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Carlton4–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Prahran46–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Richmond280/25Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v South Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v North Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v University87–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Footscray1–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Collingwood21–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v St Kilda94*–Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Essendon67 & 60/0Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51v Hawthorn-East Melbourne2–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v North Melbourne19 & 33–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v University3–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Footscray6–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Melbourne8–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Collingwood22 & 4–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v St Kilda31–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v South Melbourne570/2Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Richmond39–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Prahran36–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Carlton1–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Northcote21–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Hawthorn-East Melbourne29 & 32–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Essendon36–Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v St Kilda30 & 441/5Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Melbourne23 & 4–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Northcote93–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Collingwood16–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Prahrandnb1/0Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v North Melbourne34 & 75–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v South Melbourne1–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v University39 & 11–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Essendon24–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Carlton30–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Richmond160/5Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Melbourne7–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v St Kilda66 & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Hawthorn-East Melbourne23–Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53v Prahran172/19Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Hawthorn-East Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Footscray20 & 11*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Northcote19–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Collingwood8*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran4–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v North Melbourne34–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v South Melbourne25–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v University19–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Essendon35 & 70/5Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Richmond14–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Melbourne58–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v St Kilda17–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v University25 & 27–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran13 & 54–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Footscray4–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Northcote34–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Collingwood79–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Prahran14–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v North Melbourne65–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v South Melbourne170/7Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v University86–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Essendon18 & 4–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Carlton25 & 32–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Richmond3–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Melbourne8 & 370/10Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v St Kilda11–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Hawthorn-East Melbourne16 & 9–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1933-34
  2. First fifty67*v VCA Colts, 1937-38
  3. First hundred166*v Essendon, 1938-39
  4. Highest score166*v Essendon, 1938-39
  5. Best bowling4/78v Richmond, 1945-46
  6. Last matchMatch 204v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1954-55

Runs by season

7371933-34: 0 runs33-341934-35: 68 runs1936-37: 4 runs1937-38: 306 runs1938-39: 737 runs38-391939-40: 537 runs1940-41: 317 runs1941-42: 553 runs1942-43: 299 runs42-431943-44: 39 runs1944-45: 19 runs1945-46: 251 runs1946-47: 397 runs46-471947-48: 251 runs1948-49: 242 runs1949-50: 403 runs1950-51: 386 runs50-511951-52: 478 runs1952-53: 453 runs1953-54: 390 runs1954-55: 462 runs54-55

Wickets by season

61933-34: 0 wickets33-341934-35: 0 wickets1936-37: 0 wickets1937-38: 2 wickets1938-39: 0 wickets38-391939-40: 1 wickets1940-41: 0 wickets1941-42: 0 wickets1942-43: 1 wickets42-431943-44: 0 wickets1944-45: 2 wickets1945-46: 6 wickets1946-47: 0 wickets46-471947-48: 0 wickets1948-49: 2 wickets1949-50: 0 wickets1950-51: 0 wickets50-511951-52: 1 wickets1952-53: 3 wickets1953-54: 0 wickets1954-55: 0 wickets54-55

