Among players of 1927-28 to 1947-48: 10th of 95 for runs, 2nd of 59 for wickets, 4th of 105 for matches, 13th of 24 for hundreds, 4th of 85 for catches, 16th of 43 for batting average.
Under Fitzroy: 16th of 321 for runs, 5th of 172 for wickets, 5th of 345 for matches, 18th of 50 for hundreds, 6th of 279 for catches, 35th of 126 for batting average.
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114*
25.40
2
1
1
8
28
7
288
32
13.71
9
21
10
442
100*
40.18
1
1
10
5
3
57
37*
28.50
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
50s
100s
0s
Top order (1–3)
24
5
446
79
23.47
3
4
Middle order (4–7)
112
21
2,102
123*
23.10
9
2
12
Lower order (8–11)
54
20
787
100*
23.15
1
1
Batted most often at 6th.
Scores and consistency
Ducks16
1–975
10–1939
20–2922
30–4919
50–9913
100+3
Turned 3 of 16 fifty-plus scores into hundreds. 9.5% of the side's runs in the innings batted. Top-scored for the side 18 times.
Dismissals
Caught61 · 43%
Bowled36 · 25%
LBW22 · 15%
Stumped11 · 8%
Run out8 · 6%
Caught & bowled5 · 3%
Most often dismissed by: Nagel (4), Makin (3), Wallace (3), Ebeling (3), Williams (3).
In wins and losses
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
50s
100s
0s
In wins
108
26
2,128
123*
25.95
10
2
8
In losses
58
9
778
54
15.88
2
6
In draws
23
11
429
100*
35.75
1
1
1
In ties
1
0
0
0
0.00
1
M
Wkts
Avg
Wkts / match
In wins
98
191
16.24
1.9
In losses
47
93
21.28
2.0
In draws
25
31
25.87
1.2
In ties
1
2
5.50
2.0
Scored 50+: the side won 12 of 16 (75%), lost 2.
Took 5+ in an innings: the side won 8 of 11 (73%), lost 3.
Every other match: the side won 87 of 165 (53%), lost 45.
Batting first or second
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
50s
100s
0s
Batting first
94
21
1,819
123*
24.92
6
3
5
Batting second
70
12
1,219
79
21.02
6
10
Second innings of the match
26
13
297
57
22.85
1
1
As captain and keeper
Inn
NO
Runs
HS
Avg
50s
100s
0s
As captain
96
23
1,596
114*
21.86
5
1
5
Otherwise
94
23
1,739
123*
24.49
8
2
11
By ground
Ground
M
Inn
Runs
HS
Avg
Wkts
Bowl avg
Best
Fitzroy Cricket Ground
103
95
1,609
114*
22.35
154
18.18
6/18
Carlton Cricket Ground
9
7
193
79
32.17
24
18.54
7/72
Richmond Cricket Ground
8
11
78
27
9.75
12
17.67
5/71
Toorak Park
8
8
219
57*
43.80
17
17.35
5/52
Victoria Park
8
5
25
16
5.00
15
19.47
5/106
Melbourne Cricket Ground
7
9
131
59
16.38
16
22.31
4/60
Glenferrie Oval
7
8
56
29
7.00
12
9.08
4/28
North Melbourne Cricket Ground
7
7
96
37*
24.00
5
26.20
3/41
Bill Lawry Oval, Northcote
6
8
145
57
18.13
15
16.87
6/58
St Kilda Cricket Ground
6
7
140
42
28.00
10
18.30
5/60
Albert Ground
6
7
147
37*
36.75
9
28.11
5/60
Essendon Cricket Ground
6
5
190
123*
95.00
10
18.40
6/52
South Melbourne Cricket Ground
5
7
119
100*
19.83
5
34.60
2/59
University Oval
5
5
161
62*
80.50
12
15.25
4/53
Wickets taken
Caught132 · 42%
Bowled89 · 28%
LBW57 · 18%
Stumped20 · 6%
Caught & bowled17 · 5%
Hit wicket1 · 0%
Batters dismissed
Top order (1–3)84 · 27%
Middle order (4–7)145 · 46%
Lower order (8–11)87 · 28%
11 five-wicket hauls. Best in a match: 7/72 v Carlton, 1932-33. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
1921-22 to 1936-37 · 162 m · 3,253 runs · 272 wkts
HAE Shillinglaw1943-44 to 1959-60 · 157 m · 3,801 runs · 299 wkts
BJ Waterman2000-01 to 2010-11 · 161 m · 1,658 runs · 284 wkts
RW Watts1977-78 to 1991-92 · 201 m · 4,471 runs · 176 wkts
The careers nearest Plant’s in length, runs and wickets a match, average and the balance of batting to bowling.
Runs, up Wickets, downPremiership Honour in his name Season away
1930-31: premiership · 1934-35: 1st XI Batting · 1938-39: premiership · 1939-40: premiership, 1st XI Batting · 1940-41: 1st XI Bowling · 1946-47: 1st XI Bowling
The arc
Joe Plant's best season with the bat was 1934-35: 406 runs from 13 innings at 40.60. The best ten-innings patch came in 1935-36 to 1936-37: 283 runs at 47.17. The leanest, 1941-42 to 1946-47: 64 runs at 9.14.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.