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Debut v Footscray, 1983-84 (1 Oct 1983)Last game v Prahran, 1987-88 (12 Mar 1988)Player no. 443 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1987: 5 v Footscray
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Debut v Footscray, 1983-84 (1 Oct 1983)Last game v Prahran, 1987-88 (12 Mar 1988)Player no. 443 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1987: 5 v Footscray
30
Matches
683
Runs
20.70
Average
57
Highest
0 / 3
100s / 50s
10
Wickets
30.40
Bowling avg
4/46
Best
9
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Kingston Hawthorn | 4 | 84 | 57 | 16.80 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 86 | 35 | 28.67 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 2 | 84 | 52 | 42.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
 St Kilda | 2 | 68 | 46 | 34.00 | 3 | 15.00 | 3/45 | |
 Richmond | 2 | 64 | 48 | 21.33 | – | – | – | |
 Ringwood | 2 | 59 | 55 | 29.50 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 54 | 32 | 18.00 | 0 | – | 0/32 | |
 Essendon | 2 | 49 | 45 | 24.50 | 1 | 68.00 | 1/68 | |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 47 | 33 | 23.50 | 1 | 38.00 | 1/38 | |
 Melbourne | 2 | 44 | 40 | 22.00 | 0 | – | 0/23 | |
 Northcote | 2 | 25 | 13 | 12.50 | 5 | 12.80 | 4/46 | |
 Footscray | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.00 | – | – | – | |
 Prahran | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | – | 0/34 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 32 | 13.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 30 | 0 | 644 | 57 | 21.47 | 3 | 1 |
Batted most often at 2nd.
In the record book
Among players of 1983-84 to 1987-88: 15th of 35 for runs, 13th of 23 for wickets, 18th of 35 for matches, 18th of 31 for catches, 9th of 21 for batting average.
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Turned 0 of 3 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 11.3% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Most often dismissed by: Hughes (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 0 | 300 | 57 | 27.27 | 2 | 1 |
| In losses | 21 | 0 | 382 | 52 | 18.19 | 1 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In losses | 8 | 10 | 27.00 | 1.3 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 14 | 0 | 260 | 46 | 18.57 | 1 | |
| Batting second | 15 | 0 | 328 | 57 | 21.87 | 3 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 0 | 95 | 48 | 23.75 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 7 | 8 | 151 | 55 | 18.88 | – | – | 0/6 |
| Schramms Reserve | 7 | 7 | 85 | 32 | 12.14 | 5 | 24.80 | 4/46 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 2 | 3 | 73 | 57 | 24.33 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 64 | 48 | 21.33 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 68 | 46 | 34.00 | 3 | 15.00 | 3/45 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 49 | 45 | 24.50 | 1 | 68.00 | 1/68 |
| University Oval | 2 | 2 | 47 | 33 | 23.50 | 1 | 38.00 | 1/38 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 44 | 40 | 22.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 84 | 52 | 42.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 9.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 5/58 v Northcote, 1987-88. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Stephenson’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
John Stephenson's best season with the bat was 1983-84: 434 runs from 17 innings at 25.53. The best ten-innings patch came in 1983-84: 285 runs at 28.50. The leanest, 1987-88: 115 runs at 11.50.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty55 | 6 Nov 1983 | v Ringwood, 1983-84 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1983-84 | Won |
| 55 | v Ringwood, 1983-84 | Won |
| 52 | v Carlton, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 48 | v Richmond, 1983-84 | Lost |
| 46 | v St Kilda, 1983-84 | Lost |
Best bowling
Opened in every one of his 2 seasons.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 15 | 0 | 236 | 55 | 15.73 | 5 | 26.00 |
| Away | 16 | 18 | 0 | 447 | 57 | 24.83 | 5 | 34.80 |
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 | 29 | 0 | 571 | 57 | 19.69 | 10 | 30.40 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 55.00 | ||
| Weekday | 3 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 52 | 19.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 6 | 7 | 0 | 110 | 48 | 15.71 | ||
| Nov | 7 | 9 | 0 | 196 | 55 | 21.78 | 5 | 11.60 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 9.50 | 1 | 68.00 |
| Jan | 7 | 6 | 0 | 127 | 52 | 21.17 | 1 | 38.00 |
| Feb | 5 | 6 | 0 | 159 | 45 | 26.50 | 3 | 35.33 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 57 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4/46 | v Northcote, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 3/45 | v St Kilda, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/12 | v Northcote, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/38 | v University, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 1/68 | v Essendon, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 24.00 |