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Debut v Melbourne University, 2010-11 (22 Jan 2011)Last game v Hawthorn-Monash University, 2013-14 (7 Dec 2013)Player no. 627 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 2012: 32 and 0/8 v Geelong
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Debut v Melbourne University, 2010-11 (22 Jan 2011)Last game v Hawthorn-Monash University, 2013-14 (7 Dec 2013)Player no. 627 to appear for the club
Around this dayin 2012: 32 and 0/8 v Geelong
21
Matches
166
Runs
15.09
Average
41
Highest
0 / 0
100s / 50s
5
Wickets
68.40
Bowling avg
3/26
Best
6
Catches
Milestones
Runs by season
Wickets by season
Every innings, in order
Against each club
 Footscray | 2 | 51 | 41 | 25.50 | 0 | – | 0/29 |
 Geelong | 2 | 33 | 32 | 16.50 | 0 | – | 0/8 |
 Richmond | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5.50 | 1 | 40.00 | 1/40 |
 Kingston Hawthorn | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | – | 0/26 |
 Casey-South Melbourne | 2 | 7 | 5* | 7.00 | 0 | – | 0/18 |
 Melbourne University | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 0 | – | 0/3 |
 Ringwood | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 1 | 20.00 | 1/20 |
 Northcote | 2 | – | – | – | 0 | – | 0/56 |
 Dandenong | 1 | 23 | 23* | – | 3 | 8.67 | 3/26 |
 Frankston Peninsula | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 0 | – | 0/18 |
 Essendon | 1 | 4 | 4* | – | 0 | – | 0/6 |
 St Kilda | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Prahran | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pos | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 16.00 | |
| 6 | 9 | 1 | 99 | 32 | 12.38 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 41 | 25.50 |
Batted most often at 6th.
In the record book
Among players of 2010-11 to 2013-14: 24th of 31 for runs, 19th of 28 for wickets, 22nd of 34 for matches, 22nd of 30 for catches.
Under Fitzroy-Doncaster: 100th of 184 for runs, 91st of 135 for wickets, 90th of 197 for matches, 83rd of 167 for catches.
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8.1% of the side's runs in the innings batted.
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 3 | 3 | 32 | 23* | – | |
| In losses | 10 | 0 | 93 | 32 | 9.30 | 1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 |
| M | Wkts | Avg | Wkts / match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In wins | 6 | 4 | 38.25 | 0.7 |
| In losses | 7 | 1 | 150.00 | 0.1 |
| In draws | 1 | 0 | – | 0.0 |
| Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | 0s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting first | 7 | 2 | 90 | 32 | 18.00 | 1 |
| Batting second | 7 | 1 | 76 | 41 | 12.67 |
| Ground | M | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schramms Reserve | 8 | 3 | 27 | 11 | 9.00 | 2 | 72.50 | 1/20 |
| Morwell Recreation Reserve | 3 | 3 | 30 | 23* | 30.00 | 3 | 21.00 | 3/26 |
| Geelong Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 33 | 32 | 16.50 | – | – | 0/8 |
| AH Butler Oval | 1 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | – | – | 0/18 |
| Central Reserve North Oval, Glen Waverley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – |
| Essendon Cricket Ground | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | – | – | – | 0/6 |
| Mervyn G Hughes Oval | 1 | 1 | 41 | 41 | 41.00 | – | – | 0/39 |
| Monash University No. 1 Oval | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | – | – | – |
| University Oval | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | – | – | 0/3 |
| Bill Lawry Oval | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ted Summerton Reserve | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 0/26 |
Batters dismissed
Best in a match: 3/26 v Dandenong, 2012-13. Wicket types count only matches where the card's dismissals add up to the bowling figures.
The careers nearest Bright’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 Wickets, down
The arc
Matthew Bright's best season with the bat was 2012-13: 92 runs from 8 innings at 15.33. The best ten-innings patch came in 2011-12 to 2012-13: 134 runs at 16.75. The leanest, 2011-12 to 2012-13: 104 runs at 13.00.
Batting average over the last ten innings, at each innings of the career.
Streaks
Best innings
| Score | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | v Footscray Edgewater, 2011-12 | Drawn |
| 32 | v Geelong, 2012-13 | Lost |
| 23* | v Dandenong, 2012-13 | Won |
| 14 | v Frankston Peninsula, 2012-13 | Lost |
| 11 | v Richmond, 2011-12 | Lost |
Best bowling
Batted at 6th for 3 seasons, moved up to 5th from 2013-14.
| M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 8 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 9.00 | 2 | 72.50 |
| Away | 13 | 11 | 3 | 139 | 41 | 17.38 | 3 | 65.67 |
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 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 148 | 41 | 14.80 | 5 | 63.60 |
| Sunday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4* | – | ||
| Weekday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14.00 |
| Month | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 32 | 19.00 | ||
| Nov | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 23* | 12.50 | 3 | 33.33 |
| Dec | 7 | 5 | 2 | 75 | 41 | 25.00 | 1 | 148.00 |
| Jan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 7.00 | ||
| Mar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 20.00 |
| Figures | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3/26 | v Dandenong, 2012-13 | Won |
| 1/20 | v Ringwood, 2011-12 | Won |
| 1/40 | v Richmond, 2011-12 | Lost |