Debut v Carlton, 1949-50 (18 Feb 1950)Last game v Prahran, 1954-55 (13 Nov 1954)Player no. 288 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1954: 0/22 & 0/3 and 3 ct v Northcote
15
Matches
58
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Debut v Carlton, 1949-50 (18 Feb 1950)Last game v Prahran, 1954-55 (13 Nov 1954)Player no. 288 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1954: 0/22 & 0/3 and 3 ct v Northcote
15
Matches
58
Runs
5.27
Average
12
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
6
Wickets
27.67
Bowling avg
2/24
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Northcote | 3 | 1 | 1* | 1.00 | 0 | – | 0/3 |
 Carlton | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | 1 | 27.00 | 1/15 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4.50 | 1 | 7.00 | 1/7 |
 Prahran | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 1/20 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 15 | 12 | 7.50 | 0 | – | 0/7 |
 Footscray | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | – | – | – |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 2 | 22.00 | 2/24 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
 St Kilda | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 11.00 | 1/11 |
 Richmond | 1 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/20 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 | |
| 8 | 7 | 0 | 39 | 10 | 5.57 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 4 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 6.33 | |
| Lower order (8–11) |
In the record book
Among players of 1949-50 to 1954-55: 27th of 34 for runs, 19th of 27 for wickets, 26th of 35 for matches, 25th of 33 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 208th of 321 for runs, 105th of 172 for wickets, 141st of 345 for matches, 136th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949-50 | Carlton | 0 | 1/15 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | St Kilda | dnb | 1/11 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | South Melbourne | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | Richmond | dnb | 0/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | Prahran | dnb | 1/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | Carlton | 10 | 0/12 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1951-52 | Northcote | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1952-53 | North Melbourne | 3 & 12 | 0/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 5 | 2/24 & 0/20 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | Footscray | 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | Northcote | 1* | 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1953-54 | Collingwood | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | Northcote | dnb | 0/22 & 0/3 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | Collingwood | 8 | 1/7 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1954-55 | Prahran | 5 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
| 8 |
| 0 |
| 39 |
| 10 |
| 4.88 |
| 2 |
Batted most often at 8th.
3.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 0 | 34 | 12 | 4.86 | 2 |
| In losses | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 6.00 | |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 6 | 3 | 31.33 | 0.5 |
| In losses | 2 | 2 | 28.00 | 1.0 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 16.00 | 0.5 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 5 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 4.25 | 1 |
| Batting second | 6 | 0 | 29 | 10 | 4.83 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 8 | 7 | 39 | 12 | 6.50 | 5 | 24.20 | 2/24 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 1/20 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | 0/3 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/44 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1953-54. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Beitzel’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
The best ten-innings patch came in 1951-52 to 1954-55: 55 runs at 6.11. The leanest, 1949-50 to 1953-54: 45 runs at 5.00.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | v North Melbourne, 1952-53 | Won |
| 10 | v Carlton, 1951-52 | Lost |
| 10 | v Footscray, 1953-54 | Won |
| 8 | v Collingwood, 1954-55 | Won |
| 5 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1953-54 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 8th for 2 seasons, moved up to 5th from 1952-53, dropped to 7th from 1953-54, dropped to 8th from 1954-55.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 7 | 1 | 39 | 12 | 6.50 | 5 | 24.20 |
| Away | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3.80 | 1 | 45.00 |
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 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 47 | 12 | 4.70 | 6 | 24.83 |
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 10 | 7.67 | 3 | 25.33 |
| Nov | 4 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 5.50 | ||
| Dec | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 11.00 |
| Jan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 52.00 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 15.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/24 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1953-54 | Lost |
| 1/7 | v Collingwood, 1954-55 | Won |
| 1/11 | v St Kilda, 1951-52 | Drawn |
| 1/15 | v Carlton, 1949-50 | Won |
| 1/20 | v Prahran, 1951-52 | Won |