K Peters
1950-51 to 1957-58 · 109 matches for the club
Debut v Northcote, 1950-51 (7 Nov 1950)Last game v Carlton, 1957-58 (15 Mar 1958)Player no. 290 to appear for the club
- 🏆Premiers 1953-54
- 🏅1st XI Bowling 1952-53
- 🏅1st XI Bowling 1956-57
- Five-for 1950-51
- 2 five-fors 1951-52
- 32 wickets 1951-52
- 3 five-fors 1952-53
- 38 wickets 1952-53
- 4 five-fors 1953-54
- 54 wickets 1953-54
- Five-for 1954-55
- 34 wickets 1954-55
- Five-for 1955-56
- Five-for 1956-57
- 43 wickets 1956-57
- 30 wickets 1957-58
On this dayin 1951: 5 and 3/56 v
Melbourne →in 1956: 0/30 v
Prahran →
109
Matches
606
Runs
8.08
Average
45
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
282
Wickets
16.35
Bowling avg
7/41
Best
26
Catches
Season by season
| Season | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Overs | Wkts | Best | Ct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950-51 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 147 | 45 | 18.38 | 134.1 (8) | 27 | 5/40 | 3 |
| 1951-52 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 99 | 15 | 6.60 | 178 (8) | 32 | 7/41 | 4 |
| 1952-53 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 67 | 23* | 8.38 | 182.7 (8) | 38 | 5/36 | |
| 1953-54 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 77 | 18 | 7.00 | 222.6 (8) | 54 | 6/38 | 4 |
| 1954-55 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 58 | 12* | 6.44 | 186.5 (8) | 34 | 5/55 | |
| 1955-56 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 74 | 18 | 8.22 | 152 (8) | 24 | 5/31 | 5 |
| 1956-57 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 55 | 15 | 6.88 | 98.1 (8) | 43 | 6/34 | 3 |
| 1957-58 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 | 69.6 (8) | 30 | 4/27 | 7 |
| Career | 109 | 92 | 17 | 606 | 45 | 8.08 | 1224.2 (8-ball) | 282 | 7/41 | 26 |
Milestones
- DebutFirst matchv Northcote, 1950-51
- First five-for5/40v South Melbourne, 1950-51
- Highest score45v North Melbourne, 1950-51
- Best bowling7/41v Collingwood, 1951-52
- Last matchMatch 109v Carlton, 1957-58
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
Against each club
| 10 | 50 | 18 | 8.33 | 21 | 17.24 | 5/38 | 1 | |
| 10 | 46 | 30* | 9.20 | 21 | 21.71 | 6/89 | 3 | |
| 9 | 75 | 21 | 9.38 | 17 | 23.47 | 5/40 | 1 | |
| 9 | 69 | 23* | 8.63 | 27 | 15.56 | 5/31 | 1 | |
| 9 | 55 | 31* | 7.86 | 18 | 20.50 | 6/84 | 2 | |
| 9 | 38 | 12* | 7.60 | 21 | 22.05 | 4/31 | ||
| 8 | 82 | 45 | 20.50 | 16 | 12.63 | 4/43 | ||
| 8 | 42 | 10 | 8.40 | 29 | 11.14 | 6/38 | 2 | |
| 8 | 31 | 13 | 5.17 | 21 | 16.24 | 6/34 | 1 | |
| 8 | 11 | 7 | 3.67 | 29 | 10.97 | 6/41 | 1 | |
| 7 | 40 | 13 | 5.00 | 22 | 20.09 | 4/20 | ||
| 7 | 35 | 15 | 5.83 | 18 | 11.17 | 7/41 | 1 | |
| 7 | 32 | 16 | 8.00 | 22 | 14.27 | 4/9 |
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 | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3 | 0 | 66 | 45 | 22.00 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 10.50 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 5.50 | |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 31* | 26.00 | |
| 9 | 38 | 5 | 196 | 18 | 5.94 | 7 |
| 10 | 31 | 8 | 220 | 30* | 9.57 | 2 |
| 11 | 9 | 2 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 5 | 0 | 68 | 45 | 13.60 | 2 |
| Middle order (4–7) | 5 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 8.80 | |
| Lower order (8–11) | 82 | 17 | 494 | 31* | 7.60 | 9 |
Batted most often at 9th.
