Debut v Hawksburn, 1897-98 (19 Mar 1898)Last game v Hawksburn, 1899-00 (6 Jan 1900)Player no. 53 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1899: 4 v North Melbourne
14
Matches
343
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Debut v Hawksburn, 1897-98 (19 Mar 1898)Last game v Hawksburn, 1899-00 (6 Jan 1900)Player no. 53 to appear for the club
On this dayin 1899: 4 v North Melbourne
14
Matches
343
Runs
21.44
Average
64*
Highest
0 / 3
100s / 50s
0
Wickets
–
Bowling avg
0/16
Best
3
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Prahran | 3 | 90 | 47 | 22.50 | |
 St Kilda | 2 | 90 | 60 | 22.50 | 1 |
 Richmond | 2 | 53 | 53 | 26.50 | 1 |
 Greenvale Kanagaroos | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7.00 | |
 Melbourne University | 1 | 81 | 64* | – | 1 |
 Melbourne | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | |
 Casey South Melbourne | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | |
 Carlton | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
Clubs that merged are counted as one, under today's name. Tap a heading to sort; open a club for every match against it.
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 15.00 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 72 | 60 | 18.00 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 13.00 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 2 | 141 | 64* | 70.50 | 1 | |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4.00 | 1 | |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 | 1 | |
| 10 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 4.50 |
In the record book
Among players of 1897-98 to 1899-00: 9th of 23 for runs, 9th of 24 for matches, 15th of 20 for catches.
Under Fitzroy: 109th of 321 for runs, 150th of 345 for matches, 185th of 279 for catches.
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| Season | Opponent | Batting | Bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897-98 | Hawksburn | 47 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1897-98 | Richmond | 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | East Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Richmond | 53 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Carlton | 1 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | University | 64* & 17* | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | St Kilda | 60 & 25 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Hawksburn | 17 & 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | North Melbourne | 10 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | South Melbourne | 2 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1898-99 | Melbourne | 8 | 0/16 | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1899-00 | North Melbourne | 4 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1899-00 | St Kilda | 5 & 0 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
| 1899-00 | Hawksburn | 13 | – | Something wrong? Tell us |
Lighter bars are not-out innings. Hover a bar for the match.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top order (1–3) | 2 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 15.00 | ||
| Middle order (4–7) | 10 | 2 | 239 | 64* | 29.88 | 2 | 1 |
| Lower order (8–11) | 6 | 0 | 74 | 53 | 12.33 | 1 | 1 |
Batted most often at 4th.
Turned 0 of 3 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 10.4% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 2 times.
Most often dismissed by: O'Connor (2).
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 9 | 2 | 189 | 64* | 27.00 | 2 | 1 |
| In losses | 9 | 0 | 154 | 60 | 17.11 | 1 | 1 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 50s | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 4 | 0 | 79 | 60 | 19.75 | 1 | 1 |
| Batting second | 10 | 1 | 209 | 64* | 23.22 | 2 | |
| Second innings of the match | 4 | 1 | 55 | 25 | 18.33 | 1 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzroy Cricket Ground | 9 | 12 | 272 | 64* | 27.20 |
| St Kilda Cricket Ground | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 |
| Carlton Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| North Melbourne Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Richmond Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 53 | 53 | 53.00 |
The careers nearest Best’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.
Season by season
Runs, up
The arc
CC Best's best season with the bat was 1898-99: 274 runs from 12 innings at 27.40. The best ten-innings patch came in 1897-98 to 1898-99: 288 runs at 36.00. The leanest, 1898-99 to 1899-00: 97 runs at 9.70.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Milestones
| Milestone | When | Match |
|---|---|---|
| First fifty53 | 29 Oct 1898 | v Richmond, 1898-99 |
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 64* | v University, 1898-99 | Won |
| 60 | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
| 53 | v Richmond, 1898-99 | Won |
| 47 | v Hawksburn, 1897-98 | Lost |
| 25 | v St Kilda, 1898-99 | Lost |
Batted at 4th for 2 seasons, dropped to 10th from 1899-00.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 12 | 2 | 272 | 64* | 27.20 |
| Away | 5 | 6 | 0 | 71 | 53 | 11.83 |
Home taken as the ground the club played at most in each season: Fitzroy Cricket Ground, Schramms Reserve.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | 13 | 17 | 2 | 335 | 64* | 22.33 |
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 53 | 20.33 |
| Nov | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 2.00 |
| Dec | 1 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 64* | – |
| Jan | 2 | 3 | 0 | 98 | 60 | 32.67 |
| Feb | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 15.00 |
| Mar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 59 | 47 | 19.67 |
| Other | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 4.00 |