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Debut v Melbourne University, 2010-11 (22 Jan 2011)Last game v Hawthorn-Monash University, 2013-14 (7 Dec 2013)Player no. 627 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 2012: 0 v Richmond

21

Matches

166

Runs

15.09

Average

41

Highest

0 / 0

100s / 50s

5

Wickets

68.40

Bowling avg

3/26

Best

6

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
2010-1122016108.001100/31
2011-12430534117.673121/201
2012-131282923215.3312.233/262
2013-1431155*–1600/192
Career211431664115.0970.253/266

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Melbourne University, 2010-11
  2. Highest score41v Footscray Edgewater, 2011-12
  3. Best bowling3/26v Dandenong, 2012-13
  4. Last matchMatch 21v Hawthorn-Monash University, 2013-14

Runs by season

2010-11: 16 runs1610-112011-12: 53 runs5311-122012-13: 92 runs9212-132013-14: 5 runs513-14

Wickets by season

2010-11: 0 wickets10-112011-12: 2 wickets211-122012-13: 3 wickets312-132013-14: 0 wickets13-14

Every innings, in order

502010-11 v Melbourne University: 62010-11 v Footscray Edgewater: 102011-12 v Footscray Edgewater: 412011-12 v Richmond: 112011-12 v Geelong: 12012-13 v Geelong: 322012-13 v Ringwood: 62012-13 v Richmond: 02012-13 v Casey-South Melbourne: 22012-13 v Dandenong: 23*2012-13 v Essendon: 4*2012-13 v Frankston Peninsula: 142012-13 v Hawthorn-Monash University: 112013-14 v Casey-South Melbourne: 5*

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

Against each club

Footscray2514125.500–0/29
Geelong2333216.500–0/8
Richmond211115.50140.001/40
Kingston Hawthorn2111111.000–0/26
Casey-South Melbourne275*7.000–0/18
Melbourne University2666.000–0/3
Ringwood2666.00120.001/20
Northcote2–––0–0/56
Dandenong12323*–38.673/26
Frankston Peninsula1141414.000–0/18
Essendon144*–0–0/6
St Kilda1––––––
Prahran1––––––

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
521161116.00
691993212.381
731514125.50

Batted most often at 6th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks1
  • 1–96
  • 10–194
  • 20–291
  • 30–492
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

8.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.

Dismissals
  • Caught6 · 55%
  • Bowled2 · 18%
  • LBW2 · 18%
  • Run out1 · 9%
In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins333223*–
In losses10093329.301
In draws10414141.00
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins6438.250.7
In losses71150.000.1
In draws10–0.0
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first72903218.001
Batting second71764112.67
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Schramms Reserve8327119.00272.501/20
Morwell Recreation Reserve333023*30.00321.003/26
Geelong Cricket Ground22333216.50––0/8
AH Butler Oval11141414.00––0/18
Central Reserve North Oval, Glen Waverley11000.00–––
Essendon Cricket Ground1144*–––0/6
Mervyn G Hughes Oval11414141.00––0/39
Monash University No. 1 Oval11111111.00–––
University Oval11666.00––0/3
Bill Lawry Oval100–––––
Ted Summerton Reserve100––––0/26
Wickets taken
  • Caught3 · 60%
  • LBW1 · 20%
  • Bowled1 · 20%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)2 · 40%
  • Middle order (4–7)3 · 60%

Best in a match: 3/26 v Dandenong, 2012-13. 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 2010-11 to 2013-14: 24th of 31 for runs, 19th of 28 for wickets, 22nd of 34 for matches, 22nd of 30 for catches.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 100th of 184 for runs, 91st of 135 for wickets, 90th of 197 for matches, 83rd of 167 for catches.

Played like…

  • TJ Hawkins1921-22 to 1924-25 · 11 m · 72 runs · 3 wkts
  • SN Villani2011-12 to 2013-14 · 21 m · 207 runs · 3 wkts
  • CL Caldwell1997-98 to 1999-00 · 15 m · 195 runs · 4 wkts
  • JHM Dawson1929-30 to 1932-33 · 16 m · 182 runs · 9 wkts

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

The shape of the career

Season by season

2010-11: 2 matches, 16 runs, 0 wickets2010-112011-12: 4 matches, 53 runs, 2 wickets2011-122012-13: 12 matches, 92 runs, 3 wickets2012-132013-14: 3 matches, 5 runs, 0 wickets2013-14

Runs, up Wickets, down

The arc

Matthew Bright's best season with the bat was 2012-13: 92 runs from 8 innings at 15.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 2011-12 to 2012-13: 134 runs at 16.75. The leanest, 2011-12 to 2012-13: 104 runs at 13.00.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 14: 12.1 to 16.816.8

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

Streaks

Consecutive matches played: 6 matches
from v Ringwood, 2011-12 to v Richmond, 2012-13 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 5 matches bowled in
from v Essendon, 2012-13 to v Hawthorn-Monash University, 2013-14 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 3 innings
from v Ringwood, 2012-13 to v Casey-South Melbourne, 2012-13 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16112010-11: 6 (2 inns, avg 8.00)2011-12: 6 (3 inns, avg 17.67)2012-13: 6 (8 inns, avg 15.33)2013-14: 5 (1 inns, avg –)2010201120122013

Batted at 6th for 3 seasons, moved up to 5th from 2013-14.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
2010-11628.00
2011-126317.67
2012-136815.33
2013-1451–
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home83027119.00272.50
Away131131394117.38365.67

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday181221484114.80563.60
Sunday21144*–
Weekday110141414.00
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct420383219.00
Nov4312523*12.50333.33
Dec752754125.001148.00
Jan54028117.00
Mar1000––120.00
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. JP Fagg × 3
  2. PJ Dickson × 2
  3. K Nayager × 1

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SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
2010-11Melbourne University60/3Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11Footscray Edgewater100/29Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12Footscray Edgewater410/39Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12Richmond111/40Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12Geelong10/34Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12Ringwooddnb1/20Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13St Kildadnb–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Geelong320/8Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Ringwood6–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Northcotednb–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Richmond0–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Casey-South Melbourne20/18Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Dandenong23*3/26Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Essendon4*0/6Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Frankston Peninsula140/18Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Hawthorn-Monash University11–Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13Melbourne Universitydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14Northcotednb0/56Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14Casey-South Melbourne5*0/19Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14Hawthorn-Monash Universitydnb0/26Something wrong? Tell us

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