Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club

Matthew Bremner✅

#12 · Played 2008-09 – 2024-25

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Player records

🏆1st XI Premiers (2015-16)🏆1st XI One-day Premiers (2015-16)🥇Club Champions (2017-18)🏆2nd XI Premiers (2025-26)👑 Captain

Off the field

🎓1st XI Head Coach (Summer 2023-24 to present · 4 seasons)

GradeAll grades 2nd XIPick a grade to see season and career figures for that side only.

Analytics from the scorecards · all grades

19 games imported from PlayHQ · captained 19

Batting · Middle order

Matches

Innings

620

Runs

38.75

Average

61.1

Strike rate

1,015

Balls

110

High score

5 / 1

50s / 100s

Match by match

Bowling

Innings

Overs

Maidens

Runs

Wickets

24.00

Average

2.00

Economy

72.0

Strike rate

1/24

Best

Wickets by match

Fielding

Catches

Stumpings

Run outs

Best partnerships

109 with Miller Childs for the 4th wicket v Melbourne · Round 2
96* with Aryan Sharma for the 4th wicket v Melbourne University · Round 12
88 with Zachary Macciocca for the 3rd wicket v Kingston Hawthorn · Round 16
69 with Mark Phelan for the 3rd wicket v St Kilda · Finals Round 3
65 with Zachary Macciocca for the 3rd wicket v Dandenong · Round 1

Recent form

Game	Bat	Bowl	Field	Result
v St Kilda · Finals Round 3	90 (191) caught	—	1ct	W
v Geelong · Finals Round 2	0 (1) caught	—	2ct	W
v Melbourne · Finals Round 1	1 (9) caught	—	—	W
v Essendon · Round 17	110 (166) bowled	0/0 (1)	2ct	L
v Kingston Hawthorn · Round 16	68 (165) run out	—	—	L
v Frankston Peninsula · Round 15	31 (68) caught	—	—	W
v Geelong · Round 14	13 (25) caught	0/0 (1)	1ct	L
v Footscray · Round 13	18 (34) lbw	1/24 (10)	1ct	W

Career totals

Career

169

Games

Seasons

2008-09 – 2024-25

Played

Batting

142

Innings

Not outs

4,026

Runs

129

High score

41.33

Average

50s

100s

Bowling

Wickets

Best (wkts)

24.00

Average

Overs

Fielding

Catches

Averages are from what's been scored in Morrie since the club joined.

By season

Season	Games	Runs	HS	Wkts	Ct	Bat avg
2025-26	19	620	110	1	15	41.33
2008-09/2024-25(historical)	150	3,406	129	—	62	26.40

From the record books

First XI · 2008-09 to 2024-25 · 150 matchesFull archive career →

On this dayin 2017: did not bat v Prahran in 2018: 0 and 2 ct v Casey-South Melbourne

Season	M	Runs	HS	Avg	Overs	Wkts	Best	Ct
2008-09	15	235	87*	29.38	2	0	0/11	4
2009-10	14	352	100*	29.33	–	–	–	2
2010-11	7	105	52	26.25	–	–	–	2
2011-12	15	522	122	32.63	3	0	0/0	6
2012-13	20	509	98	29.94	1	0	0/2	9
2013-14	17	296	59	19.73	–	–	–	3
2014-15	14	361	68	22.56	1	0	0/9	8
2015-16	12	388	129	29.85	4	0	0/0	13
2016-17	2	7	7	3.50	–	–	–
2017-18	6	39	36*	39.00	–	–	–	3
2018-19	12	306	118	23.54	–	–	–	9
2023-24	6	132	48*	33.00	–	–	–	1
2024-25	10	154	26	19.25	–	–	–	2
Career	150	3,406	129	26.40		0	0/0	62

