Scott Russell
Debut season 1992-93
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Career totals
Career
28
Games
1
Seasons
from 1992-93
Played
Batting
16
Innings
5
Not outs
216
Runs
45
High score
19.64
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
36
Wickets
36.25
Average
414.4
Overs
Fielding
5
Catches
Around this dayin 1991: 8 and 0/44 and 1 ct v Carlton
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 15 | 156 | 45 | 26.00 | 236 | 22 | 3/27 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | 13 | 60 | 18* | 12.00 | 178.4 | 14 | 2/26 | |
| Career | 28 | 216 | 45 | 19.64 | 36 | 3/27 | 5 |
Every scorecard · 28
v HawthornMilestones
- DebutFirst matchv Carlton, 1991-92
- Highest score45v North Melbourne, 1991-92
- Best bowling3/27v North Melbourne, 1991-92
- Last matchMatch 28v University, 1992-93
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 45 | 45 | 45.00 | 3 | 27.33 | 3/27 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 34 | 27* | 34.00 | 0 | – | 0/40 |
 Northcote | 2 | 18 | 18* | – | 3 | 33.33 | 2/49 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 3 | 27.33 | 2/42 |
 Dandenong | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 118.00 | 1/58 |
 Essendon | 2 | 14 | 14* | – | 3 | 23.00 | 2/38 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 14 | 14* | – | 1 | 82.00 | 1/32 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 | 4 | 30.25 | 3/59 |
 St Kilda | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 3 | 32.67 | 2/66 |
 Carlton | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 | – | 0/34 |
 Melbourne | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 6 | 19.83 | 2/26 |
 Footscray | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | 36.00 | 2/31 |
 Ringwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 59.00 | 1/29 |
 Richmond | 1 | 19 | 19* | – | 1 | 70.00 | 1/70 |
 Prahran | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 14.00 | 3/31 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
Splits
By batting position
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | |
| 10 | 10 | 3 | 106 | 19* | 15.14 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 90 | 45 | 45.00 | 1 |
Batted most often at 10th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks3
- 1–93
- 10–198
- 20–291
- 30–491
- 50–990
- 100+0
6.8% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.
Dismissals
- Caught8 · 73%
- Bowled3 · 27%
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 5 | 2 | 94 | 45 | 31.33 | 1 |
| In losses | 7 | 2 | 69 | 18* | 13.80 | 2 |
| In draws | 4 | 1 | 53 | 19* | 17.67 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 14 | 23 | 26.65 | 1.6 |
| In losses | 8 | 10 | 41.50 | 1.3 |
| In draws | 5 | 3 | 92.33 | 0.6 |
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 8 | 2 | 121 | 45 | 20.17 | 1 |
| Batting second | 8 | 3 | 95 | 19* | 19.00 | 2 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 15 | 7 | 118 | 45 | 19.67 | 22 | 31.59 | 3/27 |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 28.50 | 2/57 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18* | – | 2 | 24.50 | 2/49 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | – | 2 | 19.00 | 2/38 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 19 | 19* | – | 1 | 70.00 | 1/70 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 89.00 | 1/72 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 1 | 32.00 | 1/32 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14* | – | 1 | 32.00 | 1/32 |
| Shepley Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | – | – | 0/60 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | – | – | – |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 19.67 | 3/59 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/55 |
| Western Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/41 |
Wickets taken
- Caught18 · 50%
- Bowled11 · 31%
- LBW6 · 17%
- Stumped1 · 3%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)17 · 47%
- Middle order (4–7)9 · 25%
- Lower order (8–11)10 · 28%
Best in a match: 4/56 v Prahran, 1991-92. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 211th of 488 run-scorers
- 86th of 298 wicket-takers
- 169th of 525 for matches played
- 233rd of 431 for catches
Among players of 1991-92 to 1992-93: 17th of 26 for runs, 11th of 24 for wickets, 19th of 27 for matches, 21st of 24 for catches.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 84th of 184 for runs, 41st of 135 for wickets, 72nd of 197 for matches, 91st of 167 for catches.
Played like…
- RJ Harvey1989-90 to 1991-92 · 14 m · 127 runs · 18 wkts
- GD Trivett1961-62 to 1964-65 · 15 m · 136 runs · 16 wkts
- Braden Taeuber2025-26 to 2026-27 · 17 m · 201 runs · 21 wkts
- E Moore1943-44 to 1944-45 · 34 m · 363 runs · 46 wkts
The careers nearest Russell’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- GM Watts · 28
- LJ Watts · 28
- MW Ridgway · 28
- WJ Scholes · 28
- DR Hampton · 27
- AJ Melbourne · 24
- IG Wheeler · 20
- BA Joyce · 19
- DS Berry · 11
- CA McKissack · 9
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down
The arc
Scott Russell's best season with the bat was 1991-92: 156 runs from 10 innings at 26.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1991-92: 156 runs at 26.00. The leanest, 1991-92 to 1992-93: 117 runs at 16.71.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
- from v South Melbourne, 1991-92 to v North Melbourne, 1991-92 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 15 matches
- from v Carlton, 1991-92 to v University, 1991-92 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 12 matches
- from v North Melbourne, 1991-92 to v Essendon, 1992-93 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | v North Melbourne, 1991-92 | Won |
| 27* | v South Melbourne, 1991-92 | Won |
| 19* | v Richmond, 1991-92 | Drawn |
| 18* | v Northcote, 1992-93 | Lost |
| 17 | v Collingwood, 1991-92 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/27 | v North Melbourne, 1991-92 | Won |
| 3/31 | v Prahran, 1991-92 | Won |
| 3/59 | v Hawthorn, 1991-92 | Won |
| 2/26 | v Melbourne, 1992-93 | Won |
| 2/31 | v Footscray, 1992-93 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 10th in every one of his 2 seasons.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 15 | 7 | 1 | 118 | 45 | 19.67 | 22 | 31.59 |
| Away | 13 | 9 | 4 | 98 | 19* | 19.60 | 14 | 43.57 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
By day
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 24 | 16 | 5 | 216 | 45 | 19.64 | 35 | 31.91 |
| Sunday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 113.00 |
| Weekday | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 4 | 33.50 |
| Nov | 8 | 4 | 1 | 79 | 45 | 26.33 | 7 | 40.71 |
| Dec | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 | 9 | 16.33 |
| Jan | 5 | 4 | 2 | 68 | 19* | 34.00 | 7 | 42.71 |
| Feb | 6 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 14* | 19.50 | 7 | 38.43 |
| Mar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14* | 14.00 | 2 | 85.50 |
Favourite victims
- KJ Malligan × 2
- AJ Amalfi × 1
- AJ Ryan × 1
- BD Salmon × 1
- CG Foenander × 1
- DA Cullen × 1
- DA Sharp × 1
- DB Bell × 1
Career figures combine what's recorded live in Morrie with the club's own historical records — averages are shown only where there's enough real data to be honest about.