E Alavi
2011-12 to 2026-27 · 244 matches for the club · also printed as Alavi, Ejaaz Alavi
Debut v North Melbourne, 2011-12 (8 Oct 2011)Last game v Melbourne, 2026-27 (17 Oct 2026)Player no. 630 to appear for the club
- Premiers 2015-16
- Premiers 2015-16
- Premiers 2016-17
- 1st XI Bowling 2017-18
- 1st XI Bowling 2020-21
- 1st XI Bowling 2021-22
- 1st XI Bowling 2022-23
- 1st XI Bowling 2024-25
- Five-for 2013-14
- 31 wickets 2016-17
- 44 wickets 2017-18
- Five-for 2026-27
- Captain 2015-16
- Captain 2016-17
- Captain 2018-19
- Captain 2019-20
- Captain 2020-21
- Captain 2021-22
- Captain 2022-23
- Captain 2023-24
- Captain 2024-25
On this dayin 2014: 13* and 4/24 and 1 ct v Carlton
244
Matches
2,361
Runs
18.02
Average
89
Highest
0 / 8
100s / 50s
344
Wickets
23.42
Bowling avg
5/24
Best
94
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1* | – | 122 | 10 | 3/18 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 18* | 10.25 | 134.3 | 15 | 2/7 | 5 |
| 2013-14 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 131 | 70 | 10.92 | 179.1 | 21 | 5/43 | 3 |
| 2014-15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 162 | 40* | 20.25 | 181.2 | 21 | 4/11 | 7 |
| 2015-16 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 137 | 34* | 10.54 | 215 | 27 | 3/32 | 5 |
| 2016-17 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 76 | 15* | 8.44 | 218 | 31 | 4/23 | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 96 | 34* | 16.00 | 199.5 | 44 | 3/10 | |
| 2018-19 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 218 | 75* | 24.22 | 247.4 | 21 | 4/11 | 12 |
| 2019-20 | 15 | 13 | 1 | 178 | 37* | 14.83 | 183.3 | 24 | 4/48 | 5 |
| 2020-21 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 289 | 89 | 26.27 | 154.4 | 24 | 3/13 | 12 |
| 2021-22 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 270 | 70* | 24.55 | 142.1 | 21 | 4/25 | 5 |
| 2022-23 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 108 | 29 | 12.00 | 172 | 24 | 4/19 | 9 |
| 2023-24 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 167 | 48 | 20.88 | 163.2 | 16 | 4/38 | 8 |
| 2024-25 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 232 | 53 | 23.20 | 175.4 | 24 | 4/18 | 7 |
| 2025-26 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 195 | 33 | 24.38 | 163.1 | 14 | 3/27 | 3 |
| 2026-27 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 49* | 59.00 | 14.5 | 7 | 5/24 | 1 |
| Career | 244 | 176 | 45 | 2,361 | 89 | 18.02 | 2666.5 | 344 | 5/24 | 94 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 2011-12
- First fifty70v St Kilda, 2013-14
- First five-for5/43v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2013-14
- Highest score89v Dandenong, 2020-21
- Best bowling5/24v Dandenong, 2026-27
- Last matchMatch 244v Melbourne, 2026-27
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
 Dandenong | 18 | 238 | 89 | 21.64 | 2 | 34 | 15.71 | 5/24 | 1 |
 Richmond | 17 | 137 | 40 | 13.70 | 21 | 25.81 | 3/20 | ||
 Ringwood | 17 | 73 | 24 | 7.30 | 20 | 23.30 | 3/18 | ||
 Camberwell Magpies | 16 | 127 | 75* | 15.88 | 1 | 19 | 26.79 | 3/43 | |
 Prahran | 16 | 90 | 24 | 11.25 | 27 | 19.22 | 4/52 | ||
 Geelong | 15 | 173 | 53 | 19.22 | 1 | 18 | 35.06 | 4/23 | |
 Carlton | 15 | 161 | 36 | 16.10 | 26 | 22.27 | 4/19 | ||
