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Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1940-41 (18 Jan 1941)Last game v Carlton, 1946-47 (8 Feb 1947)Player no. 211 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1943: 17 v St Kilda in 1942: 8 v Northcote
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Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1940-41 (18 Jan 1941)Last game v Carlton, 1946-47 (8 Feb 1947)Player no. 211 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1943: 17 v St Kilda in 1942: 8 v Northcote
50
Matches
846
Runs
19.23
Average
83
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
12
Wickets
30.25
Bowling avg
3/71
Best
4
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Northcote | 6 | 93 | 33 | 13.29 | 3 | 15.67 | 2/22 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 5 | 96 | 36 | 19.20 | 2 | 35.50 | 2/42 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 5 | 80 | 45 | 26.67 | 1 | 14.00 | 1/14 | |
 Carlton | 5 | 51 | 30 | 10.20 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/23 | |
 Melbourne University | 4 | 49 | 20 | 16.33 | 0 | – | 0/15 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 4 | 38 | 21* | 19.00 | 2 | 30.50 | 2/39 | |
 Melbourne | 4 | 14 | 9 | 4.67 | – | – | – | |
 St Kilda | 3 | 103 | 83 | 34.33 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Essendon | 3 | 92 | 50 | 30.67 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Casey South Melbourne | 3 | 74 | 41 | 24.67 | 3 | 23.67 | 3/71 | |
 Prahran | 3 | 52 | 28 | 26.00 | 0 | – | 0/41 | |
 Preston | 2 | 61 | 36 | 30.50 | – | – | – | |
 Brunswick | 1 | 42 | 42 | 42.00 | – | – | – | |
 Yarraville (Sub-District) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – | |
 Richmond | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 50 | 16.67 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 13 | 0 | 234 | 42 | 18.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 9 | 1 | 109 | 25 | 13.63 | 2 | |
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 105 | 41 | 26.25 | ||
| 5 | 6 | 1 | 160 | 83 | 32.00 | 1 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 16 |
In the record book
Among players of 1940-41 to 1946-47: 18th of 49 for runs, 23rd of 38 for wickets, 22nd of 52 for matches, 35th of 47 for catches, 18th of 32 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 57th of 321 for runs, 83rd of 172 for wickets, 67th of 345 for matches, 159th of 279 for catches, 61st of 126 for batting average.
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| 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – |
| 10 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 31 | 1 | 493 | 50 | 16.43 | 1 | 4 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 14 | 1 | 329 | 83 | 25.31 | 1 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 2 | 24 | 12* | 24.00 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Most often dismissed by: Freer (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 19 | 0 | 360 | 50 | 18.95 | 1 | 2 |
| In losses | 26 | 3 | 411 | 83 | 17.87 | 1 | 3 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 66 | 45 | 66.00 | ||
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 4 | 4 | 20.25 | 1.0 |
| In losses | 8 | 8 | 35.25 | 1.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 27 | 3 | 580 | 83 | 24.17 | 2 | 4 |
| Batting second | 19 | 0 | 239 | 42 | 12.58 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24* | 27.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 26 | 26 | 514 | 83 | 20.56 | 8 | 29.25 | 2/22 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 50 | 24 | 16.67 | 3 | 23.67 | 3/71 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 34 | 30 | 11.33 | 1 | 43.00 | 1/23 |
| Albert Ground | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 1 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 3 | 52 | 28 | 26.00 | – | – | – |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 2 | 45 | 33 | 22.50 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 42 | 41 | 21.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21* | 21.00 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | 27.00 | – | – | 0/15 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Yarraville Oval | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 3/71 v South Melbourne, 1943-44. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Hagger’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, up Wickets, down Season away
The arc
A Hagger's best season with the bat was 1943-44: 326 runs from 19 innings at 19.18. The best ten-innings patch came in 1942-43 to 1943-44: 238 runs at 26.44. The leanest, 1943-44 to 1946-47: 107 runs at 10.70.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty83 | 3 Oct 1942 | v St Kilda, 1942-43 |
| 50th match7 | 8 Feb 1947 | v Carlton, 1946-47 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | v St Kilda, 1942-43 | Lost |
| 50 | v Essendon, 1943-44 | Won |
| 45 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1940-41 | Drawn |
| 42 | v Brunswick, 1943-44 | Won |
| 41 | v South Melbourne, 1943-44 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 5th for 1 season, moved up to 3rd from 1942-43, moved up to open from 1943-44, dropped to 4th from 1946-47.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 26 | 26 | 1 | 514 | 83 | 20.56 | 8 | 29.25 |
| Away | 24 | 22 | 3 | 332 | 45 | 17.47 | 4 | 32.25 |
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 | 49 | 47 | 4 | 805 | 83 | 18.72 | 12 | 30.25 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 12 | 11 | 0 | 266 | 83 | 24.18 | 1 | 14.00 |
| Nov | 10 | 10 | 0 | 208 | 42 | 20.80 | ||
| Dec | 6 | 7 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 12.14 | 1 | 25.00 |
| Jan | 13 | 12 | 2 | 196 | 45 | 19.60 | 2 | 22.00 |
| Feb | 6 | 5 | 0 | 68 | 33 | 13.60 | 5 | 30.80 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12* |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/71 | v South Melbourne, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 2/22 | v Northcote, 1943-44 | Won |
| 2/39 | v North Melbourne, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 2/42 | v Collingwood, 1943-44 | Lost |
| 1/14 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1944-45 | Won |
| 23.00 |
| 3 |
| 25.67 |