Taj Parkinson (17)
Bowling – First-Change Bowler
U12 (2020/21)
NSW
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Competitions
Registered with:
Newcastle Western Suburbs Junior Cricket Club Inc. · Seaforth Cricket Club
Age:
Born on/after 1 Sep 2008
(inferred from U12 eligibility, 2020/21 season)
Green Shield:
0 season(s) played
· last GS year 2024/25 (ages out of U16 after this)
Overall
Needs Work
9/100
fielding 40% · bat 30% · bowl 30%
Fielding
Proficient
44/100
Batting
Working on Basics
not rated — working on basics
Bowling
Strong
~53/100
discounted — banded on wickets per match
Representative pathway — 0 pathway points in the overall rating
- ● Body of work — 21 imported matches (+0.4)
Critical recommendations
high
Batting
Getting starts but not surviving
Adjusted average of 14.9 over 21 innings. Focus on the first 15 balls: leave/defend percentages, judgement outside off stump.
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Fielding
Fielding is a selection weapon
0.43 catches per match is elite for this level — keep it visible by taking the hardest catching positions in big games.
Strengths
- ✓ Safe hands — 9 catches in 21 matches (0.43 per match), a genuine selection asset.
How these ratings are calculated
- Overall
- Weighted blend of the disciplines: Fielding 44 × 40% · Batting not rated (weight redistributed) · Bowling 53 × 30%. 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 21). The same score is worth more in harder cricket.
- Form
- No match in the last 2 years, so not ranked. The rating shown is from the career.
- Fielding
- Outfield: 9 catches + 2 run outs (2 direct, 0 assisted) in 21 matches — 0.52 per match.
- Batting
- Not rated: 21 innings at 14.9 average — below the 20 floor needed to be presented as a batter.
- Bowling
- 12 wickets in 18 matches bowled in (of 21 played) — 0.67 per match at 17.9, economy 3.58, strike rate 30.0.
Fielding — imported matches (21)
9
Ct (field)
0
Ct (WK)
0.43
Catches / match
2
RO (direct)
0
RO (assist)
0
Stumpings
11
Total dismissals
0.52
Dismissals / match
Batting — imported matches
205
Runs (21 inns)
14.88
Avg (adj)
58.31
Strike rate
21
High score
11
Not outs
6
Median position
Century (100+)
Fifty (50–99)
Not out (under 50)
Out (under 50)
Bowling — imported matches
12
Wickets (60 ov)
3.58
Economy
17.92
Average
5
Maidens
0.3
Extras / over
30
Strike rate
Dismissal pattern
Imported-match summary
| Matches | 21 imported |
| Batting | 205 runs in 21 inns @ 14.88 (SR 58.31) |
| Milestones | 0×100, 0×50, HS 21, 2 ducks |
| Bowling | 12 wkts @ 17.92 (econ 3.58, SR 30) |
| Best / 5WI | 3-7 · 0 five-fors |
| Fielding | 9 ct, 2 RO, 0 st |
All figures from imported scorecards only.
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 11 dismissals they were involved in.
Per-match fielding rate
0.43
Catches / match
0.52
Dismissals / match
Across 21 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 16 | 11.33 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 14 | 8 | 146 | 21* | 16.39 | 60.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8* | 8 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| Season | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Avg | Econ | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 18 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 13.25 | 2.94 | 27 |
| 2020/21 | 40 | 2 | 157 | 7 | 22.43 | 3.93 | 34.3 |
| 2018/19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | 12 |
Fielding
| Season | Ct | WK Ct | RO | St | Dismissals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 2018/19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pathway benchmark
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