 Northcote | 14 | 158 | 68 | 19.75 | 1 | 16 | 27.88 | 3/35 | |
 Essendon | 14 | 76 | 38 | 7.60 | 24 | 17.71 | 4/11 | ||
 Casey-South Melbourne | 14 | 55 | 17 | 7.86 | 19 | 27.95 | 3/32 | ||
 Melbourne | 13 | 211 | 49* | 52.75 | 20 | 26.15 | 4/18 | ||
 St Kilda | 13 | 169 | 70 | 18.78 | 1 | 10 | 38.40 | 3/28 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 13 | 146 | 48 | 20.86 | 13 | 32.23 | 3/63 | ||
 Footscray | 13 | 116 | 33* | 58.00 | 12 | 31.50 | 3/23 | ||
 Frankston Peninsula | 12 | 189 | 52* | 31.50 | 2 | 19 | 20.26 | 4/38 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 12 | 135 | 48 | 33.75 | 28 | 12.86 | 5/43 | 1 | |
 Melbourne University | 12 | 107 | 31 | 13.38 | 18 | 23.72 | 3/10 |
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 | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 15* | 10.00 | 1 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2.33 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 150 | 70* | 37.50 | 1 | |
| 6 | 21 | 4 | 423 | 89 | 24.88 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | 31 | 4 | 444 | 53 | 16.44 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | 50 | 14 | 782 | 75* | 21.72 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 52 | 14 | 510 | 68 | 13.42 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 7.33 | 1 | |
| 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 4 | 1 | 20 | 15* | 6.67 | 2 | |
| Middle order (4–7) | 60 | 9 | 1,024 | 89 | 20.08 | 4 | 8 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 112 | 35 | 1,317 | 75* | 17.10 | 4 | 15 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks25
- 1–967
- 10–1938
- 20–2913
- 30–4919
- 50–998
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 8 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 6.8% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 9 times.
Dismissals
- Caught75 · 57%
- Bowled21 · 16%
- LBW19 · 15%
- Run out11 · 8%
- Stumped3 · 2%
- Caught & bowled2 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Walker (3), Wilcox (3), Miller (2), Mire (2), Smith (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 75 | 26 | 1,091 | 89 | 22.27 | 4 | 11 |
| In losses | 95 | 16 | 1,197 | 70 | 15.15 | 4 | 14 |
| In draws | 6 | 3 | 73 | 33* | 24.33 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 134 | 212 | 17.85 | 1.6 |
| In losses | 97 | 119 | 33.20 | 1.2 |
| In draws | 10 | 13 | 24.77 | 1.3 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 4 of 8 (50%), lost 4.
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 2 of 2 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 129 of 234 (55%), lost 93.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 104 | 28 | 1,421 | 89 | 18.70 | 4 | 16 |
| Batting second | 68 | 16 | 864 | 75* | 16.62 | 4 | 9 |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 1 | 76 | 34* | 25.33 |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 92 | 20 | 1,468 | 89 | 20.39 | 7 | 12 |
| Otherwise | 84 | 25 | 893 | 70 | 15.14 | 1 | 13 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 122 | 86 | 1,158 | 53 | 18.68 | 177 | 21.79 | 5/24 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 12 | 7 | 55 | 24 | 9.17 | 12 | 28.83 | 3/24 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 9 | 5 | 24 | 12 | 4.80 | 15 | 12.87 | 4/11 |
