DS Berry
1986-87 to 1995-96 · 66 matches for the club
Debut v Essendon, 1986-87 (24 Jan 1987)Last game v Geelong, 1995-96 (16 Mar 1996)Player no. 458 to appear for the club
- Premiers 1993-94
- Century season 1992-93
- Century season 1994-95
- Century season 1995-96
- Keeper 1986-87
- Keeper 1987-88
- Keeper 1990-91
- Keeper 1991-92
- Keeper 1992-93
- Keeper 1993-94
- Keeper 1994-95
- Keeper 1995-96
On this dayin 1990: 18 v University
66
Matches
1,539
Runs
31.41
Average
128
Highest
3 / 6
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/0
Best
117
Catches
Season by season
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Essendon, 1986-87
- First fifty104*v Essendon, 1992-93
- First hundred104*v Essendon, 1992-93
- Highest score128v Ringwood, 1995-96
- Last matchMatch 66v Geelong, 1995-96
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 Melbourne University | 7 | 171 | 67 | 28.50 | 1 | |
 Essendon | 6 | 242 | 119* | 80.67 | 2 | |
 Northcote | 6 | 159 | 81* | 31.80 | 2 | |
 Ringwood | 5 | 176 | 128 | 58.67 | 1 | |
 Footscray | 5 | 126 | 62 | 63.00 | 1 | |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 5 | 115 | 63 | 23.00 | 1 | |
 Melbourne | 5 | 108 | 40 | 27.00 | ||
 Carlton | 5 | 98 | 54* | 32.67 | 1 | |
 Camberwell Magpies | 5 | 77 | 44 | 25.67 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 4 | 65 | 20 | 21.67 | ||
 St Kilda | 4 | 32 | 14 | 8.00 | ||
 Casey South Melbourne | 3 | 42 | 23 | 14.00 | ||
 Richmond | 2 | 46 | 46* | 46.00 | ||
 Geelong | 2 | 22 | 20 | 11.00 | ||
 Prahran | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 | ||
 Dandenong | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | – | |||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 140 | 54* | 46.67 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 17 | 2 | 579 | 128 | 38.60 | 2 | 2 | |
| 5 | 14 | 1 | 484 | 119* | 37.23 | 2 | 1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 167 | 63 | 33.40 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 1 | 65 | 20 | 13.00 | 1 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 9.83 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 16 | 14.00 | |||
| 10 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 6 | 3 | 150 | 54* | 50.00 | 1 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 42 | 4 | 1,295 | 128 | 34.08 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 11 | 3 | 94 | 20 | 11.75 | 1 |
Batted most often at 4th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks2
- 1–916
- 10–1916
- 20–297
- 30–499
- 50–996
- 100+3
Turned 3 of 9 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 12.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 6 times.
Dismissals
- Caught33 · 67%
- Bowled6 · 12%
- Run out4 · 8%
- LBW4 · 8%
- Stumped1 · 2%
- Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Smith (2), Robinson (2), Herman (2), Cull (2), Dodemaide (2).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 28 | 9 | 785 | 119* | 41.32 | 5 | 2 | |
| In losses | 25 | 1 | 516 | 81* | 21.50 | 1 | 2 | |
| In draws | 6 | 0 | 238 | 128 | 39.67 | 1 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 7 of 9 (78%), lost 1.
- Every other match: the side won 24 of 57 (42%), lost 26.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 18 | 6 | 612 | 128 | 51.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Batting second | 40 | 3 | 917 | 104* | 24.78 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10* | – |
As captain and keeper
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 100s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As wicketkeeper | 56 | 10 | 1,427 | 128 | 31.02 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Otherwise | 3 | 0 | 112 | 63 | 37.33 | 1 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 31 | 30 | 960 | 128 | 43.64 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 24 | 14 | 8.00 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 3 | 3 | 65 | 60 | 21.67 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 3 | 88 | 63 | 29.33 |
| University Oval | 3 | 2 | 40 | 33 | 20.00 |
| Western Oval | 3 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 49.00 |
| Albert Ground | 2 | 2 | 75 | 40 | 37.50 |
| Central Reserve South Oval | 2 | 2 | 34 | 18* | 34.00 |
| Victoria Park | 2 | 2 | 67 | 44 | 33.50 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Harry Trott Oval (new) | 1 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 23.00 |
| Hedges Oval | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 |
| Kardinia Oval | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | – |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 |
| Xavier College | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
At the club
In the record book
- 60th of 488 run-scorers
- 83rd of 525 for matches played
- 30th of 81 for hundreds
- 9th of 431 for catches
- 22nd of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1986-87 to 1995-96: 10th of 56 for runs, 16th of 58 for matches, 5th of 11 for hundreds, 2nd of 50 for catches, 3rd of 29 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 24th of 184 for runs, 38th of 197 for matches, 14th of 34 for hundreds, 4th of 167 for catches, 11th of 81 for batting average.
Played like…
- ZT Elliott2018-19 to 2026-27 · 73 m · 1,914 runs · 3 wkts
- LR Smith2017-18 to 2023-24 · 54 m · 1,092 runs · 0 wkts
- JA Atkinson1921-22 to 1925-26 · 50 m · 1,434 runs · 4 wkts
- H Sheahan1938-39 to 1953-54 · 61 m · 1,574 runs · 1 wkts
The careers nearest Berry’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- LJ Watts · 66
- GM Watts · 63
- WJ Scholes · 49
- AJ Melbourne · 48
- BA Joyce · 39
- DR Hampton · 34
- IG Wheeler · 30
- CA McKissack · 25
- RW Watts · 24
- AS Muir · 21
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, upPremiership Season away
1993-94: premiership
The arc
Darren Berry's best season with the bat was 1993-94: 395 runs from 10 innings at 49.38. The best ten-innings patch came in 1992-93 to 1993-94: 434 runs at 62.00. The leanest, 1986-87 to 1990-91: 76 runs at 8.44.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty104* | 24 Oct 1992 | v Essendon, 1992-93 |
| First hundred104* | 24 Oct 1992 | v Essendon, 1992-93 |
| 1,000th run49 took him to 1,038 | 26 Nov 1994 | v Footscray, 1994-95 |
| 50th match119* | 10 Dec 1994 | v Essendon, 1994-95 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 128 | v Ringwood, 1995-96 | Drawn |
| 119* | v Essendon, 1994-95 | Won |
| 104* | v Essendon, 1992-93 | Won |
| 81* | v Northcote, 1994-95 | Lost |
| 67 | v University, 1992-93 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Batted at 8th for 2 seasons, moved up to 7th from 1990-91, moved up to 5th from 1992-93, moved up to 4th from 1994-95.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 31 | 30 | 8 | 960 | 128 | 43.64 |
| Away | 35 | 29 | 2 | 579 | 63 | 21.44 |
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 | 55 | 51 | 9 | 1,342 | 128 | 31.95 |
| Sunday | 5 | 4 | 0 | 55 | 20 | 13.75 |
| Weekday | 6 | 4 | 1 | 142 | 81* | 47.33 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 14 | 11 | 4 | 306 | 104* | 43.71 |
| Nov | 15 | 14 | 2 | 376 | 81* | 31.33 |
| Dec | 4 | 4 | 4 | 135 | 119* | – |
| Jan | 11 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 23 | 10.44 |
| Feb | 11 | 11 | 0 | 375 | 128 | 34.09 |
| Mar | 11 | 10 | 0 | 253 | 67 | 25.30 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 64 | 58 | 10 | 1,501 | 128 | 31.27 |
| Finals | 2 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 38.00 |
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