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Brad Knowles

Played 2007-08 – 2008-09

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Player records

State RepresentativeWestern Australia Representative

Career totals

Career

24

Games

2

Seasons

2007-08 – 2008-09

Played

Batting

22

Innings

1

Not outs

448

Runs

65

High score

21.33

Average

2

50s

0

100s

Bowling

39

Wickets

5/46

Best bowling

23.74

Average

1

5-fors

301.5

Overs

Fielding

9

Catches

From the record books

First XI · 2007-08 to 2008-09 · 24 matchesFull archive career →

Around this dayin 2007: 3 & 36* and 2 ct v Carlton

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
2007-081221936*18.25149164/627
2008-09122296525.44152.5235/462
Career244486521.33395/469
Every scorecard · 24
2007-08v Melbourne84/62Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Carlton3 & 36*–Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v St Kilda41/37Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Dandenong271/67Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Casey-South Melbourne341/38Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v North Melbourne141/11Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Geelong171/28Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Northcote101/23Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Ringwood142/38 & 0/17Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Prahran242/60Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Essendon191/82Something wrong? Tell us
2007-08v Richmond91/34Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Essendon90/32Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Richmond42/16Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Footscray Edgewater402/40Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Camberwell Magpies651/28Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Hawthorn-Monash University31/30Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Melbourne University21/54Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Frankston Peninsuladnb4/31Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Carlton444/69Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v St Kildadnb0/43Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Casey-South Melbourne580/13Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v Dandenongdnb3/27Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09v North Melbourne45/46Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Melbourne, 2007-08
  2. First fifty65v Camberwell Magpies, 2008-09
  3. First five-for5/46v North Melbourne, 2008-09
  4. Highest score65v Camberwell Magpies, 2008-09
  5. Best bowling5/46v North Melbourne, 2008-09
  6. Last matchMatch 24v North Melbourne, 2008-09

Runs by season

2007-08: 219 runs21907-082008-09: 229 runs22908-09

Wickets by season

2007-08: 16 wickets1607-082008-09: 23 wickets2308-09

Every innings, in order

65502007-08 v Melbourne: 82007-08 v Carlton: 32007-08 v Carlton: 36*2007-08 v St Kilda: 42007-08 v Dandenong: 272007-08 v Casey-South Melbourne: 342007-08 v North Melbourne: 142007-08 v Geelong: 172007-08 v Northcote: 102007-08 v Ringwood: 142007-08 v Prahran: 242007-08 v Essendon: 192007-08 v Richmond: 92008-09 v Essendon: 92008-09 v Richmond: 42008-09 v Footscray Edgewater: 402008-09 v Camberwell Magpies: 652008-09 v Hawthorn-Monash University: 32008-09 v Melbourne University: 22008-09 v Carlton: 442008-09 v Casey-South Melbourne: 582008-09 v North Melbourne: 4

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

Against each club

Casey-South Melbourne2925846.001151.001/38
Carlton2834441.50417.254/69
Essendon2281914.001114.001/82
Dandenong2272727.00423.503/27
Greenvale Kanagaroos218149.0069.505/461
Richmond21396.50316.672/16
St Kilda2444.00180.001/37
Camberwell Magpies1656565.001128.001/28
Footscray1404040.00220.002/40
Prahran1242424.00230.002/60
Geelong1171717.00128.001/28
Ringwood1141414.00227.502/38
Northcote1101010.00123.001/23
Melbourne1888.00415.504/62
Kingston Hawthorn1333.00130.001/30
Melbourne University1222.00154.001/54
Frankston Peninsula1–––47.754/31

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s
5601796529.832
611116836*16.80
740914422.75
910101010.00
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
Middle order (4–7)2114386521.902
Lower order (8–11)10101010.00

Batted most often at 6th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks0
  • 1–99
  • 10–195
  • 20–292
  • 30–494
  • 50–992
  • 100+0

Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted.

