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Debut v North Melbourne, 1946-47 (25 Jan 1947)Last game v South Melbourne, 1958-59 (29 Nov 1958)Player no. 272 to appear for the club

On this dayin 1948: 0 and 1/54 v Melbourne in 1951: 8 and 1/34 v Melbourne

117

Matches

363

Runs

5.95

Average

28*

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

242

Wickets

19.26

Bowling avg

6/17

Best

23

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1946-4755241*1.3340 (8)74/273
1947-4852263*–43.2 (8)74/262
1948-49129223173.29101.4 (8)134/172
1949-5013105147*2.80150 (8)193/174
1950-5194125118.33110.3 (8)296/17
1951-525312010*10.0060.4 (8)52/26
1952-5310937028*11.6797 (8)205/242
1953-54862268*6.5097.7 (8)205/56
1954-55230993.0013 (8)00/8
1955-561412172256.55142 (8)366/324
1956-571410429114.8384.1 (8)385/301
1957-5814113488*6.0070.7 (8)406/415
1958-596301795.6748 (8)83/55
Career117872636328*5.951058.4 (8-ball)2426/1723

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 1946-47
  2. First five-for6/17v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51
  3. Highest score28*v Prahran, 1952-53
  4. Best bowling6/17v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51
  5. Last matchMatch 117v South Melbourne, 1958-59

Runs by season

1946-47: 4 runs446-471947-48: 6 runs61948-49: 23 runs231949-50: 14 runs1449-501950-51: 25 runs251951-52: 20 runs201952-53: 70 runs7052-531953-54: 26 runs261954-55: 9 runs91955-56: 72 runs7255-561956-57: 29 runs291957-58: 48 runs481958-59: 17 runs1758-59

Wickets by season

1946-47: 7 wickets746-471947-48: 7 wickets71948-49: 13 wickets131949-50: 19 wickets1949-501950-51: 29 wickets291951-52: 5 wickets51952-53: 20 wickets2052-531953-54: 20 wickets201954-55: 0 wickets1955-56: 36 wickets3655-561956-57: 38 wickets381957-58: 40 wickets401958-59: 8 wickets858-59

Every innings, in order

501946-47 v North Melbourne: 11946-47 v Essendon: 1*1946-47 v Carlton: 1*1946-47 v University: 01946-47 v University: 11947-48 v Melbourne: 3*1947-48 v Essendon: 3*1948-49 v St Kilda: 171948-49 v Footscray: 01948-49 v Melbourne: 01948-49 v North Melbourne: 31948-49 v South Melbourne: 01948-49 v Richmond: 01948-49 v Carlton: 11948-49 v Essendon: 2*1948-49 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0*1949-50 v St Kilda: 7*1949-50 v Essendon: 0*1949-50 v Essendon: 11949-50 v Melbourne: 01949-50 v Footscray: 11949-50 v South Melbourne: 01949-50 v Richmond: 4*1949-50 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 0*1949-50 v Carlton: 11949-50 v Northcote: 0*1950-51 v Collingwood: 81950-51 v Essendon: 31950-51 v Essendon: 3*1950-51 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 111951-52 v University: 21951-52 v Melbourne: 81951-52 v South Melbourne: 10*1952-53 v Prahran: 28*1952-53 v North Melbourne: 01952-53 v South Melbourne: 21952-53 v University: 101952-53 v Essendon: 9*1952-53 v Melbourne: 151952-53 v Melbourne: 6*1952-53 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01952-53 v Prahran: 01953-54 v Footscray: 1*1953-54 v Collingwood: 8*1953-54 v Prahran: 51953-54 v South Melbourne: 41953-54 v University: 81953-54 v University: 01954-55 v St Kilda: 91954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01955-56 v North Melbourne: 01955-56 v South Melbourne: 101955-56 v University: 11955-56 v Essendon: 41955-56 v Richmond: 151955-56 v Melbourne: 11955-56 v St Kilda: 01955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 251955-56 v Footscray: 91955-56 v Northcote: 11955-56 v South Melbourne: 1*1955-56 v South Melbourne: 51956-57 v Northcote: 0*1956-57 v Collingwood: 111956-57 v Collingwood: 01956-57 v North Melbourne: 41956-57 v Essendon: 01956-57 v Carlton: 81956-57 v Richmond: 01956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 6*1956-57 v St Kilda: 0*1956-57 v Carlton: 0*1957-58 v Collingwood: 51957-58 v North Melbourne: 0*1957-58 v Essendon: 81957-58 v Carlton: 01957-58 v Richmond: 51957-58 v Melbourne: 8*1957-58 v St Kilda: 71957-58 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 31957-58 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21957-58 v Footscray: 4*1957-58 v Carlton: 61958-59 v Collingwood: 91958-59 v Prahran: 41958-59 v North Melbourne: 4

Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.

Against each club

Kingston Hawthorn1247256.713216.566/171
Casey South Melbourne113210*5.332119.484/15
Essendon10349*6.802318.356/412
Greenvale Kanagaroos101242.002516.325/301
Melbourne941158.201820.723/19
Camberwell Magpies941118.201818.335/241
St Kilda9401710.001619.814/37
Prahran93728*12.331327.853/42
Melbourne University822103.141418.863/21
Carlton81783.401731.064/34
Footscray81595.002014.755/561
Northcote8111.001316.154/26
Richmond624156.001217.676/321

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
1112828*–
210000.001
421111.00
510444.00
62114814.00
710111.00
82198*9.00
9812974.141
10324160255.7110
113717117155.857
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)212828*28.001
Middle order (4–7)622085.00
Lower order (8–11)7923315255.6318

Batted most often at 11th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks19
  • 1–950
  • 10–198
  • 20–292
  • 30–490
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

2.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 1 time.

Dismissals
  • Caught24 · 39%
  • Bowled14 · 23%
  • Run out8 · 13%
  • LBW6 · 10%
  • Stumped6 · 10%
  • Caught & bowled3 · 5%

Most often dismissed by: Kerr (4), Hill (2), Iverson (2), Holloway (2), Pearce (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins4215173156.414
In losses4310160254.8515
In draws213028*30.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins6815914.892.3
In losses397029.111.8
In draws91319.541.4
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 7 of 7 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 61 of 110 (55%), lost 39.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first4411176255.3311
Batting second341316928*8.055
Second innings of the match92186*2.573
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground5640171255.7010220.596/41
Glenferrie Oval6566*2.001813.116/17
Albert Ground65241512.001427.433/19
South Melbourne Cricket Ground651810*6.00924.224/15
University Oval551082.001117.363/21
Western Oval541597.501912.475/56
Victoria Park5424118.00821.002/23
Essendon Cricket Ground5463*6.00632.503/25
North Melbourne Cricket Ground52442.001317.235/30
Toorak Park423228*32.00818.253/55
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote4200*–713.712/13
Richmond Cricket Ground3320156.671010.006/32
Carlton Cricket Ground331585.00819.134/34
St Kilda Cricket Ground32773.50719.004/37
Melbourne Cricket Ground11111111.00239.502/79
Wickets taken
  • Caught149 · 62%
  • Bowled72 · 30%
  • LBW14 · 6%
  • Caught & bowled7 · 3%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)132 · 55%
  • Middle order (4–7)80 · 33%
  • Lower order (8–11)30 · 12%

7 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 9/48 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1946-47 to 1958-59: 33rd of 57 for runs, 7th of 44 for wickets, 11th of 58 for matches, 23rd of 53 for catches, 36th of 36 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 105th of 321 for runs, 10th of 172 for wickets, 22nd of 345 for matches, 58th of 279 for catches, 124th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • K Peters1950-51 to 1957-58 · 109 m · 606 runs · 282 wkts
  • RHW Liddicut1938-39 to 1950-51 · 70 m · 296 runs · 138 wkts
  • AL Thomson1964-65 to 1975-76 · 112 m · 286 runs · 320 wkts
  • SK Smith1977-78 to 1994-95 · 86 m · 340 runs · 155 wkts