Scores and consistency
- Ducks11
- 1–957
- 10–1917
- 20–292
- 30–493
- 50–990
- 100+0
4.2% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
Dismissals
- Caught38 · 51%
- Bowled18 · 24%
- Stumped10 · 13%
- LBW7 · 9%
- Caught & bowled1 · 1%
- Run out1 · 1%
Most often dismissed by: Holloway (4), Blake (3), Smith (3), Blundell (3), Kerr (3).
In wins and losses
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 50 | 9 | 405 | 45 | 9.88 | 6 |
| In losses | 39 | 7 | 190 | 18 | 5.94 | 5 |
| In draws | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9* | 5.50 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 69 | 181 | 14.80 | 2.6 |
| In losses | 30 | 87 | 19.60 | 2.9 |
| In draws | 7 | 14 | 16.14 | 2.0 |
- Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 9 of 13 (69%), lost 2.
- Every other match: the side won 61 of 96 (64%), lost 29.
Batting first or second
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 40 | 9 | 279 | 30* | 9.00 | 4 |
| Batting second | 39 | 7 | 244 | 45 | 7.63 | 4 |
| Second innings of the match | 13 | 1 | 83 | 18 | 6.92 | 3 |
By ground
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 51 | 40 | 310 | 45 | 9.69 | 128 | 15.34 | 6/34 |
| South Melbourne Cricket Ground | 6 | 7 | 39 | 15 | 5.57 | 7 | 34.29 | 3/47 |
| University Oval | 5 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 6.25 | 13 | 19.31 | 5/31 |
| Albert Ground | 5 | 4 | 42 | 31* | 14.00 | 17 | 16.65 | 6/89 |
| Western Oval | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 6.75 | 16 | 13.44 | 4/9 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12* | 10.50 | 15 | 17.00 | 4/31 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 5 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 14.67 | 11 | 19.64 | 4/29 |
| Victoria Park | 4 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 4.60 | 15 | 10.47 | 7/41 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 3.33 | 9 | 21.00 | 3/21 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 10.00 | 8 | 14.13 | 4/43 |
| Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | 11 | 17.18 | 3/34 |
| Toorak Park | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 11 | 11.91 | 5/36 |
| Glenferrie Oval | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 6.33 | 8 | 25.50 | 4/20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2.00 | 2 | 48.50 | 2/62 |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 15.00 | 11 | 9.73 | 5/55 |
Wickets taken
- Caught159 · 56%
- Bowled71 · 25%
- LBW42 · 15%
- Caught & bowled8 · 3%
- Stumped2 · 1%
Batters dismissed
- Top order (1–3)84 · 30%
- Middle order (4–7)120 · 43%
- Lower order (8–11)78 · 28%
13 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 9/58 v Essendon, 1953-54. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
At the club
In the record book
- 122nd of 488 run-scorers
- 10th of 298 wicket-takers
- 46th of 525 for matches played
- 82nd of 431 for catches
- 190th of 203 for batting average (20+ innings)
Among players of 1950-51 to 1957-58: 22nd of 40 for runs, 4th of 32 for wickets, 12th of 41 for matches, 16th of 37 for catches, 24th of 27 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 78th of 321 for runs, 8th of 172 for wickets, 28th of 345 for matches, 51st of 279 for catches, 118th of 126 for batting average.
