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Eddie Williams
Played 1931-32 – 1947-48
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Played 1931-32 – 1947-48
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Career totals
Career
97
Games
17
Seasons
1931-32 – 1947-48
Played
Batting
109
Innings
19
Not outs
2,854
Runs
174
High score
31.71
Average
11
50s
5
100s
Bowling
97
Wickets
19.94
Average
6
5-fors
1
10-fors
1,935
Overs
Fielding & keeping
45
Catches
1
Stumpings
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.
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931-32 | 1 | 5 | 5* | 5.00 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1932-33 | 3 | 53 | 42 | 26.50 | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 2 |
| 1933-34 | 3 | 20 | 20* | 20.00 | 0 | 1 | 1/7 | 4 |
| 1935-36 | 14 | 585 | 148 | 45.00 | 3 | 2 | 2/9 | 5 |
| 1936-37 | 12 | 386 | 118* | 48.25 | 25 | 10 | 5/33 | 4 |
| 1937-38 | 14 | 416 | 109 | 27.73 | 44.1 | 21 | 5/43 | 12 |
| 1938-39 | 15 | 558 | 174 | 34.88 | 67.5 | 23 | 5/25 | 8 |
| 1939-40 | 14 | 457 | 74 | 30.47 | 44.4 | 27 | 6/33 | 6 |
| 1940-41 | 9 | 135 | 42* | 19.29 | 31 | 6 | 3/18 | 1 |
| 1946-47 | 7 | 183 | 47 | 26.14 | 53.2 | 6 | 2/12 | 3 |
| 1947-48 | 5 | 56 | 19 | 11.20 | 25.5 | 1 | 1/12 | |
| Career | 97 | 2,854 | 174 | 31.71 | 97 | 6/33 | 46 |
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Melbourne | 10 | 274 | 55 | 21.08 | 1 | 23 | 10.74 | 6/33 | 4 | 1 | |
 St Kilda | 9 | 184 | 78* | 18.40 | 1 | 13 | 15.46 | 5/25 | 1 | ||
 Camberwell Magpies | 8 | 316 | 174 | 45.14 | 1 | 1 | 141.00 | 1/24 | |||
 Casey South Melbourne | 8 | 176 | 73* | 29.33 | 1 | 7 | 27.14 | 4/50 | |||
 Prahran | 8 | 139 | 109 | 19.86 | 1 | 10 | 15.10 | 5/41 | 1 | ||
 Richmond | 8 | 137 | 40 | 17.13 | 5 | 38.00 | 2/9 | ||||
 VCA Colts | 7 | 372 | 75 | 93.00 | 5 | 2 | 40.00 | 1/30 | |||
 Carlton | 7 | 262 | 118* | 43.67 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 26.80 | 3/54 | ||
 Melbourne University | 7 | 242 | 148 | 48.40 | 1 | 10 | 13.20 | 4/57 | |||
 Northcote | 7 | 199 | 47 | 22.11 | 8 | 22.63 | 2/22 | ||||
 Essendon | 6 | 179 | 85 | 35.80 | 1 | 4 | 20.50 | 3/18 | |||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 6 | 160 | 51 | 22.86 | 1 | 6 | 19.83 | 3/16 | |||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 156 | 115 | 52.00 | 1 | 3 | 27.00 | 1/2 | |||
 Coburg | 1 | 58 | 42* | – | 0 | – | 0/5 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16* | – | |||
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 21 | 15.00 | |||
| 3 | 29 | 4 | 942 | 148 | 37.68 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 23 | 3 | 684 | 174 | 34.20 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | 33 | 5 | 835 | 74 | 29.82 | 4 | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 191 | 78* | 23.88 | 2 | 1 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | 65 |
In the record book
Among players of 1931-32 to 1947-48: 12th of 78 for runs, 14th of 52 for wickets, 18th of 85 for matches, 5th of 24 for hundreds, 14th of 72 for catches, 7th of 41 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 19th of 321 for runs, 28th of 172 for wickets, 32nd of 345 for matches, 8th of 50 for hundreds, 32nd of 279 for catches, 14th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
The careers nearest Williams’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.
As captain
Led the side in 3 matches (1939-40 to 1940-41): won 3, lost 0, drawn 0.
Most often led
Season by season
Moved about the order across 11 seasons: at 5th in 4, at 3rd in 3, at 4th in 2, at 10th in 1, at 7th in 1.
| Season |
|---|
Wickets by season
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| 24* |
| 65.00 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 30 | 18.00 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 21.00 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 |
| 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 33 | 6 | 988 | 148 | 36.59 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 68 | 11 | 1,775 | 174 | 31.14 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 8 | 2 | 91 | 42 | 15.17 | 2 |
Batted most often at 5th.
Turned 5 of 16 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 13.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 18 times.
