Debut v Collingwood, 1945-46 (6 Oct 1945)Last game v Prahran, 1946-47 (11 Jan 1947)Player no. 270 to appear for the club
11
Matches
106
Runs
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Debut v Collingwood, 1945-46 (6 Oct 1945)Last game v Prahran, 1946-47 (11 Jan 1947)Player no. 270 to appear for the club
11
Matches
106
Runs
13.25
Average
21
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
28
Wickets
24.29
Bowling avg
6/53
Best
7
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 29 | 20 | 14.50 | 6 | 27.17 | 4/76 | |
 Richmond | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 2 | 56.00 | 1/52 | |
 Northcote | 1 | 30 | 21 | 30.00 | 0 | – | 0/59 | |
 Brunswick | 1 | 21 | 15 | 21.00 | 4 | 29.00 | 2/54 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 4 | 21.50 | 4/86 | |
 St Kilda | 1 | 10 | 10* | – | 8 | 7.00 | 6/53 | 1 |
 Carlton | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0 | – | 0/16 | |
 Melbourne | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 14.00 | 3/42 | |
 Prahran | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 30.00 | 1/30 |
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| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 21.00 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – | |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 11 | 7.33 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | |
| 10 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10* | 13.00 | |
| 11 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 20 | 29.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1945-46 to 1946-47: 22nd of 29 for runs, 15th of 25 for wickets, 25th of 29 for matches, 24th of 29 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 178th of 321 for runs, 56th of 172 for wickets, 166th of 345 for matches, 129th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | Collingwood | 9 | 2/87 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1945-46 | Carlton | 2 | 0/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1945-46 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 11 | 4/86 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1945-46 | Brunswick | 15 & 6* | 2/62 & 2/54 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1945-46 | Richmond | 3 | 1/60 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | St Kilda | 10* | 2/3 & 6/53 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | Richmond | dnb | 1/52 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | Northcote | 9* & 21 | 0/59 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | Melbourne | dnb | 3/42 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | Collingwood | 20 | 4/76 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1946-47 | Prahran | 0 | 1/30 | Something wrong? Tell us |
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 27.00 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 8 | 2 | 79 | 20 | 13.17 |
Batted most often at 8th.
5.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | – | |
| In losses | 8 | 2 | 85 | 21 | 14.17 | 1 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 5.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 12 | 12.50 | 4.0 |
| In losses | 6 | 14 | 30.50 | 2.3 |
| In draws | 2 | 2 | 51.50 | 1.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 3 | 0 | 33 | 20 | 11.00 | |
| Batting second | 6 | 2 | 46 | 15 | 11.50 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 2 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 27.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 6 | 6 | 64 | 20 | 16.00 | 21 | 19.14 | 6/53 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 2 | 30 | 21 | 30.00 | – | – | 0/59 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 2 | 43.50 | 2/87 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 60.00 | 1/60 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 30.00 | 1/30 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 14.00 | 3/42 |
Batters dismissed
1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 8/56 v St Kilda, 1946-47. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Sykes’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
ME Sykes' best season with the bat was 1946-47: 60 runs from 5 innings at 20.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1945-46 to 1946-47: 106 runs at 15.14. The leanest, 1945-46 to 1946-47: 97 runs at 13.86.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for6/53 | 19 Oct 1946 | v St Kilda, 1946-47 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | v Northcote, 1946-47 | Lost |
| 20 | v Collingwood, 1946-47 | Lost |
| 15 | v Brunswick, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 11 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 10* | v St Kilda, 1946-47 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 8th for 1 season, dropped to 11th from 1946-47.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 6 | 6 | 2 | 64 | 20 | 16.00 | 21 | 19.14 |
| Away | 5 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 10.50 | 7 | 39.71 |
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 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 106 | 21 | 13.25 | 27 | 23.26 |
| Weekday | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 52.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 10* | 10.50 | 10 | 15.90 |
| Nov | 5 | 5 | 2 | 62 | 21 | 20.67 | 12 | 29.58 |
| Dec | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 11.50 | 5 | 27.20 |
| Jan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 30.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/53 | v St Kilda, 1946-47 | Won |
| 4/76 | v Collingwood, 1946-47 | Lost |
| 4/86 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1945-46 | Lost |
| 3/42 | v Melbourne, 1946-47 | Won |
| 2/3 | v St Kilda, 1946-47 | Won |