The careers nearest Considine’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1946-47: 5 matches, 4 runs, 7 wickets1946-471947-48: 5 matches, 6 runs, 7 wickets1948-49: 12 matches, 23 runs, 13 wickets1948-491949-50: 13 matches, 14 runs, 19 wickets1950-51: 9 matches, 25 runs, 29 wickets · 1st XI Bowling1950-511951-52: 5 matches, 20 runs, 5 wickets1952-53: 10 matches, 70 runs, 20 wickets1952-531953-54: 8 matches, 26 runs, 20 wickets1954-55: 2 matches, 9 runs, 0 wickets1954-551955-56: 14 matches, 72 runs, 36 wickets1956-57: 14 matches, 29 runs, 38 wickets1956-571957-58: 14 matches, 48 runs, 40 wickets1958-59: 6 matches, 17 runs, 8 wickets1958-59

Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name

1950-51: 1st XI Bowling

The arc

Bernie Considine's best season with the bat was 1955-56: 72 runs from 12 innings at 6.55. The best ten-innings patch came in 1951-52 to 1952-53: 90 runs at 15.00. The leanest, 1948-49 to 1949-50: 12 runs at 2.00.

Rolling average, innings 9 to 87: 2.0 to 15.015.0

Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
50th wicket1/28 took him to 507 Oct 1950v Essendon, 1950-51
First five-for6/1721 Oct 1950v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51
50th match2/1318 Oct 1952v Northcote, 1952-53
100th wicket1/19 took him to 1009 Mar 1953v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53
150th wicket3/87 took him to 15211 Feb 1956v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56
100th match1/672 Nov 1957v Prahran, 1957-58
200th wicket2/27 took him to 20116 Nov 1957v South Melbourne, 1957-58

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 27 matches
from v Carlton, 1956-57 to v South Melbourne, 1958-59 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 20 matches
from v Collingwood, 1955-56 to v South Melbourne, 1956-57 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 2 matches bowled in
from v Prahran, 1948-49 to v Carlton, 1948-49 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 16 innings
from v Collingwood, 1956-57 to v North Melbourne, 1958-59 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111946-47: 11 (5 inns, avg 1.33)1947-48: 11 (2 inns, avg –)1948-49: 10 (9 inns, avg 3.29)1949-50: 11 (10 inns, avg 2.80)1950-51: 11 (4 inns, avg 8.33)1951-52: 11 (3 inns, avg 10.00)1952-53: 11 (9 inns, avg 11.67)1953-54: 10 (6 inns, avg 6.50)1954-55: 10 (3 inns, avg 3.00)1955-56: 10 (12 inns, avg 6.55)1956-57: 10 (10 inns, avg 4.83)1957-58: 9 (11 inns, avg 6.00)1958-59: 10 (3 inns, avg 5.67)19461949195219551958

Moved about the order across 13 seasons: at 11th in 6, at 10th in 6, at 9th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1946-471151.33
1947-48112–
1948-491093.29
1949-5011102.80
1950-511148.33
1951-5211310.00
1952-5311911.67
1953-541066.50
1954-551033.00
1955-5610126.55
1956-5710104.83
1957-589116.00
1958-591035.67
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home564010171255.7010220.59
Away61471619228*6.1914018.29

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday1027421312255.8922318.50
Weekday151355128*6.381928.11
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct237332178.005514.71
Nov3124610528*5.835620.32
Dec12813610*5.142818.04
Jan1916461155.083523.00
Feb15125712510.142819.79
Mar1720758114.464021.23
Finals
7Finals played
29Runs · avg 5.80
19Wickets
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away110782233428*5.9622318.90
Finals79429115.801923.42
Favourite victims
  1. I Monks × 4
  2. LV Maddocks × 4
  3. WA Dick × 4
  4. DL Taylor × 3
  5. EAD Kerr × 3
  6. J Crawford × 3
  7. JC Watters × 3
  8. JH Shaw × 3
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. BT Considine × 7
  2. RHW Liddicut × 4
  3. HAE Shillinglaw × 3
  4. J Frederick × 2
  5. K Peters × 2
  6. C Adams × 1

