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Played 1984-85 – 1987-88
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Career totals
Career
26
Games
4
Seasons
1984-85 – 1987-88
Played
Batting
27
Innings
9
Not outs
477
Runs
68
High score
26.50
Average
2
50s
0
100s
Bowling
2
Wickets
35.00
Average
23
Overs
Fielding
12
Catches
Around this dayin 1984: 0* v Footscray in 1987: did not bat v Footscray
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | 15 | 302 | 68 | 25.17 | 21 | 2 | 2/16 | 7 |
| 1987-88 | 11 | 175 | 41* | 29.17 | 2 | 0 | 0/5 | 5 |
| Career | 26 | 477 | 68 | 26.50 | 2 | 2/16 | 12 |
| 1984-85 |  v Footscray | 0* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Waverley | 6* | 0/9 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v St Kilda | 6 | – |
Milestones
Runs by season
In the record book
Among players of 1984-85 to 1987-88: 16th of 33 for runs, 17th of 22 for wickets, 19th of 33 for matches, 17th of 29 for catches, 6th of 20 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 115th of 321 for runs, 129th of 172 for wickets, 141st of 345 for matches, 129th of 279 for catches.
Played like…
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.
| 1984-85 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 6* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v North Melbourne | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Collingwood | 28 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Essendon | 54 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v University | 45 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Northcote | 8 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Carlton | 12 & 9* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v South Melbourne | 2 & 12* | 2/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Ringwood | 0 & 2* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Richmond | 68 | 0/12 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Prahran | 20 | 0/23 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1984-85 |  v Melbourne | 12 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Footscray | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Waverley | 41* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Northcote | 20* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Essendon | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v University | 24 | 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Collingwood | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Carlton | dnb | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v St Kilda | 29 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v South Melbourne | 5 & 17 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Melbourne | 15 | 0/5 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1987-88 | v Prahran | 24* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| Kingston Hawthorn | 3 | 53 | 41* | – | 0 | – | 0/9 | |
| Melbourne University | 2 | 69 | 45 | 34.50 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
| Essendon | 2 | 54 | 54 | 27.00 | 1 | – | – | – |
| Prahran | 2 | 44 | 24* | 44.00 | 0 | – | 0/23 | |
| Casey South Melbourne | 2 | 36 | 17 | 12.00 | 2 | 8.00 | 2/16 | |
| St Kilda | 2 | 35 | 29 | 17.50 | – | – | – | |
| Camberwell Magpies | 2 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | – | – | – | |
| Northcote | 2 | 28 | 20* | 28.00 | – | – | – | |
| Melbourne | 2 | 27 | 15 | 13.50 | 0 | – | 0/5 | |
| Carlton | 2 | 21 | 12 | 21.00 | – | – | – | |
| Footscray | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | – | – | – | |
| Richmond | 1 | 68 | 68 | 68.00 | 1 | 0 | – | 0/12 |
| Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | – | – | – | |
| Ringwood | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | – | – | – |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 28 | 15.00 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 15 | 14.67 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 3 | 246 | 68 | 24.60 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 125 | 54 | 41.67 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12* | – | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 25 | 7 | 445 | 68 | 24.72 | 2 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20* | – |
Batted most often at 6th.
Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.9% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 4 times.
Most often dismissed by: Webb (2), King (2), Fleming (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 3 | 147 | 54 | 36.75 | 1 | |
| In losses | 17 | 4 | 304 | 68 | 23.38 | 1 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24* | – | ||
| In ties | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | 1 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| In losses | 5 | 2 | 30.50 | 0.4 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 14 | 3 | 236 | 68 | 21.45 | 1 | 2 |
| Batting second | 9 | 3 | 201 | 54 | 33.50 | 1 | |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 3 | 40 | 17 | 40.00 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 8 | 9 | 212 | 68 | 35.33 | – | – | 0/12 |
| Schramms Reserve | 5 | 5 | 107 | 41* | 53.50 | – | – | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12* | 14.00 | 2 | 8.00 | 2/16 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2* | 2.00 | – | – | – |
| Albert Ground | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 2/16 v South Melbourne, 1984-85. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest O'Neill’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 Season away
The arc
Wayne O'Neill's best season with the bat was 1984-85: 302 runs from 18 innings at 25.17. The best ten-innings patch came in 1984-85 to 1987-88: 186 runs at 37.20. The leanest, 1984-85: 145 runs at 20.71.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty54 | 1 Dec 1984 | v Essendon, 1984-85 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | v Richmond, 1984-85 | Lost |
| 54 | v Essendon, 1984-85 | Won |
| 45 | v University, 1984-85 | Won |
| 41* | v Waverley, 1987-88 | Lost |
| 29 | v St Kilda, 1987-88 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 6th in every one of his 2 seasons.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 14 | 6 | 319 | 68 | 39.88 | ||
| Away | 13 | 13 | 3 | 158 | 29 | 15.80 | 2 | 29.00 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 23 | 24 | 7 | 418 | 68 | 24.59 | 2 | 35.00 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | ||
| Weekday | 2 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 41* | – |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6* | – | ||
| Nov | 6 | 6 | 3 | 113 | 41* | 37.67 | ||
| Dec | 3 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 54 | 33.00 | ||
| Jan | 6 | 6 | 2 | 67 | 24 | 16.75 | 2 | 10.50 |
| Feb | 6 | 8 | 1 | 156 | 68 | 22.29 | ||
| Mar | 2 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 24* | 36.00 |
| 15.00 |
| – |
| – |
| 0/5 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | – | – | – |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6* | – | – | – | 0/9 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | – | – | – |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 | – | – | – |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 | – | – | 0/23 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | – | – | 0/5 |
| Victoria Park | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | – | – | – |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Western Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2/16 | v South Melbourne, 1984-85 | Lost |
