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Debut v Melbourne, 2007-08 (9 Feb 2006)Last game v North Melbourne, 2008-09 (17 Jan 2009)Player no. 602 to appear for the club
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Debut v Melbourne, 2007-08 (9 Feb 2006)Last game v North Melbourne, 2008-09 (17 Jan 2009)Player no. 602 to appear for the club
24
Matches
448
Runs
21.33
Average
65
Highest
0 / 2
100s / 50s
39
Wickets
23.74
Bowling avg
5/46
Best
9
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Casey-South Melbourne | 2 | 92 | 58 | 46.00 | 1 | 1 | 51.00 | 1/38 | |
 Carlton | 2 | 83 | 44 | 41.50 | 4 | 17.25 | 4/69 | ||
 Essendon | 2 | 28 | 19 | 14.00 | 1 | 114.00 | 1/82 | ||
 Dandenong | 2 | 27 | 27 | 27.00 | 4 | 23.50 | 3/27 | ||
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 18 | 14 | 9.00 | 6 | 9.50 | 5/46 | 1 | |
 Richmond | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6.50 | 3 | 16.67 | 2/16 | ||
 St Kilda | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 80.00 | 1/37 | ||
 Camberwell Magpies | 1 | 65 | 65 | 65.00 | 1 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 | |
 Footscray | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 | 2 | 20.00 | 2/40 | ||
 Prahran | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 2 | 30.00 | 2/60 | ||
 Geelong | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 | ||
 Ringwood | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 2 | 27.50 | 2/38 | ||
 Northcote | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 1 | 23.00 | 1/23 | ||
 Melbourne | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 4 | 15.50 | 4/62 | ||
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 30.00 | 1/30 | ||
 Melbourne University | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 54.00 | 1/54 | ||
 Frankston Peninsula | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | 7.75 | 4/31 |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 0 | 179 | 65 | 29.83 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | 1 | 168 | 36* | 16.80 | |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 44 | 22.75 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle order (4–7) | 21 | 1 | 438 | 65 | 21.90 | 2 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 |
Batted most often at 6th.
In the record book
Among players of 2007-08 to 2008-09: 15th of 28 for runs, 7th of 19 for wickets, 19th of 28 for matches, 18th of 24 for catches, 12th of 19 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 56th of 184 for runs, 36th of 135 for wickets, 81st of 197 for matches, 67th of 167 for catches, 38th of 81 for batting average.
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Turned 0 of 2 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.7% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 1 | 187 | 65 | 31.17 | 2 |
| In losses | 12 | 0 | 207 | 40 | 17.25 | |
| In draws | 2 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 23.00 | |
| In ties | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 7 | 16 | 11.81 | 2.3 |
| In losses | 12 | 14 | 36.36 | 1.2 |
| In draws | 3 | 5 | 33.20 | 1.7 |
| In ties | 1 | 4 | 15.50 | 4.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 10 | 0 | 218 | 58 | 21.80 | 1 |
| Batting second | 11 | 0 | 194 | 65 | 17.64 | 1 |
| Second innings of the match | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36* | – |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As captain | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 | 14.00 | |
| Otherwise | 20 | 1 | 420 | 65 | 22.11 | 2 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 11 | 10 | 239 | 65 | 26.56 | 14 | 28.36 | 4/31 |
| JJ Holland Park | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 5 | 9.20 | 5/46 |
| Princes Park No. 1 Oval | 1 | 1 | 44 | 44 | 44.00 | 4 | 17.25 | 4/69 |
| Mervyn G Hughes Oval | 1 | 1 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 | 2 | 20.00 | 2/40 |
| Russell Lucas Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 2 | 27.50 | 2/38 |
| Toorak Park | 1 | 1 | 24 | 24 | 24.00 | 2 | 30.00 | 2/60 |
| Casey Fields No. 4 Oval | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | 1 | 38.00 | 1/38 |
| Geelong Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 17.00 | 1 | 28.00 | 1/28 |
| Monash University No. 1 Oval | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3.00 | 1 | 30.00 | 1/30 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9.00 | 1 | 34.00 | 1/34 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 1 | 37.00 | 1/37 |
| Traralgon Recreation Reserve | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 1 | 11.00 | 1/11 |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 1 | 54.00 | 1/54 |
| Kyabram Recreation Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 9.00 | 3/27 |
Batters dismissed
1 five-wicket haul. Best in a match: 5/46 v North Melbourne, 2008-09. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Knowles’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Most often alongside
Matches in the same side, from the published cards.
As captain
Led the side in 2 matches (2007-08): won 0, lost 2, drawn 0.
Most often led
Season by season
Runs, up Wickets, down Honour in his name
2008-09: A.E. Liddicut Medal — 1st XI Champion
The arc
Brad Knowles' best season with the bat was 2008-09: 229 runs from 9 innings at 25.44. The best ten-innings patch came in 2007-08 to 2008-09: 253 runs at 25.30. The leanest, 2007-08 to 2008-09: 154 runs at 15.40.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty65 | 18 Oct 2008 | v Camberwell Magpies, 2008-09 |
| First five-for5/46 | 17 Jan 2009 | v North Melbourne, 2008-09 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | v Camberwell Magpies, 2008-09 | Won |
| 58 | v Casey-South Melbourne, 2008-09 | Won |
| 44 | v Carlton, 2008-09 | Drawn |
| 40 | v Footscray Edgewater, 2008-09 | Lost |
| 36* | v Carlton, 2007-08 | Won |
Best bowling
Batted at 6th for 1 season, moved up to 5th from 2008-09.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 10 | 1 | 239 | 65 | 26.56 | 14 | 28.36 |
| Away | 13 | 12 | 0 | 209 | 44 | 17.42 | 25 | 21.16 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 22 | 20 | 1 | 400 | 65 | 21.05 | 33 | 24.97 |
| Sunday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40.00 | 2 | 20.00 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 4 | 15.50 |
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-day | 13 | 12 | 1 | 194 | 44 | 17.64 | 26 | 24.62 |
| Unknown format | 11 | 10 | 0 | 254 | 65 | 25.40 | 13 | 22.00 |
Two-day when a side batted twice, the game was drawn or the card says so; one-day when the card says so.
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 5 | 5 | 0 | 121 | 65 | 24.20 | 6 | 24.33 |
| Nov | 5 | 5 | 1 | 89 | 44 | 22.25 | 10 | 19.10 |
| Dec | 4 | 3 | 0 | 119 | 58 | 39.67 | 2 | 80.50 |
| Jan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 59 | 17 | 11.80 | 13 | 14.62 |
| Feb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 16.00 | 6 | 20.33 |
| Mar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 19 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5/46 | v North Melbourne, 2008-09 | Won |
| 4/31 | v Frankston Peninsula, 2008-09 | Won |
| 4/62 | v Melbourne, 2007-08 | Tied |
| 4/69 | v Carlton, 2008-09 | Drawn |
| 3/27 | v Dandenong, 2008-09 | Won |
| 14.00 |
| 2 |
| 58.00 |