Debut v Prahran, 1948-49 (22 Jan 1949)Last game v Essendon, 1954-55 (15 Jan 1955)Player no. 286 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1949: did not bat v North Melbourne in 1954: 26 v Northcote
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Debut v Prahran, 1948-49 (22 Jan 1949)Last game v Essendon, 1954-55 (15 Jan 1955)Player no. 286 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1949: did not bat v North Melbourne in 1954: 26 v Northcote
28
Matches
382
Runs
12.32
Average
50
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Prahran | 4 | 49 | 29 | 12.25 | |
 Northcote | 3 | 59 | 26 | 14.75 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 55 | 50 | 18.33 | 1 |
 Carlton | 3 | 46 | 26 | 15.33 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 3 | 28 | 18* | 28.00 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2.25 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 71 | 35 | 23.67 | |
 Footscray | 2 | 17 | 15 | 8.50 | |
 Essendon | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1.33 | |
 Melbourne | 1 | 37 | 32 | 18.50 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | |
 Richmond | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | ||
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 26 | 8.50 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 148 | 50 | 29.60 | 1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 6.00 | 1 | |
| 6 | 7 | 1 | 70 | 26 | 11.67 | 2 | |
| 7 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 5.13 |
In the record book
Among players of 1948-49 to 1954-55: 21st of 34 for runs, 25th of 35 for matches, 25th of 33 for catches, 19th of 25 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 101st of 321 for runs, 101st of 345 for matches, 136th of 279 for catches, 104th of 126 for batting average.
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| 1 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 24.50 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 8 | 0 | 62 | 26 | 7.75 | 2 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 22 | 1 | 271 | 50 | 12.90 | 1 | 4 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 3 | 1 | 49 | 24 | 24.50 |
Batted most often at 7th.
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 7.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.
Most often dismissed by: Day (2), Lambert (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 18 | 0 | 248 | 35 | 13.78 | 2 | |
| In losses | 13 | 2 | 129 | 50 | 11.73 | 1 | 3 |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 12 | 0 | 108 | 35 | 9.00 | 3 | |
| Batting second | 13 | 1 | 193 | 50 | 16.08 | 1 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 8 | 1 | 81 | 32 | 11.57 | 2 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 14 | 17 | 172 | 35 | 10.12 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 2 | 3 | 55 | 26 | 18.33 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 39 | 26 | 19.50 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 23 | 18* | – |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Toorak Park | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 2 | 37 | 32 | 18.50 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 50.00 |
| Western Oval | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 |
The careers nearest Gray’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 Season away
The arc
W Gray's best season with the bat was 1952-53: 192 runs from 9 innings at 21.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 1952-53 to 1953-54: 194 runs at 19.40. The leanest, 1952-53 to 1954-55: 63 runs at 6.30.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty50 | 9 Mar 1953 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53 | Lost |
| 35 | v St Kilda, 1952-53 | Won |
| 32 | v Melbourne, 1952-53 | Won |
| 29 | v Prahran, 1952-53 | Lost, Semi-final |
| 26 | v Carlton, 1952-53 | Won |
Batted at 7th for 2 seasons, moved up to 6th from 1951-52, moved up to 4th from 1952-53, moved up to open from 1954-55.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 14 | 17 | 0 | 172 | 35 | 10.12 |
| Away | 14 | 16 | 2 | 210 | 50 | 15.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 23 | 28 | 2 | 317 | 35 | 12.19 |
| Weekday | 5 | 5 | 0 | 65 | 50 | 13.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 8 | 8 | 2 | 99 | 26 | 16.50 |
| Nov | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1.40 |
| Dec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Jan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 64 | 26 | 9.14 |
| Feb | 5 | 7 | 0 | 98 | 35 | 14.00 |
| Mar | 3 | 5 | 0 | 109 | 50 | 21.80 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 27 | 31 | 2 | 352 | 50 | 12.14 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 15.00 |