Debut v Richmond, 1896-97 (10 Oct 1896)Last game v Richmond, 1899-00 (17 Mar 1900)Player no. 39 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1899: 0 v North Melbourne
24
Matches
432
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Debut v Richmond, 1896-97 (10 Oct 1896)Last game v Richmond, 1899-00 (17 Mar 1900)Player no. 39 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1899: 0 v North Melbourne
24
Matches
432
Runs
13.50
Average
51
Highest
0 / 1
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
16
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 4 | 96 | 45 | 19.20 | ||
| 4 | 33 | 16 | 8.25 | ||
| 3 | 105 | 32 | 21.00 | ||
| 3 | 66 | 51 | 16.50 | 1 | |
| 3 | 45 | 27 | 11.25 | ||
| 2 | 32 | 27 | 10.67 | ||
| 2 | 32 | 24 | 10.67 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | ||
| 1 | 16 | 9 | 8.00 |
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| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 18 | 6.80 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 149 | 51 | 24.83 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 2.50 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 45 | 23.20 | ||
| 7 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 27 | 9.29 | 1 | |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 12.00 |
In the record book
Among players of 1896-97 to 1899-00: 8th of 32 for runs, 8th of 35 for matches, 5th of 29 for catches, 9th of 10 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 96th of 321 for runs, 110th of 345 for matches, 74th of 279 for catches, 95th of 126 for batting average.
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| 1 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16.00 |
| 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 12 | 0 | 192 | 51 | 16.00 | 1 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 16 | 0 | 191 | 45 | 11.94 | 3 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 4 | 0 | 49 | 24 | 12.25 | 1 |
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 4 times.
Most often dismissed by: Kemp (2), Holden (2), Paterson (2), Marshall (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 11 | 0 | 156 | 45 | 14.18 | ||
| In losses | 21 | 0 | 276 | 51 | 13.14 | 1 | 5 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 13 | 0 | 157 | 45 | 12.08 | 3 | |
| Batting second | 11 | 0 | 142 | 27 | 12.91 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 8 | 0 | 133 | 51 | 16.63 | 1 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 13 | 17 | 234 | 45 | 13.76 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 42 | 32 | 14.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 61 | 51 | 20.33 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 55 | 31 | 18.33 |
| East Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| the Triangle | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
The careers nearest Webb’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
The arc
W Webb's best season with the bat was 1897-98: 164 runs from 8 innings at 20.50. The best ten-innings patch came in 1897-98 to 1898-99: 216 runs at 21.60. The leanest, 1896-97 to 1897-98: 88 runs at 8.80.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty51 | 19 Feb 1898 | v South Melbourne, 1897-98 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | v South Melbourne, 1897-98 | Lost |
| 45 | v Richmond, 1897-98 | Won |
| 32 | v Richmond, 1896-97 | Lost |
| 32 | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 31 | v St Kilda, 1897-98 | Won |
Batted at 4th for 1 season, moved up to open from 1897-98, dropped to 7th from 1899-00.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 17 | 0 | 234 | 45 | 13.76 |
| Away | 11 | 15 | 0 | 198 | 51 | 13.20 |
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 | 22 | 29 | 0 | 377 | 51 | 13.00 |
| Weekday | 2 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 27 | 18.33 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 7 | 9 | 0 | 114 | 32 | 12.67 |
| Nov | 4 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 27 | 10.33 |
| Dec | 3 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6.00 |
| Jan | 2 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 32 | 14.50 |
| Feb | 3 | 4 | 0 | 71 | 51 | 17.75 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 15 | 10.33 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 0 | 72 | 45 | 36.00 |