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1923-24 to 1926-27 · 28 matches for the club · also printed as C Comben
Debut v Essendon, 1923-24 (9 Feb 1924)Last game v Northcote, 1926-27 (5 Feb 1927)Player no. 110 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1925: 20* and 1/13 v Collingwood
28
Matches
214
Runs
12.59
Average
39
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
18
Wickets
35.61
Bowling avg
3/16
Best
8
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Richmond | 3 | 52 | 31 | 17.33 | 1 | 36.00 | 1/23 |
 Prahran | 3 | 31 | 20 | 15.50 | 1 | 53.00 | 1/18 |
 St Kilda | 3 | 26 | 7 | 5.20 | 0 | – | 0/9 |
 Northcote | 3 | 16 | 9* | 8.00 | 0 | – | 0/13 |
 Essendon | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 96.00 | 1/23 |
 Carlton | 3 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 4 | 12.25 | 2/10 |
 Melbourne | 2 | 58 | 39 | 29.00 | 1 | 70.00 | 1/44 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 24 | 20* | – | 1 | 40.00 | 1/13 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 3 | 12.67 | 3/32 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | 24.25 | 3/16 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 3.00 | 2/6 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/19 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11.00 | |
| 9 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 39 | 12.17 | 1 |
| 10 | 7 | 2 | 81 | 31 | 16.20 | 1 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
In the record book
Among players of 1923-24 to 1926-27: 18th of 36 for runs, 9th of 18 for wickets, 12th of 38 for matches, 14th of 29 for catches, 14th of 17 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 135th of 321 for runs, 74th of 172 for wickets, 101st of 345 for matches, 120th of 279 for catches, 102nd of 126 for batting average.
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| 21 |
| 17.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4.00 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 18 | 4 | 199 | 39 | 14.21 | 2 |
Batted most often at 10th.
5.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted (where the card has the total).
Most often dismissed by: Blackie (3), Lisle (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 1 | 46 | 39 | 11.50 | 1 |
| In losses | 13 | 2 | 123 | 31 | 11.18 | 1 |
| In draws | 2 | 2 | 24 | 20* | – | |
| In ties | 2 | 0 | 21 | 20 | 10.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 10 | 12 | 17.08 | 1.2 |
| In losses | 9 | 3 | 89.00 | 0.3 |
| In draws | 5 | 3 | 42.67 | 0.6 |
| In ties | 2 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 9 | 1 | 127 | 39 | 15.88 | 2 |
| Batting second | 9 | 2 | 73 | 31 | 10.43 | |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 7.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 13 | 10 | 102 | 31 | 11.33 | 8 | 39.75 | 3/32 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 3 | 31 | 20 | 15.50 | 1 | 46.00 | 1/18 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4.00 | – | – | 0/9 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 3 | 15.67 | 2/10 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9* | 10.00 | – | – | 0/13 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20* | – | 1 | 13.00 | 1/13 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 39 | 39 | 39.00 | – | – | 0/26 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 5.33 | 3/16 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 3.00 | 2/6 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/28 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/19 |
| University Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/6 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 3/16 v South Melbourne, 1925-26. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Comben’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
The arc
CM Comben's best season with the bat was 1925-26: 118 runs from 8 innings at 16.86. The best ten-innings patch came in 1923-24 to 1925-26: 124 runs at 20.67. The leanest, 1923-24 to 1924-25: 51 runs at 8.50.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | v Melbourne, 1925-26 | Won |
| 31 | v Richmond, 1925-26 | Lost |
| 21 | v Richmond, 1926-27 | Lost |
| 20* | v Collingwood, 1925-26 | Drawn |
| 20 | v Prahran, 1924-25 | Tied |
Best bowling
Batted at 8th for 1 season, dropped to 9th from 1924-25, dropped to 10th from 1925-26.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 10 | 1 | 102 | 31 | 11.33 | 8 | 39.75 |
| Away | 15 | 12 | 4 | 112 | 39 | 14.00 | 10 | 32.30 |
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 | 26 | 22 | 5 | 214 | 39 | 12.59 | 15 | 39.80 |
| Weekday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 14.67 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 31 | 27.50 | 1 | 63.00 |
| Nov | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 3 | 6.00 |
| Dec | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 19 | 23.00 | 1 | 78.00 |
| Jan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 39 | 20.00 | 4 | 30.00 |
| Feb | 7 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 7 | 6.40 | 6 | 36.17 |
| Mar | 5 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 20 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 27 | 20 | 5 | 206 | 39 | 13.73 | 18 | 35.11 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16 | v South Melbourne, 1925-26 | Won |
| 3/32 | v University, 1924-25 | Won |
| 2/6 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1924-25 | Won |
| 2/10 | v Carlton, 1924-25 | Won |
| 1/2 | v Carlton, 1925-26 | Won |
| 12.00 |
| 3 |
| 45.33 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4.00 |