Every scorecard · 150

2008-09	v Essendon	24	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Richmond	dnb	0/11	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Footscray Edgewater	42	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Camberwell Magpies	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Hawthorn-Monash University	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Melbourne University	25	0/15	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Frankston Peninsula	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Carlton	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v St Kilda	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Casey-South Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Dandenong	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Geelong	15*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Northcote	5 & 15*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Geelong	87*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2008-09	v Carlton	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Geelong	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Northcote	100*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Melbourne	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Prahran	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Essendon	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Richmond	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Footscray Edgewater	95*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Camberwell Magpies	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Hawthorn-Monash University	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Melbourne University	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Frankston Peninsula	2 & 16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Carlton	45 & 8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v St Kilda	13	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2009-10	v Dandenong	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Camberwell Magpies	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Casey-South Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Ringwood	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Dandenong	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Richmond	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Geelong	52	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2010-11	v Carlton	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v North Melbourne	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Melbourne	1	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Hawthorn-Monash University	84	0/5	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v St Kilda	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Prahran	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Frankston Peninsula	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Melbourne University	27	0/0 & 0/6	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Footscray Edgewater	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Richmond	15	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Geelong	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Carlton	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Camberwell Magpies	122	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Casey-South Melbourne	68 & 25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Essendon	108	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2011-12	v Ringwood	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v St Kilda	15*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Geelong	34	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Ringwood	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Northcote	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Richmond	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Casey-South Melbourne	43 & 37*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Casey-South Melbourne	32	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Dandenong	16	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Prahran	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Essendon	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Frankston Peninsula	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Carlton	7 & 20*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v North Melbourne	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Melbourne	55	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Hawthorn-Monash University	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Melbourne University	98	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Footscray Edgewater	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Dandenong	10	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Camberwell Magpies	73	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2012-13	v Ringwood	dnb	0/2	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Melbourne University	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Footscray Edgewater	56	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Dandenong	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Camberwell Magpies	59	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v St Kilda	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Geelong	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Ringwood	0 & 7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Northcote	27 & 30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Casey-South Melbourne	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Hawthorn-Monash University	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Northcote	30*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Monash Tigers	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Essendon	2	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Prahran	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Frankston Peninsula	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Carlton	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2013-14	v Melbourne	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Greenvale Kangaroos	25	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Hawthorn-Monash University	40	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Prahran	31	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Casey-South Melbourne	31	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Ringwood	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Northcote	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Camberwell Magpies	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Dandenong	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Frankston Peninsula	68	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v St Kilda	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Footscray Edgewater	17	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Monash Tigers	61	0/9	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Melbourne University	2 & 27	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2014-15	v Melbourne	9 & 0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Kingston Hawthorn	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Ringwood	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Prahran	129	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Northcote	18	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Camberwell Magpies	15	0/0	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Camberwell Magpies	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Geelong	23	0/2	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Dandenong	24	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Frankston Peninsula	61	0/3	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Northcote	7 & 53	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Prahran	26	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2015-16	v Ringwood	11	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2016-17	v Dandenong	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2016-17	v St Kilda	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Melbourne	36*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Prahran	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Footscray	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Northcote	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Monash Tigers	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2017-18	v Camberwell Magpies	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Essendon	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Northcote	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Casey-South Melbourne	0	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Footscray	28	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Carlton	9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Dandenong	18 & 9	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Prahran	7	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Melbourne University	118	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v St Kilda	14	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Camberwell Magpies	19	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Dandenong	4	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2018-19	v Geelong	46	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v Footscray	5*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v Frankston Peninsula	40	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v Carlton	6	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v Greenvale Kangaroos	30	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v St Kilda	48*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2023-24	v Richmond	3	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Prahran	23	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Dandenong	26	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Greenvale Kangaroos	9*	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Ringwood	20	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Frankston Peninsula	dnb	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Richmond	20	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Essendon	21	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Melbourne	8	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v St Kilda	5	–	Something wrong? Tell us
2024-25	v Kingston Hawthorn	22	–	Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 2008-09
First fifty87*v Geelong, 2008-09
First hundred100*v Northcote, 2009-10
Highest score129v Prahran, 2015-16
Last matchMatch 150v Kingston Hawthorn, 2024-25