| Bill Lawry Oval | 9 | 5 | 106 | 68 | 21.20 | 10 | 32.90 | 2/6 |
| Shepley Oval | 8 | 6 | 195 | 89 | 48.75 | 18 | 14.78 | 4/25 |
| Geelong Cricket Ground | 8 | 6 | 73 | 31 | 14.60 | 12 | 32.67 | 4/23 |
| Camberwell Sports Ground | 8 | 5 | 101 | 75* | 33.67 | 8 | 31.75 | 3/43 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 7 | 8 | 94 | 70 | 11.75 | 5 | 43.20 | 1/13 |
| Central Reserve North Oval, Glen Waverley | 7 | 6 | 41 | 15 | 6.83 | 6 | 32.33 | 3/20 |
| Mervyn G Hughes Oval, Footscray | 7 | 6 | 86 | 33* | 43.00 | 5 | 35.80 | 3/23 |
| Greenvale Reserve - Oval # 1 | 6 | 5 | 128 | 48 | 42.67 | 16 | 15.25 | 5/43 |
| University Oval | 6 | 5 | 68 | 31 | 13.60 | 8 | 25.25 | 3/10 |
| Casey Fields No. 4 Oval | 5 | 4 | 25 | 17 | 6.25 | 8 | 29.00 | 3/64 |
| AH Butler Oval | 5 | 3 | 75 | 52* | 75.00 | 7 | 18.14 | 3/28 |
| Toorak Park | 5 | 3 | 19 | 12* | 9.50 | 7 | 21.86 | 2/14 |
| Princes Park No. 1 Oval | 4 | 4 | 21 | 13* | 7.00 | 10 | 16.30 | 4/24 |
| Walter Galt Reserve - Main Oval | 4 | 2 | 32 | 16 | 16.00 | 8 | 23.50 | 3/63 |
| Albert Ground | 3 | 2 | 34 | 28* | 34.00 | 7 | 32.86 | 3/65 |
| Monash University No. 1 Oval | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9* | 9.00 | 2 | 21.50 | 1/20 |
| Princes Park - Turf Oval 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | – | – | 0/33 |
| Morwell Recreation Reserve | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 1 | 50.00 | 1/10 |
| Mooroopna Recreation Reserve | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – | 2 | 19.50 | 2/39 |
| Dunkeld | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | – | – | 0/16 |
| Hedges Oval | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3* | – | – | – | 0/31 |
Wickets taken
- Caught174 · 51%
- LBW62 · 18%
- Bowled60 · 17%
- Caught & bowled30 · 9%
- Stumped17 · 5%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)85 · 25%
- Middle order (4–7)175 · 51%
- Lower order (8–11)83 · 24%
2 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 6/51 v Dandenong, 2022-23. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 40th of 488 run-scorers
- 4th of 298 wicket-takers
- 5th of 525 for matches played
- 15th of 431 for catches
- 116th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 2011-12 to 2026-27: 9th of 80 for runs, 1st of 61 for wickets, 2nd of 87 for matches, 4th of 73 for catches, 22nd of 34 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 15th of 184 for runs, 1st of 135 for wickets, 2nd of 197 for matches, 7th of 167 for catches, 52nd of 81 for batting average.
Played like…
- AJ Melbourne1974-75 to 1997-98 · 215 m · 1,641 runs · 250 wkts
- HJ Plant1927-28 to 1947-48 · 192 m · 3,335 runs · 317 wkts
- EP Illingworth1957-58 to 1977-78 · 233 m · 2,666 runs · 599 wkts
- BJ Waterman2000-01 to 2010-11 · 161 m · 1,658 runs · 284 wkts
The careers nearest Alavi’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- LR Banthorpe · 202
- JW Rudd · 169
- PJ Dickson · 134
- N Vardi · 120
- MJ Bremner · 100
- CA Moore · 92
- NY Korkolis · 83
- SM Elliott · 81
- TL Lawford · 76
- NJ Fletcher · 72
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 92 matches (2015-16 to 2024-25): won 38, lost 49, drawn 5.