Played like…
- AL Thomson1964-65 to 1975-76 · 112 m · 286 runs · 320 wkts
- C Adams1952-53 to 1961-62 · 115 m · 375 runs · 350 wkts
- BT Considine1946-47 to 1958-59 · 117 m · 363 runs · 242 wkts
- RHW Liddicut1938-39 to 1950-51 · 70 m · 296 runs · 138 wkts
The careers nearest Peters’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
- Ray Harvey · 94
- HAE Shillinglaw · 80
- WL Jacobs · 80
- DHL Arnall · 79
- BT Considine · 72
- MR Harvey · 68
- C Adams · 60
- BC Harvey · 59
- NF Turl · 50
- J Pearse · 45
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
The shape of the career
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name
1952-53: 1st XI Bowling · 1953-54: premiership · 1956-57: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
K Peters' best season with the bat was 1950-51: 147 runs from 10 innings at 18.38. The best ten-innings patch came in 1950-51: 147 runs at 18.38. The leanest, 1952-53 to 1953-54: 17 runs at 2.13.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First five-for5/40 | 6 Jan 1951 | v South Melbourne, 1950-51 |
| 50th wicket5/57 took him to 51 | 26 Jan 1952 | v Prahran, 1951-52 |
| 100th wicket4/58 took him to 101 | 10 Oct 1953 | v Hawthorn-East Melbourne, 1953-54 |
| 50th match2*, 6/38 & 3/20 | 23 Jan 1954 | v Essendon, 1953-54 |
| 150th wicket6/89 took him to 150 | 27 Mar 1954 | v Prahran, 1953-54 |
| 200th wicket3/21 took him to 201 | 7 Jan 1956 | v Richmond, 1955-56 |
| 250th wicket1/37 took him to 250 | 16 Mar 1957 | v St Kilda, 1956-57 |
| 100th match2/52 | 16 Nov 1957 | v South Melbourne, 1957-58 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | v North Melbourne, 1950-51 | Won |
| 31* | v Melbourne, 1950-51 | Won |
| 30* | v Prahran, 1950-51 | Won |
| 23* | v University, 1952-53 | Won |
| 21 | v South Melbourne, 1950-51 | Won |
Best bowling
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7/41 | v Collingwood, 1951-52 | Lost |
| 6/34 | v Richmond, 1956-57 | Won |
| 6/38 | v Essendon, 1953-54 | Won |
| 6/41 | v Northcote, 1953-54 | Drawn |
| 6/84 | v Melbourne, 1953-54 | Won |
More splits
Batting position over the years
Moved about the order across 8 seasons: at 9th in 4, at 10th in 2, opened in 1, at 11th in 1.
Home and away
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 51 | 40 | 8 | 310 | 45 | 9.69 | 128 | 15.34 |
| Away | 58 | 52 | 9 | 296 | 31* | 6.88 | 154 | 17.19 |
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 | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 94 | 81 | 16 | 530 | 45 | 8.15 | 234 | 16.92 |
| Weekday | 15 | 11 | 1 | 76 | 18 | 7.60 | 48 | 13.56 |
Month by month
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 14 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 5* | 2.57 | 37 | 15.46 |
| Nov | 24 | 17 | 4 | 112 | 30* | 8.62 | 60 | 15.05 |
| Dec | 12 | 7 | 3 | 62 | 23* | 15.50 | 19 | 21.84 |
| Jan | 24 | 20 | 4 | 191 | 45 | 11.94 | 78 | 13.87 |
| Feb | 14 | 13 | 3 | 87 | 31* | 8.70 | 33 | 15.18 |
| Mar | 20 | 24 | 1 | 130 | 14 | 5.65 | 54 | 20.41 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 35.00 |
Finals
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home and away | 98 | 76 | 17 | 527 | 45 | 8.93 | 256 | 15.45 |
| Finals | 11 | 16 | 0 | 79 | 14 | 4.94 | 26 | 25.23 |
Favourite victims
- HL Numa × 5
- RC Beel × 5
- F Brew × 4
- GM McPherson × 4
- J Hallebone × 4
- R Wake × 4
- B McDonald × 3
- BW McPherson × 3
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