
BA Kline
1960-61 to 1966-67 · 73 matches for the club · also printed as BA Kine
Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1960-61 (15 Oct 1960)Last game v Prahran, 1966-67 (1 Oct 1966)Player no. 325 to appear for the club
Loading Morrie…

1960-61 to 1966-67 · 73 matches for the club · also printed as BA Kine
Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1960-61 (15 Oct 1960)Last game v Prahran, 1966-67 (1 Oct 1966)Player no. 325 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1961: did not bat v South Melbourne
73
Matches
408
Runs
10.74
Average
32*
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/5
Best
149
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
| 8 | 85 | 28 | 14.17 | |
| 7 | 55 | 23 | 18.33 | |
| 7 | 52 | 24 | 13.00 | |
| 6 | 31 | 14 | 6.20 | |
| 6 | 26 | 10 | 13.00 | |
| 6 | 25 | 15 | 8.33 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | |
| 5 | 60 | 32* | 30.00 | |
| 5 | 37 | 14* | 9.25 | |
| 5 | 10 | 10 | 5.00 | |
| 5 | 7 | 3 | 1.75 | |
| 4 | 9 | 5 | 9.00 | |
| 3 | 11 | 7* | 11.00 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14* | 14.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28.00 | |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 15* | – | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |
| 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 21.00 | |
| 9 | 17 | 5 | 112 | 32* | 9.33 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | 4 | 165 |
In the record book
Among players of 1960-61 to 1966-67: 19th of 46 for runs, 13th of 48 for matches, 2nd of 41 for catches, 21st of 24 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 99th of 321 for runs, 44th of 345 for matches, 4th of 279 for catches, 112th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
Is this you, or someone you know?
Tell the club and BA Kline’s career can be joined to the rest of their story — or let them know if a scorecard has something wrong.
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| 24 |
| 9.17 |
| 2 |
| 11 | 15 | 12 | 51 | 22* | 17.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 3 | 1 | 42 | 28 | 21.00 | 1 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 3 | 1 | 17 | 15* | 8.50 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 56 | 22 | 349 | 32* | 10.26 | 4 |
Batted most often at 10th.
3.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Most often dismissed by: Hosking (4), Leigh (2), Kirby (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 36 | 12 | 255 | 32* | 10.63 | 3 |
| In losses | 25 | 12 | 147 | 28 | 11.31 | 3 |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 28 | 10 | 219 | 32* | 12.17 | 3 |
| Batting second | 26 | 10 | 127 | 23 | 7.94 | 2 |
| Second innings of the match | 8 | 4 | 62 | 28 | 15.50 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 32 | 27 | 159 | 32* | 10.60 |
| Albert Ground | 7 | 8 | 97 | 28 | 24.25 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 3 | 4 | 25 | 14* | 8.33 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15* | 13.50 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 3 | 15 | 7* | 15.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 29 | 24 | 14.50 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 10.00 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2.00 |
| Western Oval | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5.00 |
| Toorak Park | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| University Oval | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
The careers nearest Kline’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
Season by season
Runs, upPremiership
1960-61: premiership
The arc
Bruce Kline's best season with the bat was 1961-62: 141 runs from 13 innings at 12.82. The best ten-innings patch came in 1961-62 to 1962-63: 86 runs at 17.20. The leanest, 1962-63 to 1963-64: 27 runs at 3.86.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| 50th match0* | 22 Feb 1964 | v Essendon, 1963-64 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 32* | v North Melbourne, 1960-61 | Won |
| 28 | v St Kilda, 1961-62 | Lost, Final |
| 24 | v Richmond, 1961-62 | Won |
| 23 | v Melbourne, 1963-64 | Won |
| 22* | v St Kilda, 1961-62 | Lost, Final |
Moved about the order across 7 seasons: at 10th in 4, at 9th in 2, at 11th in 1.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 32 | 27 | 12 | 159 | 32* | 10.60 |
| Away | 41 | 35 | 12 | 249 | 28 | 10.83 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 64 | 57 | 22 | 380 | 32* | 10.86 |
| Weekday | 9 | 5 | 2 | 28 | 14* | 9.33 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 14 | 12 | 3 | 46 | 10 | 5.11 |
| Nov | 14 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 14* | 20.00 |
| Dec | 4 | 5 | 4 | 65 | 32* | 65.00 |
| Jan | 14 | 13 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 7.63 |
| Feb | 15 | 13 | 4 | 55 | 14 | 6.11 |
| Mar | 11 | 11 | 3 | 134 | 28 | 16.75 |
| Other | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 67 | 56 | 23 | 309 | 32* | 9.36 |
| Finals | 6 | 6 | 1 | 99 | 28 | 19.80 |