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Every match · 117 · tap to show
SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1946-47North Melbourne11/32 & 4/27Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47Essendon1*0/36Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47Carlton1*1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47Hawthorn-East Melbournednb–Something wrong? Tell us
1946-47University0 & 11/29Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48Hawthorn-East Melbournednb1/30Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48Northcotednb4/26 & 0/10Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48Melbourne3*0/31 & 1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48Essendon3*1/44Something wrong? Tell us
1947-48Richmonddnb0/24Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49St Kilda171/39Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Collingwooddnb1/18Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Footscray00/23Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Melbourne01/54Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Universitydnb1/19Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49North Melbourne32/38Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49South Melbourne00/33 & 4/17Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Richmond00/18 & 1/5Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Prahrandnb0/29Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Carlton10/20Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Essendon2*1/34Something wrong? Tell us
1948-49Hawthorn-East Melbourne0*1/8Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50St Kilda7*1/45Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50North Melbournednb2/20Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Prahrandnb2/14Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Essendon0* & 10/32Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Melbourne00/8 & 1/42Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Footscray13/17Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50South Melbourne01/35Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Richmond4*2/48 & 0/16Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Universitydnb2/39Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Collingwooddnb2/42Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Hawthorn-East Melbourne0*1/30Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Carlton10/24 & 0/22Something wrong? Tell us
1949-50Northcote0*2/40Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Essendondnb3/25 & 1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Hawthorn-East Melbournednb6/17 & 3/31Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51South Melbournednb0/2Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Footscraydnb1/29Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Melbournednb3/19Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Collingwood83/35Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51St Kildadnb2/44Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Essendon3 & 3*5/8 & 0/17Something wrong? Tell us
1950-51Hawthorn-East Melbourne112/79Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52North Melbournednb1/34 & 2/26Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52University20/12Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52Melbourne81/34Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52St Kildadnb1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52South Melbourne10*0/25Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Northcotednb2/13Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Collingwooddnb5/24Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Prahran28*1/49Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53North Melbourne01/25Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53South Melbourne24/15Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53University101/10 & 0/12Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Essendon9*1/61Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Melbourne15 & 6*2/32Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Hawthorn-East Melbourne02/46 & 1/19Something wrong? Tell us
1952-53Prahran00/29Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Hawthorn-East Melbournednb4/27 & 1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Footscray1*5/56 & 1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Northcotednb0/11Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Collingwood8*2/27Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54Prahran50/32 & 1/17Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54North Melbournednb0/32Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54South Melbourne44/46Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54University8 & 02/63Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55St Kilda90/8Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55Hawthorn-East Melbourne0 & 00/56Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Collingwooddnb1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Prahrandnb3/42Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56North Melbourne02/72Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56South Melbourne102/66Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56University13/21 & 1/11Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Essendon43/29Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Carltondnb4/61Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Richmond156/32 & 1/17Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Melbourne12/14 & 0/13Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56St Kilda01/52Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Hawthorn-East Melbourne253/87Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Footscray92/56Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56Northcote11/19 & 0/28Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56South Melbourne1* & 51/48Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Footscraydnb3/42Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Northcote0*2/21Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Collingwood11 & 02/23Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Prahrandnb2/28Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57North Melbourne41/10 & 5/30Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57South Melbournednb2/69Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Essendon00/28Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Carlton84/34 & 0/29Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Richmond00/24Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Melbournednb3/42 & 0/25Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57St Kildadnb3/38Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Hawthorn-East Melbourne6*4/29Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57St Kilda0*3/26Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57Carlton0*3/79 & 1/89Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Northcotednb0/1 & 1/19Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Collingwood51/41 & 0/7Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Prahrandnb1/67Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58North Melbourne0*2/17Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58South Melbournednb2/27Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Universitydnb3/48Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Essendon86/41 & 2/39Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Carlton00/78Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Richmond52/28Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Melbourne8*2/24 & 2/22Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58St Kilda74/37Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Hawthorn-East Melbourne3 & 23/15 & 0/34Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Footscray4*4/38 & 1/13Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58Carlton63/53 & 1/17Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Footscraydnb0/6Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Northcotednb1/22Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Collingwood91/85Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59Prahran43/55Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59North Melbourne41/30 & 1/15Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59South Melbournednb1/26Something wrong? Tell us

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