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B.E. Kann

Played 1951-52 – 1959-60

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Player records

Career totals

Career

52

Games

9

Seasons

1951-52 – 1959-60

Played

Batting

60

Innings

9

Not outs

671

Runs

43

High score

13.16

Average

0

50s

0

100s

Bowling

19

Wickets

3/35

Best bowling

27.37

Average

112 (8-ball)

Overs

Fielding

20

Catches

From the record books

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

Around this dayin 1953: 19 and 1 ct v Collingwood in 1957: 0 & 3 and 1 ct v North Melbourne

SeasonMRunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1951-522555.001100/181
1953-5481233717.57300/193
1954-55121753611.6777153/351
1955-566401910.00411/28
1956-5781634323.29400/19
1957-581012738*14.111333/624
1958-5941483.50–––5
1959-601201810.00–––
Career516674313.61193/3514
Every scorecard · 51
1951-52v Prahrandnb0/29Something wrong? Tell us
1951-52v Carlton50/18Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Collingwood19–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran20–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v North Melbourne11–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v University6 & 2*–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Essendondnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Melbourne37–Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v St Kilda00/19Something wrong? Tell us
1953-54v Prahran28–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Footscray141/20Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Northcote2*3/42 & 0/11Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Collingwood53/35Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Prahran130/15Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v North Melbourne50/1Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v South Melbourne232/20Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Essendon16 & 31/21 & 0/12Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Carlton2 & 131/22Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Richmond63/38Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Melbourne2 & 361/17Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v St Kilda29 & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1954-55v Hawthorn-East Melbourne3 & 20/24Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Collingwooddnb1/28Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Prahrandnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v North Melbourne4–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Hawthorn-East Melbourne19–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Footscray16–Something wrong? Tell us
1955-56v Northcote1–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Essendon43–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v University00/19Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Richmond26–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Melbourne6*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v St Kilda33 & 15*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Hawthorn-East Melbourne0 & 1*–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v St Kilda0–Something wrong? Tell us
1956-57v Carlton39–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Prahran20/21Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v North Melbourne0 & 3–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v South Melbourne300/16Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v University38*–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Essendon11–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Carlton33/62Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Richmond21*0/3 & 0/13Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Melbourne5*–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v St Kilda0 & 14–Something wrong? Tell us
1957-58v Hawthorn-East Melbourne00/14Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59v North Melbourne3–Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59v South Melbourne8–Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59v University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1958-59v Essendon3–Something wrong? Tell us
1959-60v South Melbourne2 & 18–Something wrong? Tell us

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Prahran, 1951-52
  2. Highest score43v Essendon, 1956-57
  3. Best bowling3/35v Collingwood, 1954-55
  4. Last matchMatch 51v South Melbourne, 1959-60

Runs by season

1951-52: 5 runs551-521953-54: 123 runs1231954-55: 175 runs17554-551955-56: 40 runs401956-57: 163 runs16356-571957-58: 127 runs1271958-59: 14 runs1458-591959-60: 20 runs20

Wickets by season

1951-52: 0 wickets51-521953-54: 0 wickets1954-55: 15 wickets1554-551955-56: 1 wickets11956-57: 0 wickets56-571957-58: 3 wickets31958-59: 0 wickets58-591959-60: 0 wickets

Every innings, in order

501951-52 v Carlton: 51953-54 v Collingwood: 191953-54 v Prahran: 201953-54 v North Melbourne: 111953-54 v University: 61953-54 v University: 2*1953-54 v Melbourne: 371953-54 v St Kilda: 01953-54 v Prahran: 281954-55 v Footscray: 141954-55 v Northcote: 2*1954-55 v Collingwood: 51954-55 v Prahran: 131954-55 v North Melbourne: 51954-55 v South Melbourne: 231954-55 v Essendon: 161954-55 v Essendon: 31954-55 v Carlton: 21954-55 v Carlton: 131954-55 v Richmond: 61954-55 v Melbourne: 21954-55 v Melbourne: 361954-55 v St Kilda: 291954-55 v St Kilda: 1*1954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 31954-55 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 21955-56 v North Melbourne: 41955-56 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 191955-56 v Footscray: 161955-56 v Northcote: 11956-57 v Essendon: 431956-57 v University: 01956-57 v Richmond: 261956-57 v Melbourne: 6*1956-57 v St Kilda: 331956-57 v St Kilda: 15*1956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01956-57 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 1*1956-57 v St Kilda: 01956-57 v Carlton: 391957-58 v Prahran: 21957-58 v North Melbourne: 01957-58 v North Melbourne: 31957-58 v South Melbourne: 301957-58 v University: 38*1957-58 v Essendon: 111957-58 v Carlton: 31957-58 v Richmond: 21*1957-58 v Melbourne: 5*1957-58 v St Kilda: 01957-58 v St Kilda: 141957-58 v Hawthorn-East Melbourne: 01958-59 v North Melbourne: 31958-59 v South Melbourne: 81958-59 v University: 01958-59 v Essendon: 31959-60 v South Melbourne: 21959-60 v South Melbourne: 18

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

Against each club

Prahran6632815.750–0/15
St Kilda5923315.330–0/19
Essendon5764315.20133.001/21
Greenvale Kanagaroos526114.330–0/1
Melbourne4863728.67117.001/17
Casey South Melbourne4813016.20218.002/20
Carlton4623912.40425.503/62
Melbourne University44638*15.330–0/19
Kingston Hawthorn425195.000–0/14
Richmond3532626.50318.003/38
Camberwell Magpies3241912.00415.753/35
Footscray2301615.00120.001/20
Northcote232*3.00317.673/42

