Bernie ConsidineMEMBER
Played 1946-47 – 1958-59
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Player records
Career totals
Career
117
Games
13
Seasons
1946-47 – 1958-59
Played
Batting
87
Innings
26
Not outs
363
Runs
28
High score
5.95
Average
0
50s
0
100s
Bowling
242
Wickets
19.21
Average
7
5-fors
1058.4 (8-ball)
Overs
Fielding
23
Catches
- 1st XI Bowling 1950-51
- 2 five-fors 1950-51
- Five-for 1952-53
- Five-for 1953-54
- Five-for 1955-56
- 36 wickets 1955-56
- Five-for 1956-57
- 38 wickets 1956-57
- Five-for 1957-58
- 40 wickets 1957-58
Around this dayin 1949: 2/20 and 2 ct v North Melbourne in 1955: 3/42 v Prahran
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-47 | 5 | 4 | 1* | 1.33 | 40 | 7 | 4/27 | 3 |
| 1947-48 | 5 | 6 | 3* | – | 43.2 | 7 | 4/26 | 2 |
| 1948-49 | 12 | 23 | 17 | 3.29 | 101.4 | 13 | 4/17 | 2 |
| 1949-50 | 13 | 14 | 7* | 2.80 | 150 | 19 | 3/17 | 4 |
| 1950-51 | 9 | 25 | 11 | 8.33 | 110.3 | 29 | 6/17 | |
| 1951-52 | 5 | 20 | 10* | 10.00 | 60.4 | 5 | 2/26 | |
| 1952-53 | 10 | 70 | 28* | 11.67 | 97 | 20 | 5/24 | 2 |
| 1953-54 | 8 | 26 | 8* | 6.50 | 97.7 | 20 | 5/56 | |
| 1954-55 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3.00 | 13 | 0 | 0/8 | |
| 1955-56 | 14 | 72 | 25 | 6.55 | 142 | 36 | 6/32 | 4 |
| 1956-57 | 14 | 29 | 11 | 4.83 | 84.1 | 38 | 5/30 | 1 |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 48 | 8* | 6.00 | 70.7 | 40 | 6/41 | 5 |
| 1958-59 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 5.67 | 48 | 8 | 3/55 | |
| Career | 117 | 363 | 28* | 5.95 | 242 | 6/17 | 23 |
Every scorecard · 117
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv North Melbourne, 1946-47
- First five-for6/17v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51
- Highest score28*v Prahran, 1952-53
- Best bowling6/17v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51
- Last matchMatch 117v South Melbourne, 1958-59
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
| 12 | 47 | 25 | 6.71 | 32 | 16.56 | 6/17 | 1 | |
| 11 | 32 | 10* | 5.33 | 21 | 19.48 | 4/15 | ||
| 10 | 34 | 9* | 6.80 | 23 | 18.35 | 6/41 | 2 | |
| 10 | 12 | 4 | 2.00 | 25 | 16.32 | 5/30 | 1 | |
| 9 | 41 | 15 | 8.20 | 18 | 20.72 | 3/19 | ||
| 9 | 41 | 11 | 8.20 | 18 | 18.33 | 5/24 | 1 | |
| 9 | 40 | 17 | 10.00 | 16 | 19.81 | 4/37 | ||
| 9 | 37 | 28* | 12.33 | 13 | 27.85 | 3/42 | ||
| 8 | 22 | 10 | 3.14 | 14 | 18.86 | 3/21 | ||
| 8 | 17 | 8 | 3.40 | 17 | 31.06 | 4/34 | ||
| 8 | 15 | 9 | 5.00 | 20 | 14.75 | 5/56 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 13 | 16.15 | 4/26 | ||
| 6 | 24 | 15 | 6.00 | 12 | 17.67 | 6/32 | 1 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 28* | – | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 14.00 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8* | 9.00 | |
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 | 1 |
| 10 | 32 | 4 | 160 | 25 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 11 | 37 | 17 | 117 | 15 | 5.85 | 7 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 1 | 28 | 28* | 28.00 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 5.00 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 79 | 23 | 315 | 25 | 5.63 | 18 |
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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 42 | 15 | 173 | 15 | 6.41 | 4 |
| In losses | 43 | 10 | 160 | 25 | 4.85 | 15 |
| In draws | 2 | 1 | 30 | 28* | 30.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 68 | 159 | 14.89 | 2.3 |
| In losses | 39 | 70 | 29.11 | 1.8 |
| In draws | 9 | 13 | 19.54 | 1.4 |
- 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
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 44 | 11 | 176 | 25 | 5.33 | 11 |
| Batting second | 34 | 13 | 169 | 28* | 8.05 | 5 |
| Second innings of the match | 9 | 2 | 18 | 6* | 2.57 | 3 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 56 | 40 | 171 | 25 | 5.70 | 102 | 20.59 | 6/41 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6* | 2.00 | 18 | 13.11 | 6/17 |