Runs by season

Every innings, in order

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

Against each club

Sort by


Dandenong	12	145	26	13.18
Camberwell Magpies	11	315	122	35.00	2	1
Northcote	10	337	100*	37.44	1	1
Prahran	10	239	129	29.88		1
Richmond	10	142	61	20.29	1
St Kilda	10	106	48*	15.14
Geelong	9	275	87*	45.83	2
Footscray	9	270	95*	38.57	2
Frankston Peninsula	9	236	68	29.50	2
Carlton	9	168	45	16.80
Ringwood	9	55	20	6.88
Casey-South Melbourne	8	236	68	39.33	1
Kingston Hawthorn	8	170	84	24.29	1
Melbourne University	7	321	118	40.13	1	1
Essendon	7	180	108	25.71		1
Melbourne	7	140	55	20.00	1
Greenvale Kanagaroos	5	71	30	17.75

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	50s	100s	0s
1	67	0	1,798	129	26.84	10	3	7
2	16	4	399	108	33.25	1	1	1
3	1	0	22	22	22.00
5	13	0	215	40	16.54
6	28	5	724	100*	31.48	3	1	1
7	12	3	155	30	17.22			1
8	4	1	90	36*	30.00
9	1	0	3	3	3.00

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Top order (1–3)	84	4	2,219	129	27.74	11	4	8
Middle order (4–7)	53	8	1,094	100*	24.31	3	1	2
Lower order (8–11)	5	1	93	36*	23.25

Batted most often at 1st.

Scores and consistency

Ducks10
1–943
10–1927
20–2927
30–4916
50–9914
100+5

Turned 5 of 19 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.0% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 17 times.

Dismissals

Caught83 · 64%
LBW21 · 16%
Bowled16 · 12%
Run out5 · 4%
Stumped2 · 2%
Caught & bowled2 · 2%

Most often dismissed by: Welsford (4), Austin (3), McDonald (3), Topp (3), Stafford (3).

In wins and losses

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
In wins	72	8	2,133	118	33.33	11	3	4
In losses	63	3	1,112	129	18.53	2	2	5
In draws	7	2	161	87*	32.20	1		1

Scored 50+: the side won 14 of 19 (74%), lost 4.
Every other match: the side won 69 of 131 (53%), lost 54.

Batting first or second

	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	50s	100s	0s
Batting first	68	6	1,665	122	26.85	7	3	5
Batting second	62	4	1,494	129	25.76	6	2	4
Second innings of the match	12	3	247	53	27.44	1		1

By ground

Ground	M	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg
Schramms Reserve	74	70	1,761	100*	27.95
Camberwell Sports Ground	7	5	218	122	43.60
Mervyn G Hughes Oval	6	6	91	42	18.20
Russell Lucas Oval	6	5	42	20	10.50
Princes Park No. 1 Oval	4	5	57	21	14.25
Shepley Oval	4	5	77	26	15.40
University Oval	4	5	175	118	35.00
Essendon Cricket Ground	4	4	144	108	36.00
Monash University No. 1 Oval	4	4	125	84	31.25
St Kilda Cricket Ground	4	4	29	13	7.25
Geelong Cricket Ground	4	3	90	46	30.00
AH Butler Oval	3	4	108	68	27.00
Bill Lawry Oval	3	4	44	17	14.67
Toorak Park	3	3	141	129	47.00
Casey Fields No. 4 Oval	3	2	31	31	15.50
Central Reserve North Oval, Glen Waverley	3	2	34	30*	34.00
Morwell Recreation Reserve	3	2	48	32	24.00
Albert Ground	2	2	64	36*	64.00
Mooroopna Recreation Reserve	2	2	32	21	16.00
Richmond Cricket Ground	2	2	39	28	19.50
Greenvale Reserve - Oval # 1	1	1	30	30	30.00
Hedges Oval	1	1	4	4	4.00
Walter Galt Reserve - Main Oval	1	1	22	22	22.00
Kyabram Recreation Reserve	1	0	0	–	–
Ted Summerton Reserve	1	0	0	–	–

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 2008-09 to 2024-25: 6th of 81 for runs, 9th of 88 for matches, 5th of 19 for hundreds, 8th of 74 for catches, 10th of 41 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 10th of 184 for runs, 12th of 197 for matches, 9th of 34 for hundreds, 18th of 167 for catches, 19th of 81 for batting average.