Dismissals
  • Caught12 · 57%
  • LBW5 · 24%
  • Run out2 · 10%
  • Bowled2 · 10%
In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
In wins711876531.172
In losses1202074017.25
In draws20464423.00
In ties10888.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins71611.812.3
In losses121436.361.2
In draws3533.201.7
In ties1415.504.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 2 of 2 (100%).
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 5 of 21 (24%), lost 12.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
Batting first1002185821.801
Batting second1101946517.641
Second innings of the match113636*–
As captain and keeper
InnNORunsHSAvg50s
As captain20281914.00
Otherwise2014206522.112
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Schramms Reserve11102396526.561428.364/31
JJ Holland Park11444.0059.205/46
Princes Park No. 1 Oval11444444.00417.254/69
Mervyn G Hughes Oval11404040.00220.002/40
Russell Lucas Oval11141414.00227.502/38
Toorak Park11242424.00230.002/60
Casey Fields No. 4 Oval11343434.00138.001/38
Geelong Cricket Ground11171717.00128.001/28
Monash University No. 1 Oval11333.00130.001/30
Richmond Cricket Ground11999.00134.001/34
St Kilda Cricket Ground11444.00137.001/37
Traralgon Recreation Reserve11141414.00111.001/11
University Oval11222.00154.001/54
Kyabram Recreation Reserve100––39.003/27
Wickets taken
  • Caught27 · 69%
  • LBW6 · 15%
  • Bowled6 · 15%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)20 · 51%
  • Middle order (4–7)12 · 31%
  • Lower order (8–11)7 · 18%

1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 5/46 v North Melbourne, 2008-09. 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 2007-08 to 2008-09: 15th of 28 for runs, 7th of 19 for wickets, 19th of 28 for matches, 18th of 24 for catches, 12th of 19 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 56th of 184 for runs, 36th of 135 for wickets, 81st of 197 for matches, 67th of 167 for catches, 38th of 81 for batting average.

Played like…

  • LT Hill1966-67 · 14 m · 268 runs · 22 wkts
  • E Twentyman1895-96 to 1899-00 · 36 m · 601 runs · 44 wkts
  • JA Steele1977-78 · 10 m · 207 runs · 12 wkts
  • Braden Taeuber2025-26 to 2026-27 · 18 m · 222 runs · 22 wkts

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

As captain

Led the side in 2 matches (2007-08): won 0, lost 2, drawn 0.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

2007-08: 12 matches, 219 runs, 16 wickets2007-082008-09: 12 matches, 229 runs, 23 wickets · A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion2008-09

Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name

2008-09: A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion

The arc

Brad Knowles' best season with the bat was 2008-09: 229 runs from 9 innings at 25.44. The best ten-innings patch came in 2007-08 to 2008-09: 253 runs at 25.30. The leanest, 2007-08 to 2008-09: 154 runs at 15.40.

Rolling average, innings 6 to 22: 15.4 to 25.325.3

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty6518 Oct 2008v Camberwell Magpies, 2008-09
First five-for5/4617 Jan 2009v North Melbourne, 2008-09

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Dandenong, 2007-08 to v Casey-South Melbourne, 2007-08 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 23 matches
from v Carlton, 2007-08 to v North Melbourne, 2008-09 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 10 matches
from v St Kilda, 2007-08 to v Richmond, 2007-08 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 2 matches bowled in
from v St Kilda, 2008-09 to v Casey-South Melbourne, 2008-09 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v Richmond, 2007-08 to v Richmond, 2008-09 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16112007-08: 6 (13 inns, avg 18.25)2008-09: 5 (9 inns, avg 25.44)20072008

Batted at 6th for 1 season, moved up to 5th from 2008-09.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
2007-0861318.25
2008-095925.44
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home111012396526.561428.36
Away131202094417.422521.16

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday222014006521.053324.97
Sunday110404040.00220.00
Weekday110888.00415.50
Format
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Two-day131211944417.642624.62
Unknown format111002546525.401322.00

Two-day when a side batted twice, the game was drawn or the card says so; one-day when the card says so.

Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct5501216524.20624.33
Nov551894422.251019.10
Dec4301195839.67280.50
Jan650591711.801314.62
Feb220322416.00620.33
Mar220281914.00258.00
Fielding
SeasonMCt
2007-08127
2008-09122

Caught most off

  1. BJ Waterman × 2
  2. GJ Maxwell × 2
  3. JP Fagg × 2
  4. DA Campbell × 1
  5. DJ Motschall × 1
  6. PJ Dickson × 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.

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