Debut v St Kilda, 1938-39 (1 Nov 1938)Last game v Melbourne, 1940-41 (22 Feb 1941)Player no. 195 to appear for the club
18
Matches
287
Runs
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Debut v St Kilda, 1938-39 (1 Nov 1938)Last game v Melbourne, 1940-41 (22 Feb 1941)Player no. 195 to appear for the club
18
Matches
287
Runs
15.94
Average
53
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
1
Wickets
23.00
Bowling avg
1/23
Best
3
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Prahran | 2 | 111 | 53 | 55.50 | 1 | – | – | – |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 40 | 23 | 20.00 | – | – | – | |
 Richmond | 2 | 27 | 14 | 9.00 | – | – | – | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 22 | 22 | 11.00 | – | – | – | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | – | – | – | |
 VCA Colts | 1 | 46 | 30* | 46.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 | |
 Northcote | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | – | – | – | |
 Essendon | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | – | – | – | |
 St Kilda | 1 | 2 | 1* | 2.00 | – | – | – | |
 Carlton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | |
 Melbourne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9* | – | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 11.00 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25.00 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16* | 18.00 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 49 | 10.13 | 2 | |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | 90 | 30* | 15.00 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1938-39 to 1940-41: 20th of 26 for runs, 17th of 20 for wickets, 20th of 28 for matches, 20th of 24 for catches, 15th of 20 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 119th of 321 for runs, 143rd of 172 for wickets, 129th of 345 for matches, 185th of 279 for catches, 80th of 126 for batting average.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-39 | St Kilda | 1 & 1* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | Carlton | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | North Melbourne | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | University | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | Prahran | 53 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | South Melbourne | 23 & 16* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | Collingwood | 22 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | VCA Colts | 30* & 16 | 1/23 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | Collingwood | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1938-39 | Richmond | 14 & 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1939-40 | Essendon | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1939-40 | Richmond | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1939-40 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1939-40 | South Melbourne | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1939-40 | Prahran | 49 & 9* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1940-41 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1940-41 | Northcote | 25 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1940-41 | Melbourne | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
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| 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 20.00 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 18 | 2 | 214 | 49 | 13.38 | 3 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 6th.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 17 | 4 | 255 | 53 | 19.62 | 1 | 3 |
| In losses | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 | ||
| In draws | 3 | 0 | 28 | 22 | 9.33 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 1 | 23.00 | 1.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 13 | 1 | 155 | 49 | 12.92 | 3 | |
| Batting second | 4 | 0 | 80 | 53 | 20.00 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 5 | 3 | 52 | 16* | 26.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 10 | 160 | 53 | 20.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 39 | 23 | 39.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 2 | 58 | 49 | 58.00 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | – | – | – |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 1/23 v VCA Colts, 1938-39. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Black’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, downPremiership
1938-39: premiership
The arc
RJ Black's best season with the bat was 1938-39: 187 runs from 13 innings at 18.70. The best ten-innings patch came in 1938-39 to 1939-40: 188 runs at 23.50. The leanest, 1938-39 to 1940-41: 99 runs at 11.00.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty53 | 30 Jan 1939 | v Prahran, 1938-39 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | v Prahran, 1938-39 | Won |
| 49 | v Prahran, 1939-40 | Won |
| 30* | v VCA Colts, 1938-39 | Won |
| 25 | v Northcote, 1940-41 | Won |
| 23 | v South Melbourne, 1938-39 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 7th for 1 season, moved up to 6th from 1939-40, moved up to 4th from 1940-41.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 10 | 2 | 160 | 53 | 20.00 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Away | 9 | 12 | 2 | 127 | 49 | 12.70 |
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 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 174 | 30* | 12.43 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Weekday | 4 | 6 | 2 | 113 | 53 | 28.25 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3.50 | ||
| Nov | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4.50 | ||
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | ||
| Jan | 6 | 6 | 1 | 114 | 53 | 22.80 | ||
| Feb | 4 | 5 | 1 | 86 | 25 | 21.50 | ||
| Mar | 2 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 30* | 23.00 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 16 | 19 | 4 | 263 | 53 | 17.53 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Finals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 8.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23 | v VCA Colts, 1938-39 | Won |
| 1 |
| 23.00 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 12.00 |