Kevin Kearney
Played 1951-52 – 1959-60
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Player records
Off the field
Career totals
Career
51
Games
9
Seasons
1951-52 – 1959-60
Played
Batting
57
Innings
9
Not outs
581
Runs
69
High score
12.10
Average
1
50s
0
100s
Bowling
0
Wickets
0.00
Average
18
Overs
Fielding & keeping
66
Catches
4
Stumpings
On this dayin 1956: 1 ct v Prahran
| Season | M | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Career | 51 | 581 | 69 | 12.10 | 0 | 0/18 | 70 |
Every scorecard · 51
v Hawthorn-East Melbourne
v North MelbourneMilestones
- 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
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
 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 |
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 | 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 | 1 | |
| 8 | 14 | 4 | 98 | 34* | 9.80 | 2 | |
| 9 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 9* | 7.67 | 2 |
| 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 |
Batted most often at 1st.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks9
- 1–926
- 10–1911
- 20–293
- 30–495
- 50–991
- 100+0
Turned 0 of 1 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 6.6% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 3 times.
Dismissals
- Caught19 · 40%
- LBW15 · 31%
- Bowled9 · 19%
- Run out3 · 6%
- Stumped1 · 2%
- Caught & bowled1 · 2%
Most often dismissed by: Smith (4), Dick (2), Hill (2), McColl (2), Jones (2).
In wins and losses
| 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 |
- Scored 50+: the side won 1 of 1 (100%).
- Every other match: the side won 29 of 50 (58%), lost 20.
Batting first or second
| 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 |
As captain and keeper
| 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 | – | – |
At the club
In the record book
- 124th of 488 run-scorers
- 104th of 525 for matches played
- 30th of 431 for catches
- 173rd of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
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
- C Adams · 46
- Ray Harvey · 45
- BC Harvey · 41
- HAE Shillinglaw · 35
- RW Furlong · 35
- K Peters · 30
- BT Considine · 27
- DJ Anderson · 23
- EP Illingworth · 22
- DHL Arnall · 20
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Season away
The arc
Kevin Kearney's best season with the bat was 1956-57: 199 runs from 15 innings at 15.31. The best ten-innings patch came in 1956-57: 180 runs at 20.00. The leanest, 1951-52 to 1956-57: 30 runs at 3.75.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty69 | 23 Feb 1957 | v St Kilda, 1956-57 |
| 50th match23 | 1 Feb 1960 | v Prahran, 1959-60 |
Streaks
Best innings
| 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 |
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.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 21 | 24 | 4 | 351 | 69 | 17.55 |
| Away | 30 | 33 | 5 | 230 | 34* | 8.21 |
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 | 45 | 53 | 9 | 543 | 69 | 12.34 |
| Weekday | 6 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 23 | 9.50 |
Month by month
| 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 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 46 | 51 | 8 | 515 | 69 | 11.98 |
| Finals | 5 | 6 | 1 | 66 | 36 | 13.20 |
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.