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Don McCarthy
Played 1930-31 – 1943-44
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Played 1930-31 – 1943-44
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Career totals
Career
50
Games
14
Seasons
1930-31 – 1943-44
Played
Batting
43
Innings
13
Not outs
566
Runs
56
High score
18.87
Average
3
50s
0
100s
Bowling
0
Wickets
0.00
Average
7
Overs
Fielding
12
Catches
Around this dayin 1934: 23* v Melbourne in 1930: did not bat v Northcote
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930-31 | 12 | 84 | 32 | 9.33 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1931-32 | 6 | 47 | 17 | 11.75 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1933-34 | 8 | 204 | 56 | 34.00 | – | – | – | 4 |
| 1934-35 | 11 | 126 | 37* | 25.20 | 0 | 0 | 0/7 | 1 |
| 1935-36 | 4 | 10 | 5* | 5.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1936-37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | |
| 1940-41 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1943-44 | 5 | 95 | 32* | 31.67 | – | – | – | |
| Career | 48 | 566 | 56 | 18.87 | 0 | 0/7 | 12 |
| 1930-31 |  v Melbourne | 15 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v South Melbourne | 8 & 21 | – |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1930-31 to 1943-44: 28th of 72 for runs, 29th of 80 for matches, 36th of 67 for catches, 27th of 40 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 82nd of 321 for runs, 73rd of 345 for matches, 95th of 279 for catches, 64th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
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.
| 1930-31 |  v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Richmond | 32 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Essendon | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 |  v University | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v Richmond | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1930-31 | v South Melbourne | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 11* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 |  v VCA Colts | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v South Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v North Melbourne | 17 & 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Richmond | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1931-32 | v Essendon | 8* & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v University | 56 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v Prahran | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v South Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v VCA Colts | 52 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v Northcote | 0 & 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 | v Melbourne | 7 & 23* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1933-34 |  v St Kilda | 51* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Melbourne | 23* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 5* & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Collingwood | 37* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v South Melbourne | 3 & 7* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Prahran | 1* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Carlton | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Richmond | 19* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v North Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v University | dnb | 0/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1934-35 | v Melbourne | 20 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v St Kilda | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v Northcote | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v University | 5* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1935-36 | v Carlton | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1936-37 | v North Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1940-41 | v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1943-44 | v Collingwood | 30* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1943-44 | v South Melbourne | 32* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1943-44 | v Prahran | 9 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1943-44 | v University | 11 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1943-44 | v North Melbourne | 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Casey South Melbourne | 6 | 76 | 32* | 15.20 | |
| Melbourne University | 5 | 72 | 56 | 36.00 | 1 |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 45 | 17 | 7.50 | |
| Melbourne | 4 | 88 | 23* | 29.33 | |
| Richmond | 4 | 51 | 32 | 25.50 | |
| Kingston Hawthorn | 4 | 18 | 11* | 9.00 | |
| Northcote | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 | |
| Carlton | 4 | 10 | 7 | 5.00 | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 3 | 67 | 37* | – | |
| Prahran | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6.00 | |
| St Kilda | 2 | 53 | 51* | 53.00 | 1 |
| VCA Colts | 2 | 52 | 52 | 52.00 | 1 |
| Essendon | 2 | 9 | 8* | 4.50 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 52 | 21.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 56 | 12.75 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23* | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 30* | 33.00 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 20.00 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 74 | 32* | 37.00 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 5.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | 7 | 4 | 117 | 51* | 39.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | 3 | 61 | 20 | 10.17 | 2 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | – | ||
| 11 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 12 | 1 | 190 | 56 | 17.27 | 2 | 3 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 13 | 4 | 182 | 32* | 20.22 | 1 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 18 | 8 | 194 | 51* | 19.40 | 1 | 3 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Turned 0 of 3 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 8.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 5 times.
Most often dismissed by: Wedgwood (3), Smith (2), Trembath (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 23 | 8 | 260 | 52 | 17.33 | 1 | 6 |
| In losses | 17 | 4 | 299 | 56 | 23.00 | 2 | 1 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5.00 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 21 | 8 | 209 | 37* | 16.08 | 3 | |
| Batting second | 15 | 3 | 282 | 56 | 23.50 | 3 | 2 |
| Second innings of the match | 7 | 2 | 75 | 23* | 15.00 | 2 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 26 | 21 | 328 | 56 | 25.23 |
| Albert Ground | 3 | 3 | 43 | 23* | 21.50 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 4 | 39 | 21 | 13.00 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5* | 3.50 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 10.67 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 83 |
The careers nearest McCarthy’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Runs, upPremiership Season away
1930-31: premiership
The arc
Don McCarthy's best season with the bat was 1933-34: 204 runs from 8 innings at 34.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1933-34 to 1934-35: 211 runs at 42.20. The leanest, 1930-31 to 1931-32: 53 runs at 6.63.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty56 | 25 Nov 1933 | v University, 1933-34 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | v University, 1933-34 | Lost |
| 52 | v VCA Colts, 1933-34 | Won |
| 51* | v St Kilda, 1933-34 | Lost |
| 37* | v Collingwood, 1934-35 | Won |
| 32* | v South Melbourne, 1943-44 | Lost |
Moved about the order across 7 seasons: opened in 3, at 9th in 1, at 8th in 1, at 4th in 1, at 7th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 21 | 8 | 328 | 56 | 25.23 |
| Away | 22 | 22 | 5 | 238 | 51* | 14.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 43 | 37 | 12 | 462 | 56 | 18.48 |
| Weekday | 5 | 6 | 1 | 104 | 52 | 20.80 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 9 | 6 | 2 | 65 | 23* | 16.25 |
| Nov | 5 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 56 | 49.00 |
| Dec | 4 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 7* | 3.50 |
| Jan | 9 | 8 | 3 | 117 | 52 | 23.40 |
| Feb | 10 | 9 | 2 | 119 | 32* | 17.00 |
| Mar | 8 | 8 | 3 | 133 | 51* | 26.60 |
| Other | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 6.67 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 45 | 40 | 13 | 541 | 56 | 20.04 |
| Finals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 8.33 |
| 51* |
| – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| University Oval | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |