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Debut v Geelong, 1998-99 (3 Oct 1998)Last game v Richmond, 1999-00 (18 Mar 2000)Player no. 505 to appear for the club

Around this dayin 1998: 60 and 0/1 v Richmond in 1998: 8 and 5/44 v St Kilda

35

Matches

954

Runs

34.07

Average

107

Highest

4 / 3

100s / 50s

10

Wickets

21.50

Bowling avg

5/44

Best

10

Catches

Season by season

SeasonMInnNORunsHSAvgOversWktsBestCt
1998-991717251110734.073285/445
1999-001816344310534.083422/275
Career3533595410734.0766105/4410

Milestones

  1. DebutFirst matchv Geelong, 1998-99
  2. First fifty67v Camberwell Magpies, 1998-99
  3. First hundred106*v Hawthorn Waverley, 1998-99
  4. First five-for5/44v St Kilda, 1998-99
  5. Highest score107v Melbourne, 1998-99
  6. Best bowling5/44v St Kilda, 1998-99
  7. Last matchMatch 35v Richmond, 1999-00

Runs by season

1998-99: 511 runs51198-991999-00: 443 runs44399-00

Wickets by season

1998-99: 8 wickets898-991999-00: 2 wickets299-00

Every innings, in order

107501998-99 v Geelong: 01998-99 v Dandenong: 81998-99 v Camberwell Magpies: 671998-99 v University: 01998-99 v St Kilda: 81998-99 v Richmond: 601998-99 v Northcote: 91998-99 v Frankston Peninsula: 181998-99 v Hawthorn Waverley: 106*1998-99 v Footscray: 201998-99 v Essendon: 191998-99 v Carlton: 11998-99 v Carlton: 20*1998-99 v South Melbourne: 61998-99 v Prahran: 411998-99 v North Melbourne: 211998-99 v Melbourne: 1071999-00 v Richmond: 171999-00 v Northcote: 261999-00 v Frankston Peninsula: 22*1999-00 v Hawthorn Waverley: 81999-00 v Essendon: 331999-00 v Carlton: 1051999-00 v South Melbourne: 61999-00 v Ringwood: 56*1999-00 v Prahran: 341999-00 v North Melbourne: 01999-00 v Geelong: 41999-00 v Dandenong: 103*1999-00 v Camberwell Magpies: 51999-00 v University: 01999-00 v St Kilda: 121999-00 v Richmond: 12

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

Against each club

Richmond3896029.6710–0/1
Carlton212610563.001–––
Kingston Hawthorn2114106*114.0010–0/12
Dandenong2111103*111.001–––
Melbourne2107107107.0010–0/4
Prahran2754137.5018.001/2
Camberwell Magpies2726736.001–––
Ringwood25656*–10–0/18
Essendon2523326.000–0/4
Frankston Peninsula24022*40.00–––
Northcote2352617.50310.672/27
Greenvale Kanagaroos2212110.50116.001/16
St Kilda2201210.0059.405/441
Footscray2202020.00–––
Casey South Melbourne21266.00–––
Geelong2442.000–0/17
Melbourne University2000.000–0/2

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
PosInnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
3102332103*41.50211
4111235106*23.50113
510135910739.892
6212820*28.00
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Top order (1–3)102332103*41.50211
Middle order (4–7)23362210731.10133

Batted most often at 4th.

Scores and consistency
  • Ducks4
  • 1–99
  • 10–195
  • 20–295
  • 30–493
  • 50–993
  • 100+4

Turned 4 of 7 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 13.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 7 times.

Dismissals
  • Caught14 · 50%
  • Bowled9 · 32%
  • LBW4 · 14%
  • Run out1 · 4%

Most often dismissed by: Kellett (2).

In wins and losses
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
In wins12343910548.78121
In losses17241010727.33123
In draws401056726.251
MWktsAvgWkts / match
In wins6912.561.5
In losses9154.000.1
In draws20–0.0
  • Scored 50+: the side won 3 of 7 (43%), lost 3.
  • Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
  • Every other match: the side won 9 of 27 (33%), lost 13.
Batting first or second
InnNORunsHSAvg50s100s0s
Batting first16142110728.07121
Batting second16351310539.46223
Second innings of the match112020*–
By ground
GroundMInnRunsHSAvgWktsBowl avgBest
Schramms Reserve181758710741.93715.865/44
Richmond Cricket Ground22726036.00––0/1
Carlton Cricket Ground122120*21.00–––
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote11262626.00213.502/27
North Melbourne Cricket Ground11212121.00116.001/16
AH Butler Oval11181818.00–––
Camberwell Sports Ground11555.00–––
Central Reserve South Oval, Glen Waverley11888.00–––
Essendon Cricket Ground11333333.00––0/6
FW Reid Oval11202020.00–––
Geelong Cricket Ground11000.00–––
Harry Trott Oval (new)11666.00–––
North Ballarat Oval11343434.00––0/6
Shepley Oval11103103*––––
University Oval11000.00–––
Albert Ground100––––0/30
Russell Lucas Oval100––––0/18
Wickets taken
  • Caught7 · 70%
  • Stumped1 · 10%
  • Bowled1 · 10%
  • LBW1 · 10%

Batters dismissed

  • Top order (1–3)4 · 40%
  • Middle order (4–7)6 · 60%

1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 5/44 v St Kilda, 1998-99. 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 1998-99 to 1999-00: 9th of 24 for runs, 13th of 23 for wickets, 15th of 26 for matches, 7th of 8 for hundreds, 15th of 26 for catches, 5th of 17 for batting average.

Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 33rd of 184 for runs, 73rd of 135 for wickets, 64th of 197 for matches, 11th of 34 for hundreds, 64th of 167 for catches, 7th of 81 for batting average.

Played like…

  • JA Atkinson1921-22 to 1925-26 · 50 m · 1,434 runs · 4 wkts
  • LA Cody1921-22 to 1923-24 · 25 m · 805 runs · 0 wkts
  • C McKenzie1921-22 to 1925-26 · 18 m · 409 runs · 4 wkts
  • BA Jende1989-90 to 1990-91 · 12 m · 390 runs · 0 wkts

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

As captain

Led the side in 33 matches (1998-99 to 1999-00): won 12, lost 16, drawn 5.

Most often led

The shape of the career

Season by season

1998-99: 17 matches, 511 runs, 8 wickets1998-991999-00: 18 matches, 443 runs, 2 wickets1999-00

Runs, up Wickets, down

The arc

Grant Gardiner's best season with the bat was 1998-99: 511 runs from 17 innings at 34.07. The best ten-innings patch came in 1999-00: 371 runs at 53.00. The leanest, 1999-00: 232 runs at 29.00.

Rolling average, innings 5 to 33: 16.6 to 53.053.0

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

Milestones

MilestoneWhenMatch
First fifty6717 Oct 1998v Camberwell Magpies, 1998-99
First five-for5/443 Nov 1998v St Kilda, 1998-99
First hundred106*12 Dec 1998v Hawthorn Waverley, 1998-99

Streaks

Consecutive scores of 25 or more: 2 innings
from v Essendon, 1999-00 to v Carlton, 1999-00 · first · last
Consecutive matches played: 35 matches
from v Geelong, 1998-99 to v Richmond, 1999-00 · first · last
Consecutive matches with a wicket: 2 matches
from v Prahran, 1998-99 to v North Melbourne, 1998-99 · first · last
Longest spell without a wicket: 7 matches bowled in
from v Essendon, 1999-00 to v St Kilda, 1999-00 · first · last
Longest run of single figures: 2 innings
from v Geelong, 1998-99 to v Dandenong, 1998-99 · first · last

More splits

Batting position over the years16111998-99: 4 (17 inns, avg 34.07)1999-00: 5 (16 inns, avg 34.08)19981999

Batted at 4th for 1 season, dropped to 5th from 1999-00.

SeasonUsual spotInnAvg
1998-9941734.07
1999-0051634.08
Home and away
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home1817358710741.93715.86
Away17162367103*26.21334.67

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

By day
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Saturday3030593210737.28528.20
Sunday110888.00
Weekday4201487.00514.80
Format
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Two-day2625583510741.75346.00
Unknown format9801193414.88711.00

Two-day when a side batted twice, the game was drawn or the card says so; one-day when the card says so.

Month by month
MonthMInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Oct8811486721.14213.50
Nov76023310538.8369.33
Dec332168106*168.00
Jan8811043414.86
Feb431149103*74.50120.00
Mar55015210730.40125.00
Finals
1Finals played
12Runs · avg 12.00
MInnNORunsHSAvgWktsBowl avg
Home and away3432594210734.891021.50
Finals110121212.00
Fielding
SeasonMCt
1998-99175
1999-00185

Caught most off

  1. IM Connell × 2
  2. JP Renkin × 2
  3. CBD Street × 1
  4. DA McNees × 1
  5. IW Dalrymple × 1
  6. JL Travaglia × 1

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SeasonOpponentBattingBowling
1998-99Geelong0–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Dandenong8–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Camberwell Magpies67–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99University0–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99St Kilda85/44Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Richmond600/1Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Northcote91/5Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Frankston Peninsula18–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Hawthorn Waverley106*0/12Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Footscray20–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Essendon190/4Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Carlton1 & 20*–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99South Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Ringwooddnb0/18Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Prahran411/2Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99North Melbourne211/16Something wrong? Tell us
1998-99Melbourne1070/4Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Richmond17–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Northcote262/27Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Frankston Peninsula22*–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Hawthorn Waverley8–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Footscraydnb–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Essendon330/6Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Carlton105–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00South Melbourne6–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Ringwood56*0/18Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Prahran340/6Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00North Melbourne0–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Melbournednb0/30Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Geelong40/17Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Dandenong103*–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Camberwell Magpies5–Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00University00/2Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00St Kilda120/3Something wrong? Tell us
1999-00Richmond12–Something wrong? Tell us

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