| Albert Ground | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 12.00 | 14 | 27.43 | 3/19 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 5 | 18 | 10* | 6.00 | 9 | 24.22 | 4/15 |
| University Oval | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 2.00 | 11 | 17.36 | 3/21 |
| Western Oval | 5 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 7.50 | 19 | 12.47 | 5/56 |
| Victoria Park | 5 | 4 | 24 | 11 | 8.00 | 8 | 21.00 | 2/23 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3* | 6.00 | 6 | 32.50 | 3/25 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 13 | 17.23 | 5/30 |
| Toorak Park | 4 | 2 | 32 | 28* | 32.00 | 8 | 18.25 | 3/55 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0* | – | 7 | 13.71 | 2/13 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 6.67 | 10 | 10.00 | 6/32 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 5.00 | 8 | 19.13 | 4/34 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 7 | 19.00 | 4/37 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 2 | 39.50 | 2/79 |
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
- 165th of 488 run-scorers
- 15th of 298 wicket-takers
- 41st of 525 for matches played
- 91st of 431 for catches
- 198th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
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.
Most often alongside
- Ray Harvey · 111
- WL Jacobs · 83
- HAE Shillinglaw · 77
- DHL Arnall · 73
- K Peters · 72
- MR Harvey · 64
- LV Straw · 55
- C Adams · 49
- BC Harvey · 45
- RHW Liddicut · 43
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
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.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 50th wicket1/28 took him to 50 | 7 Oct 1950 | v Essendon, 1950-51 |
| First five-for6/17 | 21 Oct 1950 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51 |
| 50th match2/13 | 18 Oct 1952 | v Northcote, 1952-53 |
| 100th wicket1/19 took him to 100 | 9 Mar 1953 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1952-53 |
| 150th wicket3/87 took him to 152 | 11 Feb 1956 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 |
| 100th match1/67 | 2 Nov 1957 | v Prahran, 1957-58 |
| 200th wicket2/27 took him to 201 | 16 Nov 1957 | v South Melbourne, 1957-58 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 28* | v Prahran, 1952-53 | Drawn |
| 25 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1955-56 | Lost |
| 17 | v St Kilda, 1948-49 | Lost |
| 15 | v Melbourne, 1952-53 | Won |
| 15 | v Richmond, 1955-56 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6/17 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1950-51 | Won |
| 6/32 | v Richmond, 1955-56 | Won |
| 6/41 | v Essendon, 1957-58 | Won |
| 5/8 | v Essendon, 1950-51 | Won, Semi-final |
| 5/24 | v Collingwood, 1952-53 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 13 seasons: at 11th in 6, at 10th in 6, at 9th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 56 | 40 | 10 | 171 | 25 | 5.70 | 102 | 20.59 |
| Away | 61 | 47 | 16 | 192 | 28* | 6.19 | 140 | 18.29 |
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 | 102 | 74 | 21 | 312 | 25 | 5.89 | 223 | 18.50 |
| Weekday | 15 | 13 | 5 | 51 | 28* | 6.38 | 19 | 28.11 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 23 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 8.00 | 55 | 14.71 |
| Nov | 31 | 24 | 6 | 105 | 28* | 5.83 | 56 | 20.32 |
| Dec | 12 | 8 | 1 | 36 | 10* | 5.14 | 28 | 18.04 |
| Jan | 19 | 16 | 4 | 61 | 15 | 5.08 | 35 | 23.00 |
| Feb | 15 | 12 | 5 | 71 | 25 | 10.14 | 28 | 19.79 |
| Mar | 17 | 20 | 7 | 58 | 11 | 4.46 | 40 | 21.23 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 110 | 78 | 22 | 334 | 28* | 5.96 | 223 | 18.90 |
| Finals | 7 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 11 | 5.80 | 19 | 23.42 |
Favourite victims
- I Monks × 4
- LV Maddocks × 4
- WA Dick × 4
- DL Taylor × 3
- EAD Kerr × 3
- J Crawford × 3
- JC Watters × 3
- JH Shaw × 3
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.