Most often led
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
2015-16: premiership · 2016-17: premiership · 2017-18: 1st XI Bowling · 2020-21: 1st XI Bowling · 2021-22: 1st XI Bowling · 2022-23: 1st XI Bowling · 2024-25: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Ejaaz Alavi's best season with the bat was 2020-21: 289 runs from 14 innings at 26.27. The best ten-innings patch came in 2023-24 to 2024-25: 257 runs at 42.83. The leanest, 2013-14 to 2014-15: 57 runs at 6.33.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty70 | 26 Oct 2013 | v St Kilda, 2013-14 |
| First five-for5/43 | 8 Feb 2014 | v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2013-14 |
| 50th wicket4/11 took him to 50 | 4 Oct 2014 | v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2014-15 |
| 50th match0, 0/17 | 6 Dec 2014 | v Camberwell Magpies, 2014-15 |
| 100th wicket2/29 took him to 100 | 8 Oct 2016 | v Camberwell Magpies, 2016-17 |
| 100th match2/18 | 4 Nov 2017 | v Monash Tigers, 2017-18 |
| 150th wicket2/26 took him to 151 | 26 Nov 2017 | v Dandenong, 2017-18 |
| 200th wicket4/48 took him to 201 | 20 Oct 2019 | v Essendon, 2019-20 |
| 1,000th run18 took him to 1,013 | 8 Feb 2020 | v Melbourne University, 2019-20 |
| 150th match2, 2/45 | 28 Nov 2020 | v Prahran, 2020-21 |
| 250th wicket3/26 took him to 250 | 22 Jan 2022 | v Carlton, 2021-22 |
| 200th match16, 3/93 | 25 Nov 2023 | v Dandenong, 2023-24 |
| 300th wicket1/71 took him to 300 | 12 Oct 2024 | v Geelong, 2024-25 |
| 2,000th run24 took him to 2,021 | 9 Nov 2024 | v Prahran, 2024-25 |
Streaks
- Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings
- from v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2023-24 to v Carlton, 2024-25 · first · last
- Consecutive matches played: 116 matches
- from v St Kilda, 2016-17 to v Dandenong, 2022-23 · first · last
- Consecutive matches with a wicket: 15 matches
- from v Carlton, 2017-18 to v Kingston Hawthorn, 2018-19 · first · last
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | v Dandenong, 2020-21 | Won |
| 75* | v Camberwell Magpies, 2018-19 | Won |
| 70* | v Dandenong, 2021-22 | Won |
| 70 | v St Kilda, 2013-14 | Lost |
| 68 | v Northcote, 2020-21 | Lost |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/24 | v Dandenong, 2026-27 | Won |
| 5/43 | v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2013-14 | Won |
| 4/11 | v Greenvale Kangaroos, 2014-15 | Won |
| 4/11 | v Essendon, 2018-19 | Won |
| 4/18 | v Melbourne, 2024-25 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 16 seasons: at 9th in 5, at 7th in 4, at 8th in 3, at 6th in 3, at 11th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 122 | 86 | 24 | 1,158 | 53 | 18.68 | 177 | 21.79 |
| Away | 122 | 90 | 21 | 1,203 | 89 | 17.43 | 167 | 25.16 |
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 | 221 | 161 | 42 | 2,267 | 89 | 19.05 | 307 | 24.23 |
| Sunday | 18 | 10 | 1 | 67 | 22 | 7.44 | 26 | 18.31 |
| Weekday | 5 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 13* | 9.00 | 11 | 13.00 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 49 | 34 | 10 | 413 | 70 | 17.21 | 80 | 18.21 |
| Nov | 43 | 30 | 6 | 486 | 50* | 20.25 | 73 | 20.07 |
| Dec | 44 | 22 | 7 | 221 | 75* | 14.73 | 48 | 26.02 |
| Jan | 47 | 41 | 13 | 466 | 52* | 16.64 | 71 | 23.08 |
| Feb | 34 | 26 | 5 | 484 | 89 | 23.05 | 44 | 31.25 |
| Mar | 25 | 21 | 3 | 273 | 40 | 15.17 | 26 | 31.77 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 12* | 18.00 | 2 | 23.50 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 228 | 160 | 41 | 2,196 | 89 | 18.45 | 332 | 22.84 |
| Finals | 16 | 16 | 4 | 165 | 34* | 13.75 | 12 | 39.67 |
Favourite victims
- Brodie Symons × 4
- Brett Forsyth × 3
- DR Hadfield × 3
- James Billington × 3
- Joshua Larkin × 3
- Matthew Gapes × 3
- Max Marinic × 3
- Nicholas Ross × 3
The card names his victims in 177 of 178 wicket-taking games.
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