Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

Kevin Kearney

Played 1951-52 – 1959-60

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🏆1st XI Premiers

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Career totals

Career

Games

Seasons

1951-52 – 1959-60

Played

Batting

Innings

Not outs

581

Runs

High score

12.10

Average

50s

100s

Bowling

Wickets

0.00

Average

Overs

Fielding & keeping

Catches

Stumpings

From the record books

First XI · 1951-52 to 1959-60 · 51 matchesFull archive career →

Around this dayin 1959: 33 v Essendon

Season	M

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1951-52
First fifty69v St Kilda, 1956-57
Highest score69v St Kilda, 1956-57
Last matchMatch 51v North Melbourne, 1959-60

Runs by season

Every innings, in order

Against each club

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St Kilda	6	132	69	22.00	1
Carlton	6	44	13	11.00
Kingston Hawthorn	5	95	34*	11.88
Essendon	5	82	33	16.40
Melbourne	5	54	23	13.50
Richmond	4	17	11	4.25
Greenvale Kanagaroos	3	48	19*	16.00
Casey South Melbourne	3	34	34*	34.00
Northcote	3	27	17	9.00
Melbourne University	3	13	9	4.33
Camberwell Magpies	3	12	6	3.00
Footscray	3	0	0	0.00
Prahran	2	23	23	23.00

Splits

By batting position

Pos	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
1	15	0	159	23	10.60		1
2	14	0	220	69	15.71	1	1
3	1	0	33	33	33.00
4	1	0	0	0	0.00		1
5	1	0	2	2	2.00
6	3	1	42	34*	21.00		1
7	2	1	4	4*	4.00

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1951-52 to 1959-60: 25th of 48 for runs, 21st of 50 for matches, 7th of 44 for catches, 26th of 29 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 81st of 321 for runs, 62nd of 345 for matches, 14th of 279 for catches, 106th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

TN Newton1941-42 to 1944-45 · 43 m · 522 runs · 0 wkts
J Pearse1951-52 to 1958-59 · 51 m · 731 runs · 1 wkts
W Gray1948-49 to 1954-55 · 28 m · 382 runs · 0 wkts
RC Jordon1967-68 to 1971-72 · 29 m · 254 runs · 0 wkts

The careers nearest Kearney’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.

The shape of the career

Season by season

More splits

Batting position over the years

Batted at 6th for 1 season, dropped to 7th from 1955-56, moved up to open from 1956-57.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
1951-52	6

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
Top order (1–3)	30	0	412	69	13.73	1	2
Middle order (4–7)	7	2	48	34*	9.60		3
Lower order (8–11)	20	7	121	34*	9.31		4

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
In wins	32	7	408	69	16.32	1	2
In losses	24	2	162	31	7.36		7
In draws	1	0	11	11	11.00

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
Batting first	23	7	308	69	19.25	1	3
Batting second	24	0	209	36	8.71		4
Second innings of the match	10	2	64	31	8.00		2

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	0s
As wicketkeeper	39	6	365	69	11.06	1	5
Otherwise	18	3	216	34*	14.40		4

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg
Fitzroy Cricket Ground	21	24	351	69	17.55
St Kilda Cricket Ground	3	5	24	11	8.00
Victoria Park	3	4	12	6	3.00
Albert Ground	3	3	44	17	14.67
Carlton Cricket Ground	3	3	14	13	4.67
South Melbourne Cricket Ground	3	2	34	34*	34.00
Western Oval	3	2	0	0	0.00
Glenferrie Oval	2	4	23	10	5.75
Essendon Cricket Ground	2	2	39	22	19.50
North Melbourne Cricket Ground	2	2	28	19*	28.00
Richmond Cricket Ground	2	2	3	2	1.50
University Oval	2	2	4	4	2.00
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote	1	2	5	5	5.00
Toorak Park	1	0	0	–	–

Milestone	When	Match
First fifty69	23 Feb 1957	v St Kilda, 1956-57
50th match23	1 Feb 1960	v Prahran, 1959-60

1951-52	4	58	34*	14.50	–	–	–	2
1955-56	1	0	0	0.00	–	–	–
1956-57	15	199	69	15.31	–	–	–	34
1957-58	10	74	31	8.22	0	0	0/18	17
1958-59	9	134	34*	13.40	–	–	–	3
1959-60	12	116	33	10.55	–	–	–	14

1951-52	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	34* & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Essendon	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v St Kilda	5* & 11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52	v Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56	v South Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Footscray	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Northcote	0* & 5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Collingwood	0 & 1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Prahran	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v North Melbourne	19*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v South Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Essendon	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v University	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Carlton	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Richmond	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Melbourne	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v St Kilda	69	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	6 & 7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v St Kilda	36	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57	v Carlton	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Northcote	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Collingwood	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Essendon	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Carlton	8*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Richmond	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v St Kilda	1 & 4*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	3 & 31	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Footscray	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58	v Carlton	1	0/18	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v North Melbourne	15 & 5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v South Melbourne	34*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v University	9 & 0*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v Essendon	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v Carlton	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v Richmond	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v Melbourne	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v St Kilda	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	10 & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v University	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Essendon	33	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Carlton	9*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Richmond	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Melbourne	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v St Kilda	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Footscray	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Northcote	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Collingwood	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v Prahran	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60	v North Melbourne	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us

Score	Match	Result
69	v St Kilda, 1956-57	Won
36	v St Kilda, 1956-57	Won, Semi-final
34*	v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1951-52	Won
34*	v South Melbourne, 1958-59	Won
33	v Essendon, 1959-60	Won

Month	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Oct	7	7	2	69	33	13.80
Nov	9	10	2	101	34*	12.63
Dec	5	5	1	37	22	9.25
Jan	12	11	1	69	17	6.90
Feb	9	12	2	208	69	20.80
Mar	8	11	1	97	36	9.70
Other	1	1	0	0	0	0.00

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Saturday	45	53	9	543	69	12.34
Weekday	6	4	0	38	23	9.50

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Home and away	46	51	8	515	69	11.98
Finals	5	6	1	66	36	13.20