Every innings, in order

166501934-35 v Carlton: 30*1934-35 v Richmond: 251934-35 v North Melbourne: 0*1934-35 v Essendon: 01934-35 v Essendon: 10*1934-35 v Melbourne: 31936-37 v VCA Colts: 41937-38 v South Melbourne: 171937-38 v Collingwood: 61937-38 v VCA Colts: 67*1937-38 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 131937-38 v Northcote: 31937-38 v Northcote: 101937-38 v Melbourne: 41937-38 v St Kilda: 151937-38 v Essendon: 51937-38 v Richmond: 81937-38 v Carlton: 51937-38 v North Melbourne: 161937-38 v North Melbourne: 511937-38 v University: 471937-38 v Prahran: 171937-38 v Melbourne: 51937-38 v Melbourne: 171938-39 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 61938-39 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 181938-39 v Northcote: 21938-39 v Northcote: 11938-39 v Melbourne: 11938-39 v St Kilda: 141938-39 v Essendon: 166*1938-39 v Richmond: 291938-39 v Carlton: 131938-39 v Carlton: 191938-39 v North Melbourne: 721938-39 v University: 1451938-39 v Prahran: 41938-39 v South Melbourne: 281938-39 v South Melbourne: 521938-39 v Collingwood: 581938-39 v VCA Colts: 11938-39 v VCA Colts: 491938-39 v Collingwood: 101938-39 v Richmond: 11938-39 v Richmond: 481939-40 v Essendon: 441939-40 v Richmond: 561939-40 v Carlton: 301939-40 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 61939-40 v Northcote: 181939-40 v Melbourne: 51939-40 v Melbourne: 31939-40 v St Kilda: 401939-40 v South Melbourne: 801939-40 v Prahran: 591939-40 v University: 521939-40 v Collingwood: 521939-40 v VCA Colts: 191939-40 v St Kilda: 301939-40 v St Kilda: 131939-40 v Melbourne: 01939-40 v Melbourne: 301940-41 v Carlton: 961940-41 v North Melbourne: 251940-41 v University: 31940-41 v Prahran: 66*1940-41 v South Melbourne: 51940-41 v Collingwood: 61940-41 v Coburg: 51940-41 v Northcote: 641940-41 v Melbourne: 281940-41 v St Kilda: 01940-41 v St Kilda: 141940-41 v Essendon: 51941-42 v Carlton: 731941-42 v North Melbourne: 131941-42 v University: 171941-42 v University: 21941-42 v Prahran: 161941-42 v South Melbourne: 441941-42 v Collingwood: 1001941-42 v Coburg: 401941-42 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 651941-42 v Northcote: 171941-42 v Melbourne: 331941-42 v St Kilda: 331941-42 v St Kilda: 411941-42 v Essendon: 21941-42 v Richmond: 571942-43 v Melbourne: 01942-43 v Northcote: 171942-43 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 291942-43 v Collingwood: 681942-43 v South Melbourne: 1051942-43 v Carlton: 31942-43 v Essendon: 561942-43 v North Melbourne: 141942-43 v Prahran: 71943-44 v Melbourne: 161943-44 v South Melbourne: 231944-45 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 191944-45 v Northcote: 01945-46 v Richmond: 01945-46 v Richmond: 221945-46 v Northcote: 311945-46 v St Kilda: 261945-46 v Essendon: 131945-46 v Prahran: 191945-46 v South Melbourne: 581945-46 v North Melbourne: 821946-47 v South Melbourne: 551946-47 v St Kilda: 571946-47 v Richmond: 381946-47 v Melbourne: 01946-47 v Melbourne: 76*1946-47 v Carlton: 731946-47 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 771946-47 v University: 191946-47 v University: 2*1947-48 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 161947-48 v Northcote: 211947-48 v North Melbourne: 231947-48 v University: 311947-48 v Prahran: 371947-48 v Collingwood: 201947-48 v Collingwood: 711947-48 v Coburg: 321948-49 v St Kilda: 171948-49 v Collingwood: 211948-49 v Footscray: 01948-49 v Melbourne: 111948-49 v University: 411948-49 v North Melbourne: 21948-49 v South Melbourne: 251948-49 v Richmond: 181948-49 v Prahran: 541948-49 v Carlton: 91948-49 v Northcote: 241948-49 v Essendon: 01948-49 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 201949-50 v St Kilda: 121949-50 v Prahran: 211949-50 v Essendon: 161949-50 v Essendon: 01949-50 v Melbourne: 2*1949-50 v Melbourne: 101949-50 v Footscray: 281949-50 v South Melbourne: 731949-50 v Richmond: 41949-50 v University: 1*1949-50 v Collingwood: 79*1949-50 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 991949-50 v Carlton: 351949-50 v Northcote: 231950-51 v Essendon: 51950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01950-51 v Northcote: 211950-51 v Carlton: 41950-51 v Prahran: 461950-51 v Richmond: 281950-51 v South Melbourne: 31950-51 v University: 871950-51 v Footscray: 11950-51 v Melbourne: 11950-51 v Collingwood: 211950-51 v St Kilda: 94*1950-51 v Essendon: 671950-51 v Essendon: 61950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21951-52 v North Melbourne: 191951-52 v North Melbourne: 331951-52 v University: 31951-52 v Footscray: 61951-52 v Melbourne: 81951-52 v Collingwood: 221951-52 v Collingwood: 41951-52 v St Kilda: 311951-52 v South Melbourne: 571951-52 v Richmond: 391951-52 v Prahran: 361951-52 v Carlton: 11951-52 v Northcote: 211951-52 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 291951-52 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 321951-52 v Essendon: 361951-52 v St Kilda: 301951-52 v St Kilda: 441951-52 v Melbourne: 231951-52 v Melbourne: 41952-53 v Northcote: 931952-53 v Collingwood: 161952-53 v North Melbourne: 341952-53 v North Melbourne: 751952-53 v South Melbourne: 11952-53 v University: 391952-53 v University: 111952-53 v Essendon: 241952-53 v Carlton: 301952-53 v Richmond: 161952-53 v Melbourne: 71952-53 v St Kilda: 661952-53 v St Kilda: 1*1952-53 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 231952-53 v Prahran: 171953-54 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01953-54 v Footscray: 201953-54 v Footscray: 11*1953-54 v Northcote: 191953-54 v Collingwood: 8*1953-54 v Prahran: 41953-54 v North Melbourne: 341953-54 v South Melbourne: 251953-54 v University: 191953-54 v Essendon: 351953-54 v Essendon: 71953-54 v Richmond: 141953-54 v Melbourne: 581953-54 v St Kilda: 171953-54 v University: 251953-54 v University: 271953-54 v Prahran: 131953-54 v Prahran: 541954-55 v Footscray: 41954-55 v Northcote: 341954-55 v Collingwood: 791954-55 v Prahran: 141954-55 v North Melbourne: 651954-55 v South Melbourne: 171954-55 v University: 861954-55 v Essendon: 181954-55 v Essendon: 41954-55 v Carlton: 251954-55 v Carlton: 321954-55 v Richmond: 31954-55 v Melbourne: 81954-55 v Melbourne: 371954-55 v St Kilda: 111954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 161954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 9

