Schalk Botha (16)
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 22 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
9 of 18 dismissals are bowled/LBW — likely playing across the front pad or leaving a gate. Work on a straighter bat path and head position over the ball.
Out for 0 in 17% of imported innings. Build a repeatable start routine: watch the ball out of the hand, score first run with low-risk pushes.
0.45 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 10 catches in 22 matches (0.45 per match), a genuine selection asset.
- ✓ Dangerous ground fielder — involved in 10 run outs.
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 13 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling not rated (weight redistributed). Unrated disciplines are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so a non-bowler is not punished for not bowling.
- Level
- ×0.30 for the level played (Club 4). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- Rated on the last 4 matches since 27 Oct 2024. Older cricket still shows in the career figures but does not count.
- Fielding
- Keeping: 6 catches + 4 stumpings + 10 run outs (1 direct, 9 assisted) in 22 matches — 0.91 dismissals per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 24 innings at 16.8 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- Not rated: 3 wickets from 4.2 overs across 2 matches bowled in (of 22 played) — 0.14 per match, under the 0.25 floor. Bowls too rarely to judge.
Fielding — imported matches (22)
Batting — imported matches
Bowling — imported matches
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 22 imported |
| Batting | 323 runs in 24 inns @ 16.82 (SR 75.47) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 48, 4 ducks |
| Bowling | 3 wkts @ 2.67 (econ 1.92, SR 8.3) |
| Best / 5WI | 2-4 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 10 ct, 10 RO, 4 st |
Further analysis
Batting form
Running not-out-adjusted average across innings (chronological).
Score distribution
How often each scoring band is reached — a read on consistency.
Scoring tempo
Runs vs balls faced per innings; line = a strike rate of 100.
Bowling form
Economy per spell (chronological) with the career economy as a baseline.
Wicket accumulation
Cumulative wickets across spells — the shape of their wicket-taking.
Fielding contribution
Breakdown of the 24 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
Across 22 imported match(es).
Season by season
Seasons run 1 September – 31 August. Imported scorecards only.
Batting
| Season | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50 | 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 6.24 | 68.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 11 | 4 | 185 | 48 | 22.93 | 96.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 4 | 0 | 58 | 25 | 14.5 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 4 | 1 | 54 | 43 | 16.88 | 55.1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 2.2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1.85 | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 17 |
| 2022/23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021/22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
How does Schalk compare?
Year-by-year, aligned by age — against Sam Konstas or any player you pick.