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg0s
21001123611.20
310000.001
481763310.861
543181418.00
631261313.00
72433064314.576
8711243920.67
910555.00
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Top order (1–3)1101123610.181
Middle order (4–7)3984264313.747
Lower order (8–11)811293918.43

Batted most often at 7th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks8
  • 1–925
  • 10–1912
  • 20–296
  • 30–497
  • 50–990
  • 100+0

7.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 4 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught27 · 55%
  • Bowled10 · 20%
  • LBW8 · 16%
  • Run out4 · 8%

Most often dismissed by: Smith (4), Lambert (2), Pearce (2), Thomson (2), Kerr (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
In wins3284064316.927
In losses2312413910.951
In draws3020136.67
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins7631.170.9
In losses101222.331.2
In draws4165.000.3
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg0s
Batting first2412524310.965
Batting second2343073916.163
Second innings of the match1141083615.43
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Fitzroy Cricket Ground25272933712.211022.503/35
Essendon Cricket Ground34654316.25133.001/21
University Oval344638*23.00––0/19
Albert Ground33733936.50–––
Glenferrie Oval24632.00––0/24
St Kilda Cricket Ground2314144.67––0/19
South Melbourne Cricket Ground22312315.50210.002/20
North Melbourne Cricket Ground2215117.50–––
Victoria Park21191919.00128.001/28
Toorak Park21131313.00––0/15
Carlton Cricket Ground1215137.50122.001/22
Melbourne Cricket Ground12383619.00117.001/17
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote1122*–317.673/42
Richmond Cricket Ground112121*–––0/3
Western Oval11161616.00–––
Wickets taken
  • Bowled8 · 42%
  • Caught6 · 32%
  • LBW4 · 21%
  • Stumped1 · 5%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)6 · 32%
  • Middle order (4–7)8 · 42%
  • Lower order (8–11)5 · 26%

Best in a match: 3/35 v Collingwood, 1954-55. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.

At the club

In the record book

Among players of 1951-52 to 1959-60: 23rd of 48 for runs, 15th of 36 for wickets, 21st of 50 for matches, 25th of 44 for catches, 22nd of 29 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy: 74th of 321 for runs, 72nd of 172 for wickets, 62nd of 345 for matches, 84th of 279 for catches, 94th of 126 for batting average.

Played like…

  • NF Turl1952-53 to 1958-59 · 53 m · 706 runs · 15 wkts
  • TW Macdonald1969-70 to 1979-80 · 54 m · 741 runs · 25 wkts
  • ID Deany1958-59 to 1963-64 · 32 m · 506 runs · 11 wkts
  • RJ Zimmer1945-46 to 1950-51 · 40 m · 683 runs · 20 wkts

The careers nearest Kann’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.

The shape of the career

Season by season

1951-52: 2 matches, 5 runs, 0 wickets1951-521952-53: did not play1952-531953-54: 8 matches, 123 runs, 0 wickets · Premiership1953-541954-55: 12 matches, 175 runs, 15 wickets1954-551955-56: 6 matches, 40 runs, 1 wicket1955-561956-57: 8 matches, 163 runs, 0 wickets1956-571957-58: 10 matches, 127 runs, 3 wickets1957-581958-59: 4 matches, 14 runs, 0 wickets1958-591959-60: 1 match, 20 runs, 0 wickets1959-60

Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Season away

1953-54: premiership

The arc

BE Kann's best season with the bat was 1954-55: 175 runs from 17 innings at 11.67. The best ten-innings patch came in 1956-57: 163 runs at 23.29. The leanest, 1957-58 to 1959-60: 53 runs at 5.89.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 58: 5.9 to 23.323.3

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
50th match310 Jan 1959v Essendon, 1958-59

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Melbourne, 1954-55 to v St Kilda, 1954-55 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 10 matches
from v Prahran, 1957-58 to v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1957-58 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 5 matches
from v South Melbourne, 1954-55 to v Melbourne, 1954-55 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 3 matches bowled in
from v Prahran, 1951-52 to v St Kilda, 1953-54 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 6 innings
from v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1957-58 to v South Melbourne, 1959-60 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111951-52: 9 (1 inns, avg 5.00)1953-54: 7 (8 inns, avg 17.57)1954-55: 2 (17 inns, avg 11.67)1955-56: 7 (4 inns, avg 10.00)1956-57: 7 (10 inns, avg 23.29)1957-58: 7 (12 inns, avg 14.11)1958-59: 2 (4 inns, avg 3.50)1959-60: 2 (2 inns, avg 10.00)19511954195619581959

Moved about the order across 8 seasons: at 7th in 4, opened in 3, at 9th in 1.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1951-52915.00
1953-547817.57
1954-5521711.67
1955-567410.00
1956-5771023.29
1957-5871214.11
1958-59243.50
1959-602210.00
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home252732933712.211022.50
Away263163744314.96932.78

Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday465286224314.141629.00
Weekday56145269.00318.67
Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct64125148.33817.00
Nov1011114138*14.10
Dec550884317.60210.00
Jan131431112610.09829.63
Feb91321983718.00131.00
Mar81121043911.56
Finals
3Finals played
67Runs · avg 22.33
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away485596004313.041927.37
Finals330673922.33
Fielding

Caught most off

  1. BT Considine × 5
  2. C Adams × 5
  3. DHL Arnall × 2
  4. HAE Shillinglaw × 2
  5. EP Illingworth × 1
  6. GB Deany × 1

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.

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