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

Against each club

Melbourne1939076*16.252139.001/14
Prahran1748466*30.25437.332/19
Kingston Hawthorn174799925.213314.002/7
Casey South Melbourne1666810539.29610–0/2
St Kilda1660694*31.89324.501/4
Essendon16519166*27.3221119.001/14
Northcote164199323.2820–0/3
Melbourne University1565714538.65310–0/15
Camberwell Magpies1564110042.7361–––
Greenvale Kanagaroos155588237.205322.332/28
Richmond154065723.882434.504/78
Carlton144789631.8730–0/5
Footscray6702811.670–0/15
VCA Colts414067*35.00113.001/3
Coburg3774025.67–––

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
113934,29110531.553027
24841,268166*28.82522
31302685220.6221
411122867*22.802
5701374619.571
61013238735.893
731211610.50
821201820.00
9213030*30.001
1032535.00
111111*–
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)20075,827166*30.1937410
Middle order (4–7)3137098725.3251
Lower order (8–11)855630*18.671

Batted most often at 1st.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks12
  • 1–958
  • 10–1951
  • 20–2933
  • 30–4938
  • 50–9942
  • 100+4

Turned 4 of 46 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 15.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 54 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught125 · 56%
  • Bowled47 · 21%
  • LBW31 · 14%
  • Caught & bowled10 · 4%
  • Stumped6 · 3%
  • Run out4 · 2%
  • Hit wicket1 · 0%