Played like…

TL Cullen1970-71 to 1986-87 · 140 m · 3,489 runs · 3 wkts
GL Harvey1959-60 to 1975-76 · 137 m · 3,494 runs · 7 wkts
HC Lansdown1921-22 to 1936-37 · 164 m · 4,258 runs · 6 wkts
N Vardi2009-10 to 2019-20 · 138 m · 2,811 runs · 1 wkts

The careers nearest Bremner’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

Runs, upPremiership Honour in his name Season away

2012-13: Doug Rumble Trophy — Best Clubman · 2015-16: premiership

The arc

Matthew Bremner's best season with the bat was 2011-12: 522 runs from 16 innings at 32.63. The best ten-innings patch came in 2008-09 to 2009-10: 361 runs at 60.17. The leanest, 2015-16 to 2018-19: 128 runs at 14.22.

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

Milestones

Milestone	When	Match
First fifty87*	14 Mar 2009	v Geelong, 2008-09
First hundred100*	10 Oct 2009	v Northcote, 2009-10
1,000th run122 took him to 1,008	28 Jan 2012	v Camberwell Magpies, 2011-12
50th match108	25 Feb 2012	v Essendon, 2011-12
2,000th run28 took him to 2,019	1 Mar 2014	v Melbourne, 2013-14
100th match61, 0/9	24 Jan 2015	v Monash Tigers, 2014-15
3,000th run118 took him to 3,037	16 Feb 2019	v Melbourne University, 2018-19
150th match22	25 Jan 2025	v Kingston Hawthorn, 2024-25

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 5 innings: from v Melbourne, 2013-14 to v Casey-South Melbourne, 2014-15 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 44 matches: from v Melbourne University, 2011-12 to v Frankston Peninsula, 2013-14 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 9 matches bowled in: from v Richmond, 2008-09 to v Frankston Peninsula, 2015-16 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 4 innings: from v St Kilda, 2013-14 to v Ringwood, 2013-14 · first · last

Best innings

Score	Match	Result
129	v Prahran, 2015-16	Lost
122	v Camberwell Magpies, 2011-12	Lost
118	v Melbourne University, 2018-19	Won
108	v Essendon, 2011-12	Won
100*	v Northcote, 2009-10	Won

More splits

Batting position over the years

Moved about the order across 13 seasons: opened in 8, at 6th in 3, at 8th in 1, at 7th in 1.

Season	Usual spot	Inn	Avg
2008-09	6	11	29.38
2009-10	6	14	29.33
2010-11	1	4	26.25
2011-12	1	16	32.63
2012-13	1	20	29.94
2013-14	1	16	19.73
2014-15	1	16	22.56
2015-16	1	13	29.85
2016-17	1	2	3.50
2017-18	8	2	39.00
2018-19	1	13	23.54
2023-24	7	6	33.00
2024-25	6	9	19.25

Home and away

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Home	74	70	7	1,761	100*	27.95
Away	76	72	6	1,645	129	24.92

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
Saturday	135	128	13	3,098	129	26.94
Sunday	13	12	0	281	84	23.42
Weekday	2	2	0	27	22	13.50

Month by month

Month	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Oct	43	36	3	723	100*	21.91
Nov	19	19	2	405	95*	23.82
Dec	28	21	3	532	129	29.56
Jan	27	29	2	642	122	23.78
Feb	19	23	2	707	118	33.67
Mar	14	14	1	397	87*	30.54

Finals

10Finals played

280Runs · avg 31.11

	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg
Home and away	140	132	12	3,126	129	26.05
Finals	10	10	1	280	87*	31.11

Fielding

Season	M	Ct
2008-09	15	4
2009-10	14	2
2010-11	7	2
2011-12	15	6
2012-13	20	9
2013-14	17	3
2014-15	14	8
2015-16	12	13
2016-17	2
2017-18	6	3
2018-19	12	9
2023-24	6	1
2024-25	10	2

Caught most off

TL Lawford × 13
AB Perrin × 8
PJ Dickson × 7
E Alavi × 4
GJ Maxwell × 4
JP Fagg × 4

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.