Most often dismissed by: Johnson (4), Brown (2), Nash (2), Wilson (2), Reynolds (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 65 | 10 | 2,007 | 174 | 36.49 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
| In losses | 36 | 7 | 549 | 78* | 18.93 | 1 | 5 | |
| In draws | 8 | 2 | 298 | 118* | 49.67 | 1 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 45 | 68 | 16.19 | 1.5 |
| In losses | 24 | 25 | 26.32 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 5 | 4 | 43.75 | 0.8 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 51 | 8 | 1,843 | 174 | 42.86 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Batting second | 42 | 5 | 900 | 85 | 24.32 | 5 | 3 | |
| Second innings of the match | 16 | 6 | 111 | 17* | 11.10 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 3 | 1 | 78 | 73* | 39.00 | 1 | ||
| Otherwise | 106 | 18 | 2,776 | 174 | 31.55 | 10 | 5 | 7 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 55 | 62 | 1,542 | 148 | 30.24 | 60 | 18.10 | 6/33 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 6 | 38 | 24* | 7.60 | 2 | 49.50 | 1/16 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 4 | 5 | 229 | 118* | 76.33 | 3 | 24.00 | 3/54 |
| Albert Ground | 4 | 5 | 127 | 55 | 25.40 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Toorak Park | 4 | 4 | 121 | 109 | 40.33 | 7 | 12.71 | 5/41 |
| Victoria Park | 4 | 4 | 242 | 174 | 60.50 | 1 | 55.00 | 1/24 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 14.33 | 3 | 7.33 | 2/9 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 3 | 4 | 110 | 47 | 27.50 | 3 | 21.00 | 2/42 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 48 | 47 | 16.00 | 6 | 16.33 | 4/50 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 94 | 78* | 47.00 | 4 | 30.25 | 4/55 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 88 | 85 | 44.00 | 4 | 16.00 | 3/18 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 2 | 22 | 17 | 11.00 | – | – | 0/3 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 116 | 115 | 116.00 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | 4 | 14.25 | 4/57 |
Batters dismissed
6 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 11/64 v Melbourne, 1939-40. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1936-37: 1st XI Batting · 1937-38: 1st XI Batting · 1938-39: premiership · 1939-40: premiership, 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Eddie Williams' best season with the bat was 1935-36: 585 runs from 15 innings at 45.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1935-36 to 1936-37: 580 runs at 64.44. The leanest, 1938-39 to 1939-40: 127 runs at 14.11.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty66* | 5 Nov 1935 | v VCA Colts, 1935-36 |
| First hundred148 | 25 Jan 1936 | v University, 1935-36 |
| 1,000th run78* took him to 1,012 | 13 Feb 1937 | v St Kilda, 1936-37 |
| First five-for5/33 | 13 Mar 1937 | v Melbourne, 1936-37 |
| 50th match26, 0/15 | 29 Oct 1938 | v Melbourne, 1938-39 |
| 50th wicket3/45 took him to 52 | 30 Jan 1939 | v Prahran, 1938-39 |
| 2,000th run174 took him to 2,023 | 20 Mar 1939 | v Collingwood, 1938-39 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 174 | v Collingwood, 1938-39 | Won, Semi-final |
| 148 | v University, 1935-36 | Won |
| 118* | v Carlton, 1936-37 | Drawn |
| 115 | v North Melbourne, 1935-36 | Won |
| 109 | v Prahran, 1937-38 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/33 | v Melbourne, 1939-40 | Won |
| 5/25 | v St Kilda, 1938-39 | Won |
| 5/31 | v Melbourne, 1939-40 | Won |
| 5/33 | v Melbourne, 1936-37 | Lost |
| 5/41 | v Prahran, 1939-40 | Won |
| Usual spot |
|---|
| Inn |
|---|
| Avg |
|---|
| 1931-32 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 1932-33 | 4 | 3 | 26.50 |
| 1933-34 | 7 | 2 | 20.00 |
| 1935-36 | 3 | 15 | 45.00 |
| 1936-37 | 3 | 10 | 48.25 |
| 1937-38 | 3 | 17 | 27.73 |
| 1938-39 | 4 | 19 | 34.88 |
| 1939-40 | 5 | 19 | 30.47 |
| 1940-41 | 5 | 10 | 19.29 |
| 1946-47 | 5 | 7 | 26.14 |
| 1947-48 | 5 | 5 | 11.20 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 55 | 62 | 11 | 1,542 | 148 | 30.24 | 60 | 18.10 |
| Away | 41 | 46 | 8 | 1,306 | 174 | 34.37 | 37 | 22.59 |
| Neutral or unknown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 83 | 95 | 15 | 2,313 | 148 | 28.91 | 77 | 21.13 |
| Weekday | 14 | 14 | 4 | 541 | 174 | 54.10 | 20 | 15.35 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 19 | 22 | 2 | 529 | 118* | 26.45 | 9 | 28.33 |
| Nov | 23 | 24 | 2 | 532 | 85 | 24.18 | 23 | 18.96 |
| Dec | 9 | 10 | 1 | 116 | 33 | 12.89 | 22 | 16.14 |
| Jan | 20 | 20 | 7 | 690 | 148 | 53.08 | 16 | 23.25 |
| Feb | 11 | 12 | 5 | 268 | 78* | 38.29 | 14 | 16.93 |
| Mar | 13 | 18 | 2 | 705 | 174 | 44.06 | 13 | 17.85 |
| Other | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 4.67 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 89 | 96 | 18 | 2,461 | 148 | 31.55 | 94 | 18.76 |
| Finals | 8 | 13 | 1 | 393 | 174 | 32.75 | 3 | 57.00 |