Most often dismissed by: Daniel (6), Zachariah (5), Jinks (5), Kerr (5), Wilson (4).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins142114,353166*33.232746
In losses8131,8299923.45125
In draws1514107729.293
In ties10000.001
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins13430.500.3
In losses201326.620.7
In draws110.001.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 31 of 46 (67%), lost 12.
  • Every other match: the side won 91 of 158 (58%), lost 52.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first10632,83214527.501828
Batting second9472,810166*32.301823
Second innings of the match39595076*27.9461
As captain and keeper
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
As captain7961,9939927.30114
Otherwise16094,599166*30.463148
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground1081233,3379928.28528.802/7
Toorak Park981895923.6310.001/0
Albert Ground81119376*19.30125.001/14
St Kilda Cricket Ground81044210549.1124.501/4
Carlton Cricket Ground8102619629.00––0/23
North Melbourne Cricket Ground892628232.75316.002/28
Essendon Cricket Ground79264166*37.71114.001/14
South Melbourne Cricket Ground792607328.89––0/2
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote782329329.00––0/12
Victoria Park7828110046.83–––
Richmond Cricket Ground671955727.86427.504/78
Glenferrie Oval671132916.14126.001/13
University Oval6734414557.33––0/15
Melbourne Cricket Ground581464818.25––0/4
Western Oval34652821.67–––
Wickets taken
  • Caught5 · 50%
  • Bowled3 · 30%
  • Stumped2 · 20%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)4 · 40%
  • Middle order (4–7)1 · 10%
  • Lower order (8–11)5 · 50%

Best in a match: 4/78 v Richmond, 1945-46. 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 1933-34 to 1954-55: 2nd of 90 for runs, 32nd of 61 for wickets, 3rd of 97 for matches, 8th of 24 for hundreds, 6th of 83 for catches, 10th of 48 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 2nd of 321 for runs, 74th of 172 for wickets, 4th of 345 for matches, 12th of 50 for hundreds, 12th of 279 for catches, 19th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • TV Sheehan2002-03 to 2016-17 · 203 m · 5,547 runs · 33 wkts
  • JW Rudd2012-13 to 2026-27 · 176 m · 4,864 runs · 47 wkts
  • LR Banthorpe2013-14 to 2026-27 · 206 m · 4,832 runs · 0 wkts
  • HC Lansdown1921-22 to 1936-37 · 164 m · 4,258 runs · 6 wkts

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

As captain

Led the side in 67 matches (1948-49 to 1953-54): won 42, lost 21, drawn 4.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1933-34: 1 match, 0 runs, 0 wickets33-341934-35: 5 matches, 68 runs, 0 wickets1935-36: did not play35-361936-37: 1 match, 4 runs, 0 wickets1937-38: 14 matches, 306 runs, 2 wickets37-381938-39: 15 matches, 737 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership · 1st XI Batting1939-40: 14 matches, 537 runs, 1 wicket · Premiership39-401940-41: 11 matches, 317 runs, 0 wickets1941-42: 13 matches, 553 runs, 0 wickets41-421942-43: 9 matches, 299 runs, 1 wicket · 1st XI Batting1943-44: 2 matches, 39 runs, 0 wickets43-441944-45: 2 matches, 19 runs, 2 wickets1945-46: 7 matches, 251 runs, 6 wickets · 1st XI Batting45-461946-47: 7 matches, 397 runs, 0 wickets · 1st XI Batting1947-48: 7 matches, 251 runs, 0 wickets47-481948-49: 13 matches, 242 runs, 2 wickets1949-50: 13 matches, 403 runs, 0 wickets49-501950-51: 15 matches, 386 runs, 0 wickets1951-52: 15 matches, 478 runs, 1 wicket51-521952-53: 13 matches, 453 runs, 3 wickets · 1st XI Batting1953-54: 14 matches, 390 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership53-541954-55: 13 matches, 462 runs, 0 wickets

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away

1938-39: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1939-40: premiership · 1942-43: 1st XI Batting · 1945-46: 1st XI Batting · 1946-47: 1st XI Batting · 1952-53: 1st XI Batting · 1953-54: premiership

The arc

Merv Harvey's best season with the bat was 1938-39: 737 runs from 21 innings at 36.85. The best ten-innings patch came in 1938-39: 586 runs at 65.11. The leanest, 1948-49 to 1949-50: 114 runs at 12.67.

Rolling average, innings 8 to 239: 12.7 to 65.165.1

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty67*30 Oct 1937v VCA Colts, 1937-38
First hundred166*12 Nov 1938v Essendon, 1938-39
1,000th run58 took him to 1,00625 Feb 1939v Collingwood, 1938-39
50th match0 & 30, 0/1130 Mar 1940v Melbourne, 1939-40
2,000th run73 took him to 2,0424 Oct 1941v Carlton, 1941-42
3,000th run58 took him to 3,0482 Feb 1946v South Melbourne, 1945-46
100th match7722 Feb 1947v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1946-47
4,000th run24 took him to 4,0005 Feb 1949v Northcote, 1948-49
150th match19 & 336 Oct 1951v North Melbourne, 1951-52
5,000th run39 took him to 5,03112 Jan 1952v Richmond, 1951-52
6,000th run17 took him to 6,0116 Mar 1954v St Kilda, 1953-54
200th match25 & 3229 Jan 1955v Carlton, 1954-55

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings
from v St Kilda, 1939-40 to v Collingwood, 1939-40 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 58 matches
from v Collingwood, 1947-48 to v Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 6 matches bowled in
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1949-50 to v South Melbourne, 1951-52 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v Essendon, 1937-38 to v Carlton, 1937-38 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111934-35: 10 (6 inns, avg 22.67)1936-37: 6 (1 inns, avg 4.00)1937-38: 4 (17 inns, avg 19.13)1938-39: 2 (21 inns, avg 36.85)1939-40: 1 (17 inns, avg 31.59)1940-41: 1 (12 inns, avg 28.82)1941-42: 1 (15 inns, avg 36.87)1942-43: 1 (9 inns, avg 33.22)1943-44: 1 (2 inns, avg 19.50)1944-45: 3 (2 inns, avg 9.50)1945-46: 1 (8 inns, avg 31.38)1946-47: 1 (9 inns, avg 56.71)1947-48: 1 (8 inns, avg 31.38)1948-49: 1 (13 inns, avg 18.62)1949-50: 1 (14 inns, avg 36.64)1950-51: 1 (15 inns, avg 27.57)1951-52: 1 (20 inns, avg 23.90)1952-53: 2 (15 inns, avg 32.36)1953-54: 1 (18 inns, avg 24.38)1954-55: 1 (17 inns, avg 27.18)193419391943194719511954

Moved about the order across 20 seasons: opened in 16, at 10th in 1, at 6th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 3rd in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1934-3510622.67
1936-37614.00
1937-3841719.13
1938-3922136.85
1939-4011731.59
1940-4111228.82
1941-4211536.87
1942-431933.22
1943-441219.50
1944-45329.50
1945-461831.38
1946-471956.71
1947-481831.38
1948-4911318.62
1949-5011436.64
1950-5111527.57
1951-5212023.90
1952-5321532.36
1953-5411824.38
1954-5511727.18
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home10812353,3379928.28528.80
Away95115103,247166*30.921324.92
Neutral or unknown110888.00

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday180214146,060166*30.301726.18
Weekday242515328722.17123.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct363921,0279627.7635.67
Nov404651,172166*28.59226.00
Dec1923057510025.00432.75
Jan464831,46014532.44258.00
Feb334031,4229938.43425.25
Mar2839286094*23.24317.00
Other240764819.00
Finals
13Finals played
469Runs · avg 21.32
3Wickets
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away191217156,123166*30.311528.60
Finals132204696721.32313.00
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. MW Sievers × 13
  2. HJ Plant × 11
  3. EA Williams × 8
  4. K Peters × 7
  5. BT Considine × 6
  6. DHL Arnall × 6

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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