Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1963-64 (14 Dec 1963)Last game v South Melbourne, 1965-66 (27 Nov 1965)Player no. 338 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1964: 7 & 18* and 1 ct v St Kilda
14
Matches
185
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Debut v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1963-64 (14 Dec 1963)Last game v South Melbourne, 1965-66 (27 Nov 1965)Player no. 338 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 1964: 7 & 18* and 1 ct v St Kilda
14
Matches
185
Runs
10.88
Average
29
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
–
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Melbourne | 2 | 38 | 18 | 12.67 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 21 | 14 | 5.25 |
 Richmond | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1.50 |
 Essendon | 1 | 39 | 29 | 19.50 |
 St Kilda | 1 | 25 | 18* | 25.00 |
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 1 | 15 | 8 | 15.00 |
 Carlton | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 |
 Footscray | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
 Prahran | 1 | 2 | 2* | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 18 | 9.00 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 15.00 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 14 | 10.50 | |
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 29 | 13.00 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 9.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 18 | 3 | 167 | 29 | 11.13 | 3 |
| Lower order (8–11) |
In the record book
Among players of 1963-64 to 1965-66: 20th of 30 for runs, 21st of 31 for matches, 21st of 28 for catches, 16th of 18 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 150th of 321 for runs, 150th of 345 for matches, 136th of 279 for catches, 110th of 126 for batting average.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963-64 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 & 7 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1963-64 | Melbourne | 18 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1963-64 | Richmond | 3 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1963-64 | Essendon | 29 & 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Melbourne | 6 & 14 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | St Kilda | 7 & 18* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Footscray | 8 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Collingwood | 17 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Prahran | 2* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Carlton | 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Richmond | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1964-65 | Hawthorn-East Melbourne | 0 & 14 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1965-66 | North Melbourne | 8 & 7* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1965-66 | South Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
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| 2 |
| 0 |
| 18 |
| 10 |
| 9.00 |
Batted most often at 7th.
5.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Most often dismissed by: Smith (3).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 8 | 2 | 69 | 18* | 11.50 | 1 |
| In losses | 12 | 1 | 116 | 29 | 10.55 | 2 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 7 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 3.83 | 2 |
| Batting second | 7 | 0 | 92 | 29 | 13.14 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 6 | 2 | 70 | 18* | 17.50 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 7 | 9 | 79 | 18* | 9.88 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 4 | 59 | 29 | 14.75 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15.00 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2* | – |
The careers nearest Bruce’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, up
The arc
RJD Bruce's best season with the bat was 1964-65: 99 runs from 11 innings at 11.00. The best ten-innings patch came in 1963-64 to 1964-65: 124 runs at 15.50. The leanest, 1964-65 to 1965-66: 73 runs at 9.13.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | v Essendon, 1963-64 | Lost, Final |
| 18* | v St Kilda, 1964-65 | Won |
| 18 | v Melbourne, 1963-64 | Won |
| 17 | v Collingwood, 1964-65 | Won |
| 14 | v Melbourne, 1964-65 | Lost |
Batted at 4th for 1 season, dropped to 6th from 1964-65.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 7 | 9 | 1 | 79 | 18* | 9.88 |
| Away | 7 | 11 | 2 | 106 | 29 | 11.78 |
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 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 182 | 29 | 11.38 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 5 | 1 | 53 | 18* | 13.25 |
| Nov | 4 | 5 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 12.67 |
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 |
| Jan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 10.50 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 6.50 |
| Mar | 2 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 29 | 13.25 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 13 | 18 | 3 | 146 | 18* | 9.73 |
| Finals | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 19.50 |